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After election, marijuana advocates look to next states
(State News ~ 11/15/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Law-abiding marijuana enthusiasts could find themselves in a bit of a predicament following voter approval of a recreational cannabis initiative in Missouri. Though it soon will become legal for adults to possess and ingest cannabis, it could take a couple more months before they can legally buy it...
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We Were There: Apple Creek holds history of early Missouri and Shawnee people
(11/15/22)
Near the village of Old Appleton, Mo., an area boasting a population of 72, there is a creek: Apple Creek. In the bend of that bluff-lined waterway, there are 100 acres of hilly land. It is private land; some of it is used to farm, some of it is used to build homes. ...
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Meetings to take place over possible Cape County construction at Klaus Park
(Local News ~ 11/15/22)
A set of meetings will be held at 12:30 and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Klaus Park Pavilion No. 31 to discuss the possibility of construction on a portion of the 30-plus-acre plot of public land. The meetings are open to the public. The Cape Girardeau County government is in the midst of its design phase for the county's new Emergency Operations Center. Currently, Klaus Park is the desired location for the facility. The park is home to numerous trails used for hiking and mountain biking...
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Traffic delays possible as Jackson receives large bridge girders
(Local News ~ 11/15/22)
Jackson city officials are advising of traffic disruptions as 10 93-foot-long girders are delivered Tuesday, Nov. 15, for the $1.6 million West Mary Street Bridge and Sidewalk Improvements Project. In a post on the city's website, jacksonmo.org, residents are advised that because of the length of the girders, turning movements of the delivery trucks could cause temporary traffic delays along the planned route...
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Search for missing hunter underway near Cave Spring in Carter County
(Local News ~ 11/15/22)
VAN BUREN, Mo. A search is underway at Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) to locate a 58-year-old man who was reported missing Sunday, Nov. 13. Phillip Carnell was reported missing late in the day when he failed to return from a hunting trip. His family said he and a friend were hunting in different areas of Cave Spring when Carnell called his friend to say he was lost and his phone battery was dying...
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Breakaway votes to be scheduled in two area United Methodist churches
(Local News ~ 11/15/22)
The leadership boards of two area churches, pastored by the Rev. Kevin Barron, have decided unanimously in the last week to seek congregational votes aimed at discovering whether members wish to leave the United Methodist Church (UMC), the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States...
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Quilts of Valor presented
(Local News ~ 11/15/22)
Ten veterans received Quilts of Valor on Monday night. ...
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Sponsored: What to do if your pet eats mouse poison
(Insiders Advice ~ 11/15/22)
The air is crisp, and so the critters want to come indoors. Homeowners often put out rat or mouse poison to keep these pests away. While these rodenticides are effective, the chemicals they contain are also potentially deadly when cats or dogs eat them. Rat poison can cause internal bleeding, kidney failure, organ damage and even death. Heres what to do if you think your cat or dog has come into contact with these poisonous pellets or gels...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2022. There are 37 days left in the year. Today is Thanksgiving. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 24, 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2022. There are 36 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 25, 2016, Fidel Castro, who led his rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century of rule in Cuba, died at age 90...
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Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold
(State News ~ 11/15/22)
ST. LOUIS -- President Joe Biden's plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers was handed another legal loss Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out. The ruling by the three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. ...
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GOP should renounce Trump
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/15/22)
On Friday, Nov. 11, Sen. Rick Scott, the head of the campaign arm to elect Trumpublican senators, called the 2022 midterm election results a "complete disappointment." For, the so-called red tsunami failed to materialize. "I think we've got to reflect now. What didn't happen?" Scott said. "I think we didn't have enough of a positive message. We said everything about how bad the Biden agenda was. It's bad, the Democrats are radical, but we have to have a plan of what we stand for."...
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Prayer 11-15-22
(Prayer ~ 11/15/22)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, our Prince of Peace and Everlasting Father. Amen.
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Tuesday takeaways
(Column ~ 11/15/22)
What, if anything, did the midterms tell us about the country other than underwhelming Republicans could still take the House and Senate? During the COVID-19 lockdowns, American elections radically changed to mail-in and early voting. They did so in a wild variety of state-by-state ways. Add ranked voting and a required majority margin to the mess and the result is that once cherished Election Day balloting becomes increasingly irrelevant...
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DEA's most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid 'unwinnable war'
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Jose Irizarry accepts that he's known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he "became another man" in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sports cars, Tiffany jewels and paramours around the world...
