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Cape County South Park renovations set for hopeful year-end finish
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
Renovations are underway at Cape County South Park with the extension of existing sidewalk along the pond and the construction of bathrooms and a new shelter. Park superintendent Bryan Sander said he is hopeful for the renovations to be done by the end of the year...
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Lynwood Christian Academy gains accreditation
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
Representatives of Lynwood Christian Academy announced the school has received accreditation through the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). A news release from Lynwood Christian Academy stated the school received "high marks across the board" and was awarded the highest recommendation to the ACSI Accreditation Commission for six years...
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First puzzle exchange planned at Cape Girardeau Public Library
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
Rain, shine or snow, puzzles are a great way to pass time. Cape Girardeau Public Library knows this and will be holding its first puzzle exchange from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, July 21. This will be a way for puzzle enthusiasts to enjoy the challenge of trying new puzzles without having to buy them...
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Storm damage noted in Chaffee
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
Chaffee, Missouri, was hit Monday night, July 17, with a severe thunderstorm. According to Lee Horton, Chaffee's city administrator, there was no severe damage to the town reported. Many limbs fell, with a few damaging sheds. Many in the town lost power for an hour or more...
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Thompson Rehder responds to California AG's Missouri travel ban
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
State Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder of Scott City had a quick retort Tuesday, July 18, when asked about a recent announcement by California's top law enforcement official restricting state-funded travel to Missouri and two other states due to passage of alleged "anti-LGBTQ" laws passed in Nebraska, Wyoming and the Show Me State...
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Jackson formally retires police dog
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
It's not every day a member of the animal kingdom has a place on Jackson's Board of Aldermen agenda. Such was the case Monday, July 17, as Beny, police canine officer since 2015, was formally retired by the aldermanic council. In retiring the nearly 10-year-old Beny, aldermen transferred ownership of the dog to officer Cody Polley, who has promised to care for him for the rest of his days...
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New photography studio coming to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
Jackson resident Amber Capps first got involved with photography by taking photographs of her 6-month-old daughter. Over the next few years, her passion and skill set grew. Her new Cape Girardeau photography studio, Captured by Amber Capps, will be open for business starting Saturday, July 22...
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Not-for-profit formed for upkeep of Shady Grove Cemetery
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
The descendants of those buried in Shady Grove Cemetery organized as a not-for-profit group in order to restore and provide ongoing maintenance for the final resting place of their ancestors. Shady Grove Cemetery, near Dutchtown, south of Cape Girardeau, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in June 2022. According to the Register, the cemetery was likely established just after the Civil War by the rural Black community...
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Cape Central Municipal Pool renovation on schedule
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
Representatives of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department reported the major portion of renovations of the Cape Central Municipal Pool are on schedule for completion by December. Penzel Construction Co. Inc. began renovations in March 2022, focusing on constructing a permanent building, foregoing the use of the "bubble" -- an inflatable, temporary structure that allowed the outdoor pool to operate during colder times of the year -- which had been utilized at the pool since it first opened in 1979.. ...
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Cape Girardeau County History Center to host Civil War presentation
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
Cape Girardeau County History Center will host a presentation on the Civil War titled "Portraits of African American Women in Missouri: Before, During and After the Civil War" at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23. Speaker Carole Shelton is a former educator, professional storyteller and author. She is an expert in women's lives during this time period and is a member of Missouri Humanities Speakers Bureau...
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Possible UPS strike could cause massive local service delays
(Local News ~ 07/19/23)
As a potential UPS work stoppage threatens to disrupt deliveries across the United States, experts warn a strike would flood other delivery institutions and companies, including the U.S. Postal Service, causing delays in service and big economic losses...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
Today is Wednesday, July 19, the 200th day of 2023. There are 165 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 19, 2005, President George W. Bush announced his choice of federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. (Roberts ended up succeeding Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who died in Sept. 2005; Samuel Alito followed O'Connor.)...
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Dan Meers delivers impactful message at 10th annual Semoball Awards
(Editorial ~ 07/19/23)
Dan Meers delivered a powerful message Friday, July 14 at the 10th annual Semoball Awards, presented by SoutheastHEALTH. The longtime mascot for the Kansas City Chiefs known as KC Wolf, Meers shared his story of surviving a stunt-gone-wrong at Arrowhead stadium and how all of us can use life's most challenging circumstances for good. ...
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Prayer 7-19-23
(Prayer ~ 07/19/23)
O Father God, we bless your name, for you are our healer and deliverer. Amen.
