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Sponsored: Saint Francis Healthcare System Takes Action to Put People First
(B Magazine ~ 08/26/22)
Saint Francis Healthcare System is taking steps to recenter on their guiding principle of “People Come First.” Rooted in the history of the faith-based healthcare provider, it shows the organization’s dedication to serving their patients, colleagues and community...
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Execution date set for Missouri man who shot police officer
(State News ~ 08/26/22)
The Missouri Supreme Court has set a Nov. 29 execution date for a man who shot and killed a suburban St. Louis police sergeant in 2005. The court announced Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, 36, is scheduled to die by lethal injection for the death of 43-year-old Kirkwood Police Sgt. Bill McEntee...
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Advocates sue to block Missouri voter photo ID law
(State News ~ 08/26/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri League of Women Voters, state NAACP and two voters on Wednesday sued to block a photo identification requirement for voters. The groups asked a judge to toss out the new law before it takes effect Sunday, alleging it unconstitutionally restricts voting rights by limiting which IDs can be used to cast regular ballots...
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Independent John Wood leaves U.S. Senate race
(State News ~ 08/26/22)
John Wood, a Republican running as an independent in the U.S. Senate race in Missouri, announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from the race. Wood said on Twitter that he decided not to challenge Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Democratic nominee Trudy Busch Valentine in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt...
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Shallow quake reported in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/26/22)
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a small earthquake Monday morning in Cape Girardeau. According to the organization's website, the 2.0-magnitude shallow quake did not cause any damage.
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Police to close downtown Cape parking lot overnight this weekend
(Local News ~ 08/26/22)
In response to several recent incidents at a downtown Cape Girardeau parking lot, police will be closing the lot overnight this weekend. According to an email from Police Chief Wes Blair, the lot to the east of South Main Street between Independence and Merriwether streets will be closed at 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights, reopening at 6 a.m. the following mornings...
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Bollinger County woman charged with January murder
(Local News ~ 08/26/22)
The Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has charged another suspect with murder in the death of Brandon Stephens, 28, of Patton, Missouri, earlier this year. Dana Cureton was arrested by Bollinger County sheriff's deputies Thursday and charged with second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance, Sheriff Casey Graham said in a news release...
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United Way inviting community to help 'Win the Game of Life' at campaign kickoff
(Local News ~ 08/26/22)
United Way of Southeast Missouri will hold its 2022 Campaign Kickoff next week with the theme of "Win the Game of Life." The luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at VFW hall at 1049 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, will be fun and informative, according to a news release, and will be held in-person for the first time in two years because of the pandemic...
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Supplies, esports among topics discussed by Cape school board
(Local News ~ 08/26/22)
Food supply issues will affect Cape Girardeau School District menus for a second year, officials reported to the school board at Monday's meeting. Josh Crowell, assistant superintendent in charge of support services, said supply issues are continuing. Crowell said the district has contingencies set up, much like last year, dealing with local stores when needed. He asked the public to have a little grace and understanding if menu items change on short notice...
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Smith, McCallian disagree on student loan forgiveness
(Local News ~ 08/26/22)
Southeast Missouri congressman Jason Smith, R-8, has condemned as inflationary President Joe Biden's plan — announced Wednesday — to cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 annually and to forgive up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients...
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Cape County secures funding for Jackson jail expansion
(Local News ~ 08/26/22)
Cape Girardeau County's jail in Jackson is, to put it simply, overcrowded, and Thursday the County Commission voted to approve a financing plan to expand the lockup's capacity substantially in two years' time. Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson, in a June 2 interview with the Southeast Missourian, drilled down on the inmate situation...
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Solar panels bring renewable energy to Cape Girardeau's grid
(Local News ~ 08/26/22)
"Have you seen all that shade over there? Forget the parks," Ameren project manager Jason Murphey said as he stood under a canopy of solar panels at the Show Me Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. Joking with fellow Ameren project managers and engineers as they deliberated the exact calculation of how much shade the, roughly, 8 acres of new solar panels created, Murphey and the group eventually agreed that the amount happens to be more than 250,000 square feet — more than three football fields.. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/26/22)
Today is Friday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2022. There are 127 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 26, 1968, the Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago; the four-day event that resulted in the nomination of Hubert H. Humphrey for president was marked by a bloody police crackdown on antiwar protesters in the streets...
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Gridiron Magazine previews the best in Southeast Missouri football
(Editorial ~ 08/26/22)
This is a fun time of year for sports fans. The Major League Baseball season is approaching its final month, with teams competing for a chance to make the playoffs. And for Cardinals fans, it's especially exciting as the Redbirds are playing good baseball and two of the team's most iconic players, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina, are set to retire at season's end...
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GOP can't grow with Trump -- nor without him
(Column ~ 08/26/22)
Well, I was wrong again. For much of the summer, I'd been writing that Donald Trump's hold on the GOP was shrinking. I thought I was right at the time. But the times changed. Right now, his hold appears to be growing. That's at least in part because it is the GOP that's shrinking...
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Prayer 8-26-22
(Prayer ~ 08/26/22)
Lord God, we proclaim your righteousness, for you are our glorious Father in Heaven. Amen.
