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Nearly $80,000, more than 5 pounds of marijuana seized from Jackson residence
(Local News ~ 09/02/20)
Officers with the Jackson Police Department, along with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and other federal authorities seized more than 5 pounds of marijuana and $78,182.97 in cash while executing a search warrant on a residence. The warrant was served after a “lengthy and thorough investigation regarding illegal drug activity,” according to a Tuesday news release from the Jackson Police Department...
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Coming this weekend: Puppies in the pandemic
(Local News ~ 09/02/20)
Whittney Twomey gives her dog, Mochi, a treat at the Sho.AI office in Cape Girardeau. Twomey and her boyfriend, Sho Rust, got Mochi from a friend's litter in March. ...
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Cape PD seeking assistance identifying suspect in theft at car wash
(Local News ~ 09/02/20)
Cape Girardeau Police Department detectives are seeking public assistance in identifying a female suspect in an Aug. 3 theft at a local business, according to a social media post by the department. Police released four photos of the suspect and stated the woman is believed to have stolen an undisclosed amount of money from Quality Car Wash at 1354 N. Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau...
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President Vargas bullish on Southeast enrollment for fall semester
(Local News ~ 09/02/20)
In a letter to Southeast Missouri State University faculty and staff Monday, president Carlos Vargas noted what he called “good news” in reviewing the Fall 2020 enrollment profile. The fall semester began Aug. 24. Not all the information was uniformly positive...
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Cape County records two coronavirus deaths
(Local News ~ 09/02/20)
Two more Cape Girardeau County residents have died of COVID-19. Officials with the county’s Public Health Center reported Tuesday the 10th and 11th deaths of county residents because of the disease associated with coronavirus. The deaths involved residents in their 90s and 70s...
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Web verification tool for Cape County voting contemplated
(Local News ~ 09/02/20)
Expecting a record turnout for the general election, now just over two months away, Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers is hoping technology can boost voter confidence Nov. 3. Summers and clerk’s office staff are exploring a web-based tool for voters to check their ballot status, specifically an online option to verify whether a mailed-in ballot was received by the county or, conversely, if a ballot was sent out to a resident’s home...
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2020 Difference Makers: Alan Keenan
(B Magazine ~ 09/02/20)
When Alan Keenan graduated high school in the mid-1970s, he wasn't sure what his next step in life would be. The road ahead of him was unknown, he said; his father gave him direction to start the family business, Alan Wire, as a family partnership. Their company has grown over the years, starting out of a garage and expanding into a copper wire manufacturing company with two Sikeston locations and many employees that Keenan said he's incredibly proud of...
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The left's riot blame-shifting
(Column ~ 09/02/20)
Until a few days ago, Democrats were content to pretend the disorder in American cities didn't exist. Now, worried that Joe Biden is on his back foot on the issue, they readily acknowledge the rioting -- and blame it on President Donald Trump. One would think that, given the fusillade they unleashed against Trump at the convention, if Democrats truly believed that the president is responsible for Black Lives Matter activists and anarchists attacking cops and burning down buildings, they would have mentioned it at least once.. ...
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BLM suppresses the truth about poverty
(Column ~ 09/02/20)
As so much despair has gripped our nation during this difficult time, I decided to go into our nation's most distressed communities with a message of hope and truth. I have been working on policy issues dealing with race and poverty through my organization, UrbanCURE, for 25 years...
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Parson, Galloway offer stark differences in gubernatorial contest
(Editorial ~ 09/02/20)
Other than president of the United States, the biggest ticket on the Missouri ballot in November is the race between Republican Mike Parson and Democrat Nicole Galloway for governor. Both Parson, the current governor, and Galloway, the state auditor, have made appearances in Southeast Missouri in recent weeks. ...
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Venice reclaims spotlight as 1st coronavirus-era film fest opens
(International News ~ 09/02/20)
VENICE -- Venice is reclaiming its place as a top cultural destination with the opening of the Venice Film Festival -- the first major in-person cinema showcase of the coronavirus era after Cannes canceled and other international festivals opted to go mostly online this year...
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UAE's warm welcome to Israelis reflects changing region
(International News ~ 09/02/20)
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- In less than 24 hours on the ground, Israel's first-of-its-kind delegation to the United Arab Emirates received a royal welcome that would have been nearly unthinkable just a few weeks ago. Dozens of Israeli officials and their accompanying traveling press corps got a dizzying taste of Abu Dhabi's glamorous hotels, historic landmarks and scorching climate. ...
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Virus crisis easing across Sun Belt but could heat up again in fall
(National News ~ 09/02/20)
The coronavirus summer across the Sun Belt is easing after two months that brought more than 35,000 deaths. Whether the outbreak will heat up again after Labor Day and the resumption of school and football in the land of Friday Night Lights remains to be seen...
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Facebook, Twitter suspend Russian network
(National News ~ 09/02/20)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Facebook said Tuesday it removed a small network of accounts and pages linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency, the "troll factory" that has used social media accounts to sow political discord in the U.S. since the 2016 presidential election...
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Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts
(National News ~ 09/02/20)
Antibodies people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found. Tuesday's report, from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland, is the most extensive work yet on the immune system's response to the virus over time, and is good news for efforts to develop vaccines...
