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Suspect arrested in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
SAN FRANCISCO — A tech consultant was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the stabbing death of the gregarious and popular Cash App founder Bob Lee last week in downtown San Francisco, authorities said. Nima Momeni, 38, and Lee, 43, knew each other, San Francisco police Chief Bill Scott said at a news conference, but he declined to elaborate on their connection...
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'Money mule' arrested in theft of more than $500,000
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
A Dunklin County, Missouri, woman is accused of being a "money mule" who was used to defraud a victim of more than a half-million dollars. Sheri L. Reeves, 53, of Kennett, Missouri, appeared Wednesday April 12, in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to face charges accusing her of aiding in the theft of $565,000 from a victim located in Texas. ...
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Fairdealing man sets bowfishing world record
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
A Fairdealing, Missouri, man has set a new bowfishing world record, and broken a nearly 20-year state record. Mitchell Dering brought in a 4-pound brown bullhead March 14, while bowfishing at Duck Creek Ditch 105, according to information released this week by the Missouri Department of Conservation. His recent brown bullhead beat the current 3-pound, 4-ounce bowfishing world record. The previous state record brown bullhead was a 2-pound, 7-ounce fish caught in 1994 from Wappapello Lake...
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Hope 180 provides tuxedos for local students
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Now that prom season is underway, the new Hope 180 ministry has been assisting the community this week by delivering tuxedos at its East Malone Avenue site in Sikeston. The new youth ministry is a part of Spread Hope Now, and it focuses on supporting adolescents who need extra help and attention. Hope 180 opened in March with the goal of meeting the diverse needs of youth in the area...
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What's Past is Prologue — recalling Lincoln's assassination 158 years later
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
Eight years before the 1873 founding of Southeast Missouri State University, a singular event changed the course of U.S. history as the Civil War was in its final days. On April 14, 1865, Good Friday on the Christian calendar, America's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, was shot and mortally wounded inside Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C....
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Cape Girardeau man charged with multiple felonies
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
A Cape Girardeau man has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly assaulting a woman with a boxcutter Wednesday, April 12. Cape Girardeau police officers responded to Ranney Park around 5 a.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, officers found one woman bleeding from a laceration to her head, according to a release from CGPD...
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Blessing of the Animals scheduled Sunday in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
Southeast Missouri Pets, formerly Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, will host a "Blessing of the Animals" event at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at its adoption center at 180 Weston St. in Cape Girardeau. "This is the first time at the new center. We did it 15 years ago at Capaha Park," said Charlotte Boyce Craig, president of the not-for-profit's board of directors...
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Cape Girardeau Central High School students design giant Rhodes cup for school project
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
Cape Girardeau set a mark recognized by the Guinness World Records for the largest fountain drink at 15-feet tall, holding 605,556 regular-size cups. But it's another super-sized Rhodes 101 Convenience Stores cup getting attention lately -- this one created by four artistically talented high school students in Cape Girardeau...
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Farmers markets kick off new season of commerce in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
The local farmers market season has begun in Southeast Missouri, connecting purveyors of locally grown produce, baked goods and other items with customers at several area locations. Mild temperatures and sunshine Thursday, April 13, provided the perfect scene for the Cape Farmers Market at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. The market, which continues each Thursday until Nov. 16, is held at the old Macy's parking lot from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., or until items are sold out...
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Volunteers, businesses helping Glen Allen recover following tornado
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Several Southeast Missouri organizations have pitched in to help with the cleanup in the aftermath of the tornado April 5 that destroyed 12 homes and damaged 87 structures in Bollinger County, Missouri. The county's emergency management director, Kevin Cooper, said he's been grateful all the organizations that have come to help have been able to do the work without needing constant oversight from him...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
Today is Friday, April 14, the 104th day of 2023. There are 261 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington...
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Prayer 4-14-23
(Prayer ~ 04/14/23)
Almighty God, may we turn our eyes to you, our creator and Lord. Amen.
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Fire report 4-14-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/14/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. April 12 n Medical assists were made at 12:49 a.m. on South Frederick Street; 7:09 a.m. on South Pacific Street; 12:41 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 1:14 p.m. on South Sprigg Street; 3:52 p.m. ...
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Police report 4-14-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/14/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported. Assaults n Second-degree assault, stealing and armed criminal action were reported on South Ranney Avenue...
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William Schlegel
(Obituary ~ 04/14/23)
William "Bill" August Schlegel, son of the late Henry and Mayhulda Geiser Schlegel, was born Dec. 1, 1928, in Cape Girardeau and departed his life Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Spring Creek Nursing Home in Murray, Kentucky, at the age of 94 years. He was a farmer for many years and a former forklift driver for Associated Building Centers. Bill enjoyed working in lawn care after his retirement...
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John Roberts
(Obituary ~ 04/14/23)
John William "Horse" Roberts, 68, of Scott City was born June 10, 1954, in Advance, Missouri, to Alva and Betty Adams Roberts, and died suddenly Saturday, April 1, 2023. He was a lifelong resident of Scott City, and a 1973 graduate of Illmo-Scott City High School. He was a deck hand for Missouri Barge Lines and Cargill Carriers. He spent 20 years on the river...
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Clara LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 04/14/23)
BENTON, Mo. — Clara A. LeGrand, 80, of Benton died Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 28, 1942, in Benton to Denis F. LeGrand and Anita Catherine Dirnberger. She enjoyed photography, sewing and gardening. She loved family gatherings, especially her sister and cousin trips. She was a supervisor in medical records at Saint Francis Medical Center, retiring after 55 years...
