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Full federal appeals court to consider Missouri abortion restrictions law
(State News ~ 07/21/21)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A full federal appeals court panel has decided to rehear a case over Missouri abortion restrictions. The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals last week decided to take up the case on its own motion. At issue is a 2019 state law to ban abortions as soon as eight weeks into pregnancy and prohibit abortions based on a Down syndrome diagnosis...
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Missouri treasurer sues secretary of state over proposed amendment
(State News ~ 07/21/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri treasurer on Monday sued the secretary of state over a proposed constitutional amendment dealing with expanded powers for the treasurer's office. Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick sued fellow Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Schmitt No. 1 fundraiser for Missouri Senate seat
(State News ~ 07/21/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Campaign finance records show Missouri's disgraced former governor, Eric Greitens, has raised roughly $350,000 for his run for U.S. Senate. That means Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt raised the most out of any Missouri Senate candidate during the latest quarter...
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Missouri vaccine outreach aims to be non-confrontational
(State News ~ 07/21/21)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- With the delta variant causing a surge of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in southwestern Missouri, health officials have taken to going door-to-door in an effort to encourage vaccinations. The Kansas City Star recently followed along as health officials knocked on doors in Springfield, handing out brochures. ...
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Cape patrolman honored with statewide award
(Local News ~ 07/21/21)
The Missouri Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Advisory Council (LETSAC) named Cape Girardeau patrolman William Sammut a "LETSAC Officer of the Year" last week. Sammut received the award along with four other officers from around the state. The award is presented to select officers by the Missouri Department of Transportation and LETSAC for outstanding work in traffic safety and enforcement...
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Rufus Red Hots hosting local hot dog eating contest Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/21/21)
The new hot dog restaurant in town, Rufus Red Hots, is hosting its first hot dog eating contest, which it plans to make an annual event, Saturday at its restaurant at 600 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Owner Yolanda Cawthon said the event was created for the community to have fun and to celebrate national hot dog month...
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Jackson police investigating complaint against city employee
(Local News ~ 07/21/21)
Jackson police are investigating an alleged incident Sunday in which a woman was reportedly assaulted by a Jackson Fire Rescue employee while responding to the woman's request for medical assistance. "We did receive a report, but it's still under investigation," said Lt. Alex Broch, Jackson Police Department's public information officer. He said it could take several days, and possibly a week, to investigate the facts surrounding the alleged incident...
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Cape Girardeau County goes a year without a murder
(Local News ~ 07/21/21)
Tuesday marked one year since the last murder in Cape Girardeau County. The number of murder cases filed by the Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor's Office have decreased slightly over the last several years, according to Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker...
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Island life: PB native finds work/life balance in one of world's most isolated places
(Local News ~ 07/21/21)
Poplar Bluff, Missouri, native Lara Christy spent many years trying to find the right balance between work and life. Now it looks like she may have found it in the middle of the south Atlantic Ocean, on one of the world's most remote islands...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/21/21)
Today is Wednesday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2021. There are 163 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 21, 1944, American forces landed on Guam during World War II, capturing it from the Japanese some three weeks later. On this date:...
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Semoball Awards celebrates the best in high school sports
(Editorial ~ 07/21/21)
Southeast Missouri has no shortage of talented student-athletes -- both on the field and in the classroom. Earlier this month the eighth annual Semoball Awards, presented by SoutheastHEALTH, were held at the Rock N' Roll Drive-In. Nearly 200 athletes were honored for impressive athletic performances, academic excellence, comeback efforts and admirable examples of sportsmanship...
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Prayer 7/21/21
(Prayer ~ 07/21/21)
O Father God, may we seek wisdom from you as we lead others. Amen.
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Biden has made Facebook a pandemic scapegoat
(Column ~ 07/21/21)
Let's say you're Joe Biden. For entirely valid and legitimate reasons, you staked much of your presidency on getting the country vaccinated. You had a very good start, but then things started to stall right as a new, more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus was spreading...
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Yes, remember the Alamo
(Column ~ 07/21/21)
No one is trying to topple the Alamo quite yet, but a new revisionist book on the foundational event of Texas history partakes of the iconoclastic spirit of our time. The book, titled "Forget the Alamo," is a harsh call for Texans, and Americans, to get over a battle deeply etched in our popular memory...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 7/21/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/21/21)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 19 n Medical assists were made at 2:13 a.m. on South Kingshighway; 8:02 a.m. on North Frederick Street; 9:54 a.m. on Parksite Drive; 11:44 a.m. on Annwood Drive; 12:20 p.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 1:07 p.m. on Linden Street; 8:18 p.m. on Kingsway Drive...
