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Fox, Dominion reach settlement over false election claims
(National News ~ 04/19/23)
WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox News agreed Tuesday to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to avert a trial in the voting machine company’s lawsuit that would have exposed how the network promoted lies about the 2020 presidential election. ...
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Author speaks at SEMO about finding your true self
(Local News ~ 04/19/23)
Buki Papillon, the 2022 winner of the Maya Angelou Book Award for "An Ordinary Wonder", spoke Monday, April 17, at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. Papillon is the second-ever winner of the award. Born in Nigeria, Papillon earned a law degree in England and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She now resides in Boston where she hopes to draw inspiration for more material...
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Show Me Reptiles comes to Osage Centre
(Local News ~ 04/19/23)
The Osage Centre will be full of cold-blooded reptiles Saturday, April 22. Show Me Reptiles, previously known as Show Me Snakes, will set up from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. for guests of all ages to come and enjoy. The event has evolved over eight years when it began with primarily educational shows. Nowadays, Show Me Reptiles is more community based with an emphasis on conservation...
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Sip from the caffeine tour of downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 04/19/23)
Calling all coffee lovers and early morning roamers, this event is for you. Downtown Cape Girardeau businesses will be hosting their Caffeinated in Cape event Saturday, April 22. This is the fourth year the event has taken place, thanks to Jocelyn Anderson, who started it back in 2020...
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Jackson man completes Boston MARATHON
(Local News ~ 04/19/23)
Scott Wensler of Jackson competed Monday, April 17 in the 127th Boston Marathon, finishing the rainy 26.2-mile race in 3 hours, 1 minute and 57 seconds. Wensler finished no. 4,608 out of 27,024 competitors overall, both men and women.
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Bernie man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter
(Local News ~ 04/19/23)
A Bernie, Missouri, man Tuesday, April 18, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the 2021 shooting death of another man. Anthony T. Jenkins Sr. entered a guilty plea to charges through Stoddard County of felony voluntary manslaughter and felony tampering with physical evidence during a felony case Tuesday on a change of venue at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse, according to a news release from Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Sawyer Smith. ...
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Cape Girardeau Central High School student found with pocketknife
(Local News ~ 04/19/23)
A pocketknife was found on a Cape Girardeau Central High School student Monday, April 17, but officials said no threat of violence existed. In response to a request for comment about the incident listed on a Cape Girardeau Police Department report, Kristin Tallent, communications director for Cape Girareau Public Schools, said after district personnel found the student vaping in a restroom on campus, they searched the student and found the knife...
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Jackson pedestrian study nearing completion
(Local News ~ 04/19/23)
As the Cape Girardeau County seat of Jackson continues to grow, a study will soon be finished on enhancing the safety of those who walk along the city's Main Street. Jackson, which grew 9.3% between 2010 and 2020, has grown by an additional 0.89% since the last U.S. census to an estimated 15,607 residents...
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Gun stolen from Cape located in Iowa
(Local News ~ 04/19/23)
A gun reported stolen from Cape Girardeau was discovered in a high school in Iowa. Authorities confiscated a loaded gun Friday, April 14, at Ames High School in Iowa. The 9 mm handgun was found in a backpack. The school district announced Tuesday, April 18, it had increased security within its buildings after the gun was found...
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South Side Farms final development plan approved by Cape Girardeau City Council
(Local News ~ 04/19/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members voted unanimously to approve the first reading of the final development plan of Phase 1 for South Side Farms at their meeting Monday, April 17. The plan will be voted on again as part of the consent agenda at the Monday, May 1, meeting...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/19/23)
Today is Wednesday, April 19, the 109th day of 2023. There are 256 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 19, 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord. On this date: In 1865, a funeral was held at the White House for President Abraham Lincoln, assassinated five days earlier; his coffin was then taken to the U.S. Capitol for a private memorial service in the Rotunda...
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DeSantis presidential campaign far from over
(Column ~ 04/19/23)
The Ron DeSantis presidential campaign sure was good while it lasted. The conventional wisdom has turned so decidedly against the Florida governor that he's getting buried a couple of months before he even announces. There's flaming out on the launch pad, and there's flaming out while you're drinking a cup of coffee early in the morning at your home before getting in a car to drive to Cape Canaveral to check in for your mission. It's the latter that's supposedly happening to DeSantis...
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Adult and Teen Challenge to build transition dorm
(Editorial ~ 04/19/23)
Adult and Teen Challenge Mid-America held its annual banquet over the weekend at the Show Me Center. The faith-based drug rehabilitation program helps men overcome the struggle of addiction. The Christian ministry has an impressive track record of helping its students make important life changes...
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Getting the IRS off the backs of hardworking families
(Column ~ 04/19/23)
Every April when Americans file their taxes, they're reminded just how much of their hard-earned money goes straight into Uncle Sam's pocket. On top of that, they have the added headache of having to worry that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will come after them if they make a mistake when filling out the seemingly endless paperwork. ...
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Prayer 4-19-23
(Prayer ~ 04/19/23)
O Heavenly Father, may we be good stewards of all you have blessed us with. Amen.
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Fire report 4-19-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/19/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 17 n Medical assists were made at 5:33 a.m. on Independence Street; 10:19 a.m. on Keystone Drive; 2:40 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; and 5:43 p.m. on Linden Street...
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Police report 4-19-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/19/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. Assault n Fourth-degree domestic assault was reported on Lexington Avenue...
