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Recipes for a party or shower
(Community ~ 04/20/23)
We are rapidly approaching party and shower season. There will be graduation parties, wedding showers, baby showers and many other occasions this spring that will warrant a party with some great food! We are expecting a new grandbaby, so our dear friends insisted on doing a baby shower for them, and my nephew is getting married, so of course we will be doing a wedding shower for them, and each party will have to have some delightful refreshments...
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Homeowner who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty
(State News ~ 04/20/23)
LIBERTY, Mo. — The 84-year-old man who shot Ralph Yarl when the Black teenager went to his door by mistake pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a case that has shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America. Andrew Lester walked into the courtroom with a cane and spoke quietly during Wednesday's hearing, his first public appearance since last week's shooting. ...
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Bella Italia for sale in downtown Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 04/20/23)
Bella Italia Restaurant in downtown Cape Girardeau has been sporting a closed and for sale sign in the window this week. ...
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Excavation begins for Cape Girardeau County jail expansion
(Local News ~ 04/20/23)
Excavation equipment removes parking lot concrete along U.S. 61 on Wednesday, April 19, for the $48 million Cape Girardeau County jail expansion project in Jackson. ...
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Hotshots Bar and Grill reopens after liquor license suspension
(Local News ~ 04/20/23)
Hotshots Bar and Grill reopened Monday, April 17, following a 10-day liquor license suspension. The suspension was handed down by the Cape Girardeau Liquor License Review Board on March 30 in the wake of a March 4 shooting on the premises, where five people were injured and three were taken into custody...
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Berry season and salad season — a great combination
(Community ~ 04/20/23)
The sun is shining, temperatures are rising, and berry season has officially arrived, which means seasonal salads are showing up on menus everywhere. I spent the week exploring what Southeast Missouri has to offer and, so far, the options are deliciously distinct. Here are a few of my current recommendations:...
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Low-interest loans available for disaster victims
(Local News ~ 04/20/23)
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Missouri businesses and residents affected by severe storms, tornadoes, hail and straight-line winds that occurred April 5, according to a news release issued Friday, April 14, by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)...
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State of the City of Jackson — 2023
(Column ~ 04/20/23)
Many mayors give a state of the city address at the beginning of their new terms. I would like to provide a few state of Jackson comments. During the last eight years I have been mayor, the Board of Aldermen and city staff have accomplished a lot, continuing our history of growth and expansion in the city...
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SEMO Marching Band invited to perform at regional competition
(Local News ~ 04/20/23)
The Southeast Missouri State University Marching Band has been invited to perform during a Bands of America Super Regional Championship on Saturday, Oct. 21, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Bands of America annually hosts three Super Regional Championships that take place in Indianapolis, St. Louis and San Antonio. Each championship will consist of up to 84 high school bands participating in two days of competition...
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Caruthersville barge, casino riverboat moved nearby to SEMO Port
(Local News ~ 04/20/23)
Larry "Cowboy" Proemsey has taken possession of the former Century Casino riverboat in Caruthersville, Missouri, along with the boat's landing barge and two pedestrian bridges, and all are now for sale in Cape Girardeau. Proemsey, owner/operator of Cowboys Cranes of Villa Ridge, Missouri — a hoisting, rigging, demolition and general contractor firm — took ownership of the boat, barge and bridges Feb. ...
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Cape Girardeau to expand urban deer hunt this year
(Local News ~ 04/20/23)
Hunters participating in the Cape Girardeau's effort to safely cull the deer population next season will have more hunting areas available. Cape Girardeau City Council members voted unanimously Monday, April 17, to approve the first reading of an ordinance to expand the municipality's urban deer hunt to five new properties and grant more hunting space in one of the city's parks...
