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Officials, residents describe destruction in Bollinger County
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
ST. LOUIS — A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction as a broad swath of the Midwest and South kept a wary eye out for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail...
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Recovery activities in full swing in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- More than 25 agencies have responded to the GlennAllen area of Bollinger County to aid with rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of a tornado that killed five people early Wednesday morning, April 5. The tornado is believed to have moved through part of rural Bollinger County around 3:30 a.m. There has been no official injury estimate at this time...
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Multiple people killed in Bollinger County tornado
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction and killing multiple people as a broad swath of the Midwest and South braced for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail...
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Images in tornado's aftermath show destruction
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
Images from GlenAllen, Missouri, show devastation in the wake of a tornado that ripped through Bollinger County between 3 and 4 a.m., Wednesday, April 5. Taken by Joshua Wells and shared on social media by Hyperlocal Extreme Weather, the images portray heavily damaged homes and vehicles, with trees littering the roads...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda for 4/6/23 meeting
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 9 a.m. Thursday, April 6, 1 Barton Square, Jackson Approval of minutes n Approval of minutes of the Monday, April 3, meeting Communications/reports — other selected officials/department heads n Updates on new jail and 1908 courthouse project...
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A few quiche recipes
(Community ~ 04/06/23)
Easter seems like a perfect time to serve quiche at an early morning brunch and light lunch. Served with a fresh green salad, it is a complete meal packed full of protein and whatever else you choose to put in it. But I was also thinking about my grandson, who will eat anything, and what a nice thing to have prepared for him to eat for breakfast or a snack! Filled full of vegetables, cheese, eggs and some meat, he would love it...
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Crash blocks Lexington Avenue in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
A rollover crash blocked both lanes of the 1500 block of Lexington Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, April 5, in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Kicking off spring with a Garden Party
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
To kick off spring, local business owners have planned a Spring Garden Party for Saturday, April 8. This event will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Blackbird by Peachy Keen, 1812 Carondalet Drive, Suite 104, in Cape Girardeau. Blakckbird owner Grace Keen said she is excited to welcome everyone to the event...
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If you are what you eat, just call me fresh and healthy!
(Community ~ 04/06/23)
On Thursday, Feb. 22, I began a spiritual journey. I'll spare you the boring details. Well, I'll spare you some of the boring details. One element of my plan involved a commitment to fasting for a period of time. Writing a food column while fasting seemed like quite the endeavor, but I reminded myself I've overcome worse. ...
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NWS officials recount birth of Glen Allen tornado
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
Looking at weather-tracking radar images from the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 5, most might see the pixelated reds, yellows and greens as abstract art, but a meteorologist sees a tornado. A tornado touched down around 3:30 a.m. outside Glen Allen, near Marble Hill in Bollinger County, Missouri. National Weather Service officials told The Associated Press the tornado was on the ground for about 20 minutes...
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Highway Patrol says at least 4 dead after predawn tornado tears through Bollinger County; Sheriff says 5 dead
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Missouri State Highway Patrol says at least 4 dead, unknown number injured after predawn tornado tore through GlenAllen in Bollinger County.
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Organization provides free formal dresses for girls
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
With prom just around the corner for most high schools in the area, many girls will be looking for the perfect dress. SEMO Prom Mothers of Cape Presbyterian Churches, a chapter of Becca's Closet, is helping those who may not be able to afford the price of a dress. ...
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Was your home damaged in a tornado? Here's what to do next
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
Deadly storms in the past two weeks unleashed dozens of tornadoes that killed at least 63 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of people's homes. An average of 1,200 tornadoes hit the country yearly, and a recent study shows the United States will probably get more killer supercells that spawn tornadoes and hail as the world warms. But the National Severe Storms Laboratory says tornadoes can happen any time of year and have been reported in all 50 states. If your home is destroyed or severely damaged, make sure you're safe first. Then check resources to figure out what to do next.
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Glen Allen resident rides out tornado in bathtub
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. — First responders and local residents roamed around a subdivision in Glen Allen in rural Bollinger County on Wednesday afternoon, April 5, with heavy equipment and chain saws clearing debris from roadways and houses. It had been around eight hours since a tornado ripped through the area, killing five people...
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Five killed, homes destroyed by tornado in Bollinger County
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — A deadly tornado ripped through the Glen Allen and Grassy areas of Bollinger County early Wednesday morning, leaving five dead, five injured and more than a dozen homes destroyed. It's the deadliest tornado in the state since 2011...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
Today is Thursday, April 6, the 96th day of 2023. There are 269 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece. On this date: In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee as Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops, who beat back the Confederates the next day...
