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Travis Tritt's Set in Stone Tour comes to SEMO's Show Me Center (Local News ~ 01/05/22)
Musical artist and country singer Travis Tritt announced dates for his new tour Set in Stone. The tour takes place from March 11 to May 1. On April 1, Tritt will be coming to the Show Me Center. He'll be playing songs from his new album, "Set in Stone," and other hits from previous records... -
School board filing period ends in Cape, Jackson (Local News ~ 01/05/22)
Filing periods for open school board positions in Jackson and Cape Girardeau School District ended Dec. 28. Voters will have the option to vote for school board candidates in the April 5 general election. There are two openings on the Cape Girardeau School Board. Each have three-year terms... -
Bluegrass is back in Cape Girardeau County, lifting heavy hearts (Local News ~ 01/05/22)
Tammy and Bull Harman are going ahead with the 15th annual Bootheel Bluegrass Festival on Jan. 20, 21 and 22, in Fruitland, but the couple -- promoters and organizers of the yearly event -- thought momentarily about canceling because of a natural catastrophe impacting residents of six states -- including Missouri... -
City of Cape to seek federal grant for business park improvements (Local News ~ 01/05/22)
It's been nearly three years since the Greater Cape Girardeau Area Business Park gained a new tenant. In an effort to attract new businesses, the City of Cape Girardeau will apply for a federal grant to help bring improvements to the business park. City staff members are currently drafting an application for a 50-50 match grant through the American Rescue Plan Act Economic Adjustment Assistance program. ... -
Interstate crash stops northbound traffic in Cape (Local News ~ 01/05/22)
A crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 brought traffic to a standstill about noon Wednesday. -
Financial adviser, attorney and banker talk shop, community involvement (B Magazine ~ 01/05/22)
B Magazine sat down with professionals from the banking, financial and legal industries to learn about their biggest successes and what drives them to help others. Relationships breed relationships. Buying a home, preparing for retirement, or finding yourself in a courtroom. Meet them here. -
A Look Back: December (01/05/22)
Temperatures tumbled to a chilly 5 degrees above zero Jan. 30, 1949, and a two-inch snowfall surprised many Girardeans. This photo was made in the 300 block of Broadway looking west. (G.D. Fronabarger ~ Southeast Missourian archive) -
That one night when my Nashville dreams came true
(Column ~ 01/05/22)
The year was 2008, and after contending with a snowstorm I finally made it to the airport for my flight. Work had scheduled me for compliance training in Nashville, Tennessee, and I wanted to spend some time with my guitar while I was there. More than 70 singer-songwriters stood in line outside the iconic Bluebird Cafe on Monday night for open mic. ...
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Chuck Schumer's Jan. 6 cynicism
(Column ~ 01/05/22)
On Jan. 6, 2021, rioters seeking to disrupt the counting of electoral votes breached the U.S. Capitol and rampaged for hours before order was restored. This was a disgraceful spectacle that shouldn't be repeated, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer knows just what is needed to respond to the moment -- passing every progressive voting-related priority that can possibly be jammed through the Senate on an extremely narrow, partisan vote...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 1/5/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/05/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Jan. 3 n Medical assists were made at 7:29 a.m., on Walnut Street; 10:14 a.m. on Hildale Circle; and 10:32 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue. n At 2:19 a.m., fire alarm on Siemers Drive...
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Cape Girardeau Police report 1/5/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/05/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Assault n Fourth-degree domestic assault was reported. Thefts n Second-degree burglary was reported on Pemiscot Street. n Stealing/purse snatching was reported on North Main Street...
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Betty Tanner (Obituary ~ 01/05/22)
Betty Jane Tanner, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully Friday evening, Dec. 31, 2021, at her son's home. She was born May 27, 1933, in Bragg City, Missouri, daughter of Corbet and Theodoshia Rainwater. She and Eugene Tanner were married Sept. 9, 1948, in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death Oct. 24, 1992... -
William Sharp (Obituary ~ 01/05/22)
LEAWOOD, Kansas -- William Mitchell "Bill" Sharp passed away Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, in Leawood. Bill was born a Christmas baby Dec. 25, 1950, to Clay LaValle and Ruby Stoner Sharp of Sikeston, Missouri. Bill lived his life as though there were only three seasons of the year: football season, basketball season and baseball season. ... -
Pamela Davis (Obituary ~ 01/05/22)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Pamela Davis, 66, of Marble Hill passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 9, 1955, the daughter of John and Aline Gallop Edwards. She and Richard Davis were united in marriage Oct. 20, 1979... -
Charles Bostic (Obituary ~ 01/05/22)
Charles Odell Bostic, son of the late George and Rex Marie Nichols Bostic, was born June 20, 1932, in Micola, Missouri, and departed this life Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Cape Girardeau. Charles married Irene Koester Bostic on July 18, 1959, in Maywood, Illinois. She preceded him in death May 18, 2013. Charles married Wanda Tibbs on Jan. 8, 2014... -
Muslim woman sues Missouri gun shop over hijab removal rule
(State News ~ 01/05/22)
A firearms store and gun range in suburban Kansas City refused to let a Muslim woman use the range unless she removed her hijab, a Muslim civil rights organization alleged in a federal lawsuit. In a lawsuit filed Dec. 28, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the law firm of Baldwin & Vernon in Independence alleges the gun range at Frontier Justice in Lee's Summit enforces its dress code in a discriminatory way disproportionately affecting Muslim women...
