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Scott County Sheriff's Office warns of scammers impersonating law enforcement
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County Sheriff's Office warns about scammers impersonating law enforcement in order to extract money and personal information. Scott County detective Eric Dunn said over the last couple of days, several citizens have contacted the Scott County Sheriff's Office stating that someone is telling them they have active warrants or have failed to appear in court and need immediate payment...
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Sikeston man arrested after allegedly brandishing weapon
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man was arrested after allegedly brandishing a weapon at a city lake Saturday, May 20. According to Capt. Jon Broom with Sikeston Department of Public Safety, at 7:44 p.m., DPS officers responded to the Sikeston Sports Complex Lake in reference to a fisherman who had allegedly brandished a weapon...
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Sikeston educator played role in creating Senate bill
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston R-6 educator played an instrumental role in the creation of a Missouri Senate bill that changes provisions relating to background checks. In her weekly legislative column, which addressed the Missouri General Assembly's regular session that ended May 12, Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder said Senate Bill 40 was suggested by Sikeston Career and Technology Center instructor Brent Trankler...
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Suspect arrested in Cape Girardeau burglaries
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
A Cape Girardeau man is a suspect in multiple commercial burglaries that occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 20, in Cape Girardeau. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department said merchandise worth several thousand dollars was taken during the burglaries. Auto Zone, 2327 Bloomfield St., and Dirt Cheap, 420 S. Kingshighway, were among the businesses affected, as a glass door had been broken at each...
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Lambert's Cafe praised by travel guide
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
Miner, Missouri's iconic Lambert's Cafe has made Travel Lemming's list of "150 Best Things to Do in the USA" this summer. Lambert's, 2305 E. Malone Ave. and originally launched in Scott County in March 1942, is No. 33 in Travel Lemming's lineup. "Lambert's is pure Americana in every respect as its 'home of the throwed rolls' slogan makes out-of-towners pause," according to Travel Lemming's online review...
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Rehder wins Courage Award
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
State Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder was among five people recently honored by Cicero Institute with the organization’s Courage Award...
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Sam Beggs, Pioneer Orchard Market founder, left a legacy
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
Sam Beggs, a 1962 Jackson High School graduate and founder of iconic Pioneer Orchard Market, is being remembered for his friendliness, commitment to family and willingness to lend a helping hand following his death May 14. Nancy Collier, one of Beggs' distant cousins and owner/operator of Sign Art Studio on Highway 25 near Gordonville, began working at the market at age 16...
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Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board approves districtwide raises
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education members approved a salary increase of about 3% for district teachers, administrators and other district employees. The new salary schedule will take effect for the 2023-24 school year. At a board meeting Monday, May 22, Lindsey Dudek, the district's chief financial officer, reported a new annual base pay for incoming first-year teachers of $40,357, an increase of $1,000. ...
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Governor addresses child care 'deserts' in Cape Girardeau remarks
(Local News ~ 05/24/23)
Gov. Mike Parson took special note of a commitment made five months ago to elevate child care to a "top priority" of his administration in a keynote address at the Tuesday, May 23, Hawthorn Foundation board meeting at University Center on the Southeast Missouri State University campus in Cape Girardeau...
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Sponsored: Hometown service at Auto Tire and Parts NAPA
(B Magazine ~ 05/24/23)
Auto Tire and Parts NAPA has earned the name “the parts professionals since 1909.” They are the most experienced parts experts, so you can get the right part the first time with hometown personal service. The company also carries a wide selection of parts for all your vehicles...
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Sponsored: SADI wins nation-wide True Inspiration Award
(B Magazine ~ 05/24/23)
SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence, Inc. (SADI) was nominated by local Chick-fil-A owner Brian House to apply for True Inspiration grant funding through the fast-food franchise in 2022. SADI submitted their application, and they were chosen out of 46 finalists nationwide to participate in a “voting contest” on the Chick-fil-A's mobile app...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/24/23)
Today is Wednesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2023. There are 221 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message "What hath God wrought" from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America's first telegraph line...
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That's the power of love
(Column ~ 05/24/23)
Arthur Brooks has managed to carve out a living studying, speaking about, and encouraging happiness -- and that's after many fascinating journeys, including as a classical French horn player and president of the American Enterprise Institute. He teaches a class on happiness at Harvard, even. ...
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Daniel Penny wasn't a vigilante
(Column ~ 05/24/23)
Pretty much everything you need to know about the Daniel Penny case you can learn from the "Death Wish" movies. Or so you might conclude if you took seriously the left's analysis of the tragic incident in a New York City subway car last month that led to Penny, a former Marine, getting charged with second-degree manslaughter...
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Prayer 5-24-23
(Prayer ~ 05/24/23)
Lord Jesus, may we treat others as we would want to be treated. Amen.
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Fire report 5-24-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/24/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 22 n Medical assists were made at 5:15 p.m. on South Hanover Street; 7:18 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 9:20 p.m. on Mimosa Drive. n At 2:04 p.m., hazardous condition on South Ellis Street...
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Police report 5-24-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/24/23)
Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on North Kingshighway. Thefts n Theft from a motor vehicle was reported. n Theft of a motor vehicle/watercraft/aircraft was reported on William Street...
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June Sanders
(Obituary ~ 05/24/23)
June E. Sanders , 95, of De Soto, Missouri, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Festus, Missouri. She was born July 25, 1927 in Leemon, Missouri, to Ogle Cotner and Maggie Sides. She and Garnett Sanders were married March 18, 1944, in Scott City. He preceded her in death March 18, 2002...
