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S.A.L.T. honors fallen officers at law enforcement memorial (5/10/24)By Christopher Borro ~ Southeast MissourianClose to 100 community members came together Thursday, May 9, to honor the sacrifices of local law enforcement officers over the last 150 years...
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Safe Harbor breaks ground on new facility near Fruitland (5/10/24)By Bob Miller ~ Southeast MissourianSafe Harbor Animal Sanctuary broke ground on a new facility that will give rescue animals and their rescuers more space...
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Mediation fails in Cape Girardeau excessive force lawsuit (5/10/24)4By Bob Miller ~ Southeast MissourianThe City of Cape Girardeau could face a police excessive force jury trial after the city and a plaintiff couldn’t agree on settlement terms during mediation in April...
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Cape Aquatic Center reopening event to feature Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines (5/10/24)1Southeast MissourianThe Cape Aquatic Center in Cape Girardeau is set to unveil its renovated facility with a grand reopening event Saturday, May 11...
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Mayfest Car and Truck Show back for 31st year in Perryville (5/10/24)By Alyssa Lunsford ~ Southeast MissourianHIWAY RODDERS Car Club will be holding its 31st annual Mayfest Car and Truck Show on Saturday, May 11...
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Missouri's GOP Gov. Parson signs bill to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid (5/10/24)JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday signed legislation to once again try to kick Planned Parenthood out of the state's Medicaid program. Parson's signature could mean Missouri joins a small band of states -- Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas, according to Planned Parenthood -- to have successfully blocked Medicaid funding for the organization...
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Missouri GOP Gov. Mike Parson signs law expanding voucher-like K-12 scholarships (5/9/24)JEFFERSON CITY — K-12 students from low-income families across Missouri soon will have access to private school scholarships under legislation signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Mike Parson. The voucher-like scholarship program, which takes effect Aug. 28, will offer as much as $6,375 per child for expenses including tuition, textbooks, tutoring, transportation, extracurricular activities and summer school. Scholarship accounts are funded by private donors in exchange for tax credits. ...
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Report says Chiefs' Rashee Rice suspected of assault weeks after arrest over high-speed crash (5/8/24)DALLAS -- Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice is suspected of assault in Dallas a little over a month after he was one of the speeding drivers in a chain-reaction crash that led to multiple charges, according to a newspaper report Tuesday. Law enforcement officials told The Dallas Morning News that Rice was suspected of assaulting a person at a downtown nightclub early Monday, and that the person went to a hospital after the encounter...
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More GOP states challenge federal rules protecting transgender students (5/8/24)LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Seven more Republican-led states sued Tuesday to challenge a new federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools. Republican plaintiffs call the effort to fold protection for transgender students under the 1972 Title IX law unconstitutional...
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Children are dying of fentanyl by the dozens in Missouri. A panel is calling for changes (5/7/24)KANSAS CITY -- Fentanyl deaths among Missouri babies, toddlers and teens spiked as child welfare officials struggled to adequately investigate the cases, a state panel found in a newly released report. Forty-three youth died -- 20 of them under the age of 4 -- in 2022 alone from the infamously powerful drug, according to a new state report. ...
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US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid (5/10/24)WASHINGTON -- The United States warned on Thursday that Israel will be dealing a strategic victory to Hamas if it carries out plans for an all-out assault on Rafah, the militants' last major stronghold in Gaza. The warning was backed by a new threat from President Joe Biden: He says he will pause more offensive military assistance to Israel if it goes through with the operation in a city where more than 1 million civilians are sheltering...
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Stormy Daniels delivers shocking testimony about Trump, but trial hinges on business records (5/10/24)NEW YORK -- Donald Trump's defense attorney on Thursday accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, trying to convince jurors that a key prosecution witness in the former president's hush money criminal trial cannot be believed...
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Netanyahu on US threat to withhold arms: Israel will fight with its 'fingernails' if needed (5/10/24)JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a U.S. threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from continuing its offensive in Gaza, indicating it might proceed with an invasion of the packed city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally...
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Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants (5/10/24)SAN DIEGO -- The Biden administration will seek to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants traveling alone, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment, an attorney involved in the case says...
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Failure to oust Speaker 'MAGA Mike' Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump (5/10/24)WASHINGTON -- It was Donald Trump who bestowed the "MAGA Mike Johnson" nickname on the House speaker the day he won the gavel. It is the Republican speaker himself who is proving whether it sticks. Johnson survived an ouster vote this week by one of Trump's biggest supporters in Congress, far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, his job secured only after House Democrats turned out in force to put an end to the GOP chaos, for now...
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Cape Girardeau man faces multiple counts of sexual abuse against child (5/10/24)3Steven Brown, 32, of Cape Girardeau is being held in Cape Girardeau County jail in lieu of a $250,000 bond while he faces three counts of first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy on a child less than 12 years old; one count of second-degree child molestation of a child less than 12 years old and possession of child pornography...
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Cape Girardeau woman tells police man strangled her multiple times (5/10/24)A victim told police she was strangled to unconsciousness multiple times and punched by a Cape Girardeau man, who also broke the victim’s glasses into pieces...
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Armed robbery reported in Jackson (5/10/24)Jackson police are searching for an armed robbery suspect, a release said Thursday, May 9...
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The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward? (5/10/24)WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they're running out of space to maneuver as their views on the Gaza war diverge and their political futures hang in the balance...
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Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy in apartment doorway (5/10/24)FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- A Florida sheriff released body camera video Thursday showing a deputy outside an apartment door and firing immediately when it was opened by a Black man carrying a handgun pointed downward, a killing the family denounced as "unjustifiable."...
