Stories from Tuesday, November 1, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri's health department is investigating whether a hospital violated federal health care rules in denying a woman an emergency abortion, an agency spokeswoman confirmed Monday, Oct. 31. Missouri Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox in a statement said the agency launched an investigation into southern Missouri's Freeman Health System's treatment of Mylissa Farmer...

A community memorial service will be held by Southeast Hospice at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at Cape First Church, 254 S. Silver Springs Road in Cape Girardeau. The annual commemoration is held to remember loved ones through music, prayers and remembrances and is open to the public...

A burn advisory, in effect for just more than a month in Cape Girardeau County, will now be allowed to expire, the County Commission decided Monday, Oct. 31. The county issued the advisory Sept. 29 after Mark Winkler, the county's director of emergency management, warned of combustible conditions because of "a combination of temperature, low humidity, dry ground covering and possible increasing winds."...

Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization will stage the annual Christmas parade beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. Uptown Jackson, in a news release, said the parade's theme is "A Toyland Christmas", and will step off at Southern Bank on Main Street at Farmington Road and end at the frozen food lockers on High Street near City Cemetery...

The low water levels of the Mississippi River — and others across the U.S. — have caused obstacles to shipping that have ripple effects on the global economy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates that more than 600 million tons — around 14% of all U.S. freight — is shipped on inland waterways. Barges represent the most efficient way to move goods on the ground...

The Social Security Administration announced that Social Security benefits will increase 8.7% next year due to the cost-of-living adjustment. The increase will go into effect in January, and the average benefit will jump to $1,827, according to the Social Security Administration website...

Sheriffs across Missouri stand united to protect the citizens of Missouri and oppose Amendment 3 as it is written. Amendment 3 contains more than 30 pages of constitutionally created rights, with several sections creating dangerous threats to our citizens. Amendment 3 goes far beyond legalizing recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 years of age and older...

Rest assured, contrary to the article covering the recent candidate forum, I do not agree that the election of my main opponent is a forgone conclusion. Elections are about sending messages. I respectfully ask voters to understand the following and ask themselves what message they want to send: The GOP has dominated both houses of the General Assembly for the last 20 years, and Republicans hold five out of six statewide offices. ...

O Lord Jesus, may we love one another as you love us. Amen.

"You are not alone." The midterm elections with their fury, scandals and histrionics, work to drown out this message we could all stand to hear. "You are not alone" is the message that my alma mater, the Catholic University of America, is sending students, faculty and staff...

In response to the Editorial Board, the Management of Organic Remedies Missouri, Inc. (ORMO), a state licensed grower, processor and dispensary operator located in Chaffee and Cape Girardeau, provides the following counterpoints to the Editorial Board's conclusion that "Recreational Marijuana amendment would be a disaster for Missouri."...

Son to Andrew Douglas and Montanna Rae Hileman of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:14 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Name, Ford Douglas. Weight, 5 pounds, 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Hileman is the former Montanna Ford, daughter of Kathy and Dwight Ford of Advance, Missouri. Hileman is the son of Doug and Liz Hileman of Cape Girardeau. He is an emergency department nurse at Saint Francis Medical Center...

A new commuter parking area has been established near Interstate 55 off of Route K at Cape Girardeau; work on the new area, which can accommodate 20 vehicles, was completed recently by the Missouri Department of Transportation; the parking area, open to the public, is located .25 mile west of I-55 and Route K intersection at the intersection of County Road 317 with Route K; it was constructed at a minimal cost...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 30 n Medical assists were made at 7:23 p.m. on Yorktown Drive and at 10:19 p.m. on Cousin Street. n At 11:28 a.m., fire alarm on Broadway. n At 4:15 p.m., fire alarm on South Sprigg Street...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South New Madrid Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street...

Patricia Lynn Davison Renard passed away Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born Jan. 16, 1949, in Arbyrd, Missouri, to H. Eldon Davison and L. Virgina Wood. Pat is survived by two daughters, Melissa (Richard) Browne and Annette (Geronimo Avila Trujillo) Renard; two sisters, Kathleen (Linuel) Hedspeth and Leona (Michael) Davison-Kearbey; one brother, James (Vicki) Davison; three grandchildren, Aiyana Williams, Isaiah Davis, and Eli Avila Renard; and numerous other beloved cousins, family and friends.. ...

FARMINGTON, Mo. — Connie Sue Hurst of Farmington entered into eternal rest Oct. 29, 2022, at her home at the age of 74. She was born April 21, 1948, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, to the late Lester and Beulah Pinkston Rawson. Connie was an assistant manager at Walmart for more than 20 years. ...

