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Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against now-closed Christian boarding school in Missouri
(State News ~ 10/24/23)
MISSION, Kan. — A mother is suing a shuttered Christian boarding school in Missouri, blaming her son's death on a gang rape and other abuse he endured there. Agape Boarding School has been subjected to a wave of litigation as a series of abuse allegations emerged, but the case filed this month and amended Monday in federal court by Kathleen Britt is believed to be the first wrongful death suit...
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Route NN in Perry County reduced for bridge work
(Local News ~ 10/24/23)
Route NN in Perry County will be reduced to one lane from County Road 840 to the Ste. Genevieve County line as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance. According to a MoDOT news release, the work began Monday, Oct. 23, and will continue through Thursday, Oct. 26, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily...
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Cape Girardeau police issue correction on stolen vehicles
(Local News ~ 10/24/23)
Four new stolen cars are unaccounted for, not one. Cape Girardeau police issued a correction Monday, Oct. 23, regarding information of a recent daring vehicle heist from a Cape Girardeau Dodge dealership. The burglary, which involved breaking through the glass showroom of the dealership, was reported on the morning of Oct. 12. Seven vehicles were stolen. It was originally reported that only one vehicle was still missing...
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SEMO students to present three evenings of short plays
(Local News ~ 10/24/23)
Southeast Missouri State University will present an evening of short plays opening Thursday, Oct. 26, at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. The short plays are seven of the finalists from the 2023 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival. Jenna Moore, associate professor of musical theater at SEMO, said each play is 10- to 15-minutes long and audiences will see a variety of stories both comedic and dramatic...
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Sounds of the Horn concert to be held at River Campus
(Local News ~ 10/24/23)
Southeast Missouri State University will present a concert, Sounds of the Horn, with guest artist Matthew Meadows on Thursday, Oct. 26, at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. Meadows plays in the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera in Tennessee and the Meridian Symphony Orchestra in Mississippi. He is a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Alabama where he is earning his Doctor of Music Arts in Horn...
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Jason Smith to probe college tax status over anti-Israel protests
(Local News ~ 10/24/23)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith of Southeast Missouri and chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, said the tax-free status of colleges and universities that tolerate or espouse anti-Israel rhetoric will be subject to a review by the panel — which Smith has led since the beginning of the year...
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Bryant Wolfin makes second bid for General Assembly, District 145
(Local News ~ 10/24/23)
Businessman Bryant Wolfin of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, is making a second bid for the state Legislature — this time running for the 2024 GOP nomination for House District 145, which must be vacated by incumbent term-limited Perryville Republican Rep. Rick Francis...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2023. There are 68 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations officially came into existence as its charter took effect. On this date: In 1537, Jane Seymour, the third wife of England's King Henry VIII, died 12 days after giving birth to Prince Edward, later King Edward VI...
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Sponsored: You Can Be Both Frugal and Happy in Retirement
(Insiders Advice ~ 10/24/23)
Frugal. It’s a word some people wear like a badge of honor and one others dread. In fact, when building a retirement strategy, some people are working to avoid a retirement that requires them to be frugal. But here’s a question that means something to a lot of people: Why not be both? Retirement is a reward for a lifetime of hard work, diligent planning and some sacrifice, and you should want to enjoy it. ...
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Prayer 10-24-23
(Prayer ~ 10/24/23)
O Lord Jesus, we lift our eyes to you, our Deliverer and Savior. Amen.
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Does Iran realize its own growing danger?
(Column ~ 10/24/23)
Iran understandably believes it is riding quite high. It is flush with cash. It hints it almost has the bomb — and might use it soon. The Iranians are bragging about their new tyrannical allies like Russia and China. Iran boasts of now being the self-proclaimed leader of jihad on behalf of all Muslims. It gloats that it is feeding the Russian war-machine by exporting its own drones...
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We must not look away
(Column ~ 10/24/23)
Ruth Peretz was 16 years old. She had cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy; she was nonverbal and used a wheelchair. But she loved music. So her father, Erick, brought her to the desert concert in Israel that was so brutally attacked by Hamas. Ruth and Erick were among the missing for days, but they have both now been found dead. ...
