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Morning Star Behavioral to host open house
(Local News ~ 10/17/23)
Morning Star Behavioral Associates in Cape Girardeau is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at its new clinic at 1 S. Main St. Morning Star, previously located in the Marquette Tower on Broadway, is a behavioral clinic dedicated to providing applied behavioral analysis services for people with autism and other behavioral concerns...
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Ameren employee from Jackson competes in Lineman's Rodeo
(Local News ~ 10/17/23)
Kolter McBride, a lineman for Ameren Missouri, competed in his first International Lineman's Rodeo on Saturday, Oct. 14, in Overland Park, Kansas. The Lineman's Rodeo was first held in 1984 and, according to its website, was created to maintain a focus on safety and safe work practices, recognize a lineman's technical craft skills and for the participants to have fun while sharing work knowledge with others in their trade from different companies and different parts of the country and world...
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Walmart-fully done: Missouri artist crafts mural for Jackson Walmart
(Local News ~ 10/17/23)
If you were to take a trip to visit every mural Victoria Lane has designed, it would take you from her hometown of De Soto, Missouri, across the country and back. She's created murals that now stand in the eastern Missouri towns of Desloge and Festus, as well as murals to the east, south and west. Her works are displayed in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, Utah and no fewer than three cities in Georgia...
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Cape Girardeau City Council members approve final portions of West Park Mall project
(Local News ~ 10/17/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members approved the final pieces of a plan to redevelop West Park Mall at their meeting Monday, Oct. 16 By 4-1 votes with Mayor Stacy Kinder and council members Mark Bliss, Dan Presson and Nate Thomas supporting and council member Tameka Randle opposing the group approved a comprehensive redevelopment agreement and enacted a mechanism to waive sales tax on up to $3 million in construction materials for the project. ...
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Officer-involved fatal shooting under investigation in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 10/17/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. An officer-involved shooting that resulted in a Delta man's death is under investigation in Sikeston. At about 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, officers with Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to 153 Murray Lane near the former Kingshighway mall location, where an Alcoholics Anonymous group meeting was in progress with about 10 people in attendance. ...
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Firefighter injured in house fire
(Local News ~ 10/17/23)
A firefighter suffered a leg injury while battling a fire late Monday night, Oct. 16, according to a news release issued by the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. The department was dispatched to 105 Green Acres Drive at around 11:17 p.m. when flames were showing from inside the home's garage...
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U.S. House fails to elect new speaker on first vote
(Local News ~ 10/17/23)
Signaling more turmoil ahead, Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as a surprising 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel...
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Rep. Jason Smith endorses Jordan, issues note of caution as House speaker vote nears
(Local News ~ 10/17/23)
As the U.S. House prepares for an expected floor vote Tuesday, Oct. 17, to choose a new speaker, Southeast Missouri GOP congressman Jason Smith had a message for his colleagues after endorsing Ohio's Jim Jordan for the job Monday, Oct. 16. Smith, elected chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in January, was a vocal supporter of California's Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted as speaker two weeks ago in a narrow 216-210 vote...
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Faces of Southeast Missouri: Anna Marie Berkbuegler
(10/17/23)
Anna Marie Berkbuegler has been all the way up and down the Mississippi River as a cook on a riverboat. She has traveled on the Ohio River, from Pittsburgh on down. And she has traveled on the Arkansas River to Oklahoma. She says a lot of things need to be seen from the middle of the river. Shes taken photos to remember the sights...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2023. There are 75 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 17, 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany. On this date: In 1610, French King Louis XIII, age 9, was crowned at Reims, five months after the assassination of his father, Henry IV...
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Sponsored: Fall and Winter Pet Safety Tips
(Insiders Advice ~ 10/17/23)
The fresh, crisp air and Halloween decorations popping up everywhere not only puts us in the fall spirit, but also reminds us, as veterinarians, to pass along some helpful pet safety tips. First, with kids back in school and busy with extracurricular activities, your pets might be spending more time napping on the couch without their playmates around. ...
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Ecuador's youngest elected president faces a practically impossible task
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador 's youngest elected president on Monday faced the practically impossible task of reducing a terrifying, drug-driven crime wave within a greatly shortened 1 1/2 years in office. Daniel Noboa, 35, is an heir to one of Ecuador's largest fortunes thanks to a global empire built on bananas -- the country's main crop...
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Poland gives support to centrist opposition after 8 years of nationalist rule
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
WARSAW, Poland -- The majority of voters in Poland's general election supported opposition parties that promised to reverse democratic backsliding and repair the nation's relationship with allies, including the European Union and Ukraine, near-complete results showed Monday...