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Frank Nickell donates personal history archive to Kellerman Foundation
(Local News ~ 04/20/23)
The archives of retired historian Frank Nickell have been turned over to Cape Girardeau's Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation. Nickell taught at Southeast Missouri State University from 1969 until his 2013 retirement. "I have 22 four-drawer file cabinets full of materials from my 43 years at SEMO," said Nickell, current co- author of the "What's Past is Prologue" series in the Southeast Missourian. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
Today is Thursday, April 20, the 110th day of 2023. There are 255 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, leased by BP, killed 11 workers and caused a blow-out that began spewing an estimated 200 million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico. (The well was finally capped nearly three months later.)...
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Prayer 4-20-23
(Prayer ~ 04/20/23)
Father God, we praise you, for you are our rock, fortress and deliverer. Amen.
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Speak out 4-20-23
(Speak Out ~ 04/20/23)
I'm so sorry about those who died in the tornado and those who lost their homes. Our prayers are with you. I just love Mary Ann Castillo's food columns. They never cease to amaze and inspire. The St. Louis Cardinals are off to bad start. The pitching has been terrible, but they can be better. ...
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Crime follows national trends in the US, but it requires local solutions
(Column ~ 04/20/23)
We live in a moment when everyone seems compelled to talk about national trends and systemic problems. There are plenty of reasons for this. Politicians in Washington, Republicans and Democrats alike, think Washington should call the shots. Presidents and presidential aspirants feel the need to talk about our vast country in homogenous and monolithic terms — or cut in half between the "red" and "blue" parts. ...
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Fire report 4-20-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/20/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 18 n Medical assist was made at 7:30 a.m. on South Henderson Avenue.
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Stuart Huffman
(Obituary ~ 04/20/23)
THEBES, Ill. — Stuart "Stewie" Huffman, 69, of Thebes passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Stuart was born July 31, 1953, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, to Kenneth Ray and Maxine Oberts Huffman. Stuart retired from Gilster-Mary Lee and was currently working at Kirby Sawmill. He enjoyed watching westerns...
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Danny Bowers
(Obituary ~ 04/20/23)
Danny Ray Bowers, 59, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 19, 1963, in Cape Girardeau to Grover Jack and Mary Mungle Bowers. His father passed away Sept. 30, 2016. Danny was a 1983 graduate of Jackson High School. He and Martha Jones were married Nov. 16, 1990, in Jackson...
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Sudan rivals attempt another truce as civilians flee unrest
(International News ~ 04/20/23)
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan's rival generals on Wednesday made a new attempt at a 24-hour humanitarian cease-fire after a failed truce the night before. But sporadic fighting continued, and aid groups said they needed guarantees and a wider window to help civilians trapped by five days of intense urban combat...
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Stampede in Yemen's capital kills at least 78, officials say
(International News ~ 04/20/23)
SANAA, Yemen -- A crowd apparently spooked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Yemen's capital late Wednesday, killing at least 78 people and injuring at least 73 others, according to witnesses and Houthi rebel officials...
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Ukraine: US-made Patriot guided missile systems arrive
(International News ~ 04/20/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's defense minister said Wednesday his country has received U.S-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile systems it has long craved and which Kyiv hopes will help shield it from Russian strikes during the war. "Today, our beautiful Ukrainian sky becomes more secure because Patriot air defense systems have arrived in Ukraine," Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said in a tweet...
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Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the "targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals," raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups. Twitter enacted the policy against deadnaming, or using a transgender person's name before they transitioned, as well as purposefully using the wrong gender for someone as a form of harassment, in 2018...
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Are you a Facebook user? You could get some settlement cash
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
Anyone in the U.S. who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007, can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement that parent company Meta has agreed to pay. Meta is paying to settle a lawsuit alleging the world's largest social media platform allowed millions of its users' personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign...
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Extra COVID-19 booster now open to some high-risk Americans
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
WASHINGTON -- Older Americans and people with weak immune systems can get an extra COVID-19 booster dose this spring. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday signed off on a more flexible booster schedule for people who remain at the highest risk from COVID-19 -- giving them the choice of a second "bivalent" Pfizer or Moderna booster, the most up-to-date formula...
