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Man convicted of murder to get new trial
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
KENNETT -- In what appears to be a result of miscommunication and various unfortunate circumstances, Melvin D. Anderson -- who was convicted of murder -- will be receiving a new trial. According to the judgment entered March 20, Judge Mark Preyer notes that the matter has "traveled a difficult, unexpected, and tragically unique road."...
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Matthew Henson announces county treasurer candidacy
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Matthew Henson, the former regional community president for U.S. Bank in Cape Girardeau, announced Monday, March 25, he had filed to run for Cape Girardeau County treasurer...
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David Dolan, retired circuit judge, to run for House District 148 seat
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Retired judge David Dolan has decided to make a run at the statehouse. Dolan -- who, until March 15, had served as the presiding judge over Scott and Mississippi counties, the 33rd Judicial Circuit, since 1998 -- filed to run for the District 148 seat in the House of Representatives, which will be left vacant as current Rep. ...
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Cape Girardeau County board approves bond interest payments
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
During a relatively quick meeting Monday, March 25, Cape Girardeau County commissioners Clint Tracy, Charlie Herbst and Paul Koeper approved three bond interest payments. These payments were for bonds from 2018, 2020 and 2022. They were used for courthouse construction; heating, ventilation and air conditioning renovations; and jail construction...
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School officials laud success of restricting cellphone use
(Local News ~ 03/27/24)
Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education members received an update on the effectiveness of the newly implemented cellphone pouches during Monday's meeting. After 10 weeks of utilizing the product at the high school, Cape Central principal Nancy Scheller provided data pointing toward a positive change in the classroom because students aren't being distracted by their phones. The pouches prevent students from accessing their cellphones during the school day...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/27/24)
Today is Wednesday, March 27, the 87th day of 2024. There are 279 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 27, 1973, "The Godfather" won the Academy Award for best picture of 1972, but its star, Marlon Brando, refused to accept his Oscar for best actor, and in what would become one of the Oscars' most famous moments sent in his place actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who spoke out about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood. ...
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A message from Rome
(Column ~ 03/27/24)
ROME -- I was here 11 years ago today, I am remembering. A pope from Latin America was elected. Everyone was surprised. I've been staying at the North American Pontifical College here in the Eternal City. The seminarians have a love for the pope and want to teach the treasures of the Church to all who are open...
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Prayer 3-27-24
(Prayer ~ 03/27/24)
O Heavenly Father, thank you that we can put our faith and trust in you. Amen.
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Fire report 3-27-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/27/24)
Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. March 25 n Medical assists were made at 10:50 a.m. on North Kingshighway and 1:17 p.m. on William Street. n Hazardous condition calls were made at 7:19 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 2:58 p.m. at North Main and Johnson streets; 4:41 p.m. at Bloomfield and Louis streets; and 5:07 p.m. on William Street. ...
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Police report 3-27-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/27/24)
Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Thefts n Theft from a vehicle was reported. n Burglary was reported on Independence Street. n Theft was reported on Linden Street. ...
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Keith Schremp
(Obituary ~ 03/27/24)
PERRYVILLE — Keith M. Schremp, 65, of Perryville died Sunday, March 24, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville and will continue from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 5, at the funeral home. ...
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April Murakami
(Obituary ~ 03/27/24)
April Dawn Goad Murakami, 52, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at her home. She was born Jan. 23, 1972, in Chicago. On Oct. 29, 2010, she married Daniel R. Murakami, who survives. Other survivors are a son, Robert P. Murakami; daughter, Yaeme G. Murakami; mother, Carolyn (Denny) Hudson of St. Louis; and brothers, Danny and Duane Goad, both of St. Louis. ...
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Penny Kurre
(Obituary ~ 03/27/24)
Penny Milton “PM” Kurre passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024. He was born Aug. 5, 1934, to Milton Otis and Ruth Penny in Cape Girardeau. PM spent his formative years in Jackson. He joined the U.S. Navy, Construction Battalion, Seabees — known for their motto “We build, we fight” — in 1951, serving on various Pacific islands during the Korean War, including Guam, Midway, Okinawa and Formosa (now Taiwan). ...
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Glennetta Houck
(Obituary ~ 03/27/24)
Glennetta Houck, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 25, 2024, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Jan. 14, 1935, in Neely’s Landing to Glenn S. and Mable H. Kassel Johnson. She and William D. Houck were married Oct. 7, 1950, in Arkansas. He preceded her in death Aug. 28, 1978. ...
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A school bus company where a noose was found is ending its contract with St. Louis Public Schools
(State News ~ 03/27/24)
ST. LOUIS -- A school bus company will terminate its contract with St. Louis Public Schools a year early, bringing an end to a relationship strained after a noose was found near the workstation of a Black mechanic and an ensuing driver walkout that snarled bus service for one of Missouri's largest school systems...
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President Joe Biden wins Missouri Democratic primary
(State News ~ 03/27/24)
COLUMBIA -- President Joe Biden has won Missouri's primary, the state Democratic Party announced. Biden's win was not in doubt; he has already beaten his major competitors. But the primary races are still closely watched by insiders for turnout and signs of protest voters...
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Missouri attorney general is accused of racial bias for pinning a student fight on diversity program
(State News ~ 03/27/24)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Days after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed an after-school fight on a school district's diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St. Louis said that the state's chief attorney is showing "obvious racial bias."...