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Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell part of its business as it attempts to restructure while dealing with losses and opioid-related lawsuits. The company said Rite Aid stores will continue to fill prescriptions, and customers will still be able to visit its locations or shop online while it goes through its voluntary Chapter 11 process. But that process also will allow it to speed up its plan to close underperforming stores...
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Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president, global peace broker and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies
(International News ~ 10/17/23)
HELSINKI -- Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve international conflicts, died Monday. He was 86. The foundation he created for preventing and resolving violent conflicts said in a statement it was "deeply saddened by the loss of its founder and (former) chair of the board."...
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He's a survivor: A mother fights for son kidnapped by Hamas militants
(International News ~ 10/17/23)
LONDON -- His mother describes Hersh Goldberg-Polin as like a lot of other young people. The 23-year-old from Jerusalem loves music, wants to see the world and, now that he's finished his military service, has plans to go to university, his family says. But first he has to come home...
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Urban battle from past Gaza war offers glimpse of what an Israeli ground offensive might look like
(International News ~ 10/17/23)
JERUSALEM -- A battle that killed dozens of civilians and more than a dozen Israeli soldiers nearly a decade ago offers a glimpse of the type of fighting that could lie ahead if Israeli forces roll into Gaza as expected to punish Hamas for its rampage across southern Israel last week...
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FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime on rise
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
ST. LOUIS -- Violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year -- dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic -- but property crimes rose substantially, according to data in the FBI's annual crime report released Monday...
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Tim Scott praises 'restraint' of Israel's Netanyahu, says US should move more firepower to region
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Monday praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing what he called "restraint" after Hamas attacked Israel over a week ago. The Republican presidential candidate said Netanyahu "waited" and showed "patience" and "humanity" in response to the Oct. 7 attack...
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Semitruck driver killed when train derails on Colorado bridge, spilling coal cars onto major highway
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
DENVER -- A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a railroad bridge collapsed onto a major highway near Pueblo, Colorado, spilling coal and mangled rail cars onto the roadway and shutting it down indefinitely, authorities said Monday...
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Trump, campaigning in Iowa, vows to ban Gaza refugees from US if he wins a second term
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
CLIVE, Iowa -- Doubling down on the hard-line immigration policies that have long animated his base, former President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to bar refugees from Gaza and immediately expand his first-term Muslim travel ban if he wins a second term following the deadly attack on Israel last week...
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Prosecutors appealing length of prison sentences for Proud Boys leaders convicted of Jan. 6 plot
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is appealing the length of prison sentences for four Proud Boys leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy in the U.S. Capitol attack, challenging punishments that were significantly shorter than what prosecutors had recommended, according to court filings on Monday...
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Gunman kills two Swedes in Brussels, prompting terror alert and halt of Belgium-Sweden soccer match
(International News ~ 10/17/23)
BRUSSELS -- Belgian police early Tuesday hunted for a gunman with suspected terrorist motives who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness before disappearing into the night. He created such fear that authorities shut down a Belgium-Sweden soccer match and held 35,000 fans inside for several hours as a precaution...
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GOP's Jordan shoring up support, peeling off detractors ahead of speaker vote
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- With a push by allies of Donald Trump, far-right firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan appeared Monday to be shoring up support to become U.S. House speaker, winning over reluctant Republicans who have few options left two weeks after Kevin McCarthy's ouster...
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Trump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case
(National News ~ 10/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump in Washington imposed a narrow gag order on him Monday, barring the Republican former president from making statements targeting prosecutors, possible witnesses and court staff...
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Biden will head to Jordan Wednesday following visit to Israel amid concern that conflict could grow
(International News ~ 10/17/23)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- President Joe Biden will travel to Jordan on Wednesday to meet with Arab leaders following his trip to Israel as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday evening that Biden would go to Jordan where he would meet with King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...
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EU leaders will meet to deal with the fallout in Europe from the Israel-Hamas war
(International News ~ 10/17/23)
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders will hold an emergency summit on Tuesday as concern mounts that the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas could fuel inter-communal tensions in Europe and bring more refugees in search of sanctuary...
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Humanitarian aid stuck at Gaza-Egypt border as Israeli siege strains hospitals, water supply
(International News ~ 10/17/23)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Truckloads of aid idled at Egypt's border with Gaza as residents and humanitarian groups pleaded Monday for water, food and fuel for dying generators, saying the tiny Palestinian territory sealed off by Israel after last week's rampage by Hamas was near total collapse...
