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Scott County NB I-55 reduced for camera installation
(Local News ~ 11/16/22)
Northbound Interstate 55 in Scott County — from mile marker 87 to mile marker 89 near Scott City — will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews install a traffic camera. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Monday, Nov. 21, through Wednesday, Nov. 23...
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Judge rules Hawley-led agency broke record laws on purpose
(State News ~ 11/16/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Missouri judge ruled that a state agency previously led by Republican Josh Hawley broke public record laws on purpose to help his U.S. Senate campaign. Cole County Presiding Judge Jon Beetem on Monday fined the Attorney General's Office $12,000 and attorney fees, the maximum penalty for violating what's known as the Sunshine Law...
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Kennett baker wins Food Network's 'Christmas Cookie Challenge' TV show
(Local News ~ 11/16/22)
KENNETT, Mo. — The Opera House was the location Sunday evening, Nov. 13, for a red carpet viewing of Food Network's "Christmas Cookie Challenge", which featured Kennett's own Chad Stone as one of the competitors. Stone, owner/operator of Sweet Mayhem Bakery & Bistro, competed against four other contestants in the gingerbread-centered competition...
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Annual Christmas tree lighting to return to downtown Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 11/16/22)
Old Town Cape's fourth annual Christmas Tree Lighting will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, in the Vasterling Suites courtyard along Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau. "When we brought the Old Town Cape Christmas Tree to downtown Cape four years ago, we hoped that it would become another attraction to bring people and families together for the Christmas season," said Old Town Cape volunteer Teresa Maurer. ...
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New preacher welcomed at Cape Church of Christ
(Local News ~ 11/16/22)
Cape Church of Christ's congregation has welcomed Jared Scaggs to be their new preacher. Scaggs, with his wife, Crystal, and their three children, moved to Cape Girardeau from Georgia, where he said he'd been preaching for the last five years. Scaggs said he's a third generation preacher for Church of Christ. However, he was an auto mechanic for most of his career, and only started preaching in 2016. Scaggs said he'd been "turning wrenches" since he was 13, but preaching was in his blood...
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State Auditor Nicole Galloway notes 'concerns' in Perry County audit
(Local News ~ 11/16/22)
State Auditor Nicole Galloway issued an audit of Perry County government Monday, Nov. 14, giving the county a rating of "fair", because of "several areas of concern," specifically in reference to critiques of the sheriff's office, county collector, public administrator and county clerk...
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Donald Trump announces another run for White House
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest. The announcement comes just a week after a disappointing midterm showing for Republicans and will force the party to decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 sparked an insurrection...
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Business executive Gary L. Howard Jr. talks about his passion outside the office — magic
(B Magazine ~ 11/16/22)
Gary L. Howard Jr. is a local business executive with an impressive background. After a 22-year career in banking, he joined the team at Kasten Masonry, Inc. four years ago as the vice president of sales. But outside the office, Howard is nationally recognized as a magician, magical consultant, writer, editor, creator and magic historian...
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City of Cape Girardeau sells remaining portion of Business Park
(Local News ~ 11/16/22)
The City of Cape Girardeau has officially sold the remaining portion of the Greater Business Park, located near the interchange of Interstate 55 with East Main Street and LaSalle Avenue, to Touchdown Development Group LLC. The sale is for a total of $2.7 million with more than $1.8 million upfront and the remaining $850,000 in loan payments from the city to be paid out annually over the next three years...
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Sponsored: Alliance Bank: a dedicated ally for the last 25 years
(Shop Local ~ 11/16/22)
Opening a child’s first savings account can be a great gift that keeps on giving this holiday season. For the last 25 years, Alliance Bank has served as a dedicated ally to the people of Southeast Missouri. David “Pee Wee” Erlbacher, Bob Blank, Bob Meyer, Chad Hartle, and Carolyn Hurst founded Alliance Bank in 1997 in Cape Girardeau, which has since added four more branches...
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Prayer 11-16-22
(Prayer ~ 11/16/22)
O Lord Jesus, may the songs we sing bring glory to you, our Savior. Amen.
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What do we prefer?
