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Postal Service working through options in area (3/18/24)25By Bob Miller ~ Southeast MissourianThe U.S. Postal Service in the Cape Girardeau region continues to struggle, as management searches for short- and long-term solutions, some of which may eventually bring a return of some processing operations to Cape Girardeau. While fewer post...
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SEMO sets $350K goal for annual Giving Day fundraiser (3/18/24)15By J.C. Reeves ~ Southeast MissourianFollowing a record-setting year, Southeast Missouri State University has set a high bar for its annual Giving Day fundraising drive. The university raised approximately $307,000 — double its $150,000 goal and the largest amount raised on Giving Day...
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Doggie egg hunt happening next weekend (3/18/24)1By Alyssa Lunsford ~ Southeast MissourianBusch Pet Products in Cape Girardeau will hold a “Paws for Peeps for a Good Cause” Easter egg hunt Saturday, March 23, at Deer Creek Doggie Day Camp, 2039 Cape LaCroix Road. The event will be from 10 a.m. to noon, and welcomes fur babies to enjoy an...
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Local farmers, ranchers attend leadership conference (3/18/24)By Alyssa Lunsford ~ Southeast MissourianMore than 500 farmers and ranchers aged 18 to 35 from across Missouri recently attended the Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Leadership Conference hosted by the Missouri Farm Bureau. The conference, held from Feb. 9 to 11 at Margaritaville Resort...
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Poplar Bluff man shares Alzheimer's journey during event at the YMCA (3/18/24)1By Gina Williams ~ Standard DemocratSIKESTON — In 2015, when Bobby Marshall was 55 years old, he was diagnosed with early-onset dementia. The disease has altered the way he and his wife, Sandy, live their lives. The Poplar Bluff couple shared the story of their journey to diagnosis...
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Missouri Senate passes sweeping education funding bill (3/15/24)JEFFERSON CITY -- Students across Missouri could have access to scholarships for private schooling through an expanded tax credit program passed Thursday in the GOP-led state Senate. Senators voted 19-10 to pass the sweeping education bill, an approval earned after weeks of bipartisan negotiation. The measure now heads to the Republican-led House for approval...
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St. Patrick's parade will be Kansas City's first big event since the deadly Super Bowl celebration (3/15/24)KANSAS CITY -- Hundreds of thousands of people are expected at this weekend's St. Patrick's Day parade in Kansas City, where they should expect much tighter security measures than in past years due to last month's deadly mass shooting at the Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration...
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Facts about straw purchases of weapons, and what's being done to stop them (3/15/24)ST. LOUIS (AP) -- It's a scenario that plays out over and over again at American crime scenes: The investigation reveals that the shooter didn't get his firearm legally from a store or gun show, but instead obtained it from someone who did. It's known as a straw purchase. ...
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Former Missouri child brides call for outlawing marriages of minors (3/14/24)JEFFERSON CITY -- Adult women who left marriages they entered as children on Wednesday called on Missouri lawmakers to outlaw child marriage, a practice currently legal in most states. Missouri lawmakers in 2018 prohibited marriages of children 15 and younger, only allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental permission. Most states have a similar policy, according to the nonprofit group Unchained At Last...
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Police search for a University of Missouri student in Nashville (3/14/24)NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Police in Tennessee are searching for a University of Missouri student who was last seen by friends at a Nashville bar Friday night. Metropolitan Nashville Police released video Tuesday that shows Riley Strain, 22, crossing a downtown street Friday night. Police have said Strain was last seen just before 10 p.m. Friday after drinking downtown. They searched the area, including the banks of the Cumberland River, by helicopter and on the ground, but did not find him...
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TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized (3/18/24)Alex Pearlman shut the door on dreams of a standup comedy career almost a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job. Then he started posting random jokes and commentary about pop culture and politics on TikTok. Just more than 2.5 million followers later, he quit his nine-to-five and recently booked his first nationwide tour. ...