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Richard Kahmke
(Obituary ~ 04/19/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Richard Lee Kahmke, 82, of Perryville died Monday, April 17, 2023, in Nixa, Missouri. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 21, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 21, at the funeral home, with Deacon Direk Hunt officiating. Entombment will be in Mary Queen of Heaven Mausoleum at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville...
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How some WH hopefuls inflate their fundraising success
(National News ~ 04/19/23)
WASHINGTON -- Long before ballots are tallied and reliable polls are conducted, one of the earliest ways to gauge the popularity of presidential candidates is with dollars. Getting donors to part with their money is a key measure of viability, especially in the early stages of a White House campaign. Those who raise ample amounts of cash will have the resources to pay for ads, travel and hold events deep into the primary. Those who struggle, or run out of cash, often drop out...
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Oklahoma sheriff says recording of killing talk was illegal
(National News ~ 04/19/23)
An Oklahoma sheriff's office says a newspaper's audio recording in which the sheriff and other county officials are reportedly heard discussing killing two journalists and hanging Black people was illegal and predicted felony charges will be filed. A post on the sheriff's office Facebook page -- the agency's first public comment since the comments by Sheriff Kevin Clardy and others were reported by the McCurtain Gazette-News -- does not address the recorded discussion, but calls the situation "complex" and one "we regret having to address.". ...
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US charges 4 Americans, 3 Russians in election discord case
(National News ~ 04/19/23)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Four Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization have been charged along with three Russians with conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere illegally in U.S. elections, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday...
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Netflix to bring down the curtain on its DVD-by-mail service
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began a quarter century ago when delivering discs through the mail was considered a revolutionary concept...
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Biden pans McCarthy's debt plan as 'huge cuts' to Americans
(National News ~ 04/19/23)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to build support for a Republican plan that would demand strict limits to federal spending in return for agreeing to raise the nation's debt limit and stave off an unprecedented U.S. default...
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Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding
(National News ~ 04/19/23)
DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded nationwide Tuesday for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, leading to more than 2,200 delayed flights just four months after the carrier suffered a much bigger meltdown over the Christmas travel rush...
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Fighting rages in Sudan hours after cease-fire was to begin
(International News ~ 04/19/23)
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Fighting raged in Sudan on Tuesday hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect, as forces loyal to dueling generals battled for key locations in the capital and accused each other of violating the cease-fire...
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Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panel
(National News ~ 04/19/23)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of President Joe Biden's stalled judicial nominees...
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4 killed in Maine home; 3 wounded in linked shooting
(National News ~ 04/19/23)
BOWDOIN, Maine -- Four people were fatally shot at a house in Maine on Tuesday shortly before gunfire wounded three others on a busy highway, in a pair of crimes that are linked, authorities said. Hours later, a man was charged with murder. Police closed a portion of the interstate highway and residents and businesses in the area were ordered to shelter in place for about 90 minutes before authorities determined there was no threat to the general public...
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Parking garage partially collapses in New York, killing 1; 5 injured
(National News ~ 04/19/23)
NEW YORK -- A parking garage collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan's Financial District, killing one worker, injuring five and crushing cars as concrete floors fell on top of each other like a stack of pancakes, officials said. Vehicles tumbled into what looked like a frozen stream of sedans and SUVs. People nearby described a fearsome rumbling, followed by screams...
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Zelenskyy, Putin rally troops with war poised for new phase
(International News ~ 04/19/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of his forces fighting in Ukraine for the second time in two months, officials said Tuesday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his latest trip near the front line...
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Missouri House votes to limit transgender student-athletes
(State News ~ 04/19/23)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Transgender girls and women would no longer be allowed to play on the same team as other girls and women under a bill passed Monday in Missouri's Republican-led House. Lawmakers voted 104-46 to send the measure to the GOP-led Senate, which passed similar legislation earlier this year...
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Yarl shooter released after posting bond
(State News ~ 04/19/23)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As 16-year-old Ralph Yarl struggled to come to grips with being shot for going to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, the white Kansas City, Missouri, homeowner who shot the Black teenager turned himself in Tuesday. Andrew Lester, 84, surrendered at the Clay County Detention Center a day after being charged with first- degree assault and armed criminal action. ...
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Top Missouri lawmaker unveils $2.8 billion plan to expand I-70
(State News ~ 04/19/23)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A powerful Missouri state senator Tuesday unveiled a $2.8 billion plan to widen Interstate 70 to at least three lanes across the state, an even more ambitious proposal than what the governor originally asked of lawmakers. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Lincoln Hough added the plan to a draft state budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a committee hearing...
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Out of the past: April 19
(Out of the Past ~ 04/19/23)
When Lynwood Baptist Church moved into its new building last week at 1712 Lynwood Hills Drive, the congregation packed up everything but the pews and pulpit; members of Bethany Baptist and Fellowship Baptist churches will do the same this week; the three Southern Baptist congregations will move into new buildings this month; although it isn't unusual for churches to move into new buildings or to add space, what is unusual is that these churches are trading buildings...
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Spring Concert Held at Guardian Angel School
(Submitted Story ~ 04/19/23)
We had a hoop and holler time in the Guardian Angel School gym on Thursday, April 13. It was time for the Spring Concert. with lots of cowboys & cowgirls doing dances and singing. The concert was under the direction of Mrs. Sandi Hulshof (PK-5th) & Father Joseph Kelly (7th-8th), our music instructors...
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