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Turkey detains Syrian suspect in deadly Istanbul bombing
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
ISTANBUL -- Turkish police said Monday they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and that she confessed to planting a bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, killing six people and wounding several dozen others. Kurdish militants strongly denied any links to the bombing...
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Biden, Xi clash on Taiwan but aim to 'manage' differences
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
NUSA DUA, Indonesia -- President Joe Biden objected directly to China's "coercive and increasingly aggressive actions" toward Taiwan during the first in-person meeting of his presidency with Xi Jinping, as the two superpower leaders aimed on Monday to "manage" their differences in the competition for global influence...
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Biden: Still not enough votes to codify abortion rights
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
NUSA DUA, Indonesia -- President Joe Biden said Monday that Democrats still lack the power to codify abortion rights into law despite his party's stronger-than-expected performance in the midterm elections. "I don't think there's enough votes," he said at a press conference during the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia...
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40 states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392M
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Search giant Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users' locations, state attorneys general announced Monday. The states' investigation was sparked by a 2018 Associated Press story, which found that Google continued to track people's location data even after they opted out of such tracking by disabling a feature the company called "location history."...
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Suspect caught in fatal shooting of 3 U.Va. football players
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A University of Virginia student and former member of the school's football team fatally shot three current players as they returned from a field trip, authorities said, setting off panic and a 12-hour lockdown of the campus until the suspect was captured Monday...
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Experts: Dallas air show crash may lead to more safety rules
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
While the cause of a deadly collision between two vintage military aircraft at a Dallas air show to commemorate Veterans Day remains unknown, experts said Monday that the accident will likely renew discussion over whether additional safety rules are needed for such events...
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Former Kansas detective, 3 others accused of sex trafficking
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
Federal prosecutors say a Kansas police detective and three other men ran a violent sex trafficking operation that targeted troubled teenage girls at an apartment complex in Kansas City, Kansas, in the 1990s. Former detective Roger Golubski, who has been accused of preying on Black women and girls for decades while he was a Kansas City, Kansas, officer, was one of the men charged in a grand jury indictment unsealed Monday...
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Hobbs wins Arizona governor's race, flipping state for Dems
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
PHOENIX -- Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor on Monday, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year. Hobbs, who is Arizona's secretary of state, rose to prominence as a staunch defender of the legitimacy of the last election and warned that her Republican rival, former television news anchor Kari Lake, would be an agent of chaos. ...
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High court rules against Arizona GOP leader in records fight
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to get phone records belonging to the leader of the Arizona Republican Party. The high court on Monday rejected GOP state chair Kelli Ward's request to halt the turnover of records while a lawsuit proceeds. ...
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Prosecutors: No criminal charges expected from Giuliani raid
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
NEW YORK -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges over his interactions with Ukrainian figures in the runup to the 2020 presidential election, federal prosecutors revealed in a letter to a judge Monday. Prosecutors with the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan said they made the decision after reviewing electronic evidence gathered in raids on Giuliani's home and law office in April 2021...
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John Aniston, star of 'Days of Our Lives', dead at 89
(Entertainment ~ 11/15/22)
NEW YORK -- John Aniston, the Emmy-winning star of the daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives" and father of Jennifer Aniston, has died at age 89. The actor's daughter posted a tribute to him Monday morning on Instagram, announcing that he had died Friday, Veteran's Day. John Aniston served in the U.S. Navy...
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Fire report 11-15-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/15/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 13 n Medical assist was made at 5:08 p.m. on North Frederick Street. n At 1 p.m., vehicle fire on Interstate 55. n At 6:14 p.m., commercial fire on Towers Circle. n At 9:29 p.m., fire alarm on Towers Circle...
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Police report 11-15-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/15/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Fountain Street. Assaults n Assault was reported...
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Mildred Westrich
(Obituary ~ 11/15/22)
Mildred M. Westrich, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, at Chateau Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Jay Purcell
(Obituary ~ 11/15/22)
MIDDLEBROOK, Mo. With heavy hearts, the family of Jay Christopher Purcell announces his passing on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Middlebrook at the age of 54. He was born Nov. 26, 1967. After he retired, he loved spending time with his wife, Kelly, at the farm, playing with his grandkids and hiking at Hawn State Park...
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Franklin Moreland
(Obituary ~ 11/15/22)
FORT WORTH, Texas Frank Moreland, 92, son of Thomas Henry and Guyla Wallis Moreland, was born June 13, 1930, in Cairo, Illinois. He passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, surrounded by family at his home in Fort Worth. Formerly of Cape Girardeau, Frank was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church...