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Biden says he's expanding some migrants' health care access
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden announced Thursday that hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be able to apply for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges. The action will allow participants in the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, to access government-funded health insurance programs...
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Report: Thomas sold real estate to donor, didn't report deal
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
WASHINGTON -- Conservative mega-donor Harlan Crow purchased three properties belonging to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family, in a transaction worth more than $100,000 that Thomas never reported, according to the not-for-profit investigative journalism organization ProPublica...
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Minneapolis to pay $8.9M over Chauvin's actions before Floyd
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he used the same move to kill George Floyd. John Pope Jr. will receive $7.5 million and Zoya Code will receive $1.375 million. The settlements were announced during a meeting of the Minneapolis City Council...
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Mother of young boy who shot teacher arrested in Virginia
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia has been formally arrested on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun, police announced Thursday. The Newport News Police Department released a booking photo of the woman, 25, and a brief statement that said she turned herself in at the local jail. ...
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South Floridians mop up and recall fear after historic deluge
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The water was rising around her car, and Amanda Valentine thought she was going to die. She had just gotten a warning on her phone about flash flooding, and now it was all around her. "I called my parents like, 'I'm going to die. Like I'm going to drown. There's no way for me to get out of this car,'" Valentine said. "And they couldn't help me. I called 911, and they told me they couldn't help me."...
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Second expelled Black Democrat reinstated to Tennessee House
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The second of two Black Democrats who were kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House followed his colleague back to work at the Capitol on Thursday, a week after their expulsion for participating in a gun control protest propelled them into the national spotlight...
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Abortion providers scramble as courts restrict pills
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
Doctors, clinics and telehealth providers across the country are scrambling to figure out how they will continue to provide the most common type of abortion after a federal appeals court imposed new restrictions on a key abortion medication. One telehealth provider would have to shut down for two weeks. Some abortion clinics in Ohio are considering ditching the drug altogether. Meanwhile, other doctors are looking for legal loopholes to dispense the drug, called mifepristone...
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DOJ to ask high court to put abortion pill limits on hold
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- The Justice Department said Thursday it will again go to the Supreme Court over abortion after a lower court ruling allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to remain available in the U.S. but reimposed past restrictions on getting and using the drug...
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Why Sen. Feinstein's absence is a big problem for Democrats
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein's monthslong absence from the Senate to recover in California from shingles has become a vexing problem for Democrats who want to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees to the federal courts. Now there is some pressure from within her party, and her state, to resign...
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NK fires missile that may be new type of weapon
(International News ~ 04/14/23)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Thursday conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in a month, possibly testing a new more mobile, harder-to-detect missile for the first time, its neighbors said, as it extends its provocative run of weapons tests...
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New World Bank chief: real change or rebranding?
(International News ~ 04/14/23)
BENGALURU, India -- The incoming president of the World Bank was born in India and forged his early business success there, a fact supporters say gives Ajay Banga valuable insight into the challenges faced by the developing countries the bank is supposed to help...
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Will France's constitutional body halt disputed pension bill?
(International News ~ 04/14/23)
PARIS -- French unions staged new nationwide protests Thursday, on the eve of an expected ruling by a top constitutional body they hope will derail President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension reform plan. If the Constitutional Council greenlights the reform, the bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 can enter into force. Yet the body has the power to reject the text, fully or partially. Here's a look at what's at stake ahead of Friday's decision...
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First image of a black hole gets a makeover with artificial intelligence
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
NEW YORK -- The first image of a black hole captured four years ago revealed a fuzzy, fiery doughnut-shaped object. Now, researchers have used artificial intelligence to give that cosmic beauty shot a touch-up. The updated picture, published Thursday in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, keeps the original shape, but with a skinnier ring and a sharper resolution...
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Guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documents
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
WASHINGTON -- A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested Thursday in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other top national security issues, an alarming breach that has raised fresh questions about America's ability to safeguard its most sensitive secrets...
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Trump answers questions for 7 hours in NY fraud lawsuit
(National News ~ 04/14/23)
NEW YORK -- Former President Donald Trump answered questions for nearly seven hours Thursday during his second deposition in a legal battle with New York's attorney general over his company's business practices, reversing an earlier decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and remain silent...
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Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors, adults
(State News ~ 04/14/23)
COLUMBIA. Mo. -- Missouri's attorney general announced new restrictions Thursday on gender-affirming care for adults in addition to minors in a move that is believed to be a first nationally and has advocacy groups threatening to sue. Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced plans to restrict transgender health care weeks ago, when protesters rallied at the Capitol to urge lawmakers to pass a law banning puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries for children. ...
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Out of the past: April 14
(Out of the Past ~ 04/14/23)
The nylon bubble that covers the Central High School pool was taken down yesterday after gusty winds caused a 6- to 8-foot-long tear in the fabric just before noon; the 30 people in the swimming pool were escorted outside, and recreation coordinator Doug Gannon called 911 as a precaution; the pool is closed until further notice...
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Editorial: Next Project recognizes students doing big things in community
(Editorial ~ 04/14/23)
Every day, you'll find at least one story in the Southeast Missouri about young people doing impressive things in this community. From sports to the arts and academics to community engagement projects, it's all really impressive. In recent years, a new initiative has been established specifically to honor those young people making a difference both in the classroom and beyond...
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CAPE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES GRANT AWARDS
(Submitted Story ~ 04/14/23)
The Cape Area Community Foundation (CACF) announced awarding $6,200 to area non-profits from their annual grant funding. For 2022, the selected organizations were Junior Achievement of Southeast Missouri; SEMO-NASV; and Girls Scout of the Heartland...
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