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Fire report 10-17-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/17/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 15 n Medical assist was made at 8:58 p.m. on South West End Boulevard. Oct. 16 n Medical assists were made at 1:19 a.m. on Indian Parkway in Jackson; 6:20 a.m. on Brenda Kay Drive; 6:38 a.m. on County Road 450; 6:42 a.m. on Sharon Lane; and 7:44 a.m. on Blue Willow Lane...
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Police report 10-17-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/17/23)
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. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported...
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Richard Volkerding
(Obituary ~ 10/17/23)
Richard W. Volkerding, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at Chateau Girardeau. He was born March 12, 1930, in Cape Girardeau to Robert C. and Helen Gruenberg Volkerding. On April 2, 1953, he and Marilyn Jane Wheeler of Sylvia, Kansas, were united in marriage and created a loving home in Cape Girardeau...
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Linda Roth
(Obituary ~ 10/17/23)
Linda Marie Roth, 66, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, at home, surrounded by her family. Linda fought a courageous 14-year battle with cancer. Throughout all her trials, she remained joyful and steadfast in her Christian faith. Linda was born Feb. ...
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Juanita Roth
(Obituary ~ 10/17/23)
SAN DIEGO Juanita Heuer Roth, 96, of San Diego, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in San Diego. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Berry Pfanstiel officiating...
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Sterling Robinson
(Obituary ~ 10/17/23)
Sterling Arnold Robinson, a devoted husband, loving father and proud veteran, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Cape Girardeau at the age of 79. He was born Aug. 2, 1944, in St. Louis to Sterling and Minnie Rosetta Goetz Robinson. Sterling was the second child, with an older sister, LaVerne, who was born in 1941...
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Terry Propst
(Obituary ~ 10/17/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. Terry Ladd Propst, 77, of Sikeston passed away Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 22, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late George Thurman and Jo Bollinger Propst. On Aug. 26, 1966, in Marble Hill, Missouri, he married Brenda Sue Ragsdale Propst. She survives of the home in Sikeston...
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Lowell Masters
(Obituary ~ 10/17/23)
Lowell Masters, 88, of Fruitland died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to service time Wednesday, Oct. 18, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The Rev. Janet Hopkins will conduct the funeral at noon Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...
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Wayne Estes
(Obituary ~ 10/17/23)
Wayne E. Estes, 81, of Jackson died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a Masonic service at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 19, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Visitation will also be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at the funeral home...
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Lorraine Chandler
(Obituary ~ 10/17/23)
Lorraine L. Rhodes Chandler of Whitewater passed away Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born at Stroderville, near Whitewater, April 23, 1920, the daughter of George and Bell Dora Proffer Rhodes. She married Anthony Bova in 1941, who served in the U.S. ...
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Births 10/17/23
(Births ~ 10/17/23)
Daughter to Kimberly Francis Jean Goings of Sikeston, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:19 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Name, Hannah Mae. Weight, 2 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Goings is the daughter of Robin Goings and Ricky Goings of Sikeston...
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Out of the past: Oct. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 10/17/23)
Cape Girardeau has another MRI; crews installed the 15-ton magnet for a new magnetic resonance imaging unit Thursday at Cape Radiology, 36 Doctors Park; Dr. Craig Williams says the new Picker Outlook open MRI will be a boon for patients who can't use older, closed-model MRIs; the new unit is open on all four sides...
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Prayer 10-17-23
(Prayer ~ 10/17/23)
O Lord God, thank you that it is by your grace which we are saved. Amen.
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Standing with Israel
(Column ~ 10/17/23)
On Oct. 7, barbaric Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel and committed the worst Jewish massacre since the Holocaust. Over a thousand civilians -- mothers, fathers, children, grandparents and babies -- were murdered in cold blood by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists. ...
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America's drug problem
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/17/23)
Every day, fleeing the violence perpetrated by cruel drug lords, thousands of people from Central and South America seek refuge in America, seriously threatening the stability of America's social fabric and economy. The Biden administration's rather belated decision to build a high wall along the Texas-Mexico border is most welcome. However, no wall is permanently impervious to being breached...
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Hamas and amoral clarity
(Column ~ 10/17/23)
One unexpected blowback from the medieval Hamas's barbaric murdering of hundreds of Israeli civilians is the revelation of current global amorality. More than 20 Harvard university identity politics groups pledged their support to the Hamas murderers -- to the utter silence for days of Harvard President Claudine Gay...
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