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Barbara Miller
(Obituary ~ 11/15/22)
Barbara Mae Miller, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 17, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Orville and C. Mae Seabaugh. She and Hershel Miller were married Aug. 8, 1970, in Cape Girardeau...
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Annalee Manier
(Obituary ~ 11/15/22)
MORTON, Ill. Annalee Rose Manier passed peacefully in the arms of her parents Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. She was born at 1:58 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, and met the eyes of Jesus after 11 precious hours surrounded by family. Annalee was the daughter of Jacob and Macy Shively Manier of Morton...
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Patsie Jokerst
(Obituary ~ 11/15/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. Patsie R Jokerst, 90, of Perryville died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, and from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Christ the Savior Catholic Church in Brewer, Missouri...
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Christopher Hutson
(Obituary ~ 11/15/22)
Christopher L. Hutson, 59, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family and loyal companions, Morley and Phoebe. He is survived by his wife, Jerra May Hutson; sons, Alec Christopher and Ethan Charles; mother, Judith Hutson; brother, Charles David Hutson; brothers-in-law, Keith (Tammy) May and Jay (Lisa) May; sister-in-law, Vera (Rick) Pobst; three nieces; and two nephews...
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Roy Hudson
(Obituary ~ 11/15/22)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. Roy Glennon Hudson, 92, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at United Methodist Church in Perryville. A memorial service will follow at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the church, with the Rev. Kevin Barron officiating...
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Mike Heisserer
(Obituary ~ 11/15/22)
PLANT CITY, Fla. Joseph Michael "Mike" Heisserer died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Plant City at the age of 72. Mike was born June 10, 1950, in Cape Girardeau. He is survived by his daughter, Jamie Heisserer (David Pelton); stepson, Chris Dohan; siblings, Skip (Patty) Heisserer, Mark Heisserer, Paula (Dennis) SheaCalvert, Dan (Tanya) Heisserer and Becky Heisserer; sister-in-law, Jerrie Heisserer; and many nieces and nephews...
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Analysis: Ukrainian liberation a powerful dynamic in war
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
LONDON -- Amid the death and destruction war leaves in its wake, there are powerful dynamics and narratives: domination, besieged populations, occupation and their counterparts, resistance, freedom and liberation. Vast swaths of Western and Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union knew this well at various points of the 20th century: Paris, Leningrad, Sarajevo. Iraq and Syria more recently in the 21st century...
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LGBTQ-friendly votes signal progressive shift for Methodists
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
The United Methodist Church moved toward becoming more progressive and LGBTQ-affirming during U.S. regional meetings this month that included the election of its second openly gay bishop. Conservatives say the developments will only accelerate their exit from one of the nation's largest Protestant denominations...
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Another union rejects deal with nation's freight railroads
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
OMAHA, Neb. -- A third railroad union has rejected its agreement with the nation's freight railroads, increasing the chances that Congress may be called upon to settle the dispute and block a strike. The small International Brotherhood of Boilermakers union on Monday voted down the contract even though it includes the biggest raises workers have seen in more than four decades. ...
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Biden to press G-20 to hold tough on Russia over Ukraine war
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
NUSA DUA, Indonesia -- President Joe Biden was set to try to cajole the world's largest economies to further isolate Russia diplomatically and economically over its invasion of Ukraine despite a souring global outlook that has tested other nations' resolve...
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Zelenskyy calls liberation of Kherson 'beginning of the end'
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
KHERSON, Ukraine -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy triumphantly walked the streets of the newly liberated city of Kherson on Monday, hailing Russia's withdrawal as the "beginning of the end of the war," but also acknowledging the heavy price Ukrainian troops are paying in their grinding effort to push back the invaders...
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GOP on cusp of retaking House control with slim majority
(National News ~ 11/15/22)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans were on the cusp of retaking control of the House late Monday, just one victory shy of the 218 seats the party needs to secure a majority, narrowing the path for Democrats to keep the chamber and raising the prospect of a divided government in Washington...
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Out of the past: Nov. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 11/15/22)
Every September, somewhere in Southern Illinois, flocks of Canada geese form their familiar "V" while hunting for a corn, sorghum or soybean field, a lake or farm pond, in the first migration from the north; flights will continue through the winter, and by the time the northern visitors start their trek back next year, as many as a million geese will have visited the Southern Illinois area; goose hunters could start firing a half-hour before sunrise today, as the 1997 season opened in the four counties of Alexander, Union, Williamson and Jackson; but few if any shots are heard, as the birds haven't made it to this area yet.. ...
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