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Missouri proposal goes further than 'Don't Say Gay' bill
(State News ~ 02/08/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. K-12 public school teachers and counselors would be largely outlawed from talking about LGBTQ people under a Missouri proposal more restrictive than what critics call Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law. Republican state Sen. Mike Moon's bill, which received a Tuesday committee hearing in the GOP-led Missouri state Senate, is among several filed across the nation this year that are similar to Florida's new law...
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Spiritual advisers offering final comfort in execution rooms
(State News ~ 02/08/23)
ST. LOUIS For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion: An inmate was strapped to a gurney in a drab room, alone except for the eyes of witnesses staring through thick, soundproof glass as unidentified executioners administered the lethal chemical from behind a cinderblock wall...
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Bridal show returns to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
The Love and Romance Bridal Show is back later this month. The expo will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Guests will need to purchase a ticket for the expo from Rental Land Special Events or at the event. Tickets are $8 each...
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Missouri students invited to participate in MoDOT's No MOre Trash! contest
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
Missouri Department of Transportation has created an educational contest for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The "Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter-Free" trash-can decorating contest is part of the organization's annual No MOre Trash! statewide litter campaign, held each April. The deadline to submit is March 17...
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Fatality crash in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
A Marble Hill, Missouri, woman was fatally injured Monday, Feb. 6, in Bollinger County. Ida M. Koenig, 73, died when the 2009 Ford Escape she was driving went off Route AB at 1:02 p.m., 4 miles south of Leopold, Missouri, struck a tree and overturned...
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Cape Girardeau on 'best cities for football fans' list
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
With the Super Bowl about to kick off Sunday, Feb. 12, personal finance website WalletHub says Cape Girardeau ranks No. 117 out of 249 U.S. cities measured in terms of "best cities for football fans." Cities included in the survey have at least one college or professional football team with measurement noted across 21 key metrics...
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Missouri man who killed 4 executed despite innocence claims
(State News ~ 02/08/23)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. A Missouri man convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and her three young children was executed Tuesday despite his claims he was in another state when the killings occurred. Raheem Taylor, 58, was the third Missouri inmate put to death since November at the state prison in Bonne Terre. It was the nation's fifth execution this year, following a previous execution in Missouri, two in Texas and one in Oklahoma. All were by lethal injection...
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Sikeston man arrested after standoff facing multiple assault, weapons charges
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. A Sikeston man is in custody and faces multiple felony charges following a standoff with police early Monday, Feb. 6, in Sikeston. Philip Joshua Swift, 37, is charged with three counts of first-degree assault-special victim; one count of first-degree assault; three counts of endangering the welfare of a child; armed criminal action; two counts of unlawful use of a weapon; unlawful use of a firearm; and resisting/interfering with arrest of a felon, according to online court records.. ...
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Perryville veterans memorial lauds new state suicide hotline
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
Rae Lynn Munoz, executive director of Missouri's National Veterans Memorial in Perryville, said the state's new suicide prevention website unveiled Feb. 1, mogovchallenge.com, will be a welcome resource. "Post traumatic stress disorder is almost an epidemic for our service members," said Munoz, a Scott County native who served in the Marine Corps and who became executive director of the memorial in November...
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Abused dog Pepper adopted by family
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
Pepper, a Labrador retriever mix, has found a new home almost a year after surviving physical abuse from her former owner. Julie Jennings and her sons, Colby and Lucas, adopted Pepper on Monday, Jan. 30. "She's doing perfect," Jennings said. "She's just chill and loving and just wants to snuggle and look out the window and watch squirrels."...
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Big River Communications sold to Illinois company
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
Peoria, Illinois-based i3 Broadband is acquiring Cape Girardeau-based Big River Communications, according to a Tuesday, Feb. 7, news release. Included in the purchase is Big River's wholly owned broadband subsidiary, Circle Fiber which has been building out its network in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Poplar Bluff, Missouri...
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Biden in State of Union exhorts Congress: Finish the job
(National News ~ 02/08/23)
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden exhorted Congress Tuesday night to work with him to "finish the job" of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation as he delivered a State of the Union address aimed at reassuring a country beset by pessimism and fraught political divisions...
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Cape city, school officials still working on new pool costs
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
Despite both the Cape Girardeau City Council and Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education approving the operating agreement for Jefferson Elementary School Pool that extends to Dec. 31, neither group has updated estimates for operating expenses or revenue for the facility...