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4 killed, 3 children hurt in wrong-way crash near Columbia
(State News ~ 01/05/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. --Four people -- including a child -- were killed and three other children were seriously injured in a crash caused by a wrong-way driver a few miles north of Columbia, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. Monday on Highway 63, when a car traveling south in the northbound lanes crashed head-on into a sport utility vehicle carrying six people, the Daily Tribune reported...
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American Kennel Club adds 2 dog breeds (Community ~ 01/05/22)
NEW YORK -- An athletic Hungarian farm dog and a tiny pet of bygone Russian aristocrats are the latest breeds in the American Kennel Club's purebred lineup. The club announced Tuesday it's recognizing the Russian toy and the mudi. That means they're eligible to compete for best in show at many U.S. dog shows, including the AKC's big annual championship and the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club show... -
Judge tosses lawsuit of man who was nude baby on 'Nevermind' (Entertainment ~ 01/05/22)
LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a 30-year-old man who alleged the image of him nude as a 4-month-old on the 1991 cover of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album is child pornography. Judge Fernando M. Olguin on Monday granted a motion to dismiss the suit from the defendants, who include surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic and the estate of Kurt Cobain, but left the door open for plaintiff Spencer Elden to refile an amended version... -
US arrests, charges suspect in Haitian president slaying
(National News ~ 01/05/22)
MIAMI -- The U.S. government announced Tuesday it charged one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moise as it unsealed a complaint revealing federal authorities had interviewed him several months ago while he was hiding in Jamaica...
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Prince Andrew effort to toss sex assault suit hits roadblock (National News ~ 01/05/22)
NEW YORK -- A judge was mostly dismissive Tuesday of arguments by a lawyer for Prince Andrew who wants to win fast rejection of a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually trafficked to the royal by the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein when she was 17... -
Deal with telecoms avoids flight disruptions (National News ~ 01/05/22)
AT&T and Verizon have agreed to delay the launch of a new slice of 5G service by two weeks after airlines and the nation's aviation regulator complained about potential interference with systems on board planes. President Joe Biden said the agreement reached Monday will help avoid further disrupting flights that bad weather and the surging coronavirus have already delayed and canceled by the thousands over the past several days... -
Drivers fret about food, fuel while stranded on highway (National News ~ 01/05/22)
RICHMOND, Va. -- There was no food, water or sleep for Susan Phalen as she spent a frigid night inside her car stopped on Interstate 95 in Virginia. Meera Rao and her husband were only 100 feet past an exit but were unable to move for 16 hours. Sen. Tim Kaine was on his way to Washington when a seemingly simple commute stretched into a 21-hour ordeal that became "a kind of survival project."... -
CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine (National News ~ 01/05/22)
NEW YORK -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday explained the scientific rationale for shortening its COVID-19 isolation and quarantine recommendations, and clarified the guidance applies to children as well as adults. The CDC also maintained, for people who catch COVID-19, testing is not required to emerge from five days of isolation -- despite hints from other federal officials the agency was reconsidering that... -
COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron variant (National News ~ 01/05/22)
The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those aren't climbing as fast. Dr. Anthony Fauci, for one, said Sunday on ABC that with many infections causing few or no symptoms, "it is much more relevant to focus on the hospitalizations as opposed to the total number of cases." Other experts argue case counts still have value... -
Legislative leaders to be deposed in mask-related lawsuit
(State News ~ 01/05/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Senate President Dave Schatz and former House Speaker Elijah Haahr are expected to be deposed later this month in a lawsuit alleging a former House employee was fired for raising concerns about a lack of COVID-19 safety measures...
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Missouri recorded more than 1,000 traffic deaths in 2021
(State News ~ 01/05/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-- For the first time since 2006, more than 1,000 people died in traffic crashes last year in Missouri, the state transportation department said. Preliminary data showed 1,004 people were killed in crashes last year, a 2% increase over 2020 and the second consecutive year fatalities increased after more than a decade of declining, the Missouri Department of Transportation said in a news release...
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Schools react with various COVID-19 rules as classes resume (State News ~ 01/05/22)
The University of Missouri System currently does not plan to join other universities across the country delaying the start of their spring semesters or returning to online-only instruction because of the surge in COVID-19 cases. Classes at the University of Missouri in Columbia start Jan. 18, and spokesman Christian Basi said the school currently doesn't anticipate any schedule changes. Furthermore, students will not be required to wear masks indoors, even if they're not vaccinated... -
Out of the past: Jan. 5
(Out of the Past ~ 01/05/22)
The congregation of Father's Arms Fellowship has moved to a new location at the corner of Main and Lincoln streets in Scott City. MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A grant of $15,000 from Conference Congregational Development funds has been awarded to First United Methodist Church in Marble Hill; the money will be used toward relocation and construction of a new facility; the congregation purchased an 11-acre site about two years ago and has raised $20,000 toward construction of a new building; groundbreaking is expected some time this year.. ...
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Tommie Willis (Obituary ~ 01/05/22)
Tommie Lee Willis, 64, passed away suddenly Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in a tragic accident. He was born July 22, 1957, in Portageville, Missouri, to Robert Parnell and Vinia Lee Holloman Willis. Tommie with the youngest of 12 children born to Vinia Lee Holloman Willis, six boys and six girls. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, five sisters, one nephew and one niece... -
Prayer 1-5-22
(Prayer ~ 01/05/22)
O Lord Jesus, may we selflessly love others as you love us. Amen.
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SEMO Prep -- training to achieve goal
(Editorial ~ 01/05/22)
Many students preparing to take college entrance tests such as the SAT enroll in courses to help them prepare, the thinking being the additional tutoring will raise their score and help them achieve their goals. A similar program right here in Cape Girardeau is helping college-hopeful athletes prepare for the next step of their journey...
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