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St. Louis nursing home shut down suddenly. New report offers insight into ensuing confusion
(State News ~ 01/26/24)
ST. LOUIS — A new Missouri inspection report highlights the chaos that ensued after St. Louis’ largest nursing home closed without warning last month, forcing the evacuation of more than 170 residents, many in the middle of the night. ...
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Cape Girardeau County commissioners approve EOC flooring bid, furniture quote
(Local News ~ 01/26/24)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners discussed accepting furniture and flooring bids for the county’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), which is currently being built in Cape Girardeau, at their meeting Thursday, Jan. 25. They approved a quote from Missouri Vocational Enterprise for furniture, chiefly chairs, for the center’s operation room...
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Missouri Republican leader suggests expulsion of GOP lawmaker as tensions mount in state Senate
(State News ~ 01/26/24)
JEFFERSON CITY — The Republican leader of the Missouri Senate said Thursday that she would like to expel a conservative senator who has been blocking work in the chamber, escalating a GOP rift that has thwarted work on the party’s priorities. The Missouri Senate has been in session for four weeks but has yet to debate any legislation on the floor, as conservative Republicans in a newly formed Freedom Caucus have used procedural tactics to slow routine work
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SEMO Food Bank launches second canned goods campaign
(Local News ~ 01/26/24)
Southeast Missouri Food Bank is commemorating February’s National Canned Food Month by launching its second annual “You CAN Fight Hunger” campaign. “People are very charitable and generous around the holidays, but January and February come and families facing hunger are still needing assistance,” said Heather Collier, the food bank’s donor relations and communications manager...
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Cape Foundation's 18th annual Penguin Party promises night of fun for cause
(Local News ~ 01/26/24)
The Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation will host its annual Penguin Party on Saturday, Feb. 10, at Drury Plaza Conference Center. The Penguin Party is held each year on the second Saturday in February and is the foundation’s biggest fundraising event of the year...
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Public library board meeting adjourned early due to speaker interruption
(Local News ~ 01/26/24)
The Cape Girardeau Public Library board of trustees meeting Thursday, Jan. 25, adjourned in the middle of hearing from the public on children’s access to “explicit” materials at the facility. Before any speakers were allowed to talk to the crowd, board president Eric Redinger said only five people would be allowed to speak, with each getting three minutes, for the sake of time. ...
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One of nation's only aluminum smelters set to close in Missouri Bootheel
(Local News ~ 01/26/24)
One of the nation’s last primary aluminum smelters, which employs more than 400 workers in the Missouri Bootheel, will reportedly close its doors. The Magnitude 7 Metals plant in Marston announced Wednesday it would curtail operations, according to Industrious Labs, an industry analysis group. In a news release, Industrious Labs said the plant represents about one-fifth of the nation’s aluminum production. ...
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Editorial: Bipartisan tax measure is leadership in action
(Editorial ~ 01/26/24)
Effective leaders get things done, and Southeast Missouri's Jason Smith is getting things done as chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. Smith, who has represented the region in Congress for more than a decade, wields the gavel for the tax-writing committee, and he, along with his Democratic counterpart in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, hammered out a bipartisan tax measure that will help businesses and families without adding to the federal deficit...
- Updated: Stand-up comedian Desi Banks NOT coming to Cape (Local News ~ 01/26/24)
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/26/24)
Today is Friday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2024 There are 340 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 26, 2020, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California; the former Lakers star was 41...
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Prayer 1-26-24
(Prayer ~ 01/26/24)
O Lord Jesus, we take comfort in knowing that joy comes in the morning. Amen.
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Pro-migrant dems playing Russian roulette with our safety
(Column ~ 01/26/24)
If you're rushing to the airport and forget your photo ID, good luck being allowed on the plane. But many migrants without "an acceptable form of identification," according to airport signs, don't need a photo. They get special treatment. Migrants who have entered the country using President Joe Biden's new CBP (Customs and Border Protection) One app -- about 422,000 of them -- can fly domestically without photo ID...
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Embracing economic freedom: Lessons from Javier Milei's world economic forum address
(Column ~ 01/26/24)
In a thrilling address at the World Economic Forum, Javier Milei, President of Argentina, presented a robust defense of capitalism and a critical examination of all forms of collectivism. His speech, rich in historical context and economic analysis, offers some vital lessons that are particularly relevant for today's globalized economy. Sadly, these lessons have long been ignored by American politicians on the right and left, whether in Washington or on the campaign trail...
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Man sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36
(International News ~ 01/26/24)
TOKYO -- A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out an arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto that killed 36 people. The Kyoto District Court said it found the defendant, Shinji Aoba, mentally capable to face punishment for his crimes and announced the sentence of capital punishment after a recess in a two-part session on Thursday...
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Danish report underscores 'systematic illegal behavior' in adoptions of children from South Korea
(International News ~ 01/26/24)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A Danish report on Thursday said adoptions of children from South Korea to Denmark in the 1970s and 1980s was "characterized by systematic illegal behavior" in the Asian country. These violations, the report said, made it "possible to change information about a child's background and adopt a child without the knowledge of the biological parents."...
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Ukraine, Russia trade accusations over fatal plane crash Moscow says involved Ukrainian POWs
(International News ~ 01/26/24)
Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Thursday over the crash of a military transport plane that Moscow said was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war and was shot down by Kyiv's forces, another heated episode in the information war that has been a feature of the conflict...
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Rhino got pregnant from embryo transfer, in success that may help nearly extinct subspecies
(International News ~ 01/26/24)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Researchers say a rhinoceros was impregnated through embryo transfer in the first successful use of a method that they say might later make it possible to save the nearly extinct northern white rhino subspecies. The experiment was conducted with the less endangered southern white rhino subspecies. Researchers created an embryo in a lab from an egg and sperm collected from rhinos and transferred into a southern white rhino surrogate mother at the Ol-Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya...
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Israel vows to fight Hamas all the way to Gaza's southern border. That's fueling tension with Egypt
(International News ~ 01/26/24)
CAIRO -- Israel faces a growing risk of damaging its peace with neighboring Egypt as its military pushes the offensive against Hamas further south in the Gaza Strip. Already, the two sides are in a dispute over a narrow strip of land between Egypt and Gaza...
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AP VoteCast: What first contests tell us about Trump, Biden coalitions
(National News ~ 01/26/24)
WASHINGTON -- Based on the momentum from this month's presidential contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, Joe Biden and Donald Trump appear poised to give the nation a sequel to the 2020 election -- but even strong victories this week for both men revealed weak spots for each...
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Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, first time new method has been used
(National News ~ 01/26/24)
ATMORE, Ala. -- Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again placed the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. The state said the method would be humane, but critics called it cruel and experimental...
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Fire report 1-26-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/26/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 24 n Medical assists were made at 7:13 a.m. on Bloomfield Road; 1:20 p.m. on Victoria Drive; and 11:39 p.m. on Williamsburg drive. n At 10:05 a.m., commercial fire on South Henderson Avenue...
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Police report 1-26-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/26/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway. n A warrant arrest was reported on Elm Street. Thefts n Theft was reported. n Shoplifting was reported on William Street...
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Out of the past: Jan. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 01/26/24)
A Canadian aircraft manufacturer -- Zenair -- is expected to announce soon it will open a manufacturing plant at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport; Zenair, headquartered in Toronto, is considering the airport for a plant to manufacture a two-seat training aircraft...
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