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Show Me Stars will be 'Dancing in the Rain' in annual event July 30
(Local News ~ 07/08/22)
Dancing with Show Me Stars will return for its fifth year July 30, with host Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri (CPSEMO). The show will bring together notable figures in the Southeast Missouri community to raise funds for their Missouri neighbors in need...
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Council approves next phase in Cape Airport taxiway construction
(Local News ~ 07/08/22)
Cape Girardeau City Council members voted unanimously to authorize Kenneth Haskin, city manager, to execute an agreement for construction phase services for reconstruction of Taxiway B at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport at their Tuesday meeting. The agreement with Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly Inc. ...
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West End improvements set to begin at end of July
(Local News ~ 07/08/22)
Improvements to North West End Boulevard are set to begin later this month, according to a news release from the City of Cape Girardeau. North West End Boulevard between Rose and Bertling streets -- just north of Capaha Park -- will be improved by Fronabager Concreters. The Oak Ridge-based contractors will be adding sidewalks, making stormwater drainage improvements and widening the street...
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Southeast Missouri farmers discuss how they grow potatoes
(07/08/22)
Eat a Frito-Lay potato chip around the Fourth of July, and the odds are high the potato was grown in Southeast Missouri. It’s part of the Fourth of July Push, the two to three weeks before Independence Day, and the Southeast Missouri region...
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Kitchen Talk: Area restaurateurs talk strategy around food industry
(B Magazine ~ 07/08/22)
B Magazine sat down with area food and beverage leaders to learn about their businesses What makes them unique, and the details behind giving customers a great experience. Stephenie Gardiner Mom, Baker, Grinder Bon Bon’s of Cape Girardeau Why did you open Bon Bon’s?...
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Highway 177 anti-flooding project on track for November finish
(Local News ~ 07/08/22)
Construction to improve two sections of Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County is "progressing well," according to state Department of Transportation resident engineer Kevin Plott. The project to raise the roadway was proposed in order to solve flooding issues...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/08/22)
Today is Friday, July 8, the 189th day of 2022. There are 176 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 8, 1972, the Nixon administration announced a deal to sell $750 million in grain to the Soviet Union. (However, the Soviets were also engaged in secretly buying subsidized American grain, resulting in what critics dubbed "The Great Grain Robbery.")...
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Be safe during dangerously hot summer days
(Editorial ~ 07/08/22)
Let there be no doubt: It's summer in Southeast Missouri. This week brought triple digit temperatures and even higher heat indexes to our area. Extreme heat warnings were issued. But you didn't need an alert from the National Weather Service to know it was dangerously hot...
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Prayer 7-8-22
(Speak Out ~ 07/08/22)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for your grace is sufficient. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau Police report 7/8/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Walnut Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on North Kingshighway. n A warrant arrest was reported on Themis Street...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 7/8/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. July 6 n At 12:25 a.m., fire alarm on Morgan Oak Street.
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Robert Payne
(Obituary ~ 07/08/22)
Robert Lee "Robbie" Payne, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 2, 2022, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1957, in Cape Girardeau to Robert Luckey and Amanda Elizabeth Payne. He worked as a plumber's assistant and a cook for many years. Survivors include one brother, Chris Payne of Cape Girardeau; three sisters, Maybelle Whitby of Little Rock, Arkansas; Doris Harris of St. Louis; and Joyce (Norman) Farrar of Atlanta, Georgia...
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Stanley Leadbetter
(Obituary ~ 07/08/22)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Stanley Dean Leadbetter took the hand of Christ Friday, June 24, 2022, and followed him home to be reunited with his beautiful wife, his brother, his parents, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. He worked for Nestle Purina in Bloomfield, Missouri from the time he graduated high school until he passed away...
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Muriel Day
(Obituary ~ 07/08/22)
Muriel Mary Jann Day, 98, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, June 24, 2022. Muriel was born May 21, 1924, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, the daughter of Edward J. and Beatrice Geimer Jann. She married Kenneth Harper Zeh on April 17, 1944. She later married Tony Day. Both preceded her in death...
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James Caan, Oscar nominee for 'The Godfather,' dies at 82
(Entertainment ~ 07/08/22)
James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of "The Godfather" and to television audiences as both the dying football player in the classic weeper "Brian's Song" and the casino boss in "Las Vegas," has died. He was 82...
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Shanghai, Beijing order new round of mass COVID-19 testing
(International News ~ 07/08/22)
BEIJING -- Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities, while tight restrictions remain in place in Hong Kong, Macao and other Chinese cities...
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Haiti's struggle worsened in year since slaying of president
(International News ~ 07/08/22)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A year has passed since President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his private home where an elite security team was supposed to protect him. Not only have authorities failed to identify and arrest all those who masterminded and financed the killing, but Haiti has gone into a freefall as violence soars and the economy tumbles...