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Fire report 8-26-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/26/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 24 n Medical assists were made at 11:03 a.m. on Weston Street; 2:27 p,m. on Broadway; 5:25 p.m. on Bloomfield Road; and 9:06 p.m. on North West End Boulevard.
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Police report 8-26-22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/26/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on Bloomfield Street. Assaults n Third-degree domestic assault was reported on North Sprigg Street...
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Charlotte Wildman
(Obituary ~ 08/26/22)
Charlotte Wildman, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at Life Care Center. She was born Nov. 29, 1940, to Charles Roscoe and Clola Louise Dewrock Nelson in Cape Girardeau. Charlotte married Norman Wildman on Jan. 1, 1975, and he preceded her in death Nov. 20, 2008...
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Luther Sparks
(Obituary ~ 08/26/22)
Luther Eugene Sparks, 71, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born Jan. 29, 1951, in St. Louis to Leo Harden and Lena Bell Dewrock Sparks. He and Anna Sparks were married in Cape Girardeau on March 22, 1969...
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Carol Dirnberger
(Obituary ~ 08/26/22)
ORAN, Mo. — Carol Jean Dirnberger, daughter of the late Alphonse and Irene Thiele Stoverink, was born Jan. 9, 1945, and departed her life Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 77 years. She was a former bookkeeper and co-owner of Dirnberger Feed Store in Oran and a post office clerk in Cape Girardeau...
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Richard Cain
(Obituary ~ 08/26/22)
HERRIN, Ill. — Richard Cain, 72, of Herrin, formerly of Joliet, Illinois, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Ina, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home Egyptian Chapel in Energy, Illinois...
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Fewer Americans claim jobless benefits last week
(National News ~ 08/26/22)
NEW YORK -- Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to stand out as one of the strongest segments of the U.S. economy. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Aug. 20 fell by 2,000 to 243,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday...
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Japan police chief will resign over Abe shooting
(International News ~ 08/26/22)
TOKYO -- Japan's national police chief said Thursday he will resign to take responsibility over shortfalls in security that an investigation by his own agency showed did not adequately safeguard former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from a fatal shooting of at a campaign speech last month...
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Tropical Storm Ma-on makes landfall in southern China
(International News ~ 08/26/22)
HONG KONG -- Tropical Storm Ma-on made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province on Thursday after bringing rain and stiff winds to Hong Kong, where the stock market was closed for the morning session due to the storm. Residents of coastal areas around the city of Maoming were urged to stay away from the shore Thursday morning as the typhoon arrived at 10:30 a.m...
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Putin orders replenishment of troops in face of Ukraine losses
(International News ~ 08/26/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country's military forces Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody warfare and prepare for a long, grinding fight ahead in Ukraine...
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Student loan crisis awaits new generation despite Biden plan
(National News ~ 08/26/22)
WASHINGTON -- For millions of Americans, President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation offers a life-changing chance to escape the burden of debt. But for future generations of students, it doesn't fix the underlying reason for the crisis: the rising cost of college...
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2 plead guilty in scheme to sell Biden's daughter's diary
(National News ~ 08/26/22)
NEW YORK -- Two Florida residents have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items belonging to President Joe Biden's daughter to the conservative group Project Veritas for $40,000, prosecutors said Thursday. Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams' office said...
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Rohingya mark fifth anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh
(International News ~ 08/26/22)
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority Rohingya refugees marked the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh on Thursday, as the United States, the European Union and other Western nations pledged to support the pursuit of justice in international courts...
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Judge orders unsealing of redacted affidavit in Trump search
(National News ~ 08/26/22)
WASHINGTON -- A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents. The directive from U.S. ...
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Voting machine tampering points to concern for fall election
(National News ~ 08/26/22)
DENVER -- On the last day of voting in Colorado's June primary, a poll worker sent to wipe down a voting machine found a concerning error message on its screen: "USB device change detected." The machine, used to mark ballots electronically, was taken out of use and an investigation launched. The message raised concerns that a voter had tried to tamper with it by inserting an off-the-shelf thumb drive...
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Out of the past: Aug. 26
(Out of the Past ~ 08/26/22)
The Scott City Council last week voted itself an immediate pay raise, action which city attorney Frank Siebert says violated the Missouri Constitution; Siebert takes full blame for the action, saying the council was unaware of a provision in the constitution; an amended ordinance will be presented at the next council meeting...
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JAMS - JACKSON AUDIO MUSIC SUPPLY, LLC NAMED WINNER OF THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS 2022
(Submitted Story ~ 08/26/22)
JAMS - JACKSON AUDIO MUSIC SUPPLY, LLC NAMED WINNER OF THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS 2022 16th Annual Best of Weddings Awards Recognize Top Wedding Vendors Across U.S. Cape Girardeau County, 2022—JAMS - Jackson Audio Music Supply, LLC. is pleased to announce that they have been selected as a 2022 winner of The Knot Best of Weddings, an accolade representing the highest- and most-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests on The Knot, a leading all in one wedding planning destination.. ...
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