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Diane Mueller
(Obituary ~ 07/21/21)
Diane Marie Mueller, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. with Knights of Columbus Rosary immediately following. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Nancy Cutright
(Obituary ~ 07/21/21)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Nancy Kay "Lee" Cutright of Chaffee passed away and went to join her heavenly family Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the age of 72, at her home. She was born Sept. 10, 1948, the fourth daughter to Raymond "Jack" and Mildred M. Lee of Chaffee...
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Family farm swaps cows for goats amid changed dairy industry
(Community ~ 07/21/21)
HYDE PARK, Vt. -- Grappling with a changed industry, two brothers operating their family's dairy farm in Vermont have made the drastic decision to give up hundreds of cows for goats. The Jones family, which had raised cows for 150 years at Joneslan Farm, houses about 1,000 goats in their barn that remains adorned with painted cut-outs of dairy cattle. ...
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Haiti installs new leader as country mourns
(International News ~ 07/21/21)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti's government installed a new prime minister Tuesday, while officials mourned assassinated President Jovenel Moise and arrested at least three police officers implicated in his killing. Designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry was sworn in to replace interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who assumed leadership of Haiti with the backing of police and the military after the July 7 attack at Moise's private home, which also badly injured his wife and stunned the nation of more than 11 million people.. ...
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Big infrastructure bill in peril; GOP threatens filibuster
(National News ~ 07/21/21)
WASHINGTON -- The bipartisan infrastructure deal senators brokered with President Joe Biden is hanging precariously ahead of a crucial test vote today as senators struggle over how to pay for nearly $1 trillion in public works spending. Tensions were rising Tuesday as Republicans prepared to mount a filibuster over what they see as a rushed and misguided process. ...
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Muslims mark Eid al-Adha holiday in pandemic's shadow
(International News ~ 07/21/21)
CAIRO -- Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus. Eid al-Adha, or the "Feast of Sacrifice," is typically marked by communal prayers, large social gatherings, slaughtering of livestock and distributing meat to the needy. ...
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Jeff Bezos blasts into space on his own rocket: 'Best day ever!'
(National News ~ 07/21/21)
VAN HORN, Texas -- Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company's first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his brother, an 18-year-old from the Netherlands and an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas -- the youngest and oldest to ever fly in space...
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Schools confront more polarization with mask rules
(National News ~ 07/21/21)
Students in Wichita, Kansas, public schools can ditch the masks when classes begin. Detroit public schools will probably require them only for the unvaccinated. In Pittsburgh, masks will likely be required regardless of vaccination status. And in some states, schools cannot mandate face coverings under any circumstances...
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Abuse claims against Mo. reform school settled
(State News ~ 07/21/21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Four civil lawsuits alleging sexual and physical assault by the owners of a Southwest Missouri reform school have been settled. An attorney for four former Circle of Hope Girls Ranch students, identified only as Jane Does, told The Kansas City Star the settlement amounts are confidential...
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Health leader: St. Louis area facing third COVID-19 wave
(State News ~ 07/21/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The St. Louis area is facing a third wave of COVID-19 that could cause more deaths and serious cases if residents don't get vaccinated and return to wearing masks in public, the head of the region's pandemic task force said Tuesday...
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No Black voices during Mo. hearing on racism teachings
(State News ~ 07/21/21)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri legislative committee on Monday held a hearing on how educators teach K-12 students about race and racism without hearing from any Black Missourians. No Black parents, teachers or scholars testified to the Joint Committee on Education during the invite-only hearing on critical race theory...
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Dog Day at the Catfish Game
(Local News ~ 07/21/21)
Delbert Walter and Leon Reed, 3, pet Scruffy, a 7-year-old terrier, in the stands of Capaha Field during Tuesday's Cape Catfish baseball game in Cape Girardeau. Tuesdays are Dog Day, when owners are encouraged to bring their dogs to the game.
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Out of the past: July 21
(Out of the Past ~ 07/21/21)
In observance of Armed Forces Sunday, Chaplain Mark Gilbert Steiner assists with services at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas and at Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown; Steiner is a lieutenant commander with the U.S. Navy; he has served eight years with Marine Aircraft Group 39 and has served in three deployments to the Middle East; he is the son of Bernice Steiner of Jackson...
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Births 7/21/21
(Births ~ 07/21/21)
Thomas Son to Corey Thomas and Amber Locklear of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 2:39 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Name, Ezekiel Lamar. Weight, 10 pounds, 3 ounces. Second son. Locklear is the daughter of Kathleen Arnzen of Jackson and Wendell Locklear of Pocahontas. She is a server at Cracker Barrel and a full-time student at Southeast Missouri State University. Thomas is the son of Joan Thomas of Jackson and Kenny Lewis of Kansas City, Missouri. He is also a full-time student at Southeast...
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