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Huge underground search for mysterious dark matter begins
(National News ~ 07/08/22)
LEAD, S.D. -- In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has been unfindable: dark matter. Scientists are pretty sure the invisible stuff makes up most of the universe's mass and say we wouldn't be here without it -- but they don't know what it is. The race to solve this enormous mystery has brought one team to the depths under Lead...
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Lone Mississippi abortion clinic seeks legal path to reopen
(National News ~ 07/08/22)
JACKSON, Miss. -- Attorneys for Mississippi's only abortion clinic filed papers Thursday asking the state Supreme Court to block a new law banning most abortions and to let the clinic reopen next week. The clinic, Jackson Women's Health Organization, is at the center of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and took away women's constitutional protection for abortion nationwide...
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Dems want to tax high earners to protect Medicare solvency
(National News ~ 07/08/22)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency of Medicare, the latest step in the party's election-year attempt to craft a scaled-back version of the economic package that collapsed last year, Democratic aides told The Associated Press...
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Supreme Court Justice Breyer has options as a retiree
(National News ~ 07/08/22)
WASHINGTON -- Until last week when he swore in Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, his successor on the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer had a rigorous, intellectually challenging job with the highest of stakes. Now the 83-year-old retiree has no briefs to read and no opinions to write...
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Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws in warming world
(National News ~ 07/08/22)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Yellowstone National Park area's weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow melt and could produce "minor flooding." A National Weather Service bulletin recommended moving livestock from low-lying areas but made no mention of danger to people...
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Election officials face security challenges before midterm
(National News ~ 07/08/22)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Election officials preparing for the upcoming midterms face a myriad of threats, both foreign and domestic, as they look to protect voting systems and run a smooth election while fighting a wave of misinformation that has been undermining public confidence in U.S. elections...
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A hajj closer to normal: 1M Muslims begin pilgrimage
(International News ~ 07/08/22)
MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- It is a scene that stirs hope -- and relief -- for Muslims around the world. A million pilgrims from across the globe gathered Thursday in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the initial rites of the hajj, marking the largest Islamic pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic upended the annual event -- a key pillar of Islam...
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IRS asks Treasury watchdog to probe Comey, McCabe tax audits
(National News ~ 07/08/22)
WASHINGTON -- The IRS commissioner has asked the Treasury Department's internal watchdog to immediately review the circumstances surrounding intensive tax audits that targeted ex-FBI director James Comey and former deputy director Andrew McCabe, frequent targets of Donald Trump's ire during his presidency...
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Russia taking 'operational pause' in Ukraine, analysts say
(International News ~ 07/08/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Foreign analysts say Russia may be temporarily easing its offensive in eastern Ukraine as the Russian military attempts to reassemble its forces for what it hopes could prove decisive new assault on its neighbor. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned menacingly Thursday his forces "haven't even started" to fight...
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Chauvin gets 21 years for violating Floyd's civil rights
(National News ~ 07/08/22)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was "simply wrong" and "offensive." U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sharply criticized Chauvin for his actions May 25, 2020, even as he opted for the low end of a sentencing range called for in a plea agreement. ...
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Red flags missed: How July 4 suspect slipped through system
(National News ~ 07/08/22)
Illinois's "red-flag" law could have stopped the suspect in the Independence Day parade shooting from buying a gun or at least delayed the purchase of the weapon he's accused of using to kill seven people and wound dozens. Police in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park were called twice to the home of Robert Crimo III in 2019 -- once after he tried to commit suicide and again when he allegedly threatened to "kill everyone" in his family. ...
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One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns
(International News ~ 07/08/22)
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday after droves of top government officials quit over the latest scandal to engulf him, marking an end to three tumultuous years in which he tried to bluster his way through one ethical lapse after another...
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Out of the past: July 8
(Out of the Past ~ 07/08/22)
After three residents of Vincent Park Drive objected, the Cape Girardeau City Council yesterday reversed itself, voting to deny George and Lora Lee Eaker a special use permit to put a double-wide mobile home on that street in the northern part of the city; the case has stirred controversy about what the city's policy on allowing mobile homes outside of mobile home parks should be; currently, the city requires a special use permit...
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Introducing Kayla Goode- Amtrak vacations travel advisor
(Submitted Story ~ 07/08/22)
Elite Travel, Inc. is proud to introduce Kayla Goode as an Amtrak vacations travel advisor. Kayla can customize your rail vacation for various destinations throughout the United States. Reservations can be made up to two years in advance- and you can save up to 20% by booking early. Book by July 31st to receive up to $350 off some of the most popular routes...
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