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Today in History: May 13 (5/13/24)Associated PressToday is Monday, May 13, the 134th day of 2024. There are 232 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter’s Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca. On this...
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Sponsored: Plans to further expand Cape Girardeau Regional Airport on the horizon (5/12/24)B MagazineCape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) is reflecting on the past while embracing the future. What does the future of CGI look like? A spacious, more efficient, comfortable and welcoming, modernized terminal. The anticipated opening of this new over...
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Today in History: May 12 (5/12/24)Associated PressToday is Sunday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2024. There are 233 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 12, 2008, a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake in China’s Sichuan province left more than 87,000 people dead or missing. On...
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Cape Girardeau County election officials, public view voting machine demonstrations (5/11/24)4By Christopher Borro ~ Southeast MissourianThree election equipment companies made their pitches to both members of the public and Cape Girardeau County's election team as to why they should choose their voting machines for upcoming elections.
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Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation to operate Visit Cape starting at the end of June 30 (5/11/24)2By Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast MissourianThe City of Cape Girardeau has negotiated the terms of its contract with the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce to operate the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau/Visit Cape. The Parks and Recreation Department will now operate the bureau starting...
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Missouri lawmakers pass budget boosting funding for education and infrastructure (5/11/24)
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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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Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere (5/12/24)3CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, hours sooner than anticipated. ...
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Russia says it has captured 5 villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee (5/12/24)VOVCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry says Moscow's forces have captured five villages in a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine. Associated Press journalists in the city of Vovchansk described multiple buildings destroyed after Russian airstrikes and barrages of Grad rockets. ...
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Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza (5/12/24)RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across Gaza, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it cleared months ago. Neighboring Egypt has issued its strongest objection yet to Israel's growing offensive on the southern city of Rafah, saying it intends to formally join South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. ...
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US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more (5/12/24)WASHINGTON (AP) — When two U.S. fighter jets recently faced off in a dogfight in California, only one was piloted by a human. The other was flown by AI, in a display of how far the U.S. military has come in its use of artificial intelligence. But it's only a hint of the technology on the horizon. ...
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America's debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress (5/12/24)WASHINGTON (AP) — A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government's growing debt challenges. House Speaker Mike Johnson lauded the idea of establishing such a commission on his first day in office. ...
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Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he's being forced to endure 'Biden show trial' in hush money case (5/12/24)WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump is blaming President Joe Biden for the criminal charges he's facing as the presumptive nominees prepare to face off in the November election and called his New York hush money case "a Biden show trial." Blasting the Democratic president as "a total moron" and "a fool," Trump told a crowd of tens of thousands on the Jersey Shore that the cases against him were politically motivated and timed to harm his ability to campaign. ...
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CCC unveils new branding during 50-year anniversary celebratory luncheons (5/11/24)Community Counseling Center celebrated its 50th anniversary with a commemorative luncheon on Friday, May 10, at the Jackson Civic Center, along with an unveiling of the organization’s rebranding. CCC held luncheons throughout the week at each of the counties it serves, including Bollinger, Madison, Perry and Ste. ...
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Today in History: May 11 (5/11/24)Today is Friday, May 11, the 132nd day of 2024. There are 234 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 11, 1981, legendary reggae artist Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at age 36 of acral lentiginous melanoma, a skin cancer that is rare but the most common type found among people of color...
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Judge denies request for cameras in the courtroom to cover coroner's criminal hearing (5/10/24)2A judge has denied a request to allow cameras or recording equipment in the courtroom as the Cape Girardeau County coroner faces criminal charges. KFVS anchor and media coordinator for the 32nd Circuit Kathy Sweeney had asked in March, per the rules of the court, to be allowed to record the preliminary hearing for Wavis Jordan on May 14. Jordan’s criminal defense attorney (he also faces civil litigation to remove him from office) asked the judge to not allow video coverage of the hearing...
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Facing a nationwide trend, SEMO takes proactive steps against looming budget shortfalls (5/10/24)15Amid universities around the country facing financial problems, largely impacted by lower enrollment numbers, Southeast Missouri State University is working to avoid potential budget issues that could arise in the near future. According to statistics compiled by the Education Data Initiative, enrollment numbers nationwide have declined 9.8% since their peak in 2010 and are expected to continue following that trend...
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Police investigation yields arrest of Illinois man, alleged meth seizure (5/10/24)A Tamms, Illinois, man faces a Class C felony relating to drug delivery; a Class D felony of unlawful possession of a firearm and a Class E felony of unlawful use of a weapon following an investigation that resulted in two cases over a two-day period...
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SEMO's Law Enforcement Academy graduates 28 officers (5/10/24)More than two dozen Southeast Missouri State University Law Enforcement Academy graduates were honored with a ceremony Thursday, May 9, at the Show Me Center. Of the 28 graduates, 27 are taking jobs in Southeast Missouri, and one will begin their career in the St. Louis region...
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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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S.A.L.T. honors fallen officers at law enforcement memorial (5/10/24)Close 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)1Safe 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)6The 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)6The 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)HIWAY RODDERS Car Club will be holding its 31st annual Mayfest Car and Truck Show on Saturday, May 11...
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Cape Girardeau man faces multiple counts of sexual abuse against child (5/10/24)5Steven 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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UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid (5/10/24)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine's request to become the 194th member of the United Nations...
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Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony (5/10/24)NEW YORK (AP) — With Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen expected to take the witness stand Monday, the judge in the former president’s hush money case issued prosecutors a stern warning: Get Cohen to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump...
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US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete (5/10/24)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday that Israel's use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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."...