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Gordonville roundabout construction to begin in March
(Local News ~ 02/23/24)
Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 25 and Route K in Gordonville will soon be underway, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. Work is set to start Monday, March 4, with completion anticipated Friday, Nov. 1. ...
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Osage Centre to host annual Health and Wellness Expo in March
(Local News ~ 02/23/24)
The Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau will host a free Health and Wellness Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 2. The event will feature free screenings, cooking demonstrations, seminars, senior living information and wellness vendors for guests to speak to...
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Police: Man who tried to arrange sex with minor found with child porn on phone
(Local News ~ 02/23/24)
Police say an FBI investigation into a Sedgewickville man believed to have been trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a child led to the discovery of "an abundance of" child pornography on the man's phone. Justin Wade Welker faces 10 felony counts of possession child pornography, five of which are Class B felonies and five of which are Class D felonies...
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Precautionary boil advisory to impact 600 homes in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 02/23/24)
The City of Cape Girardeau issued a precautionary boil advisory after a water main break Thursday, Feb. 22, at Silver Springs Road...
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County commissioners appoint additional deputy coroner
(Local News ~ 02/23/24)
Craig Williams became the newest deputy coroner for Cape Girardeau County when the county commissioners approved his appointment Thursday, Feb. 22...
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Kody Thompson to run for county commissioner seat
(Local News ~ 02/23/24)
Cape Girardeau County resident Kody Thompson has thrown his hat in the ring to join the county’s three-member board of commissioners...
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Public Library Board expresses concern about potential House Bill making board member positions elected
(Local News ~ 02/23/24)
The Cape Girardeau Public Library Board of Trustees expressed concerns Thursday, Feb. 22, about House Bill 2498. The bill would have public library board members run for election every four years instead of volunteering for the positions and being approved by the city council. A recent draft of the bill states, "A public library that is authorized by state law to levy or collect taxes of any kind shall be governed by an elected public library board."...
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American Queen Voyages shut down, new riverboat coming to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 02/23/24)
The American Queen Voyages river cruise line has decided to shut down and the company has canceled all future cruises. The cruise line posted on its company's website the message, "American Queen Voyages has made the difficult decision to shut down" Wednesday, Feb 21...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/23/24)
Today is Friday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2024. There are 312 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 23, 2007, a Mississippi grand jury refused to bring any new charges in the 1955 slaying of Emmett Till, the Black teenager who was beaten and shot after being accused of whistling at a white woman, declining to indict the woman, Carolyn Bryant Donham, for manslaughter...
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Prayer 2-23-24
(Prayer ~ 02/23/24)
O Lord Jesus, we lift up hands of praise to you the King of kings. Amen.
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Dems’ open border trickery — gaming the census
(Column ~ 02/23/24)
New York is Migrant Central — the No. 1 destination in the country for illegal border crossers — and it’s no accident. New York’s Democratic politicians benefit from the deluge. The more migrants come here, the more congressional seats and clout in the Electoral College New York is able to maintain. ...
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Redhawks baseball promises exciting season
(Editorial ~ 02/23/24)
Though the weather may change in five minutes, we have been having springlike temperatures lately, and that means one thing — baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals and their professional counterparts are preparing for Opening Day. Cape’s Catfish and Capahas will also be on the field soon, but the collegiate season has already begun.
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Fire report 2-23-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/24)
Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 21 q Medical assists were made at 7:14 a.m. on Vista Lane; 7:46 a.m. at Green Acres and O’Connell drives; 10:37 a.m. on William Street; 10:58 a.m. on Cape Meadows Circle; 11:26 a.m. on Cousin Street; 1:26 p.m., on North Kingshighway; and 1:28 p.m. at William Street and Campster Drive. ...
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Police report 2-23-24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/23/24)
Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on North Park Avenue. n A warrant arrest and trespassing were reported on South Benton Street. n A warrant arrest and trespassing were reported on South Benton Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. ...
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Missouri woman killed in 1989. Three men now charged in crime
(State News ~ 02/23/24)
AVA, Mo. -- Authorities in Missouri say a 35-year cold case killing has been solved, thanks to someone who came forward with information about the crime. Douglas County authorities announced Wednesday that three men have been arrested and indicted on first-degree murder, forcible rape and first-degree kidnapping charges in the 1989 killing of 24-year-old Kelle Ann Workman. Court records show that the men do not yet have listed attorneys. All three are jailed on $250,000 cash-only bond...
