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Craft fair coming to Chaffee High
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
Craft season is here and Chaffee High School's Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is taking advantage. The sports ministry will be holding its first craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at the high school's activity center, at 517 W. Yoakum Ave., in Chaffee, Missouri...
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Chaffee finishes second in bridge-building contest
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
The Missouri Department of Transportation tested over 200 bridges entered into its 20th annual bridge-building competition Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Southeast Missouri State University's Academic Hall in Cape Girardeau. The competition challenges high school juniors and seniors to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials such as balsa wood, string and glue, in just a few weeks...
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MoDOT receives input on potential US 61 plans
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) held a public meeting Thursday, Nov. 16, at South Elementary School in Jackson to let residents provide input on proposed construction projects along U.S. 61. MoDOT representatives displayed maps of three traffic studies where construction could be done...
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Mark Abbott sentenced to more than 3 years in prison
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
Federal Senior District Judge Rodney Sippel sentenced Mark Abbott to 37 months in prison Thursday, Nov. 16, following Abbott's guilty plea for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Abbott, 53, of Cape Girardeau was indicted May 3, 2022. The search of Abbott's home was conducted March 22, 2022. The maximum sentence, according to the guilty plea he signed, was 10 years...
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United Way of Southeast Missouri announces new transportation program
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
United Way of Southeast Missouri (UWSEMO) announced the creation Thursday, Nov. 16, of a new transportation program. United We Work, is designed to help entry-level employees overcome obstacles to employment and self-sufficiency. In a recent community survey conducted by UWSEMO, a lack of reliable transportation was listed by job seekers, employers and employees as a key obstacle to obtaining and maintaining steady employment...
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Did you know? 7 dark/tragic moments in the life of author William Faulkner
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
Producers of the documentary "Faulkner: The Past is Never Dead" held a special screening of the film Tuesday night, Nov. 14, at Rose Theatre on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. SEMO's library hosts one of the world's four largest collections of William Faulkner in the world and many of the images shown throughout the documentary came from its collection. ...
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Commissioners OK funding for park projects
(Local News ~ 11/17/23)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners approved additional funding Thursday, Nov. 16, for a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The county had received $940,000 earlier and could apply for an additional 25%, or $235,000, though it would be responsible for matching half...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/17/23)
Today is Friday, Nov. 17, the 321st day of 2023. There are 44 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 17, 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-born actor who had become one of America's biggest movie stars of the 1980s and '90s, was sworn in as the 38th governor of California...
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Prayer 11-17-23
(Prayer ~ 11/17/23)
O Father God, may we be filled with your glorious peace. Amen.
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Blue city decline: How to save New York and other cities
(Column ~ 11/17/23)
New York City residents have thrown in the towel. Gotham's quality of life is plunging, but only 11% of registered voters turned out in last Tuesday's local election. Nearly all incumbent members of the New York City Council skated to reelection. New Yorkers are voting with their feet, abandoning the city instead of going to the polls to demand new leadership. Amazingly, more New Yorkers have fled the city since 2020 than turned out on Election Day...
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Biden's week of mostly bad reelection news
(Column ~ 11/17/23)
One of Joe Biden's favorite campaign lines is "don't compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative." In the wake of a series of polls earlier this month, Democrats were thrown into a panic because voters in key battleground states did exactly that and chose Donald Trump as their preferred candidate...
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Three with area ties inducted into state Veterans Hall of Fame
(Editorial ~ 11/17/23)
Among those in this year's Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame inductee class were three men with ties to Southeast Missouri. By virtue of their military experiences and service beyond, each thoroughly earned the honor. Wayne Wallingford of Cape Girardeau, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, flew hundreds of combat missions in various conflicts as a navigator and electronic warfare officer. ...
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Fire report 11-17-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Nov. 15 n Medical assists were made at 9:15 a.m. on Linden Street; 10:03 a.m. on Stonebridge Drive; 11:37 a.m. on Terry Lane; 12:27 p.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 1:54 p.m. on South Ellis Street; 4:10 p.m. on William Street; and 4:41 p.m. on South Middle Street...
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Police report 11-17-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/17/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on Hawthorne Road. Thefts n Burglary, second-degree property damage and first-degree trespassing were reported on Maple Street...
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Drew Eudy
(Obituary ~ 11/17/23)
Drew Ilya Eudy, 24, of Jackson died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at his home. He was born July 4, 1999, in Moscow, Russia, and was the youngest son of Kyle Mark and Debra Anne Beussink Eudy. Drew was a graduate of St. Vincent de Paul Grade School and a 2018 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, where he played the saxophone in the marching band...
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Melvin Cook
(Obituary ~ 11/17/23)
Melvin "M.G." Cook, son of the late Clarence Melvin and Clara Marie Wylder Cook, was born Jan. 21, 1937, in Fornfelt and departed his life Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau at the age of 86 years. He was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church in Scott City was also a member of the BLE. M.G. was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, loved playing cards, watching the grandkids play ball and music...
