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Man found guilty of chronic DWI offenses
(Local News ~ 03/09/23)
A Cape Girardeau County jury found a man guilty as a chronic offender of the state's driving while intoxicated law. A release from Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker said Clifford Parrish, 54, could face up to 10 years in prison and will serve two years in prison before being eligible for probation or parole. His sentencing is set for Monday, April 10, in front of Judge Benjamin Lewis...
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Pemiscot County man pleads guilty to machine gun charge
(Local News ~ 03/09/23)
A Pemiscot County, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing a machine gun. A release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri, says the case stemmed from a 2022 shootout in Caruthersville, Missouri. Jamaal Jackson, 20, was among two groups involved in the incident. ...
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Recipes to get you ready for St. Patrick's Day
(Community ~ 03/09/23)
It is almost time to make your shopping list and buy your beef brisket for St. Patrick's day. If you are like us, we will have plenty of leftovers to be creative in using it all up. Of course there's always sandwiches, but think outside the box and try something totally different to help use that delicious corned beef...
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Cape Girardeau County tornado siren tests will return to normal schedule
(Local News ~ 03/09/23)
Tornado sirens test in Cape Girardeau County will return to their regularly scheduled day next month despite a test Tuesday, March 7. County emergency management director Mark Winkler said the tests were pushed to 10 a.m. Tuesday this week to coincide with the statewide tornado drill. The Missouri-wide drill is a part of the state's Severe Weather Preparedness Week, which generally takes place in the first two weeks of March...
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Conquering the Main Street Burger at Kelso Corner Grill
(Community ~ 03/09/23)
A couple of weeks ago a little "birdie" clued me in and inspired me to take a quick trip south on the interstate to visit the Kelso Corner Grill, located at 151 S. Messmer St. in Kelso, Missouri. For those who have been around a while, the restaurant is located in the building that formerly housed the beloved "Ray's of Kelso" restaurant. ...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen approve door openers for Civic Center
(Local News ~ 03/09/23)
It is not every day a resident comes to thank city lawmakers in a public meeting — but Joe Brice did just that earlier this week, at the most recent regular meeting of Jackson Board of Aldermen. Brice, 80, came to board chambers in his motorized scooter with a series of suggestions, and said he was pleasantly surprised and grateful to learn automated door openers for Jackson Civic Center were on the agenda for approval...
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Cape Girardeau school board announces next superintendent
(Local News ~ 03/09/23)
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education members agreed to offer the district’s superintendent position to a then-unnamed candidate Tuesday evening, March 7, after an hourslong closed session. The group did not vote in open session on the offer, though state freedom of information law requires votes taken in private to be announced in public. ...
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Design-build contractor chosen for Chester Bridge
(Local News ~ 03/09/23)
This story is updated. Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, which approves Missouri Department of Transportation projects, announced Wednesday, March 8, it has selected Ames Team as the design-build contractor to replace World War II-era Chester Bridge. Ames Team is made up of specialists from two firms: Burnsville, Minnesota-headquartered Ames Construction and Town and County, Missouri-based Parsons Transportation Group...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
Today is Thursday, March 9, the 68th day of 2023. There are 297 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 9, 1933, Congress, called into special session by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began its "hundred days" of enacting New Deal legislation...
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Prayer 3-9-23
(Prayer ~ 03/09/23)
O Lord Jesus, may we focus on what is pure and noble. Amen.
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Cape School Board discussion was contentious; superintendent vote was not unanimous
(Column ~ 03/09/23)
I am writing in response to the recent article titled "Cape Girardeau school board votes to offer contract to next superintendent". Contrary to the article, the vote was not unanimous. To the motion made "to allow the board president to enter into a contract with...", my answer was the sole dissenting vote. My vote was not a reflection of any candidate, but rather a reflection of our process, given the board policy about the selection of the superintendent of schools...
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Chorizo enlivens a wintry Spanish white bean stew
(Community ~ 03/09/23)
In Spain's rugged Asturias region, winter winds coming off the Atlantic demand rib-sticking meals that make the most of preserved foods. That often means fabada asturiana, a homey mix of cured meats, dried beans and alliums slowly simmered with various cuts of smoked pork. ...
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Jury: UPS must pay Missouri family hit by truck $75 million
(State News ~ 03/09/23)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- A jury found UPS Inc. must pay a Missouri family $75 million, after a company driver with a known history of drug abuse collided with a pregnant woman's car, causing her baby to be born with permanent brain damage. In May 2018, Steven Ray Miller was driving a UPS truck and ran a red light, hitting a car driven by Jodi Pannell, who was 13 weeks pregnant, according to trial testimony...
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Gun dealer sued by Kansas City settles for $150,000
(State News ~ 03/09/23)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence firearms were being sold illegally. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a statement Wednesday the settlement is "an important step in reducing the flow of illegal guns into our city."...
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Americans found quickly, but Mexico's missing remain lost
(International News ~ 03/09/23)
MEXICO CITY -- When four Americans were kidnapped in the border city of Matamoros, authorities rescued the survivors within days, but thousands of Mexicans remain missing in the state long associated with cartel violence -- some in cases dating back more than a decade...