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Bernie Sanders wants the US to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit? (3/18/24)The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades. Now some members of Congress want to give hourly workers an extra day off. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the far-left independent from Vermont, last week introduced a bill that would shorten to 32 hours the amount of time many Americans can work each week before they’re owed overtime. ...
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Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza (3/18/24)TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate”. ...
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Today in History (3/18/24)Today in History Today is Monday, March 18, the 78th day of 2024. There are 288 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 18, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order authorizing the War Relocation Authority, which was put in charge of interning Japanese-Americans, with Milton S. Eisenhower (the younger brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower) as its director...
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Today in History (3/17/24)Today in History Today is Sunday, March 17, the 77th day of 2024. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick's Day. Today's highlight in history: On March 17, 1969, Golda Meir took power in Israel, beginning a stint as prime minister that would last through five crucial years in the nation's history...
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Area veterans invited to learn about VA services April 3 (3/18/24)POPLAR BLUFF — A town hall will be held Wednesday, April 3, in Poplar Bluff by John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. The event offers the opportunity to learn about services available to veterans in Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas. Doors will open at 3 p.m. at Brown-Mabry American Legion Post No. 153, 2320 Kanell Blvd. The event will begin at 4 p.m. and is expected to last about one hour...
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Notre Dame student makes perfect ACT score (3/18/24)Notre Dame Regional High School junior Matthew Austin recorded a perfect score of 36 on his most recent attempt at the American College Testing (ACT) exam. Austin took the exam five times, scoring a 34 on his first two attempts and a 35 on his next two before finally achieving a perfect score...
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Tornadoes kill 3 and leave trails of destruction in the central US (3/16/24)LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) -- Blaine Schmidt sifted through the broken glass and splintered wood throughout his Ohio home Friday, salvaging a guitar and a bundle of diapers. His couch and a crib had been ripped apart by one of many tornadoes that tore through the central U.S., killing three people and injuring dozens more. The storm peeled open his living room wall, but at least the house was standing. The one next door was flattened...
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Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorney (3/16/24)12ATLANTA (AP) -- A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis formally withdrew Friday from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump after a judge ruled he had to leave or Willis couldn't continue to pursue the charges...
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Russian missiles kill at least 16 people in the latest strike on southern Ukraine's Odesa (3/16/24)KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- A Russian ballistic missile attack blasted homes in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Friday, followed by a second missile that targeted first responders who arrived at the scene, officials said. At least 16 people were killed...
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Brazil's military leaders told police Bolsonaro was involved in plan to reverse 2022 election result (3/16/24)SAO PAULO (AP) -- Top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them a plan to reverse the results of the 2022 election he lost, but they refused and warned him they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents released Friday...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 3-18-24 meeting (3/16/24)Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Monday, March 18 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Thursday, March 14, meeting Communications/reports -- other selected officials/ department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda for 3-18-24 (3/16/24)1Cape Girardeau City Council 5 p.m. Monday, March 4 City Hall Items for discussion n Appearances by Advisory Board Applicants n Planning and Zoning Commission report n Consent agenda review Consent agenda n Approval of the March 4, 2024, City Council Regular Session Minutes and the March 5, 2024 Closed City Session Minutes....
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Today in History (3/16/24)Today is Saturday, March 16, the 76th day of 2024. There are 290 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On March 16, 1968, the My Lai massacre took place during the Vietnam War as U.S. Army soldiers hunting for Viet Cong fighters and sympathizers killed unarmed villagers in two hamlets of Son My (suhn mee) village; estimates of the death toll vary from 347 to 504...
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Cape Girardeau County GOP proposes amendments to state party platform (3/15/24)41At their March 2 caucus, Cape Girardeau County Republicans voted on a number of items they want to see added to the state party's official platform. The proposed amendments covered nearly two dozen topics and range from health care issues to education and taxation. The approved measures were:...