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The Biden debacle waiting to happen
(Column ~ 07/19/23)
Mika Brzezinski, co-host of the MSNBC program "Morning Joe," is very cross with the White House staff. It isn't, she believes, doing a good enough job protecting Joe Biden from the effects of being 80 years old and increasingly frail. She insists that it needs "to clear a pathway" whenever he is walking somewhere, and make sure it is "there and telling him what's next" when he's at an event and going from Point A to Point B...
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Fire report 7-19-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/19/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 17 n Medical assists were made at 2:44 p.m. on Siemers Drive; 3:06 p.m. on South Kingshighway; 4:06 p.m. on Walnut Street; and 10:10 p.m. on Big Bend Road. n Hazardous condition calls were made at 7:07 p.m. ...
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Police report 7-19-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/19/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. Assaults n Third-degree domestic assault and animal abuse were reported on North Henderson Avenue...
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Shirley Eifert
(Obituary ~ 07/19/23)
Shirley Rose Eifert, 86, of Scott City died Friday, July 14, 2023, at Nazareth Nursing Facility in Louisville, Kentucky. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 21, at Eisleben Lutheran Cemetery in Scott City, with the Rev. Barry Pfanstiel officiating...
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Dennis Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/19/23)
Dennis Gene Smith, 70, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023, at Aspire Senior Living Center in Advance, Missouri. He was born Jan. 29, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Fletcher and Edna Marie Lincoln Smith. Dennis attended Cape Girardeau public schools. He worked at Florsheim Shoe Co. and Ole Hickory Pits, and as a handyman in Cape Girardeau. Dennis was gifted as a self-taught artist and would love to sketch and draw pictures. He also enjoyed vegetable gardening...
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North Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into the sea as US docks nuclear submarine in South Korea
(International News ~ 07/19/23)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea early Wednesday in what appeared to be a statement of defiance as the United States deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea for the first time in decades...
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Tourists and residents warned to stay inside as deadly heat hits Europe during peak travel season
(International News ~ 07/19/23)
MILAN -- Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors during the hottest hours as the second heat wave in as many weeks hits the region and Greece, Spain and Switzerland battled wildfires. In Italy, civil protection workers monitored crowds for people in distress from the heat in central Rome, while Red Cross teams in Portugal took to social media to warn people not to leave pets or children in parked cars. ...
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Russia targets Ukraine's port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea
(International News ~ 07/19/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called "retribution" for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsula...
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Adrift for 3 months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued him
(International News ~ 07/19/23)
MANZANILLO, Mexico -- An Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea with his dog for three months said Tuesday that he is grateful to be alive after setting foot on dry land for the first time since their ordeal began...
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A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean shakes Central America
(International News ~ 07/19/23)
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of El Salvador shook much of Central America from Nicaragua to Guatemala on Tuesday, sending residents in some cities streaming into the streets. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the epicenter was 27 miles south of Intipuca, El Salvador at a depth of 43 miles. That point is outside the Gulf of Fonseca where Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua all share coastline...
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North Korea silent about its apparent detention of the US soldier who bolted across the border
(International News ~ 07/19/23)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles Wednesday in its latest weapons display. More than half a day after the soldier bolted into North Korea during a tour in the border village of Panmunjom, there was no word on the fate of Private 2nd Class Travis King, the first known American detained in the North in nearly five years. ...
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Human waste leaking from truck causes crashes on Connecticut highway
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Human waste leaking from a tractor trailer on a Connecticut highway caused crashes including one involving two state police cruisers as vehicles spun out of control, authorities said. No major injuries were reported in Monday night's mayhem on Interstate 95 in Bridgeport. Troopers arrested the truck driver on several charges, alleging he knew there was a leak but kept driving...
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After devastating 2022 hurricane season, AAA not renewing some insurance policies in Florida
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- AAA won't renew "a very small percentage" of homeowners and auto insurance policies in hurricane-wracked Florida, joining other insurers in limiting their exposure in the Sunshine State despite efforts by lawmakers to calm the volatile insurance market, the company said Tuesday...
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Tupac Shakur's long-unsolved killing again under spotlight as Las Vegas police conduct search
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of Tupac Shakur, propelling the case back into the spotlight nearly 30 years after his death. Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was gunned down the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was 25...
