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Highway patrol: Wrong-way crash result of medical issue (Local News ~ 10/09/19)
A wrong-way crash on Interstate 55 involving a Scott County deputy Sunday occurred because the officer had “a medical issue,” the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Deputy Jason Vishe, 34, of Sikeston, Missouri, was driving southbound in the northbound lane of the interstate at the time of the crash in New Madrid County, according to the highway patrol... -
Fired police dispatcher sues former Miner, Mo., police chief, city (Local News ~ 10/09/19)
A fired Miner, Missouri, police dispatcher has filed a federal lawsuit against the former police chief and the city, alleging sex and age discrimination and wrongful termination. The termination of Laura Adams of Benton, Missouri, was a factor in the impeachment and ouster of then police chief Christopher Griggs in March... -
Splash pad work progresses at Capaha Park (Local News ~ 10/09/19)
City of Cape Girardeau senior maintenance worker Kevin Weber hammers rebar into new concrete at the location of a future splash pad at Capaha Park during construction Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. -
Southeast Missourian to allow pseudonyms on online comments again (Column ~ 10/09/19)
The Southeast Missourian has made several changes over time in how it manages comments below articles online. Throughout, our goal has been to encourage a positive forum for people to engage ideas, connect and be entertained. At the same time, we understand that self-expression is messy, and anywhere people gather to share ideas and opinions, differences will emerge. ... -
Gibson Center to team up with local churches for south-side cleanup initiative (Local News ~ 10/09/19)
Congregation members from Soulful Harvest Ministries and True Vine Ministries are teaming up with Gibson Recovery Center staff and clients to pick up trash and mow lawns in Cape Girardeau’s south side. The volunteers will gather at 8 a.m. Oct. 26 at 1112 Linden St. before taking to the streets along West End Boulevard. Food will be provided afterward... -
Jackson police officers honored for helping man caught in flash flood (Local News ~ 10/09/19)
A Jackson motorist thought he could cross a low-water bridge during a recent flash flood, but instead found himself trapped in his pickup truck and swept a half-mile downstream. Two Jackson police officers received meritorious service awards earlier this week in connection with the man’s rescue... -
Dare to Dream: Annual NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner set for Oct. 19; educator Gretchen A. Haynes Woods to give keynote speech (Local News ~ 10/09/19)
With a theme of “Dare to Dream,” Cape Girardeau NAACP president Pat Thompson-McBride said this year’s Freedom Fund Dinner will “bridge the gap between NAACP and the community.” The event is set for 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at Drury Plaza Hotel Conference Center in Cape Girardeau. NAACP branches hold the annual dinner nationwide... -
Cape city applies for state aid to finish Veterans Memorial Drive (Local News ~ 10/09/19)
Cape Girardeau city officials have applied for state funding to complete the final two sections of Veterans Memorial Drive in a move that could involve a design-build approach. City officials hope to take advantage of Gov. Mike Parson’s new transportation cost share program. State lawmakers appropriated $50 million to fund the program, with 10% set aside for projects fostering economic development... -
Today in History
(National News ~ 10/09/19)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2019. There are 83 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 9, 1967, Marxist revolutionary guerrilla leader Che Guevara, 39, was summarily executed by the Bolivian army a day after his capture...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Events
(Local News ~ 10/09/19)
Check out these events happening throughout the month of October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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India reopens Kashmir to tourists
(Community ~ 10/09/19)
NEW DELHI -- Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir will allow tourists back into the region two months after ordering them to leave because of security concerns amid an Indian crackdown, an official said Tuesday. But tourists are unlikely to experience normal life in the disputed area or be able to use mobile internet or cellphones, which remain cut...
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Turkey says it won't bow to U.S. threat over Syria plans (International News ~ 10/09/19)
BEIRUT -- Turkey said Tuesday it will go ahead with a military operation in northeastern Syria and won't bow to threats over its Syria plans, an apparent reply to U.S. President Donald Trump's warning to limit the scope of its expected assault. Trump said earlier this week the United States would step aside for an expected Turkish attack on Syrian Kurdish fighters, who have fought alongside Americans for years. ... -
Fed: Low unemployment, pressure to do more (National News ~ 10/09/19)
WASHINGTON -- With the nation's unemployment rate at its lowest point since human beings first walked on the moon, you might expect the Federal Reserve to be raising interest rates to keep the economy from overheating and igniting inflation. That's what the rules of economics would suggest. Yet the Fed is moving in precisely the opposite direction: It is widely expected late this month to cut rates for the third time this year... -
Sanders tells aides he's committed to 2020 race (National News ~ 10/09/19)
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Bernie Sanders began the slow process of reintroducing himself to the 2020 campaign Tuesday, venturing outside his Vermont home briefly to say he'd been more fatigued than usual in recent weeks and was boneheaded for ignoring symptoms that might have foretold his heart attack last week. But he provided no hints on how he'll restart his suspended White House bid... -
Killer's evil backed up by a prodigious memory
(National News ~ 10/09/19)
Samuel Little's depravity is matched only by his prodigious memory. Little, a California inmate considered by the FBI to be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, has confessed to 93 slayings committed across the country between 1970 and 2005, recounting the crimes with astonishing, near-photographic detail. He even drew color portraits of dozens of the women he strangled...