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Stoddard County woman guilty to trying to sell machine gun conversion devices
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
A Stoddard County, Missouri, woman pleaded guilty Monday, Feb. 6, to selling devices that turn AR-15-style semiautomatic rifles into fully automatic machine guns. Sidney Brianne Scowden, 41, faces four counts: one count of conspiracy to transfer a machine gun and three counts of transfer of a machine gun...
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Three Hearts Foundation to host second annual Infertility Gala
(Local News ~ 02/08/23)
Three Hearts Foundation will host its second annual Infertility Gala on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Bavarian Halle in Jackson. The gala will raise money for couples needing in vitro fertilization treatments to start a family. The event will consist of a silent auction followed by dinner and dancing. Amber Cooper, a reproductive endocrinologist at Kindbody, a fertility clinic in St. Louis, will be the keynote speaker...
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Local business sells cockroaches to feed reptiles
(02/08/23)
Quentin Kimbrell is in the cockroach business. In the morning, he turns the lights on at his facility, and even on the sunniest days, he hears rain. The rain is not the sound of water hitting the roof: It is the sound of more than 300,000 cockroaches scattering inside plastic bins...
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Chiefs, Eagles to square off Sunday in the Super Bowl
(Editorial ~ 02/08/23)
Sunday is the big day for professional football fans. This year's Super Bowl features the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs in what should be an excellent game. The Eagles breezed through the season with a 14-3 record and faced little resistance in their two playoff games, defeating the Giants 38-7 and the No. 2 seed 49ers 31-7...
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Prayer 2-8-23
(Prayer ~ 02/08/23)
O Lord God, we praise you for you are our provider and deliverer. Amen.
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The necessity of virtue
(Column ~ 02/08/23)
Last month, Father Isaac Achi was burned alive in his rectory by militants in Kafin-Koro, Nigeria. Another priest there, Father Collins Omeh, who was shot in the back but escaped. Before Achi insisted that Omeh flee, the two priests heard each other's Confessions. ...
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What's more dangerous, a gang member or an activist?
(Column ~ 02/08/23)
Julian Rubinstein and Terrance Roberts are an unlikely pair. Both grew up in Denver, but Rubinstein is a journalist and Roberts is an ex-gang-member-turned-activist who is now running for mayor. The two met after Roberts, at his own peace rally in Denver's Holly Square, shot active gang member Hasan Jones...
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Fire report 2-8-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 6 n Medical assists were made at 12:09 a.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 1:21 a.m. on Independence Street; 1:37 p.m. on Academic Drive; and 4:39 p.m. on North Frederick Street...
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Police report 2-8-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported. Theft n Theft was reported on William Street. Miscellaneous n First-degree terrorist threat and first-degree trespassing were reported on William Street...
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Omer Pincksten
(Obituary ~ 02/08/23)
Omer Stephen Pincksten, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at Lutheran Home. Services are pending at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.
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Sally Modde
(Obituary ~ 02/08/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. Sally Ann Modde, 91, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 11, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at noon Saturday, Feb. 11, at the funeral home, with Chuck Hayden officiating. Burial will be at St. Boniface Cemetery in Perryville...
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Weldon Hinkle
(Obituary ~ 02/08/23)
ADVANCE, Mo. Weldon Dewaine Hinkle, 78, of Advance passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, with his family by his side. He was born July 26, 1944, in Cape Girardeau to Otto and Lola Borders Hinkle. His first marriage was to Donna Messer. After her death, he married Judith Ann Chailland on May 28, 1999, in Advance...
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Brother Richard Hermann
(Obituary ~ 02/08/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. Brother Richard A. Hermann, C.M., 87, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Apostle of Charity Residence. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Apostle of Charity Residence, Mary Mother of God Chapel in Perryville and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Church of the Assumption in Perryville...
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Curtis Hadler
(Obituary ~ 02/08/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. Curtis Arthur Hadler, 82, of Columbia, Missouri, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 at The Arbors at Bluff Creek Terrace in Columbia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri, and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville...
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Richard Dix
(Obituary ~ 02/08/23)
Richard Lee Dix, 75, of Jackson and formerly of Irondale, Missouri, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at his home. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at St. James Catholic Church in Potosi, Missouri, with the Rev. Rodger Fleming officiating. Interment, with full military honors, will follow in Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery in Desloge, Missouri...
