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Outer Road 55 in Scott County reduced for pavement repairs; Highway 72 in Jackson impacted for light installation
(Local News ~ 06/23/23)
Outer Road 55 in Scott County -- from U.S. 62 to the end of state maintenance near Sikeston, Missouri -- will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. A MoDOT news release said the work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from Monday, June 26, and Tuesday, June 27...
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Doctors: Infant suffered 'head injuries'
(Local News ~ 06/23/23)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man has been arrested for second-degree murder in the death of his 5-week-old son. Dustin Eugene Mason, 25, is accused of shaking the infant to the point it caused death, Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs said Tuesday morning, June 20...
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Faith-filled night at Rock 'n' Roll Drive-In
(Local News ~ 06/23/23)
The Rock 'n' Roll Drive-In will be having a night of faith Sunday, June 25, hosted by First Baptist Church of Delta. The feature film, "Jesus Revolution", is a Christian movie based on a true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California...
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Back-to-school drive-thru vaccination clinic held
(Local News ~ 06/23/23)
Addy Sapp, an eighth grade student at Terry W. Kitchen Junior High School in Cape Girardeau, receives vaccinations Wednesday, June 21, at the Back-to-School drive-thru vaccination clinic held at Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau Public Library to host Lock & Key event next week
(Local News ~ 06/23/23)
Cape Girardeau Public Library will be holding a puzzle event Thursday, June 29, for children ages 9 to 11. The event will be held from 2 until 3 p.m. with registration needed to attend. Cape Girardeau Public Library posted the event on its Facebook page calling it Lock & Key: Dots & Dashes...
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SoutheastHEALTH warns of potential data breach stemming from former vendor
(Local News ~ 06/23/23)
SoutheastHEALTH put out a news release Thursday, June 22, stating the company learned of a potential data breach involving a former billing vendor, ITX. The release stated a SoutheastHEALTH patient received a letter from ITX informing them of the "potential security issue"...
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Black bear spotted near Hilliard, Missouri
(Local News ~ 06/23/23)
A couple in northern Butler County got a big surprise Tuesday evening when they looked out their window and saw a black bear frolicking in their backyard. The couple, who live near Hilliard in a wooded residential area, wish to remain anonymous, but the two of them were excited to see the animal, which was about 15 yards from their back door at approximately 5:15 p.m. Tuesday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/23/23)
Today is Friday, June 23, the 174th day of 2023. There are 191 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On June 23, 1888, abolitionist Frederick Douglass received one vote from the Kentucky delegation at the Republican convention in Chicago, effectively making him the first Black candidate to have his name placed in nomination for U.S. president. (The nomination went to Benjamin Harrison.)...
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Area high school teams reach the state Final Four Tournament
(Editorial ~ 06/23/23)
There's no shortage of athletic talent in Southeast Missouri. We celebrate the top 200 athletes across the region each summer at the Semoball Awards for their individual accomplishments and how their efforts impacted their teams. For many of these athletes (and coaches), one of the top goals each year is to reach the Final Four...
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Prayer 6-23-23
(Prayer ~ 06/23/23)
O Lord Jesus, may we be filled with the peace that passes all understanding. Amen.
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Teenage volleyball player who lost legs in St. Louis accident sues drivers, city
(State News ~ 06/23/23)
ST. LOUIS -- A teenage volleyball player from Tennessee is suing the city of St. Louis and two drivers who struck her in February, causing her to lose both legs. The lawsuit on behalf of Janae Edmondson was filed Tuesday. The driver allegedly responsible for the wreck, Daniel Riley, was out on bond on a robbery charge despite several violations of his bond. ...
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US engineers contributed to Missouri River flood damage and must pay landowners, court rules
(National News ~ 06/23/23)
OMAHA, Neb. -- The U.S. government may have to pay tens of millions of dollars -- or more -- to landowners along the Missouri River after a court ruled it worsened flooding there since 2007 that killed crops and wrecked homes and businesses. The U.S. ...
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UN puts Russian forces on blacklist for killing children
(International News ~ 06/23/23)
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations put Russian forces on its annual blacklist of countries that violate children's rights in conflict for killing boys and girls and attacking schools and hospitals in Ukraine, according to a new report seen Thursday by The Associated Press...
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Israeli settlers storm into Palestinian town
(International News ~ 06/23/23)
TURMUS AYYA, West Bank -- Hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, setting fire to dozens of cars and homes to avenge the deaths of four Israelis killed by Palestinian gunmen the previous day, residents said. Palestinians said one man was killed in the violence...
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Biden, Modi cheer booming economic ties in visit
(National News ~ 06/23/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday pronounced the U.S.-India relationship never stronger and rolled out new business deals with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as human rights activists and American lawmakers questioned the administration's decision to honor the leader with a pomp-filled state visit...
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Judge blocks Wyoming's 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban while court decides lawsuit
(National News ~ 06/23/23)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Abortion pills will remain legal in Wyoming for now, after a judge ruled Thursday that the state's first-in-the-nation law to ban them won't take effect July 1 as planned while a lawsuit proceeds. Attorneys for Wyoming failed to show the ban wouldn't harm the plaintiffs before their lawsuit is resolved, Teton County Judge Melissa Owens ruled after hearing arguments from both sides. Meanwhile, those plaintiffs "have clearly showed probable success on the merits," Owens said...