(Column ~ 11/16/22)
Do we prefer abortion? It's something we must ask ourselves given the election results in places such as Michigan and California, where some radical changes have been made to those states' constitutions regarding abortion rights. In Montana, voters chose not to protect infants born alive in a botched abortion. Do people really believe that's OK? Has 49 years of legal abortion numbed us to violence and inhumanity?...
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Don't count Trump out yet
(Column ~ 11/16/22)
Donald Trump is in his weakest political state since 2015 or early 2016. During his presidency, when he was at the center of countless intense controversies, he didn't blink once. He never showed fear or desperation. Both are clearly at work now in his gratuitous attacks on Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, neither of whom has done anything to him, besides presenting a viable alternative to his continued dominance of the GOP...
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Zonta women doing big things, making a difference
(Editorial ~ 11/16/22)
Each year, the ladies of Zonta host an inspiring luncheon honoring some of the most influential women in our community for their work in business, education and the community. The event also serves as an opportunity to showcase the good work Zonta does locally and around the world...
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Fire report 11-16-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/16/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 14 n Medical assists were made at 7:52 a.m. on Fairlane Drive; 9:20 a.m. on Siemers Drive; 11:10 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 12:04 p.m. on Shirley Drive; 12:12 p.m. on Jefferson Avenue; 3:14 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 4:29 p.m. at Independence and William streets; 5:05 p.m. on Marvin Street; 9:52 p.m. on North Water Street...
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Police report 11-16-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/16/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Park Drive. n A warrant arrest was reported on Fourth Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. Assaults...
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Mildred Westrich
(Obituary ~ 11/16/22)
Mildred M. Westrich, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Sept. 15, 1932, in Ancell to Theon and Elfrieda Hess Blattel. Mildred was a 1950 graduate of St. Mary's High School. She was a member of St. Mary of the Annunciation Cathedral and the women's sodality...
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Glen Brinkman
(Obituary ~ 11/16/22)
LELAND, N.C. — Glen Allen Brinkman, 88, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, and Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at Lower Cape Fear Life Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. Glen and his wife, Joan moved to Leland in February 2022, where he resided until his passing...
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Judge orders end to Trump-era asylum restrictions at border
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled in Washington that enforcement must end immediately for families and single adults, calling the ban "arbitrary and capricious." The administration has not applied it to children traveling alone...
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Killer who stabbed 4 Idaho students to death still at large
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
MOSCOW, Idaho -- The killer -- or killers -- who stabbed four University of Idaho students to death remained at large Tuesday, prompting many students to leave the campus in the idyllic small town despite police assurances that there was no imminent risk to the community...
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University of Virginia mourns for campus shooting victims
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The University of Virginia community mourned on Tuesday as new details emerged both about the three football players killed in a campus shooting this week and the criminal charges the suspect, a former player, faces. "It feels like it's a nightmare, to be honest with you. And I'm ready for somebody to pinch me and wake me up and say that this didn't happen," university head football coach Tony Elliott said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon...
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McCarthy passes 1st House speaker test, but hurdles remain
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
WASHINGTON -- Republican leader Kevin McCarthy won the nomination Tuesday for House speaker, clearing a first step with majority support from his colleagues, but he now faces a weeks-long slog to quell right-flank objections before a final vote in the new year...
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Families reunited following Russian retreat in Ukraine
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
TSENTRALNE, Ukraine -- Relatives embraced in the middle of the road. They squeezed hands and choked back tears. Others sobbed outside their homes. All had yearned for this same moment -- to be reunited with their loved ones after Russian troops withdrew from their villages in southern Ukraine...
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Fight over election tally threatens Arizona certification
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
PHOENIX -- The two Republicans who control the elected board in a rural Arizona county have sued their own elections director to force her to conduct a greatly expanded hand-count of ballots cast in the Nov. 8 elections, a standoff that could affect certification of the results...
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Florida's Scott takes on McConnell in bid for Senate leader
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
WASHINGTON -- Florida Sen. Rick Scott said Tuesday that he will mount a long-shot bid to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, opening the latest front in an intraparty battle between allies of McConnell and former President Donald Trump over the direction of the GOP following a disappointing showing in last week's midterm elections...
