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Snow day
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
Enjoying a somewhat snowy sled ride in Cape Girardeau on Thursday morning were, from back, Finn, Laurel and Tag Rowley. While the light coating of snow made for less-than-optimal sledding conditions, the wintry precipitation was enough to slicken roads. Several vehicle crashes were reported in the city.
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Crash stops traffic on icy Interstate 55 in Bootheel
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
A massive weather-related accident shut down southbound Interstate 55 at New Madrid, Missouri, on Thursday morning. No injury reports were available as of presstime.
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Ramsay's Run adult community opens again for reservations
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
The Chateau at Ramsay's Run is now taking reservations again after a years-long delay. The Chateau Girardeau retirement community first announced the development of Ramsay's Run adult community in 2016. Reservations opened for Ramsay's Run in 2018, but the COVID-19 pandemic halted progress, according to Keith Boeller. Boeller heads Cape Retirement Community Inc. as president and CEO...
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New voter registration for February primary ends Wednesday
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
New voters in Cape Girardeau who wish to vote in the City of Cape Girardeau's February primary will need to register by Wednesday. In Cape Girardeau County, new voters must complete a new voter registration application before 5 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday prior to election dates...
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Henson, Leighton weigh in on Parson's decision of no special election
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
Matt Henson, the chairman of the Cape Girardeau County Republican Central Committee, used the words "benefit" and "value" in responding to Gov. Mike Parson's decision Thursday not to call special elections to fill six current vacancies in the Missouri House of Representatives...
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A year after Jan. 6, Congress more deeply divided than ever
(National News ~ 01/07/22)
WASHINGTON — A deeply divided Congress is showing the world a very unsettled view from the U.S. Capitol: Rather than a national crisis that pulls the country together, the deadly riot Jan. 6, 2021, only seems to have pushed lawmakers further apart...
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Biden and Congress mark a year since violent insurrection
(National News ~ 01/07/22)
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden accused Donald Trump and his supporters of holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy” in a speech Thursday marking the anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. He warned that though it didn’t succeed, the insurrection remains a serious threat to America’s system of government. Biden’s criticism was blistering of the defeated president whom he blamed for the assault that has fundamentally changed Congress and the nation, and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/07/22)
Today is Friday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2022. There are 358 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 7, 1953, President Truman announced in his State of the Union message to Congress that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb...
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Charleston wins championship of Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament
(Editorial ~ 01/07/22)
The Charleston High School boys basketball team ended the 77th annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament in a familiar position, teammates coming together at center court to raise a championship trophy. The Blue Jays defeated a competitive Jackson team 51-46 at the Show Me Center. It was the 20th time for powerhouse Charleston to win the tournament...
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Prayer 1-7-22
(Prayer ~ 01/07/22)
O Lord Jesus, precious Savior, may your peace fill our hearts. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 1/7/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/07/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 5 n Medical assist was made at 6:46 a.m. on South Ranney Avenue
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Gary Foglietta
(Obituary ~ 01/07/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gary Robert Foglietta, 61, of Perryville died Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Ben Melaku, C.M., officiating.Burial with military funeral honors will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery...
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Marjorie Hildebrand
(Obituary ~ 01/07/22)
Marjorie Alberta Hildebrand, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Nov. 10, 1924, in Cape Girardeau to Robert E. and Margaret Elizabeth Fleming Blaylock. She and Richard Hildebrand were married Jan. 10, 1946, at Blytheville, Arkansas. He preceded her in death in 2004...
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Peter Bogdanovich, director of 'Paper Moon,' dead at 82
(Entertainment ~ 01/07/22)
Peter Bogdanovich, the ascot-wearing cinephile and director of 1970s black-and-white classics like "The Last Picture Show" and "Paper Moon," has died. He was 82. Bogdanovich died early Thursday morning at this home in Los Angeles, said his daughter, Antonia Bogdanovich. She said he died of natural causes...
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Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin, California split $632M
(National News ~ 01/07/22)
MADISON, Wis. -- Powerball tickets sold in Wisconsin and California were winners of the latest jackpot and will split $632 million, officials said. The Wisconsin Lottery said Thursday the winning ticket in its state was sold in Green Bay. The ticket holder had not yet come forward, but the agency planned to announce the retailer who sold the ticket later Thursday, said Wisconsin Lottery spokeswoman Kailey Bender...
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Survey: Parents increased quality time at pandemic's start
(Community ~ 01/07/22)
During the first several months of the pandemic in the U.S., Dina Levy made her young daughter and son go on walks with her three times a day. They kicked a soccer ball around at the nearby high school. The children, then 11 and 8, created an obstacle course out of chalk and the three timed each other running through it. They also ate all their meals together...
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A season of joy — and caution — kicks off in New Orleans
(National News ~ 01/07/22)
NEW ORLEANS -- Vaccinated, masked and ready-to-revel New Orleans residents began ushering in Carnival season Thursday with plans for a rolling party on the city's historic streetcar line, an annual march honoring Joan of Arc in the French Quarter and a collective, wary eye on coronavirus statistics...
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Cause of Philadelphia house fire that killed 12 still undetermined
(National News ~ 01/07/22)
PHILADELPHIA -- Investigators worked Thursday to determine the cause of a fire that tore through a Philadelphia rowhome, killing 12 people, including two sisters and several of their children. Specialists from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives took photos and then entered the charred, three-story brick duplex, where the city's deadliest single blaze in more than a century took the lives of eight children. The city fire marshal requested ATF's assistance...
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Near-empty flights crisscross Europe to secure landing slots
(International News ~ 01/07/22)
BRUSSELS -- Europe's sky is filling up with near-empty polluting planes that serve little other purpose than safeguarding airlines' valuable time slots at some of the world's most important airports. The highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 has put many off flying, and because of it, getting people and goods from point A to point B has become an afterthought for thousands of flights. ...
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Schools sticking with in-person learning scramble for subs
(National News ~ 01/07/22)
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Principals, superintendents and counselors are filling in as substitutes in classrooms as the surge in coronavirus infections further strains schools already struggling with staffing shortages. In Cincinnati, dozens of employees from the central office were dispatched this week to schools at risk of having to close because of low staffing. ...
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Some still don't know fate of pets after Colorado wildfire
(National News ~ 01/07/22)
DENVER -- When Lisa Young evacuated her home as a fast-moving Colorado wildfire burned, it looked like firefighters were going to be able to stop what appeared then to just be a grass fire in a field behind her home. She just took her purse, turned off her slow cooker and television and made sure her two cats had enough food and water to drink, thinking she would be back home soon...
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Trump maintains grip on GOP despite violent insurrection
(National News ~ 01/07/22)
WASHINGTON — As a raging band of his supporters scaled walls, smashed windows, used flagpoles to beat police and breached the U.S. Capitol in a bid to overturn a free and fair election, Donald Trump’s excommunication from the Republican Party seemed a near certainty, his name tarnished beyond repair...
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Out of the past: Jan. 7
(Out of the Past ~ 01/07/22)
In the wake of unpopular programming changes, the Cape Girardeau City Council passed a resolution last night censuring the local cable television operator for failing to consult the public; "I certainly think this is in order, to show our displeasure of their handling of our city's customers and residents," Councilman Richard Eggimann said after the resolution passed unanimously; Denver, Colorado-based, Tele-Communications Inc. operates the cable television systems in Cape Girardeau and Jackson...
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