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Man sentenced to prison for 2020 shooting in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 05/16/23)
A man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a 2020 shooting. A release from Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker said Judge Scott Lipke sentenced Myron Andrews, 26, to 20 years in prison for first-degree assault, four counts of second-degree assault and felon in possession of a firearm...
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St. Louis prosecutor seeks to free man imprisoned 33 years
(State News ~ 05/16/23)
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis' top prosecutor has asked a court to set aside the conviction of a man who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he says he didn't commit, after witnesses who testified against him later said authorities had pressured them to lie...
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Cape River Heritage Museum open for season this week
(Local News ~ 05/16/23)
Cape River Heritage Museum will have its official season opening Friday, May 19. The opening night reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. The local museum in an old fire station at 538 Independence St. in downtown Cape Girardeau will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays until it closes in December. It is free and open to the public...
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Jackson aldermen review pedestrian safety study
(Local News ~ 05/16/23)
A growing population for Jackson, the Cape Girardeau County seat, has led city leaders to seek ways to keep the Main Street corridor between West Jackson Boulevard (Highway 72) and Hope Street (U.S. 61) safe for pedestrians and others. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jackson grew 12.5% between 2010 and 2020...
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Ukrainian SEMO grad faces uncertainty at home
(Local News ~ 05/16/23)
Graduation from any school is a time of celebration, but it can also be a time of uncertainty. Both are true for Tetiana Dronova, who graduated Saturday, May 13, from Southeast Missouri State University. Dronova celebrated the completion of her master's degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) and, while she has very definite plans for her future, she acknowledged uncertainty when it comes to returning home to see her family and the future of her country...
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Rep. Jason Smith calls for negotiations on debt ceiling, criticizes Biden administration for Title 42 expiration
(Local News ~ 05/16/23)
Southeast Missouri U.S. Rep. Jason Smith said "there is a pathway to somewhere in the middle" in the current debt ceiling impasse ahead of a projected Thursday, June 1, government federal default. Negotiations between House Republicans and the White House are slated for Tuesday, May 16, to avoid what economists are calling a potential fiscal cliff if the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling is not raised in the next 15 days...
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Cape Girardeau officials invest in 'transformational' SEMO stadium rebuild
(Local News ~ 05/16/23)
Cape Girardeau City Council members approved a $10.2 million investment in a "transformational" project at their meeting Monday, May 15. They agreed to send $600,000 annually for 17 years to Southeast Missouri State University's multiphase reconstruction of Houck Stadium. The funds will come from revenue the city receives from Century Casino Cape Girardeau...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 16, the 136th day of 2023. There are 229 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 16, 1943, the nearly month-long Warsaw Ghetto Uprising came to an end as German forces crushed the Jewish resistance and blew up the Great Synagogue...
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Sponsored: How to Safely Remove a Tick From Your Pet’s Body
(Insiders Advice ~ 05/16/23)
With all of the wonderful ways to enjoy the great outdoors this time of year, it’s also easy to forget to inspect your pets for ticks and other parasites. Contact with a tick’s blood could transmit infection to both you and your pet. That infection can lead to dangerous, even fatal conditions, like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, to name a few...
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Prayer 5-16-23
(Prayer ~ 05/16/23)
Lord Jesus, may your name be exalted; may all know your love and grace. Amen.
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Handle credit responsibly
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/16/23)
If you received a letter from your credit card company sharing that you have exceeded your credit card limit, what would you do? Since you have been making minimum monthly payments, would you ask the credit card company to increase your credit limit?...
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Weaponizing death
(Column ~ 05/16/23)
Recently, there has been a spate of horrific murders. The killers, whether committing mass shootings or single homicides, are hard to stereotype. They can be clearly either mentally ill or simply innately evil. They can kill for revenge, for ideological purposes, out of hatred, for notoriety -- or for no known reason at all...
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Stop the gun violence
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/16/23)
The Gun Violence Archive, which is a non profit research group, defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more are shot and killed, not including the shooter. As we know, these mass shootings continue to happen every single day. It doesn't just affect the victims, families and friends, it affects the communities as a whole in which they live in. ...
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Fire report 5-16-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/16/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 14 n Medical assists were made at 4:02 p.m. on South West End Boulevard; 8:47 p.m. on South Broadview Street; and 11:53 p.m. on Bloomfield Road.
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Police report 5-16-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/16/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Lacey Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Lacey Street...
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Julia Woods
(Obituary ~ 05/16/23)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Julia Ann Woods, daughter of the late Wright and Maggie St. Cin Shelton, was born Sept. 13, 1951, and departed her life Friday, May 12, 2023, at her home in Chaffee at the age of 71 years. She was a former accountant for H & R Block and was of the Pentecostal faith...
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Cindy Suhre
(Obituary ~ 05/16/23)
Cindy Lee Suhre, 60, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born June 11, 1962, in Houston, daughter of the late Henry Jr. and Martha Hanscom Conary. She and Gary Suhre were married Aug. 7, 1993, in Burfordville...
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Marilyn Stutts
(Obituary ~ 05/16/23)
Marilyn Stutts, 86, of Jackson, formerly of Southaven, Mississippi, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, May 14, 2023. She was born April 1, 1937, in Tilsit to Lawrence and Louise Roloff Kuehle. She and Gaylon Stutts were married Dec. 7, 1958, at Zion United Methodist Church near Gordonville, also the church of Marilyn's baptism and confirmation...
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Bonnie Stevens
(Obituary ~ 05/16/23)
Bonnie Lee Stevens, 76, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, at her home. She was born Dec. 21, 1946, in Evansville, Indiana, daughter of Carl and Frances Alison Doneghue. She and James Stevens were married July 31, 1978, in Cape Girardeau...
