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Bunny business: Kneir family raises rabbits for competitions (3/28/24)By Alyssa Lunsford ~ Southeast MissourianWhen thinking of animals in competition, livestock usually comes to mind, not fluffy bunnies. But not for Mark and Brenda Kneir, who started Mo Bunnies Rabbitry in 2014. Brenda Kneir shows rabbits and has started to bring in her grandsons, Carson...
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Did you know? Mississippi River bridge at Chester once collapsed. Here’s what happened (3/28/24)By Bob Miller ~ Southeast MissourianIn the aftermath of the bridge collapse near Baltimore, a question arises: Has such a thing ever happened in Southeast Missouri? Yes. ...
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Longtime banker Ronnie Maxwell running for county treasurer (3/28/24)2By Christopher Borro ~ Southeast MissourianRonnie Maxwell, assistant vice president at First State Community Bank (FSCB) in Jackson, is running for the position of Cape Girardeau County treasurer. “This has been 20 years in the making … not just working for the county, but specifically for...
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Embattled Cape Girardeau County coroner seeks reelection amid legal turmoil (3/28/24)6By Bob Miller and Christopher Borro ~ Southeast MissourianSuspended Cape Girardeau County Coroner Wavis Jordan is running for reelection amid efforts by the Missouri attorney general to oust him from office. Jordan added his name to the list of candidates seeking office before filing deadline Tuesday,...
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Juvenile in custody after firearm discharged at Charleston High School football field (3/28/24)2By Leonna Heuring ~ Standard DemocratCHARLESTON — A 14-year-old male is in custody after a firearm was discharged Tuesday, March 26, at the Charleston High School football field. According to Charleston Department of Public Safety director Robert E. Hearnes, at about 3 p.m. Tuesday,...
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Missouri boarding school closes as state agency examines how it responded to abuse claims (3/28/24)A rural Missouri boarding school at the center of abuse allegations has closed its doors, and a state agency is trying to determine whether it adequately responded to previous concerns about the facility in calls to an abuse hotline. The closure of ABM Ministries’ Lighthouse Christian Academy in Piedmont follows criminal charges filed earlier this month against owners Larry Musgrave Jr., 57, his 64-year-old wife, Carmen Musgrave, and a teacher, Caleb Sandoval, 22.
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President Joe Biden wins Missouri Democratic primary (3/27/24)COLUMBIA -- President Joe Biden has won Missouri's primary, the state Democratic Party announced. Biden's win was not in doubt; he has already beaten his major competitors. But the primary races are still closely watched by insiders for turnout and signs of protest voters...
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A school bus company where a noose was found is ending its contract with St. Louis Public Schools (3/27/24)ST. LOUIS -- A school bus company will terminate its contract with St. Louis Public Schools a year early, bringing an end to a relationship strained after a noose was found near the workstation of a Black mechanic and an ensuing driver walkout that snarled bus service for one of Missouri's largest school systems...
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Missouri attorney general is accused of racial bias for pinning a student fight on diversity program (3/27/24)JEFFERSON CITY -- Days after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed an after-school fight on a school district's diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St. Louis said that the state's chief attorney is showing "obvious racial bias."...
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Death of Missouri student Riley Strain appears accidental, police in Tennessee say (3/26/24)NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The death of Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Tennessee's capital for nearly two weeks, appears to be accidental, police said. Metro Nashville Police Department spokesperson Kris Mumford said a detective attended the autopsy examination and Strain's death "continues to appear accidental," The Tennessean reported Sunday. ...
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Indonesia's top court hears appeals from losing presidential candidates who want a revote (3/28/24)JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's top court heard appeals lodged by two losing presidential candidates who are demanding a revote, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls in appearances before the judges Wednesday. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto won the election with an overwhelming margin: 58.6%, or more than 96 million votes, according to the General Election Commission -- more than twice the runner-up's share in the three-way race...
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Security in Congo's mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says (3/28/24)UNITED NATIONS -- Security in Congo's mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making "significant advances and expanding its territory," the U.N. special envoy for the conflict-wracked African nation said Wednesday...
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Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage (3/28/24)BANGKOK -- Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the House of Representatives in attendance, with 10 voting against it, two abstaining and three not voting...
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Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children (3/28/24)DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza -- An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome impact Israel's war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children still left them stunned. One toddler died from a brain injury caused by an Israeli strike that fractured his skull. His cousin, an infant, is still fighting for her life with part of her face blown off by the same strike...
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Today in History (3/28/24)Today is Thursday, March 28, the 88th day of 2024. There are 278 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 28, 1979, America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred with a partial meltdown inside the Unit 2 reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania...
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School officials laud success of restricting cellphone use (3/27/24)9Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education members received an update on the effectiveness of the newly implemented cellphone pouches during Monday's meeting. After 10 weeks of utilizing the product at the high school, Cape Central principal Nancy Scheller provided data pointing toward a positive change in the classroom because students aren't being distracted by their phones. The pouches prevent students from accessing their cellphones during the school day...
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Cape Girardeau County board approves bond interest payments (3/27/24)1During a relatively quick meeting Monday, March 25, Cape Girardeau County commissioners Clint Tracy, Charlie Herbst and Paul Koeper approved three bond interest payments. These payments were for bonds from 2018, 2020 and 2022. They were used for courthouse construction; heating, ventilation and air conditioning renovations; and jail construction...
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David Dolan, retired circuit judge, to run for House District 148 seat (3/27/24)6Retired judge David Dolan has decided to make a run at the statehouse. Dolan -- who, until March 15, had served as the presiding judge over Scott and Mississippi counties, the 33rd Judicial Circuit, since 1998 -- filed to run for the District 148 seat in the House of Representatives, which will be left vacant as current Rep. ...
