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Fate of Southwest Missouri boarding school on hold as hearings delayed
(State News ~ 10/14/22)
Hearings are again on hold in the State of Missouri's effort to shut down a Christian boarding school whose staff members have been accused of abuse by numerous current and former students. Cedar County Associate Circuit Judge Thomas Pyle on Tuesday canceled hearings that had been scheduled for Thursday and today to consider Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt's request to close Agape Boarding School. New hearing dates have not been set...
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Clinics offer free vasectomies, citing a surge in demand
(State News ~ 10/14/22)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Denny Dalliance had long worried about what would happen if he fathered a child because his job as a truck driver keeps him away from home most of the week. But after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, the 31-year-old Independence, Missouri, man decided it was time to take action and jumped at the chance to sign up for a free vasectomy...
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Cape police seek trespassing suspect
(Local News ~ 10/14/22)
Authorities are still searching for a trespassing suspect who walked into the home of downtown Cape Girardeau residents. An arrest warrant has been issued for Jamirraha Ward, 33, after she entered the residence of Michelle Antallan and Andrew Bard on Oct. 7. Bard said Ward entered the front door while he and Antallan were home...
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over Missouri's new voter ID law
(State News ~ 10/14/22)
A judge has dismissed the lawsuit challenging a Missouri law requiring voters to show a government-issued ID at the polls. Cole County Judge Jon Beetem's order Wednesday means voters without a photo ID will have to file a provisional ballot in the November election. The provisional ballot will only be counted if the voter returns later that day with a photo ID or if election officials verify their signatures...
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Cape Girardeau hospice aims to help kids dealing with grief
(Local News ~ 10/14/22)
"In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." The pithy aphorism above is often attributed to 18th century American founding father Benjamin Franklin. Regardless of whether Franklin uttered or wrote those words, the truth of the epigram is hard to refute...
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Local United Way to hold 'Transportation Conversation' for Cape County
(Local News ~ 10/14/22)
The public is invited to comment on needs and solutions surrounding transportation in Cape Girardeau County during a "Transportation Conversation." The event will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Shawnee Park Sports Complex at 1157 S. West End Blvd. in Cape Girardeau...
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Social Security benefits to jump by 8.7% next year
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
WASHINGTON Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023, a historic increase but a gain that will be eaten up in part by the rising cost of everyday living. The cost-of-living adjustment the largest in more than 40 years means the average recipient will receive more than $140 extra a month beginning in January, the Social Security Administration said Thursday. ...
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Survivor Stories: Leslie Washington is an advocate for others
(Community ~ 10/14/22)
Leslie Washington did not want to be a statistic. Thats why, after enduring nine years of abuse from her ex-husband, she called the Safe House of Southeast Missouri, hopped on a Greyhound Bus from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau a city she barely knew and began a new life.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
Today is Friday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2022. There are 78 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. On this date: In 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings...
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VintageNOW combines style and entertainment for a good cause
(Editorial ~ 10/14/22)
The annual VintageNOW fashion show returns this weekend to the Show Me Center, combining a good cause with a first-class experience in one of the area's premier events. The show, started 13 years ago, will feature 60 models who will wear two outfits each over the course of the evening. ...
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Prayer 10-14-22
(Prayer ~ 10/14/22)
O Heavenly Father, we praise you for there is no God besides you, our precious Savior. Amen.
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Does Herschel Walker's abortion story matter?
(Column ~ 10/14/22)
Herschel Walker, the Republican former football star running for a Georgia Senate seat who supports a total ban on abortion, denies he pressured a former girlfriend to have an abortion, which he paid for. He's almost certainly lying. The allegations are easy to believe while his rambling, often contradictory denials are not. ...
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Fire report 10-14-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/14/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 12 n Medical assists were made at 3:11 a.m. on Landgraf Drive; 6:08 a.m. at Airport Road and Rambler Drive; 3:19 p.m. on Cobblestone Court; 5:51 p.m. at Broadway and North West End Boulevard; and 6:06 p.m. on South Ellis Street...
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Police report 10-14-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/14/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Bessie Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Fountain Street...
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Margie LeDure-Wilfawn
(Obituary ~ 10/14/22)
Margie Louise LeDure-Wilfawn, daughter of the late Melvin "Mack" Smith and Betty Joan Elders-Smith, was born Dec. 6, 1963, in Scott City and entered the gates of heaven Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 58...
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Carl and Peggy Sitzes
(Obituary ~ 10/14/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. Carl Sitzes, 79, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at his home. His wife, Peggy Carolyn Little Sitzes, 79, of Marble Hill died Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Cape Girardeau. A celebration of their lives will be at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at Plainview Church, County Roads 306 and 326 at Marble Hill...
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Cynthia Ladd
(Obituary ~ 10/14/22)
Cynthia Jo Dunning Ladd, 70, of Delta died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. She was born July 21, 1952, in Cape Girardeau to Leonard and Betty Jo Gilder Dunning. She and Billy Gene Ladd were married May 27, 1995, at Delta. He preceded her in death July 4, 1999...
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Putin tempts Turkey, suggests making it Europe's new gas hub
(International News ~ 10/14/22)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday doubled down on his proposal to turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe after deliveries to Germany through the Baltic Sea's Nord Stream pipeline were halted. Putin floated the idea of exporting more gas through the Turk Stream gas pipeline running beneath the Black Sea to Turkey as he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a regional summit in Kazakhstan...
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Families bid farewell as Thai victims are cremated
(International News ~ 10/14/22)
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand -- Hundreds of mourners and victims' families gathered Tuesday evening to watch flames burn from rows of makeshift pyres at cremation ceremonies for the young children and others who died in last week's mass killings at a day care center in Thailand's rural northeast...
