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United Way of SEMO to raise funds with rappelling event
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
Individuals can overcome a fear of heights for a good cause at the area United Way's Over the Edge event. The United Way of Southeast Missouri's (UWSEMO) Over the Edge event takes place May 20 at Southeast Missouri State University's Towers South. Fifty-two participants, or edgers, who fundraise $1,000 from friends, family and others, will rappel down 12 stories, or 147 feet, at SEMO's campus. ...
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Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence plans first-time event Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence (SEMO NASV) will debut a free event, "A Walk in the Park with Green Bear," from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Shelter No. 4 in Cape County Park North. "It's our first time for this and we hope it will become an annual event," said Alix Gasser, SEMO NASV development director...
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Scott City's new police chief says city jail reopening will be soon
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
The top law enforcement officer in Scott City, Police Chief Rick Walter, told the Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday he wants to reopen the municipal jail within the next three months. The now-closed lockup at 618 Main St. is currently undergoing remodeling...
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Putin claims victory in Mariupol despite steel-mill Ukrainian holdouts
(International News ~ 04/22/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory Thursday in the battle for Mariupol despite an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters still holed up at a giant steel mill, ordering his troops not to storm the stronghold but to seal it off "so that not even a fly comes through."...
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Dogwood-Azalea Festival offers activities, events
(Local News ~ 04/22/22)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Charleston's dogwoods and azaleas may be the stars of the annual four-day festival in their honor, but in addition to taking in the town's sights, there are many activities and events for all ages to enjoy this weekend. The 54th annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival began Thursday and will run through Sunday. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/22/22)
Today is Friday, April 22, the 112th day of 2022. There are 253 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 22, 2000, in a dramatic pre-dawn raid, armed immigration agents seized Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban boy at the center of a custody dispute, from his relatives' home in Miami; Elian was reunited with his father at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington...
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Macomb County GOP and the 2020 election
(Column ~ 04/22/22)
On Monday evening, each of Michigan's 83 county parties held Republican conventions. Conservatives met with the purpose of electing delegates to the state endorsement convention to begin the process of nominating candidates for attorney general and secretary of state, as well as to the Supreme Court and state education boards...
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Prayer 4-22-22
(Prayer ~ 04/22/22)
O Lord Jesus, each day may our love for one another grow. Amen.
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Codefi announcement is a win for southern Missouri
(Editorial ~ 04/22/22)
Cape Girardeau-based technology incubator Codefi recently announced some big news that should have an impact in southern Missouri and beyond. Referring to it as "one of the largest regional workforce and business development networks in state history," the organization announced the establishment of the Southern Missouri Innovation Network. For short, it's being referred to as Innovate SOMO...
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Edward York
(Obituary ~ 04/22/22)
BENTON, Mo. -- Edward Leroy York, 91, of Benton passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022. Ed was born April 21, 1930, to Joseph and Lucille Lovell York in Overland, Missouri. He was the eldest of six children: Allen Keith, John William, Norman Eugene, Myrna Faye and Robert Lewis...
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Janita Moore
(Obituary ~ 04/22/22)
Janita Rosalie Moore, 95, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, April 21, 2002, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A private memorial service will be held later. Arrangements are by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 4/22/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/22/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 20 n Medical assists were made at 1:15 a.m., on Bloomfield Street; 10:31 a.m. ln South Mount Auburn Road; 12:44 p.m. on Masters Drive; 1:09 p.m. on William Street; 1:45 p.m. on Marlin Drive; 4:29 p.m. on Walnut Street; 8:26 p.m. on North Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 4/22/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/22/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on Hackberry Street...
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Recreational marijuana petition passes signature requirement
(State News ~ 04/22/22)
ST. LOUIS -- A group pushing a constitutional amendment that would make recreational marijuana legal in Missouri said it has collected enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot but it plans to gather thousands more signatures. Legal Missouri 2022 announced Tuesday it has 200,000 signatures supporting the amendment, KMOV-TV reported...
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Missouri Senate backs limits on property tax increases
(State News ~ 04/22/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Missouri homeowners could be spared from paying higher property taxes under a pair of proposed constitutional amendments approved Wednesday by the state Senate. One proposal would authorize laws limiting the amount by which property values could be increased when being reassessed...