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Tornadoes, hail tear through west Texas, killing 4 people
(National News ~ 06/23/23)
A line of severe storms produced what a meteorologist calls a rare combination of multiple tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and softball-sized hail in west Texas, killing at least four people, injuring nine and causing significant damage around the town of Matador, a meteorologist said Thursday...
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Moscow court: US journalist Gershkovich must stay in jail until late August
(International News ~ 06/23/23)
MOSCOW -- A Moscow court Thursday ruled that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August, rejecting the American journalist's appeal to be released. The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court ruled last month to keep him in custody until Aug. 30, but his lawyers had challenged the decision...
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Missouri woman imprisoned for 42 years to get court hearing that could lead to release
(State News ~ 06/23/23)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri woman who has spent more than four decades in prison for a murder her supporters believe she did not commit will get a court hearing that could lead to her release. The Missouri attorney general's office has agreed to an evidentiary hearing for Sandra Hemme, 63, who was convicted of murder in the Nov. 12, 1980, killing of Patricia Jeschke, a library worker in St. Joseph, The Kansas City Star reported Thursday...
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Hondurans see little hope for nation's prisons as details of cold-blooded massacre emerge
(International News ~ 06/23/23)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Authorities in Honduras began to hand over to relatives the hacked, burned corpses of 46 women killed in the worst riot at a women's prison in recent memory. Some of the bodies were so badly burned they need genetic testing or dental studies to identify, said Yuri Mora, the spokesman for Honduras' national police investigation agency...
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Biden defends calling Chinese leader Xi 'dictator,' still expects to meet with him
(National News ~ 06/23/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his harsh public comments on China, including calling President Xi Jinping a dictator, saying his words would have no negative impact on U.S.-China relations and he still expects to meet with Xi sometime soon...
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China's president orders safety campaign after restaurant explosion kills 31 people
(National News ~ 06/23/23)
HONG KONG -- China's president ordered a national safety campaign Thursday after a massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the northwest killed 31 people and injured seven others on the eve of a long holiday weekend. The blast tore through the restaurant at around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday on a busy street in Yinchuan, the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, as people gathered ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival, the official Xinhua News Agency said...
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Fire report 6-23-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/23/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. June 21 n Medical assists were made at 7:27 a.m. at Independence Street and Caruthers Avenue; 1:46 p.m. on Lowes Drive; 4:32 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 4:49 p.m. on William Street; and 6:33 p.m. on William Street...
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Police report 6-23-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/23/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Bloomfield Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Spring Avenue. n A warrant arrest was reported on Whitener Street...
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Jerry Jordan
(Obituary ~ 06/23/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Jerry Wayne Jordan, 77, of Perryville died Monday, June 19, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. No services have been scheduled, as Jerry's wishes were to be cremated. Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri, is assisting the family...
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Clara Henderson
(Obituary ~ 06/23/23)
PUXICO, Mo. — Clara Nell Henderson, 70, of Puxico died Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Poplar Bluff (Missouri) Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, June 26, at Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri...
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James Byland II
(Obituary ~ 06/23/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — James Edward Byland II, 70, of Marble Hill died Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation was held Thursday, June 22, at Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. A memorial service with full military honors followed at noon...
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Sharon Blackwell
(Obituary ~ 06/23/23)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Sharon Ann Smith Blackwell, 67, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at StoneBridge Senior Living. Following Sharon's wishes for cremation, there will be no services. Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel is assisting the family...
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Billy Benefield
(Obituary ~ 06/23/23)
Billy Gene Benefield, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born March 12, 1935, in McClure, Illinois, to Clarence and Bertha Phillips Benefield. Billy and Goldie Marie Pender were married Nov. 1, 1957, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death June 13, 2021...
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Out of the past: June 23
(Out of the Past ~ 06/23/23)
Local officials weren't exactly thrilled by the alternatives proposed by the state for a Highway 34 bypass, so they've come up with a highway improvement package of their own; representatives from Cape Girardeau County and the cities of Jackson and Cape Girardeau will outline the plan, which includes improving existing highways and some new road construction, in a meeting today with the Missouri Department of Transportation at the Jackson City Hall...
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A black plan for Mike Pence
(Column ~ 06/23/23)
Mike Pence is trailing former President Donald Trump by some 50 points in national polling. It's no great revelation that the former vice president needs some major breakthroughs to be considered a serious and viable candidate for 2024. But all is possible, and here is one approach. I call it the Pence Black Plan...
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2023 Oak ridge High School valedictorian Erin Urhahn
(Local News ~ 06/23/23)
Erin Urhahn Oak Ridge Parents: Kerri and Tim Urhahn. Post-graduation plans: Attend Southeast Missouri State University for English and creative writing. High school activities: Student Council president, National Honor Society president, class president, member of Future Teachers of America and Future Business Leaders of America vice president, cheerleading captain, cross country runner and volleyball player. Favorite high school experience: Learning to swing dance, then performing it at my high school homecoming and prom. Biggest role model: Mia Pohlman. Not only is she an amazing woman, she is also an excellent writer who has taken me under her wing. Advice to underclassmen: You only get to do high school once so make it count Three words to describe high school: Fun, challenging, worthwhile.
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