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NKorea fires another missile, flies warplanes near border
(International News ~ 10/14/22)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea early Friday launched a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters and flew warplanes near the border with South Korea, further raising animosities triggered by the North's recent barrage of weapons tests...
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Allies pledge more air defense to help Ukraine; Russia hits cities
(International News ~ 10/14/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's allies vowed Thursday to supply the besieged nation with advanced air defense systems as Russian forces attacked the Kyiv region with kamikaze drones and fired missiles elsewhere at civilian targets, payback for the bombing of a strategic bridge linking Russia with annexed Crimea...
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With teachers in short supply, states ease job requirements
(Community ~ 10/14/22)
DALLAS -- As schools across the South grapple with teacher shortages, many are turning to candidates without teaching certificates or formal training. Alabama administrators increasingly have hired educators with emergency certifications, often in low-income and majority-Black neighborhoods. Texas, meanwhile, allowed about one in five new teachers to sidestep certification last school year...
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DeSantis eases voting rules in counties devastated by Ian
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday issued an executive order expanding voting access for the midterm elections in three counties where Hurricane Ian destroyed polling places and displaced thousands of people. The move, which followed requests from Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota counties and voting rights groups, comes as Florida begins to undertake a massive recovery from the Category 4 hurricane that hit on Sept. 28 and leveled parts of the state's southwest...
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Trial: Trump tweet about 'wild' protest energized extremists
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
WASHINGTON -- Members of the far-right Oath Keepers were ecstatic when then-President Donald Trump invited supporters to a "wild" protest in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, when Congress would be certifying the results of the 2020 election, according to messages shown Thursday during the seditious conspiracy trial for the militia group's founder and four associates...
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Proposed UN resolution would sanction top Haitian gang chief
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council is negotiating a resolution that would impose an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban on influential Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, nicknamed "Barbeque." It also would target other Haitian individuals and groups who engage in actions that threaten the peace, security or stability of the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, according to the text obtained Thursday by The Associated Press...
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Quality of life concerns weigh heavily on rail contract vote
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
OMAHA, Neb. -- The lack of some benefits most American workers can readily count on, like paid sick leave and regularly scheduled weekends, is driving some railroad workers to veto contracts that include hefty raises and $5,000 bonuses. This week's vote by the third-largest railroad union against their contract raised the possibility that a crippling nationwide strike could still happen even though the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union pledged to negotiate more before considering walking off the job.. ...
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High court rejects Trump plea to step into Mar-a-Lago case
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump's plea to step into the legal fight over the FBI search of his Florida estate. The justices did not otherwise comment in turning away Trump's emergency appeal. Trump had pressed the court on an issue relating to classified documents seized in the search authorized by a federal judge of Mar-a-Lago...
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Trump dossier source shocked speculation portrayed as fact
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A Russian-born analyst who provided the bulk of the information for a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump told an FBI agent he was shocked and dismayed that the speculative information he provided was portrayed as fact, an agent testified Thursday...
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Explainer: Who is leading the crackdown on Iran's protests?
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
They show up at the first signs of protest in Iran -- men in black, riding motorcycles, often wielding guns or batons. They are members of what's known as the Basij, paramilitary volunteers who are fiercely loyal to the Islamic Republic. The shock troops of the ayatollahs have taken on a leading role in quashing dissent for more than two decades...
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$1B judgment against Alex Jones not the final word
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
WATERBURY, Conn. -- The nearly $1 billion judgment against Alex Jones for spreading false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre brought long-sought relief to family members and hopes the eye-popping figure would deter others from broadcasting falsehoods...
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Parkland school shooter spared from execution for killing 17
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A divided jury spared Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz the death penalty Thursday for killing 17 people at a Parkland high school in 2018, sending him to prison for the rest of his life in a decision that left many families of the victims angered, baffled and in tears...
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Poll: Most in US say misinformation spurs extremism, hate
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
Americans from across the political spectrum say misinformation is increasing political extremism and hate crimes, according to a new poll that reflects broad and significant concerns about false and misleading claims ahead of next month's midterm elections...
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Worsening inflation will pressure Fed to keep raising rates
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
WASHINGTON -- Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains and ensuring that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates aggressively...
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Mayor: 5 killed by N. Carolina shooter, suspect 'contained'
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina mayor announced that five people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting in a residential area. Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin told reporters that multiple people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway around 5 p.m., and that the police department told her around 8 p.m. that the suspect had been "contained" at a residence in the area...
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How Moscow grabs Ukrainian kids and makes them Russians
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
Olga Lopatkina paced around her basement in circles like a trapped animal. For more than a week, the Ukrainian mother had heard nothing from her six adopted children stranded in Mariupol, and she was going out of her mind with worry. The kids had spent their vacation at a resort in the port city, as usual. ...
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump, shows new video
(National News ~ 10/14/22)
WASHINGTON -- The House Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump, demanding his personal testimony as it unveiled new video of close aides describing his multi-part plan to overturn his 2020 election loss that led to his supporters' assault on the U.S. Capitol...
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Man who killed wife, in-laws because they 'wouldn't leave' pleads guilty
(State News ~ 10/14/22)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. A Missouri man who said he killed his wife and in-laws because they "wouldn't leave" entered a guilty plea Thursday in the case. Jesse Huy, 50, admitted just before his trial was set to begin to three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of armed criminal action in the deaths of 48-year-old Tonya Huy and her parents, 71-year-old Ronald Koehler and 78-year-old Linda Koehler of Baton Rouge, Louisiana...
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Out of the past: Oct. 14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/14/22)
The region said goodbye to summer weather as a cold front moved through the area yesterday, dropping temperatures and rain; the day started in the 70s, but dropped to 58 degrees by 8:15 a.m. and to 53 degrees by 4 p.m.; many residents welcome the cooler temperatures, as the first part of October was unseasonably warm...
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