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Cape Central holds final AFJROTC ceremony before program's closure (5/1/24)By J.C. Reeves ~ Southeast MissourianCape Central High School’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) program held its final awards ceremony Friday, April 26, before the program’s closure at the end of the semester...
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Focus on unity, love for 73rd National Day of Prayer (5/1/24)By Christopher Borro ~ Southeast MissourianCape Girardeans will celebrate the 73rd National Day of Prayer with a series of prayer services Thursday, May 2...
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SEMO, Mid-America Transplant honor organ donors with memorial at River Campus (5/1/24)By J.C. Reeves ~ Southeast MissourianSoutheast Missouri State University, in partnership with Mid-America Transplant, hosted the families of organ and tissue donors and transplant recipients Thursday, April 25, for the unveiling of a new memorial at the university’s River Campus...
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Officer interrupts domestic attack in progress (5/1/24)Southeast MissourianA Cape Girardeau police officer who heard a woman screaming from inside a house, stopped an attack Sunday, April 28, according to a probable-cause statement...
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Jackson man faces assault, harassment charges (5/1/24)Southeast MissourianCody Bredekamp, 29, of Jackson was charged with Class E felonies of third-degree domestic assault and first-degree harassment after a woman told police she “felt like she was being held hostage”, according to a probable-cause statement filed by...
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Missouri Supreme Court strikes down 2022 vote on KC police funding, citing faulty fiscal note (5/1/24)The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday took the unusual step of striking down a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that required Kansas City to spend a larger percentage of its money on the police department, and ordered that the issue go back before voters in November...
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Family of a Black teen who was shot after ringing the wrong doorbell files lawsuit against homeowner (4/30/24)The family of a Black teenager who was shot by a white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City address filed a lawsuit Monday, described by the family’s attorney as an attempt to put pressure on the criminal trial later this year. ...
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Ethics committee dismisses complaint against Missouri speaker (4/30/24)JEFFERSON CITY — A panel of lawmakers dismissed Monday an ethics complaint against Speaker Dean Plocher, breaking from a Republican who argued that Plocher used his power as the House leader to block an investigation. Members voted 7-2 to dismiss allegations against Plocher for misuse of taxpayer dollars, using his influence to push a pricey contract with a company with ties to his employer and retaliating against staffers who raised complaints. One Democrat voted present. ...
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Arkansas officials say a Missouri doctor whose body was found in a lake died by suicide (4/26/24)The death of a highly regarded Missouri emergency room doctor whose body was found 11 months ago in a northwest Arkansas lake has been ruled a suicide, Arkansas authorities said Thursday, in a case that fueled social media speculation about whether his disappearance had been tied to his cryptocurrency dealings...
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Kansas man sentenced to 10 years for crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February (4/26/24)KANSAS CITY -- A man who sped through a red light in Kansas City and crashed into a patrol car has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of an officer and a bystander. Jerron Lightfoot, 20, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, said he was "truly sorry and never intended to hurt anyone" before he was sentenced Wednesday...
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US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance (5/1/24)WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country...
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Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K (5/1/24)NEW YORK -- Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. If he does it again, the judge warned, he could be jailed...
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Large numbers of New York City police officers begin entering Columbia University campus (5/1/24)NEW YORK -- Large numbers of New York City police officers began entering the Columbia University late Tuesday as dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters remained on the campus. Shortly before officers entered the campus, the New York Police Department received a notice from Columbia authorizing officers to take action, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to discuss details of the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity...
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Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah 'with or without a deal' as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue (5/1/24)TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam...
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Metro train collides with bus in downtown Los Angeles, injuring more than 50, 2 seriously (5/1/24)LOS ANGELES -- At least 55 people were hurt, two seriously, when a Metro light rail train and a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided Tuesday along a busy thoroughfare in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The crash happened shortly before noon along Exposition Boulevard, near the USC campus and Natural History Museum, according to the LA Fire Department...
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Northbound, southbound I-55 in Cape Girardeau County reduced for bridge work (5/1/24)Northbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County — from mile marker 91 to mile marker 92 near Cape Girardeau — will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews make bridge repairs. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the work will take place from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 13. ...
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United Methodists begin to reverse longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies (5/1/24)CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- United Methodist delegates began making historic changes in their policies on sexuality on Tuesday -- voting without debate to reverse a series of anti-LGBTQ policies. The delegates voted to delete mandatory penalties for conducting same-sex marriages and to remove their denomination's bans on considering LGBTQ candidates for ministry and on funding for gay-friendly ministries...
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4 officers killed in North Carolina were at disadvantage as shots rained from above, police say (5/1/24)CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Law enforcement officers with an arrest warrant demanded that a man come out of a house in North Carolina before four were killed by gunfire, the victims unable to survive shots coming from inside the dwelling, a witness and officials said Tuesday...
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Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson's job if Republicans try to oust him (5/1/24)WASHINGTON -- House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson's job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for now that Johnson will avoid being ousted from office like his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy...
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Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab (5/1/24)SHANGHAI -- The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility -- a sign of Beijing's continuing pressure on scientists conducting research on the coronavirus...
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The top UN court rejects Nicaragua's request for Germany to halt aid to Israel (5/1/24)THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The top U.N. court rejected on Tuesday a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel and renew funding to the U.N. aid agency in Gaza. The International Court of Justice said that legal conditions for making such an order weren't met and ruled against the request in a 15-1 vote, effectively siding with Germany, which told judges that it's barely exporting any arms to Israel...