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Why Trump's indictment is filling 'never again' Trumpers with dread and despair
(Column ~ 04/06/23)
Now is a time of woe, not just for "Never Trump" conservatives, but also for the much larger group of Republicans who made peace with Trump once but dread having to do it again. In fact, just going by my unscientific survey, the melancholy is worse for those Republicans who may have agreed with the Never Trump crowd in principle (and in private), but for pragmatic and professional reasons found it necessary to spend years eating the steaming bowl of unpalatable fare that fate had put in front of them.. ...
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Prayer 4-5-23
(Prayer ~ 04/06/23)
Father God, thank you that everyone in Christ is a new creation. Amen.
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Maxine Friedrich
(Obituary ~ 04/06/23)
Maxine Friedrich, 95, of Jackson died Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from noon to service time Wednesday, April 12 at Zion Methodist Church in Gordonville...
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Fire report 4-6-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 4 n Medical assists were made at 5:35 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 6:11 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 9:28 a.m. on Lexington Avenue; on 2:20 p.m. on William Street. ...
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Police report 4-6-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/06/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South West End Boulevard. ...
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Births 4/6/23
(Births ~ 04/06/23)
Daughter to Jimmy Charles White and Asian Nicole Davis, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:40 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Name, Mira Na'shai. Weight, 4 pounds, 5 ounces. Fifth daughter. Davis is the daughter of Carla Davis and Vincent Longstreet of Sikeston, Missouri. White is the son of Georgia Moore of Jonesboro, Arkansas...
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Violence resumes at Jerusalem holy site for 2nd night
(International News ~ 04/06/23)
JERUSALEM -- Violence resumed for a second straight night in Jerusalem on Wednesday when Palestinian worshippers barricaded themselves inside Al-Aqsa Mosque at the Old City's sensitive compound and Israeli police used force to remove dozens of worshippers...
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NPR protests as Twitter calls it 'state-affiliated media'
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
NEW YORK -- Twitter has labeled National Public Radio as "state-affiliated media" on the social media site, a move some worried Wednesday could undermine public confidence in the news organization. NPR said it was disturbed to see the description added to all of the tweets that it sends out, with John Lansing, its president and CEO, calling it "unacceptable for Twitter to label us this way."...
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Blinken says WSJ reporter 'wrongfully detained' by Russia
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
BRUSSELS -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he has "no doubt" that Russia has wrongfully detained an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested last week on spying allegations. However, Blinken said a formal determination of Evan Gershkovich's wrongful detention has not yet been made, something that would elevate the priority of his case within the U.S. government. Blinken said the legal process for such a determination would be completed soon...
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No driver? No problem. Robotaxis eye San Francisco expansion
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two trailblazing ride-hailing services are heading toward uncharted territory as they seek regulatory approval to transport passengers around the clock throughout one of the most densely populated U.S. cities in vehicles that will have no one sitting in the driver's seat...
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Bob Lee, Cash App founder, fatally stabbed in San Francisco
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco early Tuesday, according to the cryptocurrency platform and police. The San Francisco Police Department did not disclose details about the circumstances of the attack, but said in a statement that officers responded to a report of a stabbing near the city's Embarcadero waterfront at 2:35 a.m. ...
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Zelenskyy boosts ties with Poland, warns of peril in Bakhmut
(International News ~ 04/06/23)
WARSAW, Poland -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won new pledges of military and economic cooperation Wednesday on a state visit to staunch ally Poland, and he also said that Kyiv's troops battling in the eastern city of Bakhmut could pull out if they face a threat of being encircled by Russian forces...
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Ex-Scottish leader's husband arrested in party finance probe
(International News ~ 04/06/23)
LONDON -- The husband of former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon was released from police custody Wednesday evening without being charged after his arrest in a party finance probe, British media reported. Police Scotland did not identify Peter Murrell as the 58-year-old man arrested "in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party." However, Britain's Press Association, the BBC and others reported it was Murrell.. ...
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Italian ex-leader Berlusconi hospitalized in ICU, but alert
(International News ~ 04/06/23)
ROME -- Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday in intensive care because of a problem related to a previous infection, but was alert and speaking, Italy's foreign minister said. "He's stable. He's a rock," Berlusconi's brother Paolo said after visiting him Wednesday afternoon at Milan's San Raffaele hospital...
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Russian charged with war crimes: Ukrainian kids can go home
(International News ~ 04/06/23)
UNITED NATIONS -- Russia's commissioner for children's rights, who is being sought for war crimes for deporting children from Ukraine, told a U.N. meeting Wednesday that the children were taken for their safety and Moscow is coordinating with international organizations to return them to their families...
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Amid polarization, minority party lawmakers face penalties
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma Republicans removed the state's only nonbinary legislator from House committees after the lawmaker provided refuge to a transgender rights activist. In Florida, two Democratic leaders were arrested for participating in a protest over abortion restrictions. And in Tennessee, three Democratic House members are facing expulsion for using a bullhorn in the House chamber to show support for demonstrators demanding gun control...