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San Diego, other cities ending census door-knocking early
(National News ~ 09/02/20)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Already under criticism for plans to end the 2020 census at the end of September, a month earlier than previously scheduled, the U.S. Census Bureau expects to finish up its most labor-intensive operation for getting an accurate head count even earlier in one of the largest U.S. cities...
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Court blocks release of Trump tax returns amid latest appeal
(National News ~ 09/02/20)
NEW YORK -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a New York prosecutor from obtaining Donald Trump's tax returns while the president's lawyers continue to fight a subpoena seeking the records. The three-judge panel ruled after hearing brief arguments from both sides...
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Third virus vaccine reaches major hurdle: final testing
(National News ~ 09/02/20)
A handful of the dozens of experimental COVID-19 vaccines in human testing have reached the last and biggest hurdle -- looking for the needed proof that they really work as a U.S. advisory panel suggested Tuesday a way to ration the first limited doses once a vaccine wins approval...
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Trump wades into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
(National News ~ 09/02/20)
KENOSHA, Wis. -- President Donald Trump dove into the latest eruption in the nation's reckoning over racial injustice on Tuesday, visiting the "destruction" left by rioters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and declaring it was enabled by Democratic leaders. Soon after arriving in the city, a visit made over the objections of state and local leaders, Trump toured the charred remains of a block besieged by violence and fire. ...
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Ronald Roth
(Obituary ~ 09/02/20)
Ronald Roth, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Wanda Rodgers
(Obituary ~ 09/02/20)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Wanda Lee Wills Rodgers of Advance was born Nov. 9, 1931, at McGee, Missouri, the daughter of Clarence and Lillie Wills, and passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at home at age 88. Wanda and Alva Richard Rodgers were united in marriage Oct. 20, 1950, at Piggott, Arkansas, and spent the early years of their marriage living in Oregon. He preceded her in death March 1, 2008...
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Robert Moss
(Obituary ~ 09/02/20)
Robert Lee Moss, 80, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Dutchtown, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at McKinney Chapel. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at the chapel near Lake of Egypt, Illinois, with Buck Proffer officiating. Interment will follow at McKinney Chapel Cemetery...
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Lance Hovis
(Obituary ~ 09/02/20)
Lance Hovis, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral, with the Rev. Allan Saunders officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Murellian Cotner
(Obituary ~ 09/02/20)
Murellian M. Cotner, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at Heartland Care and Rehab. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau.
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Bill to allow police to live outside St. Louis advances
(State News ~ 09/02/20)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A panel of Missouri senators on Tuesday advanced a bill that would temporarily end a decades-long requirement St. Louis police live in the city. The Senate's public safety committee voted 5-2 in favor of the measure, which would lift the residency requirement for police, firefighters and other first-responders in the city through 2023. The bill could come up for debate and a final vote in the Senate as early as today...
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Missouri pays pandemic consultant more than $500,000
(State News ~ 09/02/20)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has paid a consulting firm more than $500,000 in emergency federal funding for pandemic-related costs, despite Gov. Mike Parson saying in early May an independent foundation was paying the firm. State payroll records show the McChrystal Group has received $522,000 in federal CARES Act funding from the state, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The Virginia-based company was founded by retired four-star Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal...
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Suspect in St. Louis officer's slaying has long crime record
(State News ~ 09/02/20)
ST. LOUIS -- The man charged with first-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a St. Louis police officer has a long history of violent crime and missed a court appearance last month in Florida, where he is accused of false imprisonment and sexual battery...
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Prayer 9/2/20
(Prayer ~ 09/02/20)
O God, may we strive to live together in harmony but stand firm for what is right. Amen.
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Out of the past: Sept. 2
(Out of the Past ~ 09/02/20)
Cape Girardeau officials hope to convince the Federal Aviation Administration to fund the regional airport control tower operation under a cost-sharing plan; city officials say that would be far better than losing federal funding entirely; the FAA currently reimburses the city for the $170,000 annual cost of operating the tower; under the cost-sharing plan, the FAA would pay the city about $145,000 annually for the tower operation...
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Cape police report 9/2/20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/02/20)
Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assault n Assault was reported in the 1000 block of Bloomfield Street. Thefts n Burglary was reported in the 300 block of Independence Street. n Larceny was reported in the 2100 block of William Street...
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Births 9/2/20
(Births ~ 09/02/20)
Son to James Michael and Lisa Ann McCasland of Malden, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:31 p.m. Friday, July 3, 2020. Name, Memphis Luke. Weight, 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Second son. Mrs. McCasland is the former Lisa Juart, daughter of William and Laura Juart of Bay Shore, New York. She is a clerk at Malden License Office. McCasland is the son of Josh and Shirley McCasland of Portageville, Missouri. ...
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Words During Wars: Bloomfield Stars and Stripes Museum expands
(09/02/20)
In a small Southeastern Missouri town of 2,000 people sits a 7,500 square-foot museum that began with a phone call from a man in Indiana. It was 1968, and this man had just discovered an original copy of the Stars and Stripes newspaper in a rolled-top desk in his attic. ...
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