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Republicans vote to make it harder to amend Missouri Constitution
(State News ~ 02/23/24)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Republican lawmakers on Thursday voted to make it harder to change the Missouri Constitution amid a campaign to restore abortion rights through a voter-backed constitutional amendment. Currently, Missouri constitutional changes are enacted if approved by a majority of votes statewide. ...
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St. Louis man sentenced to 10 years for causing crash that killed 4 people and injured 4 others
(State News ~ 02/23/24)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis man who ran a red light before causing a 2023 crash that killed four people was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison. Cedric Dixon, 35, agreed to a deal in which he pleaded guilty to four counts each of involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault and one count of leaving the scene of a crash. In exchange, the prosecutor dropped armed criminal action charges...
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Police: Missouri fire that killed woman, her 4 children was murder-suicide
(State News ~ 02/23/24)
FERGUSON -- A fire that killed a Missouri mother and four children was intentionally set by the mother, police said. St. Louis County police announced late Wednesday that a preliminary investigation ruled that the deaths of Bernadine "Birdie" Pruessner, her twin 9-year-old daughters Ivy and Lillie Pruessner, and her children 5-year-old Jackson Spader and 2-year-old Millie Spader was a murder-suicide...
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4 charged in transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons. 2 SEALs died in intercepting ship
(National News ~ 02/23/24)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Four foreign nationals were arrested and charged Thursday with transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons on a vessel intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea last month. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission. The criminal complaint unsealed Thursday in U.S. ...
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More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling on frozen embryos
(National News ~ 02/23/24)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Additional in vitro fertilization providers in Alabama paused services Thursday, sending patients scrambling to make other plans in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that said frozen embryos could be considered children under state law...
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US imposing more than 500 new sanctions on Russia's war machine, indicts Russian businessmen
(National News ~ 02/23/24)
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department plans to impose more than 500 new sanctions on Russia and its war machine on Friday as the U.S. vows to keep up its financial pressure on Moscow with the war entering its third grueling year. The sanctions represent the largest single tranche of penalties since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. ...
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Belarus cracks down on clergy who supported protests of its authoritarian leader
(National News ~ 02/23/24)
TALLINN, Estonia -- The Rev. Viachaslau Barok was a familiar face in Rasony, a town in northern Belarus near the Russian border, overseeing construction of its Roman Catholic church and celebrating Mass daily for two decades. He got into trouble in December 2020, the height of anti-government demonstrations, when he posted a caricature of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko and another official on social media. He spent 10 days in jail...
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Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years
(National News ~ 02/23/24)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact. Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built and managed the craft, confirmed that it had landed upright. ...
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Mideast cease-fire efforts gain steam as US envoy visits. Mediators report 'encouraging' signs
(National News ~ 02/23/24)
JERUSALEM -- International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to gain new momentum Thursday as the White House said a visit by a senior envoy with Israeli leaders was "going well" and other mediators reported encouraging signs from the warring parties...
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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's mother says she's resisting pressure to agree to secret burial
(National News ~ 02/23/24)
The mother of Russia's late opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that she has seen her son's body and that she is resisting strong pressure by authorities to agree to a secret burial outside the public eye. Lyudmila Navalnaya said investigators allowed her to see her son's body in the city morgue. She said she reaffirmed the demand to give Navalny's body to her and protested what she described as authorities trying to force her to agree to a secret burial...
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Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens, having Russian contacts returned to US custody
(National News ~ 02/23/24)
LAS VEGAS -- A former FBI informant who claims to have links to Russian intelligence and is charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family was again taken into custody Thursday in Las Vegas, two days after a judge released him...
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Out of the past: Feb. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 02/23/24)
The Missouri Department of Transportation says the Mississippi River bridge at Cape Girardeau will be closed to traffic from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow to allow workers to make repairs to a floor beam; traffic on the span was reduced to one lane much of yesterday and again today; repairing a floor beam on the center line makes the closure necessary. ...
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