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Fighting cancer is a priority
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/24/23)
Last month, I had the honor of representing Missouri's Eighth Congressional District on Capitol Hill, along with roughly 600 of my fellow American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers, to urge lawmakers to make cancer a national priority...
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City should 'step it up'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/24/23)
I agree with Jay Knudtson's online comment regarding Mayor (Stacy) Kinder's "State of the city address — part 3: Economic development": "... part of the reason I chose to speak on the Mayor's report is that I believe that full transparency is the best way to communicate with constituents and both our leaders and media can 'step it up a notch' in sharing information in advance of decisions being made. ...
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Fire report 10-24-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/24/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 22 n Medical assists were made at 11:43 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 12;52 p.m. on South Pacific Street; 1:01 p.m. on County Road 618; 1:37 p.m. on Perryville Road; 6:43 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 9:59 p.m. on Linden Street...
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Police report 10-24-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/24/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests to not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. Assaults n Third-degree domestic assault was reported on Bessie Street...
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Jim Skiles
(Obituary ~ 10/24/23)
McCLURE, Ill. — Jimmie "Jim" Lee Skiles, 88, of McClure, currently residing in Swansea, Illinois, passed away Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 12, 1935, in Jonesboro, Illinois, to Everett and Hazel Smith Skiles. Jim was a dedicated and committed employee of General Motors for an extraordinary 30 years. He was a true union man who advocated for the well-being and fair treatment of his fellow workers...
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Barbara Patterson
(Obituary ~ 10/24/23)
Barbara Sue Davis Patterson, 85, of Cape Girardeau went to her heavenly home at 5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in the hospice wing of Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, due to complications from a brain tumor. Barbara was born Aug. 14, 1938, in Anna, Illinois, to Samuel and Wanda Davis. She graduated from Shawnee High School in 1957. She married Robert Glenn Patterson on Jan. 28, 1984...
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Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion, 2nd megadeal in the oil patch this month as energy prices soar
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it's not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge. Crude prices rose sharply in early 2022 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and are hovering around $90 per barrel after ticking another 9% higher this year. That has made big drillers cash rich and they are looking for places to invest...
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Ex-lawmaker Mar'a Corina Machado dominates opposition's presidential primary in Venezuela
(International News ~ 10/24/23)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Mar'a Corina Machado, a former lawmaker and longtime government foe, continued to dominate the primary election held to pick the opposition's candidate to challenge Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro next year, holding her support above 90% in the latest partial returns announced Monday...
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It's Israeli boy's 9th birthday as he is held in Hamas captivity -- and his family waits
(International News ~ 10/24/23)
KFAR SABA, Israel -- Ohad Munder-Zichri's ninth birthday is on Monday. But instead of celebrating at home with his family and friends, he is believed to be somewhere in Gaza, one of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas since the militants' devastating Oct. 7 incursion...
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After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoff
(International News ~ 10/24/23)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina's economy minister and the anti-establishment upstart he faces in a presidential runoff next month began competing Monday to shore up the moderate voters they need. Economy Minister Sergio Massa earned almost seven points more than chainsaw-wielding economist and freshman lawmaker Javier Milei in Sunday's vote. ...
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Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Former President Donald Trump compared himself to anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela on Monday as he cast himself as the victim of federal and state prosecutors he alleges are targeting him and his businesses for political reasons...
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It's Day 20 with no House speaker, and lower-level names seek Trump's support and race for the gavel
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
WASHINGTON -- On Day 20 without a House speaker, Republicans found themselves starting over on Monday -- bumbling ahead with few ideas about who will lead, what they are fighting over and when they will get Congress working again. As Republicans gathered late in the evening to hear quick speeches from the congressmen seeking the gavel, the nine candidates suddenly dropped to eight, as Rep. ...
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Pentagon rushes defenses and advisers to Middle East as Israel's ground assault in Gaza looms
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has sent military advisers, including a Marine Corps general versed in urban warfare, to Israel to aid in its war planning and is speeding multiple sophisticated air defense systems to the Middle East days ahead of an anticipated ground assault into Gaza...