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Margaret Nix
(Obituary ~ 05/24/23)
Margaret Nix, 82, of Jackson died Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 26, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 26, at the funeral home, with Brother Jeff Lohrstorfer officiating. Burial will be at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Brandon Mize
(Obituary ~ 05/24/23)
Brandon Mize, 25, of Jackson died Saturday, May 20, 2023, at his home. He was born Dec. 8, 1997, in Cape Girardeau to Dennis W. and Karla Sanders Mize. He was a 2016 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. He loved making people laugh and to tease people...
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Doris Hilpert
(Obituary ~ 05/24/23)
Doris Evalyn Aldrich Hilpert, 82, of Cape Girardeau died peacefully in her sleep Monday, May 22, 2023, at her home. She was born May 3, 1941, in Dexter, Missouri, the daughter of Roy and Alberta Work Aldrich. Doris was a proud graduate of Puxico (Missouri) High School, Class of 1959. ...
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Keith Beussink
(Obituary ~ 05/24/23)
Keith D. "Butch" Beussink, 65, of Jackson died unexpectedly Monday, May 22, 2023, at his home. A memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Inurnment is private at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Typhoon Mawar closes in on Guam as residents shelter, military sends away ships
(International News ~ 05/24/23)
HAGATNA, Guam -- Residents stockpiled supplies, battened down windows and abandoned wood and tin homes for emergency shelters as Guam was buffeted by rains and winds Wednesday from Typhoon Mawar, the strongest storm to approach the U.S. Pacific territory in decades...
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Official: Guyana fire that killed 19 deliberately set
(International News ~ 05/24/23)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Investigators in Guyana believe a fire that killed 19, mostly girls trapped in a school dormitory, was deliberately set by a student who was upset her mobile phone was confiscated, a top official said Tuesday. The suspect in the fire late Sunday, who is among several injured people, had been disciplined by the dorm administrator for having an affair with an older man, National Security Adviser Gerald Gouveia said. ...
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Russia claims it repelled one of war's most serious cross-border attacks
(National News ~ 05/24/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia's military said Tuesday it quashed what appeared to be one of the most serious cross-border attacks from Ukraine since the war began, claiming to have killed more than 70 attackers in a battle that lasted around 24 hours. Moscow blamed the raid that began Monday on Ukrainian military saboteurs. ...
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Republicans: 'lack of urgency' from White House in debt ceiling talks
(National News ~ 05/24/23)
WASHINGTON -- Debt ceiling talks showed few signs of outward progress Tuesday as negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traded more budget-cutting ideas, but Republicans warned of a "lack of urgency" at the White House to resolve the standoff in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default...
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AP: DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid Wednesday
(National News ~ 05/24/23)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, long seen as Donald Trump's leading rival for the Republican nomination, plans to launch his 2024 presidential campaign Wednesday in an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, according to two people with knowledge of the decision...
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Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case
(National News ~ 05/24/23)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump threw up his hands in frustration Tuesday as a judge scheduled his criminal trial for March 25, putting the former president and current candidate in a Manhattan courtroom in the heat of next year's presidential primary season...
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S.C. renews abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy
(National News ~ 05/24/23)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy -- before most people know they are pregnant -- and sent it to the governor who has promised to sign it. The proposal restores a ban South Carolina had in place when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year -- a ban that, once it took effect, was overturned by the state's highest court because it violated the state Constitution's right to privacy...
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Driver killed after semitrailer strikes train in rural northeastern Missouri
(State News ~ 05/24/23)
MADISON, Mo. -- The driver of a semitrailer died when his vehicle struck a train in rural northeastern Missouri. The accident happened Sunday afternoon near the town of Madison in Monroe County, about 150 miles northwest of St. Louis. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Russell Minnis, 65, of Higbee, Missouri, was traveling on U.S. 24 and failed to stop at a train track that was equipped with a crossbar, warning light and bell...
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Jury recommends more than 50 years in prison for Missouri mom whose two children died in hot car
(State News ~ 05/24/23)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- A jury has recommended a Missouri woman, whose two young daughters died inside a hot car in 2018, be sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. A Clay County jury found Jenna Boedecker guilty Friday of two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and two misdemeanor counts...
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Illinois: Catholic clergy sexually abused kids more than church acknowledged
(National News ~ 05/24/23)
CHICAGO -- More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950, the state's attorney general found in an investigation released Tuesday, revealing that the problem was far worse than the church had let on. Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at a news conference that investigators found 451 Catholic clergy abused 1,997 children in Illinois between 1950 and 2019, though he acknowledged the statute of limitations has expired in many cases and those abusers "will never see justice in a legal sense.". ...
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Missouri man accused of crashing truck into security barrier near White House
(State News ~ 05/24/23)
WASHINGTON -- A Missouri man flew to Washington, rented a U-Haul truck and drove straight to the White House, where he crashed the truck into a security barrier and began waving around a Nazi flag in the culmination of a six-month plan to "seize power" from the government, authorities said Tuesday...
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Out of the past: May 24
(Out of the Past ~ 05/24/23)
In an effort to establish greater presence and visibility in the community, the Cape Girardeau Police Department is poised to install two new police substations by the end of the year; tentative plans call for one of the "community offices" in the 600 block of Good Hope Street and the other in West Park Mall...
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River Heritage Museum, Kellerman Foundation two good examples of preserving history
(Editorial ~ 05/24/23)
Look at any community, and you'll see things it does well and others it could improve. One of the areas where this area has made significant efforts is in preserving history. Part of this success is through the preservation of historic buildings for commercial and residential use. But it's also in spaces that people can visit and learn about local, state and national history...
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