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Man found guilty of murder in 2020 fatal shooting of Missouri officer
(State News ~ 05/03/24)
ST. LOUIS — A man charged with killing a St. Louis police officer in 2020 was found guilty of murder Thursday. After a nearly two-week trial, a St. Louis jury convicted Thomas Kinworthy, 46, of first-degree murder and eight other charges in the death of 29-year-old officer Tamarris Bohannon, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. ...
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St. Louis school district will pay families to drive kids to school amid bus driver shortage
(State News ~ 05/03/24)
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis’ school district is offering to pay some families to drive their kids to school as part of an effort to offset a shortage of bus drivers. “We are excited to announce a new set of programs aimed at addressing the current challenges in transportation services,” Toyin Akinola, St. Louis Public Schools’ director of transportation, wrote in a Monday letter to parents, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. ...
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NB I-55 in Cape County reduced for bridge maintenance
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
Northbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County, from mile marker 93 to mile marker 94 near Cape Girardeau, will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 19.
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Poplar Bluff man sentenced to prison on drug charge
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
A Poplar Bluff man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling methamphetamine. A release from Sayler Fleming, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, says U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. ordered the sentence for Joshua Forbes, 31. ...
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Cape sex offender charged with failure to register new address
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
Ricky Scott, 41, of Cape Girardeau faces allegations he failed to register as a sex offender. The charges resulted from an investigation on Halloween in 2022, in which Scott was not compliant with Halloween restrictions, but Scott did not answer his door when an officer knocked. ...
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Cape man faces felony after allegedly sending nude image of woman to another man
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
A Cape Girardeau man is in jail on a $15,000 bond after police say he sent images of a nude woman to another man without permission. Nathaniel James Davis, 33, of Cape Girardeau was charged with the crime of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, a Class D felony. ...
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Campaign to legalize sports betting in Missouri gets help from mascots to haul voter signatures
(State News ~ 05/03/24)
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s professional sports teams on Thursday turned in more than 340,000 voter signatures to put a ballot proposal to legalize sports betting before voters this November. The campaign had help from Cardinals’ mascot Fredbird, Royals’ Sluggerrr and St. Louis Blues’ mascot Louie. ...
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Cape County Commission names Alissa Swindell to Kenyon Cemetery Board
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission unanimously approved Swindell take over for a recently deceased former cemetery board member. ...
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Mississippi Mingle returning next week for third year
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri will host its third annual Mississippi Mingle in conjunction with Knights of Columbus on Saturday, May 11. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 318 S. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Cape woman faces charges after claims of punching woman, dog during dispute
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
A Cape Girardeau woman faces charges of animal abuse after allegedly punching a dog that was trying to protect another person during a dispute. The suspect later allegedly resisted arrest and police stunned her with a Taser to get her into a patrol car. ...
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Missouri Senate filibuster ends with vote on multibillion-dollar Medicaid program
(State News ~ 05/03/24)
JEFFERSON CITY — A dayslong filibuster in the Missouri Senate ended Thursday after a Republican faction allowed a vote on a more than $4 billion Medicaid program they had been holding hostage. Senators gave initial approval in a voice vote to a bill that will renew a longstanding tax on hospitals and other medical providers. The measure needs a second vote of approval in the Senate. ...
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Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission announces 2024 Endangered Buildings list
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
The 2024 Endangered Buildings List was announced Wednesday, May 1. The list was adopted by the Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission on April 17. According to the commission, the list is “for the sole purpose of promoting public awareness of buildings and structures that, in the opinion of the commission, have historic value and are believed to be at risk of being lost due to significant deterioration and/or imminent demolition.” The list is split into two categories, one with buildings that are considered endangered and one that includes buildings on a watch list. ...
- Gaza protest comes to SEMO (Local News ~ 05/03/24)
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Cape Council finds insurance costs skyrocketing in coming year
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
Cape Girardeau’s City Council held a study session for the city’s 2024-25 proposed budget on Friday, May 3, at City Hall and learned insurance costs are skyrocketing upward. The City of Cape’s general fund was recapped for council members as the year’s general fund expenditures amounted to 33,269,749. More than two-thirds — 69% — of the fund was categorized as personnel expenditures, with public safety taking up the largest chunk of those expenditures...
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Today in History: May 3
(Local News ~ 05/03/24)
Today is Friday, May 3, the 124th day of 2024. There are 242 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 3, 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain’s first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labour government in parliamentary elections...
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Prayer 5-3-24
(Prayer ~ 05/03/24)
O Lord Jesus, glorious Savior, thank you for hearing all our prayers. Amen.
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To our law enforcement officers: Stay safe out there
(Editorial ~ 05/03/24)
When most people prepare for their workday, they focus on completing daily tasks, attending meetings on the calendar, hoping someone remembered to bring snacks. They don’t have to think about losing their life. Dying in the line of duty isn’t a concern for an accountant or a barista or a health care worker.
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Speak Out 5-3-24
(Speak Out ~ 05/03/24)
Barr’s hypocrisy Why are Republicans such hypocrites? Bill Barr has said that Trump should never be anywhere near the Oval Office ever again because he’s unqualified but plans to vote for him in November. This is making my brain hurt!
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Trusting China in inviting another pandemic
(Column ~ 05/03/24)
It’s one thing to die from natural causes. Worse, to die from a disease leaked by Chinese scientists in a lab and allowed to wipe out millions. That is now almost certainly the explanation for the origins of COVID-19. And even worse? U.S. taxpayers paid for it.
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Fire report 5-3-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/03/24)
APE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 1 n Medical assists were made at 12:37 a.m. on Lawanda Drive; 1:06 a.m. on Patriot Drive; 7:21 a.m. on Hopper Road; 10:46 a.m. on William Street; 12:07 p.m. on South County Park Drive; 1:10 p.m. on North Silver Springs Road; 1:36 p.m. on Linden Street; 2:33 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 3:40 p.m. on South Benton Street ...
