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Palestinians scramble as Israel pounds Gaza Strip
(International News ~ 10/11/23)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighborhood by neighborhood Tuesday, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety in the tiny, sealed-off territory now suffering severe retaliation for the deadly weekend attack by Hamas militants...
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Route F overpass in Perry County reduced for bridge work; Route H in Bollinger County closed for drainage work
(Local News ~ 10/11/23)
The Route F overpass over Interstate 55 in Perry County -- from County Road 538 to County Road 518 -- will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance. According to a MoDOT news release, the on and off ramps will remain open, and interstate traffic below the overpass won't be impacted. The work is will continue daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, and Thursday, Oct. 12...
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SEMO Jazz Ensemble to present Fall Jazz concert
(Local News ~ 10/11/23)
The Southeast Missouri State University Jazz Ensemble will present its Fall Jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, in Bedell Performance Hall at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. Felipe Brito, assistant professor and newly appointed director of Jazz Studies, said the concert will present music exploring themes of diversity...
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SEMO Students make new batch of Hawk Sauce
(Local News ~ 10/11/23)
Southeast Missouri State University students from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing class mixed up a new batch of Hawk Sauce to celebrate SEMO’s sesquicentennial...
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Rock 'N' Roll Drive-In to feature Taylor Swift concert
(Local News ~ 10/11/23)
Calling all Southeast Missouri Taylor Swift fans. Were you not able to attend an Eras Tour concert or want to try and relive the experience? The Rock 'N' Roll Drive-In, located at 272 Drive-in Lane in Chaffee, Missouri, will be featuring the "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" film starting Friday, Oct. 13, and will play for four weekends...
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Deadline drawing closer for Missouri parents to apply for school expense grant
(Local News ~ 10/11/23)
A new state program allows Missouri parents to apply for up to $1,500 for school supplies and resources through the Missouri Close the Gap Grant. However, they only have until Wednesday, Oct. 25, to submit their applications. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is offering the grants in partnership with Odyssey, a New York-based platform that helps states assist families with educational funding...
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Restoration brightens Islamic Center
(Local News ~ 10/11/23)
This Friday, Oct. 13, will mark a year since the Islamic Center of Cape Girardeau purchased the old Masonic Temple on Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Since then, it has given the building's facade a face-lift and the interior some much-needed cleaning, carpeting, comfy couches and chairs...
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New terminal construction on schedule at regional airport
(Local News ~ 10/11/23)
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport's new terminal construction is on schedule and expected to be substantially complete by March and fully complete by June. Airport manager Katrina Amos gave updates regarding projects to Airport Advisory Board members at their meeting Tuesday, Oct 10...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/11/23)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2023. There are 81 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 11, 1991, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her; Thomas re-appeared before the panel to denounce the proceedings as a "high-tech lynching."...
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SEMO homecoming week -- a special celebration to mark 150 years of tradition
(Editorial ~ 10/11/23)
Southeast Missouri State University's annual homecoming celebration is always a fun time. Reconnecting with old friends. Seeing what's new around campus. Enjoying the pomp and circumstance swirling around a football game. This year, though, feels a bit different -- for good reason...
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The painful reality of Bidenomics
(Column ~ 10/11/23)
On October 6, the Commerce Department announced economic statistics that exceeded expectations, with more jobs created in the month of September than analysts had predicted. But one jobs report doesn't capture the reality of what life is like in today's economy -- where gas prices are on the rise, mortgage rates are the highest they've been in over 20 years, and families are experiencing the most painful cost-of-living crisis in decades...
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Prayer 10-11-23
(Prayer ~ 10/11/23)
O Heavenly Father, thank you for being our strength and eternal hope. Amen.
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'Good government' is a two-way street
(Column ~ 10/11/23)
You've undoubtedly noticed how up-in-arms everyone becomes when the government is on the verge of shutting down. I've also noticed that the people who most loudly express their horror at the notion of a partial government closure seem totally comfortable with the fiscal wall we are barreling into. That wall is being built, brick by brick, by two political parties that are unwilling to end Washington's spending debauchery...
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Frie report 10-11-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/11/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 9 n Medical assist was made at 5:39 a.m. on Sheridan Drive. n At 3:05 a.m., fire alarm on South Frederick Street. n At 4:37 p.m., mutual aid call in Burfordville.
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Police report 10-11-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/11/23)
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 Scott County warrant arrest was reported on Lacey Street. Assaults n First-degree assault or attempt, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of controlled substance and armed criminal action was reported on North Kingshighway...
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Barbara Oberbeck
(Obituary ~ 10/11/23)
Barbara A. Oberbeck, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Heartland Care and Rehab Center. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the funeral home, with Pastor Debra Tracy officiating...
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Eric Hutchinson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/11/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Eric George Hutchinson Jr. died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Perryville at the age of 31. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, and continue from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Larry Himmelspoch
(Obituary ~ 10/11/23)
ROLLA, Mo. — Larry G. Himmelspoch of Rolla passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at Missouri Veterans Home in St. James at the age of 89. He was born July 20, 1934, in Chaffee, Missouri, to the late Ardell B. and Rosalia "Rose" Eichhorn Himmelspoch-Talley...