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Whitmer strikes 1931 abortion ban from Michigan law
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. -- A near-century old abortion ban that fueled one of the largest ballot drives in Michigan history was repealed Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, just months after voters enshrined abortion rights in the state's constitution. "Today, we're going to take action to make sure that our statutes and our laws reflect our values and our constitution," Whitmer said at a bill signing outside of Detroit...
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Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K. Williams
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
NEW YORK -- A Brooklyn drug dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing "The Wire" actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death. Irvin Cartagena's plea to a charge of conspiring to distribute drugs was entered in Manhattan federal court. Sentencing was set by U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams for Aug. 18, when Cartagena will face a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and the possibility of as many as 40 years...
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US House leader, Taiwan president meet
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Risking China's anger, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday as a "great friend of America" in a fraught show of U.S. support at a rare high-level, bipartisan meeting on U.S. soil. Speaking carefully to avoid unnecessarily escalating tensions with Beijing, Tsai and McCarthy steered clear of calls from hard-liners in the U.S. for a more confrontational stance toward China in defense of self-ruled Taiwan...
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West Virginia atheist inmate sues over Christian programming
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- An atheist and secular humanist is suing multiple officials in charge of the agency that runs West Virginia's jails and prisons, accusing the state of violating his constitutional rights by requiring Christian-affiliated programming as a condition of release...
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Peru ex-leader Toledo loses bid to stop extradition from US
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A U.S. federal court on Wednesday denied an appeal by former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique to stop his extradition to his native country to face charges he accepted millions of dollars in bribes as part of a mammoth corruption scandal involving officials across Latin America...
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Publisher drops children's illustrator for anti-trans notes
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
JUNEAU, Alaska -- A children's book illustrator from Alaska known for drawing mother-baby animal pairs like sea otters and wolves was dropped by his publisher this week after authorities allege he posted transphobic notes threatening children. Mitchell Thomas Watley, 47, will have a preliminary hearing April 11 in Juneau on a single count of terroristic threatening for allegedly placing notes in businesses that included an assault rifle superimposed over the transgender flag. ...
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Novel treatment shows promise against rare cancer in kids
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
A novel treatment using supercharged immune cells appears to work against tumors in children with a rare kind of cancer, researchers reported Wednesday. Nine of 27 children in the Italian study had no sign of cancer six weeks after the treatment, although two later relapsed and died...
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Party switch gives GOP veto-proof control in North Carolina
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A Democratic state lawmaker in North Carolina announced Wednesday that she is jumping to the Republican Party, giving the GOP veto-proof majorities in both the state's legislative chambers that should make it easier to enact conservative policies over the opposition of Gov. Roy Cooper...
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Police officers, drug suspects wounded in Kansas shootout
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Multiple police officers and suspects were shot Wednesday in a gunbattle during an undercover fentanyl trafficking investigation in Kansas City, Kansas, authorities said. All were expected to survive. Three officers were wounded, along with three men who were alleged targets of the sting, authorities said...
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Trump's legal woes overlap with campaign
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
NEW YORK -- When Donald Trump stepped into a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday afternoon, his usual bravado was replaced with palpable anger and notable silence as the former president was reduced to a criminal defendant in custody. By the time he returned to his Mar-a-Lago club hours later, he was ready to unleash...
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Pence won't appeal order compelling grand jury testimony
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
WASHINGTON -- A spokesman for Mike Pence said Wednesday that the former vice president will not appeal a judge's order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department's investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election...
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Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming care
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Republican governors in Indiana and Idaho have signed into law bills banning gender-affirming care for minors, making those states the latest to restrict transgender health care as Republican-led legislatures continue to curb LGBTQ+ rights this year...
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Report details 'staggering' church sex abuse
(National News ~ 04/06/23)
BALTIMORE -- More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused more than 600 children over the past 80 years, according to a state report released Wednesday that accused church officials of decades of cover-ups...
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Man kills 4 children with hatchet at day care center in Brazil
(International News ~ 04/06/23)
BLUMENAU, Brazil -- A man with a hatchet burst into a day care center Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children, authorities said, in an attack that shook the country and put pressure on the government to curb a rising tide of violence. At least four other children were wounded in the attack in Blumenau, a city of 366,000 in southern Brazil, near the Atlantic coast...
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Out of the past: April 6
(Out of the Past ~ 04/06/23)
Cindy King is about to receive a statewide teaching honor, but she seems more excited about ticket sales for Notre Dame High School's upcoming musical, "The King and I"; on May 4, King will travel to Mexico, Missouri, to receive the Educator of Achievement Award from the Missouri Council for American Private Education; she will be one of only eight private-school educators across the state to get the award...
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