ORAN, Mo. — Melvin Hamm was born Nov. 23, 1934, in Oran to Leo Hamm and Irmina Dannenmueller Hamm, and departed his life Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Cape Girardeau at the age of 87 years. He lived on the family farm most of his life helping his father farm. In 1953, Melvin met Martha Ann Robert. After dating, they got married April 23, 1955, and raised four children -- three sons and one daughter...

Paul H. Guard III of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Saint Louis University Hospital surrounded by family, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 23, 1954, to the late Billie I. and Paul H. Guard Jr. in Savanah, Georgia...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — James Arthur Gloth, son of the late Clarence Gloth and Nancy Snider Gloth, was born Feb. 2, 1943, in Whitewater and departed his life Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, at his home in Chaffee at the age of 79 years. He retired from Arkansas Best Freight Co. in June 2002, and was a member of the of First Baptist Church in Delta. James was chairman of Delta First Baptist Church Deacons, and a 50-year member of the Whitewater Masonic Lodge...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Darlene M. Baudendistel, 85, of Perryville died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Memorial Service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mount Hope in Perryville...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Taylor Swift scored a 10 out of 10 as she became the first artist in history to claim the top 10 slots of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with tracks from her new record "Midnights". Billboard reported Monday that Swift surpassed Drake, who had held the previous record with nine of the top 10 songs for a week in September 2021...

BRASILIA, Brazil -- In Brazil's capital on Monday, the silence was deafening. Nearly a full day after President Jair Bolsonaro lost his bid for reelection, the usually brash right-wing leader had neither conceded defeat nor challenged the results of the country's closest political contest in more than three decades...

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean police investigated on Monday what caused a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people including 26 foreigners during Halloween festivities in Seoul in the country's worst disaster in years, as President Yoon Suk Yeol and tens of thousands of others paid respects to the dead at special mourning sites...

Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal last year are now being recruited by the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, three former Afghan generals told The Associated Press...

MORBI, India -- Police in western India arrested nine people on Monday as they investigated the collapse of a newly repaired 143-year-old suspension bridge in one of the country's worst accidents in years, officials said. The collapse Sunday evening in Gujarat state plunged hundreds of people into a river, killing at least 134...

Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease. Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa. The World Health Organization is rolling out the first authorized malaria vaccine for children, but it is about 30% effective and requires four doses...

NEW YORK -- For years, as Donald Trump was soaring from reality TV star to the White House, his real estate empire was bankrolling big perks for some of his top executives, including apartments and luxury cars. Now Trump's company, the Trump Organization, is on trial for criminal tax fraud -- on the hook for what prosecutors say was a 15-year scheme by his most trusted lieutenant to avoid paying taxes on those fringe benefits...

Hold off before throwing that porch pumpkin into the trash along with Halloween candy wrappers. Those jack-o'-lanterns don't have to end up in the local landfill. Consider composting pumpkins in the garden, donating them to community gardens, farms or even a zoo, or simply leaving them as a snack for backyard wildlife...

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee's top election official surveyed about 20 poll workers gathered in a classroom in a city building stuffed with election supplies, then spoke frankly about the tense environment they may face next week when the city expects more people watching their work than ever before...

Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter -- and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter's new owner fired the company's board of directors and made himself the board's sole member, according to a company filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Musk later said on Twitter that the new board setup is "temporary," but he didn't provide any details...

WASHINGTON -- The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after hours of debate over vexing questions of race. The most diverse court in the nation's history -- among the nine justices are four women, two Black people and a Latina -- is weighing challenges to admissions programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard that use race among many factors in seeking a diverse student body...

Within hours of the attack on Paul Pelosi, conspiracy theories deflecting blame for the assault on the husband of U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi were already swirling online. It didn't matter that authorities said Paul Pelosi was alone when the suspect broke into the couple's San Francisco home. Or that investigators said they didn't believe the two men knew one another...

KYIV, Ukraine -- A massive barrage of Russian cruise missile and drone strikes hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities early Monday, knocking out water and power supplies in retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer told police he wanted to hold the Democratic leader hostage and "break her kneecaps" to show other members of Congress there were "consequences to actions," authorities said Monday...

ATKINSON, N.H. -- New Hampshire's Republican governor described Don Bolduc as a "conspiracy theory extremist" just two months ago. But now, a week before Election Day, Gov. Chris Sununu is vowing to support him. And the leader of the GOP's campaign to retake the U.S. Senate stood at Bolduc's side over the weekend and called him "a true patriot."...