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6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes part of western Afghanistan where earlier quake killed over 2,000
(International News ~ 10/11/23)
HERAT, Afghanistan -- Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages. The latest 6.3-magnitude earthquake was about 17 miles outside Herat, the capital of Herat province, and 6 miles deep, according to the U.S. ...
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Biden's second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan's details
(National News ~ 10/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's second attempt at student loan cancellation moved forward Tuesday with a first round of negotiations to help guide the administration to a new plan. The Biden administration vowed to try again after the Supreme Court rejected an earlier plan in June. In opening remarks at Tuesday's hearing, Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal said the debt crisis threatens to undercut the promise of higher education...
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President Biden interview suggests probe near conclusion
(National News ~ 10/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's interview with prosecutors over his handling of classified documents signals that a sprawling investigation that has included questioning of some of his closest aides and at least one cabinet member is nearing a conclusion...
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Lidia makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds near Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort
(International News ~ 10/11/23)
MEXICO CITY -- Hurricane Lidia made landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Tuesday evening with winds of 140 mph near Mexico's Pacific coast resort of Puerto Vallarta. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Lidia's eye appeared to have reached land near Las Penitas in the western state of Jalisco. The area is a sparsely populated peninsula. The storm is moving south of Puerto Vallarta, which could cushion the blow on the resort...
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Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal, will stay in a Russian jail
(International News ~ 10/11/23)
MOSCOW -- Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lost an appeal Tuesday to be released from jail on espionage charges, meaning he will remain behind bars at least through Nov. 30. Gershkovich, 31, had a mostly blank expression as he appeared in the defendant's glass cage in Moscow City Court in a blue shirt, T-shirt and jeans. He marked six months in custody Sept. 29...
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US Border Patrol has released thousands of migrants on the streets of San Diego
(National News ~ 10/11/23)
SAN DIEGO -- Over five years, the largest U.S. city on the Mexican border developed a well-oiled system to shelter asylum-seekers. That system is being tested like never before as U.S. Customs and Border Protection releases migrants to the streets of California's second-largest city because shelters are full. Since Sept. 13, about 13,000 have been dropped at transit stations with notices to appear in immigration court at their final destinations in the U.S., with about 500 more arriving daily...
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Star witness Caroline Ellison says FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried hoped to be US president someday
(National News ~ 10/11/23)
NEW YORK -- Caroline Ellison, the tech executive who ran Sam Bankman-Fried 's hedge fund while sometimes dating him, testified Tuesday that he directed her to commit crimes before his cryptocurrency empire collapsed last November. She also revealed that her former boss thought he might be U.S. president someday...
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Fraud trial: Trump acknowledged penthouse size at 11,000 square feet, not 30,000 he later claimed
(National News ~ 10/11/23)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump signed a document 30 years ago that gave the true size of his New York penthouse that was later listed as far larger on financial statements, according to evidence Tuesday at the former president's civil business fraud trial...
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Rep. Santos faces new charges
(National News ~ 10/11/23)
NEW YORK -- U.S. Rep. George Santos stole the identities of donors to his campaign and then used their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges, according to a new indictment filed Tuesday. He then wired some of the money to his own personal bank account, prosecutors said, while using the rest to inflate his campaign coffers...
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Biden's hopes for establishing Israel-Saudi relations could become a casualty of new war
(National News ~ 10/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- Less than three weeks ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat beside President Joe Biden and marveled that a "historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia" seemed within reach -- a diplomatic advance he predicted could lead to lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians...
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Biden confirms Americans among hostages captured in Israel
(National News ~ 10/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday confirmed that U.S. citizens are among the hostages captured by Hamas as he condemned the militant group for the "sheer evil" of its shocking weekend assault on Israel. "Our hearts may be broken but our resolve is clear," said Biden, who compared the brutality of the Hamas militants to that of the Islamic State terrorist group. ...
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Israeli village near Gaza border lies in ruin, filled with bodies
(International News ~ 10/11/23)
KFAR AZA, Israel -- On the road approaching this rural village, the bodies of militants lie scattered between the shells of burned-out cars. Walls and doors of what used to be neatly kept stucco homes are blasted wide open. As bags holding the bodies of slain residents await identification, the smell of death hangs thick in the hot afternoon air...
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GOP appears no closer to choosing new leader
(National News ~ 10/11/23)
WASHINGTON -- The House Republican majority is stuck, one week after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader in a stalemate that threatens to keep Congress partly shuttered indefinitely. On Tuesday evening, two leading contenders for the gavel, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, were addressing colleagues behind closed doors at a candidate forum. But they appeared to be splitting the vote...
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Out of the past: Oct. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 10/11/23)
B.W. Harrison smiled as he was introduced to a small gathering yesterday at the front courtyard of the old St. Vincent's College grounds; he admitted he was a bit overwhelmed by the scope of what he started; Harrison donated about $800,000 to Southeast Missouri State University to buy the college property; in return, he asked the university to preserve the historic structures; his contribution got the ball rolling for what has become a proposal for a River Campus for Southeast...
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Freestyle Libre 2 Sensor Information Class
(Submitted Story ~ 10/11/23)
On October 20, 2023 an information class will be presented at the Scott City branch of the Riverside Library for anyone interested in learning about the Libre 2 sensors or anyone with questions about the sensors. Jeff Gwaltney will be presenting the class to answer questions from anyone to help them understand how to use it instead of pricking your finger to check your blood sugar. ...
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