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China says will 'safeguard interests' over balloon shootdown
(International News ~ 02/08/23)
BEIJING -- China said Tuesday it will "resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests" over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon by the United States, as relations between the two countries deteriorate further. The balloon prompted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to cancel a highly-anticipated visit to Beijing this week that had offered slight hopes for an improvement in relations...
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Fears grow for untold numbers buried by quake
(International News ~ 02/08/23)
NURDAGI, Turkey -- Rescuers raced against time early Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumbed to cold weather two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. The death toll climbed above 7,700 and was expected to rise further...
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Germany, Denmark, Netherlands pledge Ukraine Leopard 1 tanks
(International News ~ 02/08/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announced Tuesday that they plan to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks in the coming months, a pledge that comes as Kyiv anticipates a new Russian offensive around the anniversary of its invasion...
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North Korean troops encouraged by Kim Jong Un, his daughter
(National News ~ 02/08/23)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded the "irresistible might" of his nuclear-armed military as he visited troops with his daughter to mark the 75th founding anniversary of his army, state media said Wednesday. The visit came amid indications North Korea is preparing to stage a massive military parade in capital Pyongyang where it could showcase the latest hardware of a growing nuclear weapons program that stokes the concern of its neighbors and the United States...
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Texas man jailed in Dallas monkey case says he'd do it again
(National News ~ 02/08/23)
DALLAS -- A 24-year-old man now linked to an unusual string of crimes that kept the Dallas Zoo on the lookout for missing animals told police that after he swiped two monkeys from their enclosure, he took them onto the city's light rail system to make his getaway, court records show...
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Disney faces losing control of its kingdom with Florida bil
(National News ~ 02/08/23)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Disney's government in Florida has been the envy of any private business, with its unprecedented powers in deciding what to build and how to build it at the Walt Disney World Resort, issuing bonds and holding the ability to build its own nuclear plant if it wanted...
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Navy divers begin pulling up Chinese spy balloon debris
(National News ~ 02/08/23)
WASHINGTON -- Navy divers began pulling pieces of the downed Chinese spy balloon from the depths of the ocean floor on Tuesday, using sophisticated reconnaissance drones dubbed the Kingfish and the Swordfish to locate the debris. After collecting all of the balloon's white fabric and shell structure found floating on the surface, the Navy has now shifted to an all-underwater search for the remnants of the massive balloon that a U.S. ...
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Memphis police lowered bar for hiring amid crime
(National News ~ 02/08/23)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Beyond the beating, kicking, cursing and pepper spraying, the video of Tyre Nichols' deadly arrest at the hands of young Memphis police officers is just as notable for what's missing -- any experienced supervisors showing up to stop them...
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Fed's Powell: Strong hiring could force further rate hikes
(National News ~ 02/08/23)
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that if the U.S. job market further strengthens in the coming months or inflation readings accelerate, the Fed might have to raise its benchmark interest rate higher than it now projects...
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Release of toxic chemicals from derailed tanker cars begins
(National News ~ 02/08/23)
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio -- Crews began releasing toxic chemicals into the air from five derailed tanker cars that were in danger of exploding Monday after warning residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line to leave immediately or face the possibility of death...
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In a first, some CSX railroad workers to get paid sick leave
(National News ~ 02/08/23)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the U.S. railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time. CSX announced a deal Tuesday with two of its 12 unions, becoming the first major railroad to offer that benefit that most U.S. workers take for granted...
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Arkansas Gov. Sanders slams Biden for 'woke fantasies'
(National News ~ 02/08/23)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, once a White House press secretary for President Donald Trump, is returning to the national stage Tuesday night with a rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address that accuses the president of focusing on "woke fantasies."...
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Out of the past: Feb. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 02/08/23)
FROHNA, Mo. -- The Rev. James Marten has been named the new curator at the Saxony Lutheran Memorial in Frohna; the memorial has been a historic site since 1964 and includes a country store, visitors center and 30 acres of land. Southeast Missouri State University hopes to transform Parker Hall into a student center that would serve as the campus' living room; the Board of Regents has yet to approve the project, but school officials and student leaders are pushing the merits of the project; they want to expand and renovate the 37-year-old academic building and surround it with additions on three sides.. ...
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Fighting human trafficking
(Column ~ 02/08/23)
Last week, I had the honor of speaking to Missourians gathered at the State Capitol for the eighth annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day. As a member of Missouri's Statewide Council on Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children and also the Missouri Rights of Victims of Sexual Assault Task Force, which studied human trafficking as part of its work in 2020-21, I am committed to helping educate Missourians about human trafficking...
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