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Russian forces claim progress in Bakhmut but no end in sight
(International News ~ 03/09/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military contractor claimed Wednesday that his troops have extended their gains in the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut, but it remained unclear how long the grinding fight might go on. Meanwhile, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Kyiv for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on extending an agreement that allows Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports and permits Russia to export food and fertilizers...
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Carlson's scorn for Trump revealed in court papers
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
NEW YORK -- A defamation lawsuit is revealing scornful behind-the-scenes opinions by Fox News figures about Donald Trump, including a Tucker Carlson text message declaring, "I hate him passionately." Carlson's private text comments were revealed in court papers at virtually the same time the former president was hailing the Fox News host on social media. ...
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Xi accuses U.S. of trying to block China's development
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
BEIJING (AP) -- Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. That reflects the ruling Communist Party's growing frustration that its pursuit of prosperity and global influence is threatened by U.S. restrictions on access to technology, its support for Taiwan and other moves seen by Beijing as hostile...
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Biden budget aims to cut deficits nearly $3T over 10 years
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's upcoming budget proposal aims to cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade, the White House said Wednesday. That deficit reduction goal is significantly higher than the $2 trillion Biden had promised in his State of the Union address last month. It also is a sharp contrast with House Republicans, who have called for a path to a balanced budget but have not offered a blueprint...
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US probes Tesla Autopilot, as well as steering wheels that can come off
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
DETROIT -- U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a fatal crash involving a Tesla suspected of using an automated driving system when it ran into a parked firetruck in California...
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Will China's next premier be a moderating influence on Xi?
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
HONG KONG -- The pro-business track record of the man poised to become China's top economic official will make his term a test of whether he might moderate President Xi Jinping 's tendency to intervene. Li Qiang, 63, who is expected to be chosen China's premier on Saturday, will have to grapple with a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, which is dealing with emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, weak global demand for exports, lingering U.S. ...
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Veterans testify on impact of Afghan collapse
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
WASHINGTON -- Active-service members and veterans provided firsthand testimony Wednesday about the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, describing in harrowing detail the carnage and death they witnessed on the ground while imploring Congress to help the allies left behind...
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Report: 6-year-old won't be charged after shooting teacher
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Authorities in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher will not seek criminal charges against the child, the local prosecutor told NBC News on Wednesday, in a decision that was anticipated by legal experts...
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Senate votes to block DC crime laws, Biden supportive
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Wednesday to block new District of Columbia crime laws and overrule the city government as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide. President Joe Biden said last week that he will sign the Republican resolution, which passed the Senate 81-14 after passing the House last month. ...
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Tyre Nichols' death spurs police review from Justice Department
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will review the Memphis Police Department policies on the use of force, de-escalation strategies and specialized units in response to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols during an arrest...
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Volunteers help dig out snow-stuck Californians
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. -- After a blizzard swept through Southern California mountains, 79-year-old Alan Zagorsky found himself shut inside his home with snow blocking the door and stairways leading out. He and his wife had enough food to get through the 10 days until volunteers finally arrived Wednesday to help clear roughly 10 feet of snow piled up outside their house in Lake Arrowhead. ...
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Police warned about Americans feared missing in Mexico
(National News ~ 03/09/23)
LAKE CITY, S.C. -- The frantic effort to rescue four Americans taken captive in Mexico in a kidnapping that left two dead came after a woman traveling with the group contacted police when they did not return to the U.S. side as expected. Cheryl Orange, who did not cross into Mexico with the others, told The Associated Press in a text message that her three friends were supposed to return within 15 minutes after dropping off their companion, Latavia McGee, for cosmetic surgery in the Mexican border city of Matamoros on Friday.. ...
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Out of the past: March 9
(Out of the Past ~ 03/09/23)
A Scott City woman has accused city officials of deception after discovering materials set aside for recycling were actually being dumped into the city's trash and taken to the landfill; Tanya Davis went before the Scott City Council last month to complain that the recycling program, for which the city has receive a $39,000 state grant, wasn't being implemented; although the city did construct the building and purchase the equipment outlined in the grant proposal, no recycling has ever been done.. ...
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Larry Lovell
(Obituary ~ 03/09/23)
ANNA, Ill. -- Larry Calvin Lovell, 75, of Anna passed away Saturday morning, March 4, 2023, at his home. He was born Oct. 25, 1947, to Jasper Calvin and Georgia Charlotte Lamb Lovell in Cape Girardeau. On Sept. 5, 1970, he married Diane Kluesner of Chaffee, Missouri...
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Robert Reed
(Obituary ~ 03/09/23)
Robert D. Reed, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov. 10, 1935, in Cape Girardeau to Frank and Yvetta Hunt Reed. He and Betty J. Asbridge were married Jan. 23, 1954, in Cape Girardeau. Robert worked for the Erlbacher family at Missouri Dry Dock. He then went to work at Missouri Utilities, until it was bought out by Union Electric. He went to work for Ameren after it bought out Union Electric...
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Raymond Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 03/09/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Raymond "Ray" O. Bohnert, 82, of Perryville died Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 10, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Visitation will continue from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville...
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