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Hamas frees two Israeli women as US advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives
(International News ~ 10/24/23)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Hamas on Monday released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza as the United States expressed increasing concern that the escalating Israel-Hamas war will spark a wider conflict in the region, including attacks on American troops...
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Nashville police chief has spent career mentoring youths but couldn't keep son from trouble
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville police chief John Drake has spent much of his career trying to steer young people away from crime. Inspired by mentors who helped him as a young man, Drake has tried to pay it forward. But sadly, he was unable to keep his own son out of trouble...
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Menendez enters not guilty plea to conspiracy charge
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
NEW YORK -- U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to Manhattan federal court Monday to challenge a new criminal charge alleging he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "Not guilty," Menendez, 69, said when Judge Sidney H. Stein asked him for a plea to the charge. It was his first appearance before Stein, who is expected to preside over a trial tentatively scheduled for May...
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UAW's confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but some wonder: Has he reached too far?
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
WAYNE, Mich. -- Throughout its 5-week-old strikes against Detroit's automakers, the United Auto Workers union has cast an emphatically combative stance, reflecting the style of its pugnacious leader, Shawn Fain. Armed with a list of what even Fain has called "audacious" demands for better pay and benefits, the UAW leader has embodied the exasperation of workers who say they've struggled for years while the automakers have enjoyed billions in profits. ...
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Detroit police say they've identified several people of interest in synagogue president's killing
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
DETROIT -- Investigators have identified several people of interest in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader but no one who can be publicly declared a prime suspect, police said Monday, two days after the woman's death. Chief James White invited reporters to hear an update on the investigation, though he released few new details and declined to disclose Samantha Woll's connection to any of the people of interest...
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Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut down engines of Horizon Air jet in midflight
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and had to be subdued by the crew, a pilot flying the plane told air traffic controllers. Authorities in Oregon identified the man as Joseph David Emerson, 44. He was being held Monday on 83 counts each of attempted murder and reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office...
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KidSight MO Recognizes Coach Kory Thoma
(Submitted Story ~ 10/24/23)
Dr. Kory Thoma, Head Coach of Jackson High School Varsity Basketball and Partner at Leet EyeCare has been recognized by KidSight MO for serving six years on the Board of Directors. Katherine Patterson-Paronto, Executive Director of KidSight MO came to Cape Girardeau from Kansas City, Tuesday, October 17, dropping in at the Cape Girardeau Evening Lions Club meeting held at The Libarary (Downtown Cape) to surprise Coach Thoma...
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Out of the past: Oct. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 10/24/23)
Good weather and plenty of entertainment give university alumni and city residents a chance to tour the old St. Vincent's College property; some 100 people visit the college grounds during the event with the Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association acting as host; food, square dancing and children's games are provided; organizers hope those attending will better understand why the property should be developed into a campus for the university's art, music, theater and dance programs.. ...
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Republicans pick Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker as they try for a third time
(National News ~ 10/24/23)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker on Tuesday, as they try for a third time to fill the top leadership position and get Congress back to work. Emmer, the GOP Whip and senior-most candidate, jumped out front in private balloting as the top vote-getter among the hodge-podge list of mostly lesser-known congressmen for speaker, a powerful position second in line to the presidency...
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Local Jackson Student Wins Mountain Bike State Championship
(Submitted Story ~ 10/24/23)
Sophia Smith, a member of the SEMO Mudcats Mountain Bike Team recently won the Missouri Mountain Bike Championship at Two River Bike Park in Nixa, MO. Sophia, a 6th grader at Jackson Middle School, competed against 20 other racers from around the state of Missouri. ...
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Cape Girardeau Dance Studio Celebrates Ribbon Cutting
(Submitted Story ~ 10/24/23)
Encore Dance Academy, the regions newest dance studio, celebrated their opening with a Ribbon Cutting in conjunction with the Cape Area Chamber of Commerce. Encore opened for classes on September 5th and offers classes for both children and adults.
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Deanna Estes
(Obituary ~ 10/24/23)
Deanna Lee Estes, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at Ford and Son Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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