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Judge signals December may be too soon for Trump's classified documents case, but doesn't set date
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A federal judge signaled Tuesday that December may be too soon to begin former President Donald Trump's landmark criminal trial concerning the mishandling of classified documents, but did not say whether she would agree to Trump's request to put the trial off until after the 2024 election...
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Pennsylvania woman who used bullhorn to direct Capitol rioters is convicted of Jan. 6 charges
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
A Pennsylvania woman who used a bullhorn to direct rioters attacking the U.S. Capitol was convicted on Tuesday of charges that she joined the mob in an attempt to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth heard testimony without a jury before he convicted Rachel Marie Powell of felony charges stemming from the Jan. ...
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Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan's attorney general filed felony charges Tuesday against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020, accusing them of submitting false certificates that confirmed they were legitimate electors despite Joe Biden's victory in the state...
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House passes resolution to show support for Israel after Democrat's comments about 'racist' state
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
WASHINGTON -- The House on Tuesday passed a Republican-led resolution reaffirming its support for Israel with strong bipartisan approval -- an implicit rebuke of a leading Democrat who, over the weekend, called the country a "racist state" but later apologized...
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Israeli protesters block highways as Netanyahu moves ahead with judicial overhaul
(International News ~ 07/19/23)
JERUSALEM -- Tens of thousands of protesters Tuesday blocked highways and train stations and massed in central Tel Aviv during a day of countrywide demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul plan. The protests, now in their seventh month, have taken on a sense of urgency in recent days as Netanyahu and his allies in parliament march ahead with the program. ...
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Missouri man charged in Indiana trooper's traffic death seeks change of venue
(State News ~ 07/19/23)
PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- An 18-year-old Missouri man charged with murder in the traffic death of Indiana State Police trooper Aaron Smith requested a change of venue Tuesday for his upcoming trial, online court records show. The request Tuesday seeks to move the trial of Eddie Jones of Sikeston, Missouri, to another county or to bring a jury in from another county, news outlets reported...
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Texas trooper's accounts of bloodied, fainting migrants on US-Mexico border unleashes criticism
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's escalating measures to stop migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico came under a burst of new criticism Tuesday after a state trooper said migrants were left bloodied from razor-wire barriers and orders were given to deny people water in sweltering heat...
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Florida county reports its seventh case of locally contracted malaria
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
SARASOTA, Fla. -- A southwest Florida county has documented a seventh case of malaria, state authorities said. The Florida Department of Health reported a new locally acquired case of malaria in Sarasota County during the week of July 9 to 15. That's in addition to five cases last month and one case in May...
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Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
PHOENIX -- A dangerous 19th straight day of scorching heat in Phoenix set a record for U.S. cities Tuesday, confined many residents to air-conditioned safety and turned the usually vibrant metropolis into a ghost town. The city's record streak of 110 degrees Fahrenheit or more stood out even amid sweltering temperatures across the globe. It reached 117 degrees by 3 p.m...
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Trump downplays legal challenges on campaign trail in Iowa
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Former President Donald Trump joked about his legal challenges while campaigning in eastern Iowa on Tuesday night, just hours after announcing he'd received a target letter in the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election...
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Trump notified he's a target of US criminal probe into efforts to overturn 2020 election
(National News ~ 07/19/23)
WASHINGTON -- Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter informing him he is a target of the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, an indication he could soon be charged by U.S. prosecutors...
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Out of the past: July 19
(Out of the Past ~ 07/19/23)
J.C. Hicks has joined the ministry staff at Faith Evangelical Free Church in Cape Girardeau as associate pastor of youth and education; Hicks has been a member of Faith Church for two years and has served as a teacher and leader in both the adult and youth departments...
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Missouri Supreme Court weighs fate of amendment to restore abortion rights
(State News ~ 07/19/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Whether Missouri voters get a chance to weigh in on legalizing abortion is now up to state Supreme Court judges, who on Tuesday heard arguments in a case about Republican infighting that has stalled the amendment’s progress. Judges did not indicate when they might rule on the case, which centers around a proposed amendment to enshrine in the constitution the individual right to make decisions about abortion, childbirth and birth control. ...
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The military doesn't need diversity, equity and inclusion
(Column ~ 07/19/23)
House Republicans voted to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs and personnel at the Pentagon, and one wonders whether the U.S. military will ever be the same. The provision was one of a number of anti-"woke" measures in the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act -- including reversing the Pentagon's new abortion-enabling paid travel and leave policies -- that have occasioned sputtering outrage...
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