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Court weighs LGBT people's rights (National News ~ 10/09/19)
WASHINGTON -- A seemingly divided Supreme Court struggled Tuesday over whether a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment. With the court's four liberal justices likely to side with workers who were fired because of their sexual orientation or transgender status, the question in two highly anticipated cases was whether one of the court's conservatives might join them... -
White House vows no cooperation in impeachment probe (National News ~ 10/09/19)
WASHINGTON — The White House declared Tuesday it will halt any and all cooperation with what it termed the “illegitimate” impeachment probe by House Democrats, sharpening the constitutional clash between President Donald Trump and Congress. Trump attorneys sent a lengthy letter to House leaders bluntly stating White House refusal to participate in the inquiry that was given a boost by last week’s release of a whistleblower’s complaint the president sought political favors from Ukraine... -
Mary Stewart (Obituary ~ 10/09/19)
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas -- Mary Frances McCawley Stewart passed away Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, after a short illness. She was awake and alert until the last few days of her life and was at peace with what was happening. Characteristically, she was more concerned about her family than herself... -
Jerry Pasley (Obituary ~ 10/09/19)
Jerry Wayne Pasley, 75, of Oriole passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 31, 1944, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Thurman and Jewell Johnson Pasley. He and Kathryn J. "Net" Lunsford of Leemon were married June 17, 1987. They had been married 28 years when Net passed away July 24, 2015... -
Carolyn Myer (Obituary ~ 10/09/19)
Carolyn R. Myer, 79, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 13, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John and Minnie Schloss McFerron. She and Paul Raymond Myer were married Oct. 11, 1986. He passed away Sept. 20, 2000... -
Billy Kelly
(Obituary ~ 10/09/19)
Billy Charles Kelly, 53, of Jackson died Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, at his home. There will be no services. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Connie Fauth (Obituary ~ 10/09/19)
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Connie S. Summers Fauth, 77, of Washington went to be with her Lord and Savior the evening of Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at Washington Christian Village in Washington. She was born Feb. 1, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of William and Viola Slinkard Summers. She married Curtis Fauth on July 26, 2008, in East Peoria, Illinois... -
Robert Carter
(Obituary ~ 10/09/19)
ELCO, Ill. -- Robert Benny Carter, 76, of Elco died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Family and friends may gather from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Jonesboro (Illinois) Cemetery...
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Shirley Beckham
(Obituary ~ 10/09/19)
BURKBURNETT, Texas -- Shirley Mae Beckham, 83, of Burkburnett, formerly of Jackson, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, at her daughter's home in Texas. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery in Fruitland, with the Rev. Rodney Pensel officiating...
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Columbia bans so-called conversion therapy
(State News ~ 10/09/19)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Columbia has banned so-called conversion therapy for minors. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported the City Council voted unanimously Monday to become the first Missouri city to ban the practice. "Conversion therapy" is the scientifically discredited practice of using therapy to "convert" LGBTQ people to heterosexuality or traditional gender expectations...
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Missouri pays $366K to defend lawsuit over Greitens' app use
(State News ~ 10/09/19)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri taxpayers have spent $366,000 on private attorneys to defend former Gov. Eric Greitens' use of a self-deleting text message app, according to a newspaper's review of state records. The bulk of the spending was by the governor's office, and about $161,000 of it came after fellow Republican Mike Parson became governor following Greitens' resignation in June 2018, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Prayer 10/9/19
(Prayer ~ 10/09/19)
O Lord Jesus, our hearts are filled with joy as we worship you today. Amen.
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Out of the past: Oct. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 10/09/19)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Bishop Charles Maahs preaches in the afternoon at Sargent's Chapel Lutheran Church, 3 miles east of Sedgewickville, marking the final celebration of the chapel's 125th anniversary year; Maahs is bishop of the Central States Synod ELCA...
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Area police reports 10/9/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/09/19)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Citations n Michael D. Kirkpatrick, 23, of Cape Girardeau was issued a citation for assault in the 2700 block of Hawthorne Road. Assaults n Domestic assault was reported at Rivercrest and Green Acres drives. A suspect was taken into custody...
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Road work 10/9/19
(Local News ~ 10/09/19)
The southbound Interstate 55 ramp at mile marker 105 in Cape Girardeau County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair the pavement, a MoDOT news release stated. This exit is at Fruitland. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, with the ramp reopening to traffic after 2 p.m., according to the release...
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