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Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires (5/10/24)WASHINGTON -- The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires. The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation's airports, aims to boost the number of air traffic controllers amid a shortage, improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are delayed or canceled, among other measures.. ...
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TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal (5/10/24)TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it's been uploaded from outside its own platform in an attempt to combat misinformation. "AI enables incredible creative opportunities, but can confuse or mislead viewers if they don't know content was AI-generated," the company said in a prepared statement Thursday. ...
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Storm-battered South is again under threat. A boy swept into a drain fights for his life (5/10/24)COLUMBIA, Tenn. -- Dangerous storms crashed over parts of the South on Thursday even as the region cleaned up from earlier severe weather that spawned tornadoes, killed at least three people, and gravely injured a boy who was swept into a storm drain as he played in a flooded street...
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Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflicts (5/10/24)MOSCOW -- Russia on Thursday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II by hailing his forces fighting in Ukraine and blasting the West for fueling conflicts around the world...
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Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says (5/10/24)FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- Just two days before a sheriff's deputy in Florida shot him dead, U.S. Air Force airman Roger Fortson called home to find out what his 10-year-old sister wanted for her birthday. It was a typical gesture for the 23-year-old from Atlanta, who doted on the girl and was devoted to helping her, a younger brother and his mom prosper, his family says...
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2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff says (5/10/24)SANDY, Utah -- Two backcountry skiers were killed and one was rescued after they were swept up and buried in an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said. A rescue team went to the area mid-morning after the avalanche was reported near Lone Peak in the Wasatch Range southeast of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said. ...
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Today in History: May 10 (5/10/24)Today is Friday, May 10, the 131st day of 2024. There are 235 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 10, 1940, during World War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. The same day, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned, and Winston Churchill formed a new government...
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Deceased Cape teacher serves as motivation for Tough Mudder competitor (5/9/24)1Tough Mudder is a hardcore obstacle course designed to test participants’ all-around strength, stamina and mental grit, and runners must be at least 14 years old. Mildred Wilson has no problem meeting the criteria. Wilson, 85, was a spry 80 when she competed in her first Tough Mudder five years ago. ...
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City of Cape signs lease agreement for police substation on Good Hope (5/9/24)10A lease agreement between the City of Cape Girardeau and not-for-profit organization Partners for Good Hope for a police substation at 629 Good Hope St. was approved by the City Council on Monday, May 6. According to the council’s agenda report, the agreement lets the city operate and maintain the substation and will pay $12 per year to Good Hope. Assistant city manager Trevor Pulley said the lease will allow the city to develop the older building and promote redevelopment across the area. ...
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Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary to hold ground-breaking ceremony Thursday (5/9/24)Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility Thursday, May 9. The event will be at 10 a.m. at the organization’s location, 185 Cree Lane in Jackson. Plans call for the facility to be complete by January. Safe Harbor will mark its 20th anniversary next year. ...
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Kiss in gas station parking lot leads to felony weapons charge, documents say (5/9/24)9A Cape Girardeau man faces felony charges after police say he used a gun to shatter a victim’s driver’s-side car window. Adam Childers, 37, faces charges of second-degree property damage and unlawful use of a weapon (exhibiting), which is considered a Class E felony. ...
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Cape woman faces Class B felony after allegedly firing weapon during dispute with neighbor (5/9/24)4Kylena Fleming, 37, of Cape Girardeau is being held on a $150,000 cash-only bond after police say she fired two bullets toward a victim and then tried to evade officers. Fleming was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a Class B felony. ...
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Powerful storms kill 3 as tornadoes tear through central and southeastern US (5/9/24)COLUMBIA, Tenn. -- Severe storms tore through parts of the U.S. again Wednesday, spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing two people in Tennessee and one person in North Carolina. A storm that rumbled across northeastern Tennessee brought high winds that knocked down powerlines and trees. Claiborne County Sheriff Bob Brooks said a 22-year-old man was in a car struck by one of the trees...
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Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor's hearing is canceled (5/9/24)WASHINGTON -- Police used pepper spray to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and arrested dozens of demonstrators on Wednesday just as city officials were set to appear before hostile lawmakers in Congress to account for their handling of the 2-week-old protest...
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Palestinians flee chaos and panic in Rafah after Israel's seizure of border crossing (5/9/24)RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Tens of thousands of displaced and exhausted Palestinians have packed up their tents and other belongings from Rafah, dragging families on a new exodus. The main hospital has shut down, leaving little care for people suffering from malnutrition, illnesses and wounds...
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Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally (5/9/24)1WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah -- the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza -- over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there...
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Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered (5/9/24)JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened its Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after days of closure, but the U.N. said no humanitarian aid has yet entered and there is no one to receive it on the Palestinian side after workers fled during Israel's military incursion in the area...
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House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingers (5/9/24)WASHINGTON -- Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Democrats and Republicans does not guarantee an end to the political chaos. One of Donald Trump's biggest supporters in Congress, Greene stood on the House floor late Wednesday and read a long list of "transgressions" she said Johnson had committed as speaker, from his passage of a $95 billion national security package with aid for Ukraine to his reliance on Democrats to wield power.. ...
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Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms (5/9/24)PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -- As major floods engulfed entire cities in the northern part of the Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state last week, meteorologist Estael Sias knew the water would drain into capital Porto Alegre's metropolitan region and that she would need to find a safe place...
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Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case (5/9/24)ATLANTA -- A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. The move seems likely to delay the case and is the second time in as many days that the former president has gotten a favorable ruling that could push any future trials beyond the November election, when he is expected to be the Republican nominee for president. ...