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Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Cholera cases are overwhelming Haiti as experts warn the situation could worsen now that the country is bustling once again after a paralyzing fuel blockade that lasted two months. Dr. Jeanty Fils, a spokesman for Haiti's Ministry of Health, told The Associated Press that people are back on the streets and likely spreading cholera as the government struggles to find life-saving equipment including IV supplies amid an ongoing discussion on whether to request cholera vaccines.. ...
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Fresh leak erupts as NASA fuels moon rocket for launch
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A fresh leak sprouted as NASA fueled its new moon rocket Tuesday for a middle-of-the-night launch, its third try to put an empty capsule around the moon for the first time in 50 years. In an attempt to tighten the leaky valve, the launch team rushed two technicians and a safety official to the pad -- a so-called red team. The work was considered straightforward, but dangerous, and emergency rescue workers were on standby...
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'Did not end well': New Pence book details split with Trump
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
NEW YORK -- Former Vice President Mike Pence blames Donald Trump for endangering his family "and all those serving at the Capitol" on Jan. 6 in a new memoir released Tuesday. In "So Help Me God," Pence recounts, for the first time in his own words, the Republican former president's extraordinary effort to push him to overturn the results of the 2020 election and shares his account of the day thousands of rioters stormed the Capitol, with some chanting "Hang Mike Pence."...
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Earth at 8 billion people: Consumption not crowd is key to climate
(International News ~ 11/16/22)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- The world is getting hotter and more crowded and the two issues are connected, but not quite as much as people might think, experts say. On Tuesday somewhere a baby will be born that will be the globe's 8 billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations and other experts. The Earth has warmed almost 0.9 degrees Celsius (1.6 degrees Fahrenheit) since the world hit the 4 billion mark in 1974...
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Poland: Russian-made missile fell on our country, killing 2
(International News ~ 11/16/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Poland said early Wednesday that a Russian-made missile fell in the eastern part of the country, killing two people in a blast that Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy decried as "a very significant escalation" of the war. Serious questions about the explosion remain, including who fired the missile. Russia denied any involvement...
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Biden: 'Unlikely' missile that hit Poland fired from Russia
(International News ~ 11/16/22)
NUSA DUA, Indonesia -- President Joe Biden said Wednesday it was "unlikely" that a missile that killed two in NATO-ally Poland was fired from Russia, but he pledged support for Poland's investigation into what it had called a "Russian-made" missile...
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Beyonce ties Grammy record after leading nominations with 9
(Entertainment ~ 11/16/22)
LOS ANGELES -- Beyonce has propelled herself into the highest Grammy echelon: The star singer claimed a leading nine nominations Tuesday, making her tied -- with her husband Jay-Z -- as the most nominated music act in the history of the awards show...
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Mormon church voices support for same-sex marriage law
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Tuesday it would back proposed federal legislation to safeguard same-sex marriages, marking the latest show of support for the measure from conservative-leaning groups. The nearly 17-million member, Utah-based faith said in a statement that church doctrine would continue to consider same-sex relationships to be against God's commandments. ...
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Walmart offers to pay $3.1B to settle opioid lawsuits
(National News ~ 11/16/22)
Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies, becoming the latest major drug industry player to promise major support to state, local and tribal governments still grappling with a crisis in overdose deaths...
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Out of the past: Nov. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 11/16/22)
The Cape Girardeau School District is experiencing its busiest period in recent memory; a $14 million bond issue was successfully passed earlier in the year to finance upgrading, construction and expansion of district facilities; conceptual drawings are being sketched, principals have been chosen and in some cases, dirt is being moved and foundations are being laid; and in the midst of it all, the district has had to seek credit to meet its financial obligations for the next two months; a tax anticipation note worth up to $1.2 million will be sought from NationsBank, because balances are down to about $962,000, which won't cover the nearly $1.2 million worth of payroll checks staff will receive next week.. ...
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New Channel Dealership Comes to Bollinger County
(Submitted Story ~ 11/16/22)
New Channel Dealership Comes to Bollinger County Yount Seed provides local farmers expert advice to enhance yield potential. Cape Girardeau, MO (November 16, 2022) — A new Channel® seed business has been opened by Jim and Keith Yount of the Cape Girardeau area. Jim and Keith will work with local farmers to help them find ways to enhance the yield potential of their farms and fields...
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