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Missouri's GOP-led House sends income tax break to Senate
(State News ~ 04/22/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would give rebates of up to $1,000 for state income taxes owed this year. Lawmakers voted 103-44 to send the nonrefundable tax credit legislation to the GOP-led Senate, where Republican Majority Leader Caleb Rowden said it faces an uncertain path forward...
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Taylor family behind new geospatial institute in St. Louis
(State News ~ 04/22/22)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis leaders on Thursday announced plans for a new institute designed to make the region a major player in geospatial technology. Andy Taylor, executive chairman of the rental car company Enterprise Holdings, is providing financing for the Taylor Geospatial Institute, along with eight St. Louis-area research institutions. The institute will provide funding for research and program development and expects to attract leading scientists to St. Louis, organizers said...
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Kentucky abortion law blocked in win for clinics
(National News ~ 04/22/22)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a state law that effectively eliminated abortions in Kentucky after the state's two remaining clinics said they couldn't meet its requirements. The decision by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings was a victory for abortion rights advocates and a setback for the Republican-led legislature, which passed the law in March and then overrode Democratic Gov. ...
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Crews brace for strong winds, explosive fire growth in West
(National News ~ 04/22/22)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Firefighters fanned out across blackened landscape in Arizona's high country, digging into the ground to put out smoldering tree stumps and roots as helicopters buzzed overhead with buckets of water to drop on a massive blaze. The work has been tedious and steady -- all with the recognition that already strong winds will become stronger today and a shift over the weekend could turnrthe blaze up hillsides or toward homes on the outskirts of Flagstaff...
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War in Ukraine spurs bid to take a closer look at vetoes at UN
(International News ~ 04/22/22)
UNITED NATIONS -- Two days into Russia's attack on Ukraine, a majority of U.N. Security Council members voted to demand Moscow withdraw. One thing stood in their way: a veto by Russia itself. It was the latest in decades of vetoes -- on issues ranging from the Korean War to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to climate change -- that at least temporarily stymied the council designed to be the U.N.'s most potent component...
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Rates for measles, other vaccinations dip for kindergartners
(National News ~ 04/22/22)
A smaller portion of U.S. children got routine vaccinations required for kindergarten during the pandemic, government researchers said Thursday, raising concerns measles and other preventable diseases could increase. Rates were close to 94% for measles, whooping cough and chickenpox vaccinations for the 2020-2021 school year. ...
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Musk says he has $46.5 billion in financing ready to buy Twitter
(National News ~ 04/22/22)
Elon Musk says he has lined up $46.5 billion in financing to buy Twitter, putting pressure on the company's board to negotiate a deal. Last week, Musk announced an offer to buy the social media platform for $54.20 per share, or about $43 billion. At the time, he did not say how he would finance the acquisition...
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Free-range hens driven indoors to protect poultry from bird flu
(National News ~ 04/22/22)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That's a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about their product while also protecting chickens from a highly infectious bird flu that has killed roughly 28 million poultry across the country...
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Out of the past: April 22
(Out of the Past ~ 04/22/22)
The Missouri Transportation Department has agreed to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed Interstate 66 route through southern Missouri; Gov. Mel Carnahan pushed for the study, local civic and business leaders said; the state committed to the study this month as local and state economic development officials sought to convince Procter & Gamble to choose Cape Girardeau County as the site for a new plant; the study is expected to begin this month and be completed within 90 days...
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CNN's streaming service shutting down a month after launch
(Entertainment ~ 04/22/22)
NEW YORK -- CNN is shutting down its CNN+ streaming service less than a month after its launch, a spectacular flameout for a venture that had attracted stars such as Chris Wallace and Alison Roman and was seen as a way to attract a new generation of news consumers...
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Alleluia, He Is Risen
(Submitted Story ~ 04/22/22)
After Ash Wednesday Mass on March 2, Father Kelly came over to Guardian Angel School in Oran, with the students and teachers lining the hallway. He was carrying the "Alleluia" board. He brought the "Alleluia" out to the front of school, with the students and teachers following, dug a hole, and buried the "Alleluia", while all sang a song. Alleluia was not to be talked about or said until after Easter...
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