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Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others (5/1/24)LONDON -- A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a northeast London suburb Tuesday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, British authorities said. A 36-year-old man was subdued with a stun gun and arrested on suspicion of murder in a residential area near Hainault subway station, police said. The violence wasn't being treated as terror-related or a "targeted attack."...
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Haiti's transitional council names a new prime minister in the hopes of quelling stifling violence (5/1/24)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti's newly installed transitional council chose a little known former sports minister as the Caribbean country's prime minister Tuesday as part of its monumental task of trying to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence...
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Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities (5/1/24)JERUSALEM -- A Portuguese-flagged container ship came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, corresponding with a claim by Yemen's Houthi rebels that they assaulted the ship there, authorities said Tuesday. The attack on the MSC Orion, occurring some 375 miles off the coast of Yemen, appeared to be the first confirmed deep-sea assault claimed by the Houthis since they began targeting ships in November. ...
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering (5/1/24)SEATTLE -- Changpeng Zhao, founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for looking the other way as criminals used the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism...
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Today in History: May 1 (5/1/24)Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2024. There are 244 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation. (Because of the time difference, it was early May 2 in Pakistan, where the al-Qaida leader met his end.)...
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Cape Girardeau County coroner’s attorney asks that cameras be barred from criminal hearings (4/30/24)5Attorney Lynne M. Chambers filed a motion last week to bar the media from recording video and audio in the felony case against Cape Girardeau County Coroner Wavis Jordan. Chambers’ filing was in response to a request made to the court by KFVS12 anchor Kathy Sweeney. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission selects from eight bids for road project (4/30/24)1Cape Girardeau County commissioners received eight bids for a County Road 516 grading improvement project. They accepted the lowest bid during their meeting Monday, April 29. Bids came from Murphy Excavating, Jokerst Inc., Roper Excavating, Elmer Buchheit Construction, Donald Bond Construction, Steve’s Hauling, Putz Construction and Tom Buessink. ...
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SEMO’s hospitality management program receives accreditation (4/30/24)Southeast Missouri State University’s hospitality management program received accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA), the university announced Monday, April 29. ...
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Cracked windshield leads to Sunday shooting incident on I-55 that injured three; Sikeston man faces multiple felony charges (4/30/24)3BENTON — A Sikeston man faces multiple felony charges following a traffic incident that resulted in him allegedly shooting at another vehicle and injuring three of its occupants while driving on Interstate 55 on Sunday, April 28, in Scott County. ...
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Sikeston man arrested for child endangerment, aggravated DWI (4/30/24)A Sikeston man was arrested Saturday, April 27, on charges of driving while his license was revoked, second-degree endangerment of a child and aggravated DWI. Marcus Williams, 47, has six prior charges and four convictions of DWI and also was charged with his driver’s license being revoked three times — July 7, 2022; Jan. 26, 2023; and May 31. ...
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Cape Girardeau man arrested for fourth-degree assault, resisting arrest (4/30/24)2A Cape Girardeau man was arrested on two charges, one of fourth- degree assault and the other of resisting arrest Sunday, April 28. Jhaiden Blue-Umfleet, 22, was in an altercation with another man outside a bar when a Cape Girardeau police officer tried to separate the two, according to a probable-cause statement. When the officer tried to separate the two men, Blue-Umfleet pushed the officer away from him. ...
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Israel-Hamas war protesters and police clash on Texas campus, Columbia University begins suspensions (4/30/24)NEW YORK -- Protesters and police clashed Monday at the University of Texas in a confrontation that resulted in dozens of arrests, and Columbia University began suspending students as colleges around the U.S. begged pro-Palestinian demonstrators to clear out tent encampments as commencement ceremonies approach...
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4 law officers serving warrant are killed, 4 wounded in shootout at North Carolina home, police say (4/30/24)CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Four law officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said. Some of the officers who rushed to the Charlotte neighborhood to rescue the first wave of downed officers were wounded as a second shooter began firing on them after they killed the wanted man, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said...
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Backers of a ban on gender care for minors in Kansas fail to override the governor's veto (4/30/24)TOPEKA, Kan. -- Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override the Democratic governor's veto of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The vote was 82-43 in the state House to reverse Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, but that was two votes shy of the necessary two-thirds majority...
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President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel L--pez Obrador discuss migration in latest call (4/30/24)1WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden spoke with his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel L--pez Obrador, about cooperating on migration policy as the U.S. leader continues to deliberate whether to take executive action that would crack down on the number of migrants arriving at the southern U.S. border...
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United Methodists prepare for votes on lifting LGBTQ bans and other issues at General Conference (4/30/24)CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- United Methodist delegates are heading into the homestretch of their first legislative gathering in five years -- one that appears on track to make historic changes in lifting their church's longstanding bans on same-sex marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy...
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Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms (4/30/24)SULPHUR, Okla. -- When a monster nighttime tornado came roaring into the southern Oklahoma town of Sulphur, Sheila Hilliard Goodman, a grandmother and casino worker, hunkered down inside Raina's Sport Lounge with about 30 other customers in the popular downtown hangout...
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West Virginia's and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule (4/30/24)CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia's and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Ecuador files complaint against Mexico at top UN court in spat over embassy raid (4/30/24)QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador filed a complaint Monday at the top U.N. court over what it called Mexico's illegal move to grant political asylum to a former Ecuadorian vice president, which led to Ecuador's highly criticized raid on a Mexican embassy earlier this month...