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Police report 5-3-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/03/24)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on South Kingshighway. ...
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John Moll
(Obituary ~ 05/03/24)
ohn Lee Moll, 69, of Scott City died Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at his home. There will be a celebration of life at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Hamas sending delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in latest sign of progress
(International News ~ 05/03/24)
BEIRUT -- Hamas said Thursday that it was sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks, in a new sign of progress in attempts by international mediators to hammer out an agreement between Israel and the militant group to end the war in Gaza...
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Senators want limits on government's use of facial recognition technology for airport screening
(National News ~ 05/03/24)
WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers' privacy and civil liberties. In a letter on Thursday, the group of 14 lawmakers called on Senate leaders to use the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration as a vehicle to limit TSA's use of the technology so Congress can put in place some oversight...
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Arizona's Democratic governor signs bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
(National News ~ 05/03/24)
PHOENIX -- Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a bill Thursday to repeal it. Hobbs says the move is just the beginning of a fight to protect reproductive health care in Arizona. The repeal of the 1864 law that the state Supreme Court recently reinstated won't take effect until 90 days after the legislative session ends, which typically happens in June or July...
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Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding bridge
(National News ~ 05/03/24)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, a state transportation official said Thursday. The state plans to build a new span by fall of 2028, said David Broughton, a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Transportation. He said the cost estimate is preliminary, and detailed engineering specifics have not been confirmed...
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United Methodists remove anti-gay language from official teachings on societal issues
(National News ~ 05/03/24)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- United Methodist delegates on Thursday removed a 52-year-old declaration from their official social teachings that deemed "the practice of homosexuality ... incompatible with Christian teaching" -- part of a wider series of historic reversals of the denomination's longstanding disapproval of LGBTQ activity...
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Biden: 'order must prevail' during campus protests over war in Gaza
(National News ~ 05/03/24)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that "order must prevail" as college campuses across the country face a wave of violence, outrage and fear...
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Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story
(National News ~ 05/03/24)
NEW YORK -- Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president...
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More than 2,100 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses
(National News ~ 05/03/24)
LOS ANGELES -- Police have arrested more than 2,100 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, sometimes using riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings. One officer fired his gun inside a Columbia University administration building while clearing out protesters camped inside, a prosecutor's office confirmed...
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Out of the past: May 3
(Out of the Past ~ 05/03/24)
A DreamWorks jet and some famous passengers made a bit of a stir at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport on Friday afternoon; actress Kate Capshaw dropped her daughter, Jessica, off at the airport to attend the funeral of her former mother-in-law, Juanita Capshaw of Chaffee; passengers in the plane included Tom Hanks, who has twice won an Academy Award for best actor, and his wife, actress Rita Wilson. ...
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Clarence Shirrell
(Obituary ~ 05/03/24)
Clarence Lee Shirrell, 97, of Jackson died Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at his home. A memorial visitation will be from 10 a.m. to Mass time Friday, May 10, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Rick Jones will celebrate a memorial Mass at 11 a.m. Friday, May 10. Military honors will follow...
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Terry Ross
(Obituary ~ 05/03/24)
Terry Dean Ross, 75, of Jackson passed away Friday, May 3, 2024, at his home. He was born May 5, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, son of Erbin V. and Daisy Jewel Kinder Ross. He and Wanda Eaker were married on June 29, 1968. Terry grew up in Delta. He enlisted in the National Guard in 1967. Terry won a state championship in marksmanship. He was an avid outdoorsman...
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Shirley Poorman
(Obituary ~ 05/03/24)
Shirley Laverne Poorman, 87, of Jackson went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 24, 1937, in Commerce to Lorene A. Vetter. She was raised by Lawrence and Rosalie Vetter...
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Junior King
(Obituary ~ 05/03/24)
Junior Ollie King , 97, of Cape Girardeau moved on to his Heavenly home Wednesday, May 1, 2024. He was born in Ardeola Nov. 27, 1926, to Ollie and Fronia Collins King. He married Doretta Jean Clements of Bell City on May 20, 1950, this month being their 74th anniversary. His wife preceded him in death just 11 days prior on April 19, 2024...
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David Kilburn
(Obituary ~ 05/03/24)
David Lee Kilburn, 76, of Benton died Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11, at Ford and Son Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will follow at noon Saturday, May 11, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Frank Worthington officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Danny Davidson
(Obituary ~ 05/03/24)
Danny Davidson, 76, of Jackson, died Thursday May 2, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
(National News ~ 05/03/24)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Wednesday that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws, the latest response from lawmakers to a nationwide student protest movement over the Israel-Hamas war...
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Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts political firestorm in 2016 over 'Access Hollywood' tape
(National News ~ 05/03/24)
NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House official and Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks took the stand Friday at the former president's hush money trial and recounted how his 2016 campaign became embroiled in a political firestorm over a recording in which he boasted about grabbing women without their permission...
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China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon
(International News ~ 05/03/24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with the U.S., still the leader in space...
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Rotary Club donates to SEMO Food Bank
(Submitted Story ~ 05/03/24)
Rotary Club of Southeast Missouri Service donates $1100 to SEMO Food Bank for their purchases of food for the needy. This will help the Senior Packing Boxes in Sikeston and the Backpack packing in Jackson. Pictured is Heather Collier, Donor Relations & Communications Manager, with Club President Linda Puchbauer surrounded by Rotary Club members Dave Hitt, Linda Venable, Debbie Leoni, Deanna Sells, Bruce Sells, Chance Ziegler and Adelaide Parsons. We take pride in helping our community!...
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