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Police: Cape Girardeau man pointed AR-style gun at person in store, woman waved handgun (3/15/24)18Witnesses say a Cape Girardeau man entered a store with an assault style rifle and threatened a person, prompting the person to fire his weapon at the man while his vehicle was leaving the business, police say. Another woman waved a handgun in the parking lot, police allege...
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Old Town Cape to hold 25th annual celebration dinner (3/15/24)1Old Town Cape will hold its annual dinner to celebrate downtown Thursday, March 21, when major accomplishments and outstanding contributions from the past year will be recognized. This is the 25th year of the dinner, which will be at Century Casino Cape Girardeau Event Center and will have a special theme for the anniversary of "This Place Matters"...
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Jackson Food Truck Rally starting again early April (3/15/24)The Jackson Food Truck Rally is returning this year with some exciting news. This year, there will be two rallies per month, on the first and last Wednesday of each month from April to September. The schedule and lineup for the rallies have been set, and they will begin Wednesday, April 3...
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Cape Girardeau County commissioners discuss bridge bid plan (3/15/24)The Cape Girardeau County Board of Commissioners held a quick meeting Thursday, March 14, that lasted just five minutes before adjourning. Associate Commissioner Paul Koeper approached the idea of advertising bridges for construction bids, in particular a package deal for bridges on county roads 420, 439 and 501...
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Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds (3/15/24)FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A federal judge on Thursday rejected one bid by Donald Trump to throw out out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial...
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James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan (3/15/24)PONTIAC, Mich. -- The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen's parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil...
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Prosecutors say they're open to delaying Donald Trump's March 25 hush-money trial for a month (3/15/24)NEW YORK -- New York prosecutors said Thursday they are open to delaying the start of Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial by a month "in an abundance of caution" to give the former president's lawyers time to review evidence they only recently obtained from a previous federal investigation into the matter...
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Top Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace (3/15/24)2WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost his way" and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza...
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Damaging tornadoes move through Midwest, as officials in Indiana try to confirm deaths (3/15/24)MADISON, Ind. -- Authorities in Indiana said they were working to confirm reports of fatalities from a tornado that was part of storm system that also unleashed suspected twisters in parts of Ohio and Kentucky on Thursday, damaging homes and businesses...
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Middle East conflicts revive clash between the president and Congress over war powers (3/15/24)WASHINGTON -- A major deadline under the half-century-old War Powers Resolution came this week for President Joe Biden to obtain Congress' approval to keep waging his military campaign against Yemen's Houthis, in line with its sole authority under the U.S. Constitution to declare war and otherwise authorize military force...
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US military chief tours arms plants with GOP lawmakers to show that Ukraine aid boosts jobs at home (3/15/24)CAMDEN, Ark. -- As they stood before massive rocket launchers built in part by their Arkansas constituents, Republican lawmakers were getting an unambiguous message Thursday from America's top military officer: A Ukraine aid package that's stalled in Congress will not only help in the fight against Russia, but also support jobs in their districts...
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Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile (3/15/24)WASHINGTON -- For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat. But ahead of Tuesday's primary election, there's mounting anxiety inside the GOP that Bernie Moreno may emerge with the nomination. ...
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Colorado snow storm knocks out power for thousands even as I-70 reopens (3/15/24)DENVER -- A major storm dumped heavy snow in Colorado on Thursday -- forcing flight cancellations and shutting down a highway that connects Denver to Colorado ski resorts for much of the day, stranding some people in their cars for hours. The storm comes as other parts of the country face severe weather. ...
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College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies (3/15/24)1ATLANTA -- Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022...
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Russia says Ukraine has fired more missiles at a border region on the eve of election favoring Putin (3/15/24)Ukraine fired at least eight missiles at Russia's Belgorod border region, killing two people and wounding 12, local officials said Thursday, as Kyiv's forces apparently kept up efforts to rattle the Kremlin on the eve of Russia's presidential election that is taking place amid a ruthless crackdown on dissent...