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The absurd four-day workweek
(Column ~ 03/27/24)
Karl Marx would be proud. Bernie Sanders has proposed taking another step toward the philosopher's envisioned utopia by proposing to mandate a four-day workweek. Marx wrote how in communist society, workers would be liberated to "hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, raise cattle in the evening, criticize after dinner, just as I have in mind, without ever becoming hunter, fisherman, shepherd or critic."...
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With its soldiers mired in Gaza, Israel fights a battle at home over drafting the ultra-Orthodox
(International News ~ 03/27/24)
JERUSALEM -- As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a deep divide in the country and rattled the government coalition, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fellow War Cabinet members staunchly opposed to his proposed new conscription law...
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Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled
(International News ~ 03/27/24)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, the navy spokesman said Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow's military capability. Ukraine's Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press that the latest strike on Saturday night hit the Russian amphibious landing ship Kostiantyn Olshansky that was resting in dock in Sevastopol in Russia-occupied Crimea. ...
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Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State's claim
(International News ~ 03/27/24)
MOSCOW -- Russian officials persisted Tuesday in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week's deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group...
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Israel and Hamas dig in as pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza
(International News ~ 03/27/24)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday blasted a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a Gaza cease-fire that his country's top ally, the United States, chose not to block. He said the resolution had emboldened Hamas and he vowed to press ahead with the war...
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The presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon
(International News ~ 03/27/24)
SAO PAULO -- The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana. The two countries' governments said in a joint statement the money will be spread over the next four years to protect the rainforest. It will be a collaboration of state-run Brazilian banks and France's investment agency. Private resources will also be welcomed, Brazil and France said...
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UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty
(International News ~ 03/27/24)
LONDON -- A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can't be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won't get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site's publication of classified American documents...
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NBC has cut ties with former RNC head Ronna McDaniel after employee objections, some on the air
(National News ~ 03/27/24)
NEW YORK -- NBC News cut ties Tuesday with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel less than a week after hiring her as an on-air political contributor, a decision that followed a furious protest by some of its journalists and commentators...
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer says raids of the rapper's homes were 'excessive' use of military force
(National News ~ 03/27/24)
LOS ANGELES -- Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer said Tuesday that the searches of the rapper's Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex trafficking investigation were "a gross use of military-level force" and that Combs is "innocent and will continue to fight" to clear his name...
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Children's author Kouri Richins hit with new charges alleging earlier attempt to kill her husband
(National News ~ 03/27/24)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a children's book about grief, now faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly drugging him weeks earlier on Valentine's Day. Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of killing her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl at their home in a small mountain town near Park City in March 2022. ...
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Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years
(National News ~ 03/27/24)
HOUSTON -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. The announcement by special prosecutors in a Houston courtroom came less than three weeks before Paxton was set to stand trial on felony charges that could have led to a prison sentence. ...
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Pentagon urges Israel to protect civilians in Gaza as military chiefs meet at time of high tensions
(National News ~ 03/27/24)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. defense leaders pressed their Israeli counterparts Tuesday to ensure that any military operation in the southern city of Rafah unfold in phases to protect civilians and secure the delivery of aid, a senior Pentagon official said. Israel's defense minister was receptive, the official said, but it's not clear what impact the meeting will have on Israeli plans for Gaza or on growing tensions between the two nations...
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Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away
(National News ~ 03/27/24)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday promoted their health care agenda in the battleground state of North Carolina, arguing that Democrats like themselves would preserve access to care while Republicans would reverse gains made over the past decade and a half...
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Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone
(National News ~ 03/27/24)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bid
(National News ~ 03/27/24)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose Nicole Shanahan on Tuesday to be his vice presidential pick, adding a wealthy but nationally unknown figure to his independent White House bid that's trying to appeal to voters disaffected by a rematch of the 2020 election...
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Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case
(National News ~ 03/27/24)
NEW YORK -- A New York judge Tuesday issued a gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting publicly about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial, citing the former president's history of "threatening, inflammatory, denigrating" remarks about people involved in his legal cases...
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Out of the past: March 27
(Out of the Past ~ 03/27/24)
Repair work on the Mississippi River bridge at Cape Girardeau continues another day next week, but travelers should expect additional repairs to be scheduled in the coming months; this week, work went slower than expected because of rain early in the week and an equipment breakdown Thursday; Tuesday, the bridge will be closed to one lane of traffic from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...
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Tuesday is election day; important issues at stake
(Editorial ~ 03/27/24)
Tuesday, April 2, is election day for municipalities and school districts. Voters will select city council and school board members and decide a number of tax proposals. In Cape Girardeau, Scott and Perry counties, measures to provide funds for emergency services are on the ballot.
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Prayer 3-28-24
(Prayer ~ 03/27/24)
O Lord God, we praise you for you are our strength and eternal hope. Amen.
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Eclipse information
(Submitted Story ~ 03/27/24)
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY IN BOONVILLE, MISSOURI Monday 8-21-2017 dawned clear, calm, warm and humid in Boonville, but looking toward the Northwest clouds were looming on the horizon and the radar showed heavy rains in Iowa and NW Missouri. What will we see?...
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Beta Week Celebrated at Guardian Angel School in Oran
(Submitted Story ~ 03/27/24)
The Beta club of Guardian Angel School celebrated Beta week from March 18-22, 2024. Lots of fun activities were planned for the week. On Monday, everyone could dress in the clothes of their favorite decade. We had one from the early 1900's and several from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 1990's. Later in the day, everyone enjoyed games of Bingo...
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