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DeSantis appointees begin reshaping Disney World's district
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The new chair of Disney World's revamped governing body said Wednesday that new supervisors had good intentions about collaborating with the company after they were appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, so it was "shameful" when Disney signed agreements with their predecessors stripping them of most of their authority...
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Last minute brinkmanship and overseas assist end Fox case
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
NEW YORK -- Before pulling back from the brink of a trial, Fox News and Dominion Voting systems faced a stern deadline -- not from an impatient judge or jury, but from a man on a Danube River cruise with his wife half a world away. A mediator hired late Sunday pushed the two sides toward a $787 million settlement that brought a stunning end to the most-watched media libel case in decades, one that sought to put a price on lies told about the 2020 presidential election on conservative America's most popular news outlet.. ...
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Fatal Hawaii shooting shows dangers of popular cockfights
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
HONOLULU -- Police in Hawaii have vowed to step up illegal gambling enforcement after one of the most serious shootings in state history called attention to the dangers that come with cockfighting, which has deep roots in the islands and remains popular despite being illegal...
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Montana Republicans want censure while misgendering lawmaker
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
HELENA, Mont. -- A group of conservative Republican lawmakers in Montana deliberately misgendered a transgender colleague in demanding that she be censured for language she used on the floor while speaking against a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care for children...
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Iraq's years of carnage still engrained in Baghdad streets
(International News ~ 04/20/23)
BAGHDAD -- There are places around Baghdad where I'll sometimes say a silent prayer for the dead when I pass -- on certain residential streets, at a particular restaurant, in a square where minibuses gather. Today, people go about their daily business in these places, perhaps no longer thinking of the horror that took place years ago right where they are walking. For me, each site has become indelibly linked to the carnage I saw and the pain people suffered there...
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UN says India to be world's most populous nation by mid-2023
(International News ~ 04/20/23)
NEW DELHI -- India is on track to surpass China by mid-2023 as the world's most populous nation, United Nations data said Wednesday, raising questions about whether a booming, young Indian population will fuel economic growth for years to come or become a liability...
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In grim drought, Tunisians ration water in state-ordered ban
(International News ~ 04/20/23)
TUNIS, Tunisia -- It's a feeble drip, drip, drip from the taps every night in Tunisia for six months. Spigots are cut off for seven hours from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. in a state-ordered water rationing in most regions across the country, including Tunis, the capital city...
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising commemorated on 80th anniversary
(International News ~ 04/20/23)
WARSAW, Poland -- Sirens wailed, church bells rang and the presidents of Germany, Israel and Poland bowed their heads Wednesday before a memorial to Jewish insurgents who fought a mismatched, desperate battle against Nazi German forces in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising...
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Study: Milder autism far outpacing 'profound' diagnoses
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
NEW YORK -- As autism diagnoses become increasingly common, health officials have wondered how many U.S. kids have relatively mild symptoms and how many have more serious symptoms, such as very low IQ and inability to speak. A first-of-its-kind study released Wednesday shows the rate of such "profound" autism is rising, though far slower than milder autism cases...
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Long after heyday, soda fountain pharmacies still got fizz
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
KENOVA, W.Va. -- The jukebox plays Chubby Checker's "The Twist" as Malli Jarrett and Nathaniel Fornash take turns at the Griffith & Feil Drug food counter preparing old-fashioned, soda-fountain phosphate drinks. Soda fountains like this were hugely popular a century ago. Often located in pharmacies, they were a gathering spot during Prohibition when bars shut down. But over the past half century, their numbers fizzled, relegating soda fountains to the scrapbooks of U.S. history...
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Speaker McCarthy unveils $1.5T debt bill, pushes toward vote
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled a sweeping package Wednesday that would raise the nation's debt limit by $1.5 trillion into next year while imposing a long list of Republican priorities, including new spending caps, work requirements for recipients of government aid and others that are sure to be nonstarters for the White House...