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Matthew Henson announces county treasurer candidacy (3/27/24)2Matthew Henson, the former regional community president for U.S. Bank in Cape Girardeau, announced Monday, March 25, he had filed to run for Cape Girardeau County treasurer...
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Man convicted of murder to get new trial (3/27/24)KENNETT -- In what appears to be a result of miscommunication and various unfortunate circumstances, Melvin D. Anderson -- who was convicted of murder -- will be receiving a new trial. According to the judgment entered March 20, Judge Mark Preyer notes that the matter has "traveled a difficult, unexpected, and tragically unique road."...
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Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case (3/27/24)NEW YORK -- A New York judge Tuesday issued a gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting publicly about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial, citing the former president's history of "threatening, inflammatory, denigrating" remarks about people involved in his legal cases...
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Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away (3/27/24)RALEIGH, N.C. -- President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday promoted their health care agenda in the battleground state of North Carolina, arguing that Democrats like themselves would preserve access to care while Republicans would reverse gains made over the past decade and a half...
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Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone (3/27/24)WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bid (3/27/24)OAKLAND, Calif. -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose Nicole Shanahan on Tuesday to be his vice presidential pick, adding a wealthy but nationally unknown figure to his independent White House bid that's trying to appeal to voters disaffected by a rematch of the 2020 election...
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Pentagon urges Israel to protect civilians in Gaza as military chiefs meet at time of high tensions (3/27/24)2WASHINGTON -- U.S. defense leaders pressed their Israeli counterparts Tuesday to ensure that any military operation in the southern city of Rafah unfold in phases to protect civilians and secure the delivery of aid, a senior Pentagon official said. Israel's defense minister was receptive, the official said, but it's not clear what impact the meeting will have on Israeli plans for Gaza or on growing tensions between the two nations...
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Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years (3/27/24)HOUSTON -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. The announcement by special prosecutors in a Houston courtroom came less than three weeks before Paxton was set to stand trial on felony charges that could have led to a prison sentence. ...
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Children's author Kouri Richins hit with new charges alleging earlier attempt to kill her husband (3/27/24)SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a children's book about grief, now faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly drugging him weeks earlier on Valentine's Day. Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of killing her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl at their home in a small mountain town near Park City in March 2022. ...
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer says raids of the rapper's homes were 'excessive' use of military force (3/27/24)LOS ANGELES -- Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer said Tuesday that the searches of the rapper's Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex trafficking investigation were "a gross use of military-level force" and that Combs is "innocent and will continue to fight" to clear his name...
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NBC has cut ties with former RNC head Ronna McDaniel after employee objections, some on the air (3/27/24)NEW YORK -- NBC News cut ties Tuesday with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel less than a week after hiring her as an on-air political contributor, a decision that followed a furious protest by some of its journalists and commentators...
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UK court says Assange can't be extradited on espionage charges until US rules out death penalty (3/27/24)LONDON -- A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can't be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won't get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site's publication of classified American documents...
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The presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon (3/27/24)SAO PAULO -- The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana. The two countries' governments said in a joint statement the money will be spread over the next four years to protect the rainforest. It will be a collaboration of state-run Brazilian banks and France's investment agency. Private resources will also be welcomed, Brazil and France said...
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Israel and Hamas dig in as pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza (3/27/24)JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday blasted a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a Gaza cease-fire that his country's top ally, the United States, chose not to block. He said the resolution had emboldened Hamas and he vowed to press ahead with the war...
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Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State's claim (3/27/24)MOSCOW -- Russian officials persisted Tuesday in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week's deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group...
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With its soldiers mired in Gaza, Israel fights a battle at home over drafting the ultra-Orthodox (3/27/24)JERUSALEM -- As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a deep divide in the country and rattled the government coalition, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's fellow War Cabinet members staunchly opposed to his proposed new conscription law...
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Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled (3/27/24)KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine has sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea in just over two years of war, the navy spokesman said Tuesday, a heavy blow to Moscow's military capability. Ukraine's Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk told The Associated Press that the latest strike on Saturday night hit the Russian amphibious landing ship Kostiantyn Olshansky that was resting in dock in Sevastopol in Russia-occupied Crimea. ...
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Today in History (3/27/24)Today is Wednesday, March 27, the 87th day of 2024. There are 279 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 27, 1973, "The Godfather" won the Academy Award for best picture of 1972, but its star, Marlon Brando, refused to accept his Oscar for best actor, and in what would become one of the Oscars' most famous moments sent in his place actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who spoke out about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood. ...
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Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 presumed dead (3/26/24)5A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dead, and the search for them was suspended until Wednesday morning...
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Vivek Malek launches campaign for full term as state treasurer (3/26/24)5Missouri state Treasurer Vivek Malek returned to Cape Girardeau on Monday, March 25, holding the first of several events in his campaign for election at Cape Girardeau City Hall. Gov. Mike Parson appointed Malek to the role in December 2022 when then-Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick was elected State Auditor. Malek took office Jan. 2, 2023. ...
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Scott City Camping World celebrates opening day (3/26/24)After more than a year of being vacant, the Camping World location by Scott City at 49 Airport Road finally opened to the public Monday, March 25. “It’s been a busy day,” sales manager Paul Russell said. “People were waiting at the door, so we have sold some units today and we do have some scheduled for the rest of the week.” ...
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Scott Amick, co-owner of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel, former Scott County coroner, dies at 66 (3/26/24)1Former longtime Scott County Coroner Scott Amick — also a former school board member, basketball referee and football time clock operator — died Sunday, March 24, at his home. Amick was 66 years old. Amick was an owner and partner of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel. He served as coroner for 35 years, and was a past president of the Missouri Coroners and Medical Examiners Association, according to his obituary. ...