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Authorities identify second shooting suspect
(Local News ~ 05/19/23)
A second alleged suspect in a Tuesday, May 16, shooting at that left two people injured has been identified by authorities. A social media post from Cape Girardeau Police Department identified the suspect as Markitrey Shemaj West, 22. He remains at large...
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Cape Girardeau County OKs animal control contract
(Local News ~ 05/19/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission approved Thursday, May 18, a three-year animal control agreement with Southeast Missouri (SEMO) Pets. The agreement, which runs through 2025, will pay the shelter, which operates a $3.7 million, 12,000-square-foot facility at 180 Weston St. in Cape Girardeau, $36,000 in 2023...
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Editorial: City's investment in new Houck Field will pay dividends
(Editorial ~ 05/19/23)
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. Academic Hall. The Mighty Mississippi. Picture Cape Girardeau, and those iconic images come to mind. Another will soon join that group, thanks in no small part to an investment by the city's municipal government. At their meeting Monday, May 15, city council members spoke with one voice as they commited $10.2 million from future casino revenue to construct a multipurpose facility on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/19/23)
Today is Friday, May 19, the 139th day of 2023. There are 226 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery. On this date:...
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Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus as fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis continues
(National News ~ 05/19/23)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it was scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida and relocate 2,000 employees from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development...
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Boy who used slingshot to save sister says he 'was just lucky'
(National News ~ 05/19/23)
ALPENA TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A 13-year-old Michigan boy who used a slingshot to save his 8-year-old sister from an attempted kidnapping said he was "freaking out" and simply reached for something that could stop the attack. "So I grab my slingshot and open the window and I grab two things -- a marble and a gravel rock or something," Owen Burns told WWTV/WWUP-TV in Cadillac in northern Michigan...
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Biden campaign sees multiple 'viable pathways' to 2024 win
(National News ~ 05/19/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden 's reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, providing what it says are "a number of viable pathways to the 270 electoral votes" needed to clinch four more years...
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Pentagon leak suspect was warned multiple times about mishandling of classified information
(National News ~ 05/19/23)
BOSTON -- Superiors of the Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified military documents had raised concerns internally on multiple occasions about his handling or viewing of classified information, according to a court filing Wednesday...
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SCOTUS dodges major ruling on social media At issue was whether internet companies can be sued for what their users post
(National News ~ 05/19/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Google, Twitter and Facebook in lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for terrorist attacks. But the justices sidestepped the big issue hovering over the cases, the federal law that shields social media companies from being sued over content posted by others...
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Prayer 5-19-23
(Prayer ~ 05/19/23)
Lord God, our Great Physician, may those with health struggles feel your touch. Amen.
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After Title 42, there's a border crisis whether Biden admits it or not
(Column ~ 05/19/23)
The lifting of Title 42 -- which allowed the government to use the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to expel migrants for public health purposes -- has not resulted in "chaos" at the border, according to most news accounts. Intended or not, this is a great example of managing expectations. ...
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Fire report 5-19-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/19/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 17 n Medical assists were made at 8:50 a.m. on Howell Street; 10:53 a.m. on Independence Street; 2:49 p.m. on Linden Street; 3:50 p.m. on South Broadview Street; 6:48 p.m. on Marlin Drive; and 10:37 p.m. at Themis and Main streets...
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Police report 5-19-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/19/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts n Theft was reported on North Sprigg Street. n Theft was reported on Independence Street. Miscellaneous n Second-degree property damage was reported on Lacey Street...
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Naomi Whitlock
(Obituary ~ 05/19/23)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Naomi Lucille Whitlock, 73, of Chaffee had her family with her when she passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Naomi was born in Charleston, Missouri, the daughter of the late Virgle and Marcella Simmons Wicker. She and Jack Whitlock united in marriage Jan. 16, 1970, and he passed away Sept. 26, 2012...
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Emil Schaaf
(Obituary ~ 05/19/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Emil Gerald Schaaf, 92, of Perryville died Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 8 to 9:45 a.m. Monday, May 22, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 22, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Clay Kilburn officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Saint Mary, Missouri...
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Wayne Hanebrink
(Obituary ~ 05/19/23)
Wayne T. Hanebrink, 83, died Friday, July 22, 2022, in St. Louis. His cremated remains will be buried this month at Lorimier Cemetery in a private ceremony. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Gladys 'Faye' Cunningham
(Obituary ~ 05/19/23)
Gladys F. "Faye" Cunningham, 86, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 10, 1937, in Jackson to Elbert and Anna Brotherton Masters. She and Lane Cunningham were married May 30, 1977. They had been married 39 years when Lane passed away Jan. 12, 2017...
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Sam Beggs
(Obituary ~ 05/19/23)
Sammy K. "Sam" -- also known to many as "Dadzo" -- Beggs, 79, of Jackson passed away peacefully at home Sunday, May 14, 2023, after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. Sam was born in St. Louis Oct. 24, 1943, son of the late William H. and Laura Ochs Beggs...
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Out of the past: May 19
(Out of the Past ~ 05/19/23)
Mayor Paul Sander last night vetoed a vote by the Jackson Board of Aldermen that would have rezoned property at the intersection of West Jackson Boulevard and Old Toll Road from residential to commercial; the board had voted 5-3 to approve the rezoning; Sander vetoed the decision because he favors waiting to rezone until the Missouri Department of Transportation decides on a plan for the future of Highway 72; the highway could become five lanes under one MoDot proposal opposed by the city...
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Missouri teacher who used racial slur resigns; student who taped him suspended
(State News ~ 05/19/23)
A Missouri high school teacher who was videotaped repeatedly using a racial slur in class has resigned from the district, while the student who took the video finishes serving a school suspension. Mary Walton, a 15-year-old sophomore at Glendale High School in Springfield, will be allowed to return to school Wednesday after a three-day suspension for what the school district said was improper use of an electronic device...
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Orchard Drive Elementary Teacher Receives Grant from WGU Missouri
(Submitted Story ~ 05/19/23)
Kimber Parks, a third-grade teacher at Orchard Drive Elementary in Jackson, has received a $2,360 grant through WGU Missouri's “Fund My Classroom” initiative. The funds will enable Parks to create a multimedia classroom communication platform, or news channel, that her students will use to further build their communication and technology skills. Parks learned she was selected for the grant on May 10 when she was surprised with a check presentation at her school...
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