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Florida expands 'Don't Say Gay'; House OKs anti-LGBTQ bills
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis added more wins to his agenda targeting the LGBTQ+ community as a state board approved an expansion of what critics call the "Don't Say Gay" law Wednesday, and the House passed bills on gender-transition treatments, bathroom use and keeping children out of drag shows...
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Biden blasts GOP 'wacko notions' amid debt limit standoff
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
ACCOKEEK, Md. -- President Joe Biden lambasted Republicans' emerging trade-off plans to raise the nation's debt limit only in exchange for spending cuts and other policy concessions on Wednesday, declaring that GOP lawmakers are threatening a historic default on U.S. obligations "unless I agree to all these wacko notions they have."...
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DEA chief faces probe into 'swampy' hires, no-bid contracts
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
WASHINGTON -- A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration under chief Anne Milgram improperly awarded millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to hire her past associates, people familiar with the probe told The Associated Press...
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Police: Maine man killed parents before firing on motorists
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
BOWDOIN, Maine -- A man confessed to killing four people, including his parents, and then firing on motorists on a busy interstate highway, just days after being released from prison, police said Wednesday. Mike Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, called the shootings of four people at a home in Bowdoin and then three more people on Interstate 295 to the south in Yarmouth "an attack on the soul of our state" that shook neighbors, law enforcement and the state at large.. ...
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House Republicans push asylum restrictions, border security
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration's handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting border communities and promising to advance legislation to clamp down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking...
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Body recovered from rubble of collapsed NYC parking garage
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
NEW YORK -- Crews used cranes to pluck cars, one by one, from the rubble of a New York City parking garage Wednesday as building inspectors sought to pinpoint a cause for the century-old structure's deadly collapse. A body was recovered from the rubble...
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3 charged with murder in Sweet 16 party shooting in Alabama
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
DADEVILLE, Ala. -- Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in rural Alabama, investigators announced Wednesday...
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High court extends access to abortion pill to Friday
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug mifepristone to take effect. The court is dealing with a new abortion controversy less than a year after its conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright...
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Oklahoma official who discussed killing reporters resigns
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was identified by a local newspaper as one of several officials caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office, Gov. Kevin Stitt's office confirmed Wednesday...
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Guardsman Teixeira, secrets leak defendant, briefly in court
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents made a brief court appearance Wednesday, as a hearing to determine whether he should remain jailed while awaiting trial was delayed to give the defense more time to prepare...
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Tyre Nichols' family sues Memphis police over beating, death
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The family of Tyre Nichols, who died after a brutal beating by five Memphis police officers, sued the officers and the city of Memphis on Wednesday, blaming them for his death and accusing officials of allowing a special unit's aggressive tactics to go unchecked despite warning signs...
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Michigan man linked to extremist group pleads guilty
(National News ~ 04/20/23)
DETROIT -- A Detroit-area man linked to an anti-government group and arrested just before the fall election pleaded guilty Wednesday to gun-related charges. Timothy Teagan had attended various rallies with an AR-style rifle while dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, clothing favored by the Boogaloo Boys, a group bracing for a U.S. civil war...
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Out of the past: April 20
(Out of the Past ~ 04/20/23)
The news came as a welcome surprise for volunteers from St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau; Marillac's Moveables, a charity program at the church, was named the local winner in the national Make A Difference Day program; Marillac's Moveables provides furnishings, including beds, couches, tables and chairs, to the needy...
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JACKSON FBLA ATTENDS MISSOURI STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2023
(Submitted Story ~ 04/20/23)
Missouri Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) welcomed 5,000+ attendees from nearly 400 chapters to the record breaking State Leadership Conference April 16-18, 2023. Members and advisers gathered in person to expand their leadership knowledge, compete in various events, and connect with others from across the state. ...
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JACKSON FBLA ATTENDS MISSOURI STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2023
(Submitted Story ~ 04/20/23)
Missouri Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) welcomed 5,000+ attendees from nearly 400 chapters to the record breaking State Leadership Conference April 16-18, 2023. Members and advisers gathered in person to expand their leadership knowledge, compete in various events, and connect with others from across the state. ...
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