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General Motors becomes 1st of Detroit automakers to seal deal with unionized workers
(National News ~ 11/17/23)
DETROIT -- United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the first Detroit automaker to get a ratified deal that could end a contentious labor dispute and a series of punishing strikes...
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Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of the chain's busiest days of year
(National News ~ 11/17/23)
NEW YORK -- Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the 2-year-old effort to unionize the company's stores. The Workers United union chose Starbucks' annual Red Cup Day to stage the walkout since it's usually one of the busiest days of the year. Starbucks expects to give away thousands of reusable cups Thursday to customers who order holiday drinks...
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David Cameron visits the Ukrainian port of Odesa, his first overseas trip as the UK's top diplomat
(International News ~ 11/17/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- David Cameron traveled Thursday to the Ukrainian port of Odesa in his first overseas trip as Britain's new foreign minister, and pledged that the U.K. would continue providing military support until Ukraine is victorious in its war with Russia...
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Russian artist who protested Ukraine war gets 7 years in prison in latest crackdown on free speech
(International News ~ 11/17/23)
TALLINN, Estonia -- A Russian court on Thursday convicted an artist and musician for swapping supermarket price tags with antiwar messages, sentencing her to seven years in prison in one of the highest-profile cases involving the recent crackdown on free speech...
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China's agreement expected to slow flow of fentanyl into US, but not solve overdose epidemic
(National News ~ 11/17/23)
Experts say new steps China has agreed to will eventually reduce the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the U.S., but that alone will not stem the overdose crisis killing Americans at a record rate. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at a meeting Wednesday in California that China is telling its chemical companies to curtail shipments to Latin America and elsewhere of the materials used to produce fentanyl, which is largely finished in Mexico and then smuggled into the U.S.. ...
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New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial
(National News ~ 11/17/23)
NEW YORK -- A gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial was temporarily lifted Thursday by an appellate judge who raised free speech concerns. Judge David Friedman of the state's intermediate appeals court issued what's known as a stay -- suspending the gag order and allowing the former president to speak freely about court staff while a longer appeals process plays out...
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California professor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jewish demonstrator
(National News ~ 11/17/23)
LOS ANGELES -- A Southern California college professor was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said in a statement that both charges have special allegations that Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, personally inflicted "great bodily injury" on Paul Kessler, 69, during a confrontation at an event that started as a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Thousand Oaks, a suburb northwest of Los Angeles.. ...
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Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US 'not going anywhere' as he looks to build economic ties
(National News ~ 11/17/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- President Joe Biden on Thursday made America's case to national leaders and CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit that the United States is committed to high standards in trade and to partnerships that will benefit economies across the Pacific...
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Mistrial declared after federal jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid
(National News ~ 11/17/23)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on federal civil rights charges Thursday in the trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial...
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Lawyers for religious leaders challenge Missouri abortion ban
(State News ~ 11/17/23)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri lawmakers intended to "impose their religious beliefs on everyone" in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban, lawyers for a group of religious leaders who support abortion rights said at a court hearing Thursday...
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Rep. Santos won't seek reelection in 2024 after scathing ethics report
(National News ~ 11/17/23)
WASHINGTON -- The House Ethics Committee in a scathing report Thursday said it has amassed "overwhelming evidence" of lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York that has been sent to the Justice Department, concluding flatly that he "cannot be trusted" after a monthslong investigation into his conduct...
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Internet, phone networks collapse on Gaza Strip
(International News ~ 11/17/23)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- Internet and telephone services collapsed across the Gaza Strip on Thursday for lack of fuel, the main Palestinian provider said, bringing a potentially long-term blackout of communications as Israel signaled its offensive against Hamas could next target the south, where most of the population has taken refuge...
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Man who attacked Pelosi's husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
(National News ~ 11/17/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A jury Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home last year of federal charges for seeking to hold her hostage and attacking her husband with a hammer. Jurors deliberated for about eight hours before finding David DePape guilty of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official. DePape, who faces up to 50 years in prison, did not react as the verdict was read...
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Woman on life support after mall shooting has died
(State News ~ 11/17/23)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A pregnant woman who was shot in the head during a shooting at a Missouri mall last week has died, police confirmed Thursday. The woman had been on life support after being shot in the temple Friday at Independence Center, according to a report by police in the Kansas City suburb of Independence. Police said she was four months pregnant...
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Out of the past: Nov. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 11/17/23)
The architectural company designing Jackson's proposed multipurpose building has been asked to scale back its initial drawings; the city committee overseeing the study asked Hastings and Chivetta Architects Inc. to revise the $17 million to $20 million plan recently submitted to the committee to a design that would cost $10 million to $11 million; that figure is based on calculations of the amount the city's sales tax can support; the smaller building still would, among other things, offer a venue for 3,000 to 4,000 people to watch basketball, volleyball and wrestling; it would include a leisure swimming pool, a walking track, meeting rooms and space for exercise and weightlifting.. ...
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