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Ida Dunger
(Obituary ~ 05/16/23)
Ida Marie Dunger, 94, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City, with the Rev. Barry Pfanstiel officiating. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City was in charge of arrangements...
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Nicholas Cauble
(Obituary ~ 05/16/23)
Nicholas Cauble, 20, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 14, 2023. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, at LaCroix Church in Cape Girardeau. A celebration of life will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, at the church, with the Rev. Ron Watts officiating...
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Brian Canterbury
(Obituary ~ 05/16/23)
Brian C. Canterbury, 39, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at his home. There are no other services scheduled. Cremation rites have been arranged with Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
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Kent Bratton
(Obituary ~ 05/16/23)
Kent M. Bratton, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Born on Dec. 31, 1941, in Dodge City, Kansas, Kent was the son of Ivan G. and Christine Vang Bratton. After graduating high school as a Dodge City Red Demon, Kent attended Dodge City Junior College and graduated with an associate degree. His career began with his father, working at Ivan G. Bratton Construction Co. in Dodge City...
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Missouri student suspended after reporting teacher used racial slur
(State News ~ 05/16/23)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A sophomore at a Missouri high school who recorded a teacher using a racial slur during class was suspended for three days. Mary Walton, a student at Glendale High School in Springfield, said she was told Friday that she would not be allowed to return to school until Wednesday because she violated district policy on inappropriate use of electronic devices, the Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6
(International News ~ 05/16/23)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand's capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief Tuesday called his "worst nightmare." Fifty-two people in the Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington had been accounted for, but firefighters were still looking for others, Wellington Fire and Emergency District Manager Nick Pyatt said. ...
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Three people killed in New Mexico shooting
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
FARMINGTON, N.M. -- Three people were killed and two police officers were among at least seven people injured Monday when an 18-year-old opened fire in a northwestern New Mexico community before law enforcement fatally shot the suspect, authorities said...
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Man in custody after baseball bat attack injures 2 at congressman's Virginia office
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
FAIRFAX, Va. -- A man with a metal baseball bat walked into the northern Virginia office of U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly on Monday, asked for him, then struck two of his workers with the bat, including an intern on her first day on the job, police and the congressman said...
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Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 12 feet deep along western Myanmar's coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications. Six deaths were reported, but the true impact was not yet clear in one of Asia's least developed countries...
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UK pledges attack drones, more missiles as Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets prime minister on European tour
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
LONDON -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed the British government at the end of a whirlwind European tour Monday to join a "fighter jet coalition" that would help strengthen his country's aerial capabilities, but instead secured a commitment for attack drones and hundreds more missiles...
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Turkish President Erdogan heads to a runoff election that will decide who leads a key NATO country
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish voters will head back to the polls in two weeks for a runoff election to decide if conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his main rival will lead a country struggling with sky-high inflation as it plays a key role in NATO expansion and in the Middle East...
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TSA is testing facial recognition at more airports, raising privacy concerns
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
BALTIMORE -- A passenger walks up to an airport security checkpoint, slips an ID card into a slot and looks into a camera atop a small screen. The screen flashes "Photo Complete" and the person walks through -- all without having to hand over their identification to the TSA officer sitting behind the screen...
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More dogs could show up in outdoor dining spaces. Not everyone is happy about it
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
Just in time for the summer dining season, the U.S. government has given its blessing to restaurants that want to allow pet dogs in their outdoor spaces. But even though nearly half of states already allow canine dining outdoors, the issue is far from settled, with many diners and restaurants pushing back against the increasing presence of pooches...
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China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
BEIJING -- China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Details of the charges against John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds permanent residency in Hong Kong, have not been publicly released...
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Vice Media files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the latest in a string of digital media setbacks
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
NEW YORK -- Vice Media on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the most recent digital media company to falter after a meteoric rise. A consortium of lenders -- Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital -- is buying Vice for about $225 million, in addition to taking on a significant amount of the company's debt. Other parties will be able to submit bids as well...
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Microsoft's bid to buy Activision Blizzard clears a key hurdle. But the $69B deal is still at risk
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
LONDON -- The European Union on Monday approved Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard, deciding the deal won't stifle competition for popular console titles like Call of Duty and accepting the U.S. tech company's remedies to boost competition in cloud gaming...
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NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
NEW YORK -- From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan's Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby adorned with tapestry and marble. Yet just below in the basement is an unusual set of equipment that no other building in New York City -- indeed few in the world -- can claim. ...
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World's oldest dog celebrates 31st birthday, according to Guinness World Records
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
CONQUEIROS, Portugal -- The world's oldest dog recently celebrated his 31st birthday, according to Guinness World Records. Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese dog, celebrated during a party Saturday at his home in the Portuguese village of Conqueiros, where has lived his entire life...
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Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A special prosecutor found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and relied too much on raw and unconfirmed intelligence as he concluded a four-year probe that fell far short of the former president's prediction that the "crime of the century" would be uncovered...
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Georgia prosecutor fights back against Trump attempt to remove her from election probe
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
ATLANTA -- The Georgia prosecutor who's investigating whether Donald Trump and his allies broke any laws as they tried to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state fought back Monday against the former president's attempt to remove her from the case and exclude certain evidence...
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Pence allies launching super PAC to back former vice president's expected 2024 candidacy
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
NEW YORK -- Allies of former Vice President Mike Pence are launching a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. "Committed to America," the Pence-sanctioned group, will be publicly launching Tuesday, according to people familiar with the project, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share details of the planning and strategy...
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Number of migrants fell 50% at US southern border after immigration changes
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
WASHINGTON -- The number of migrants encountered at the southern border fell 50% during the last three days compared with the days leading up to the end of a key pandemic-era regulation, U.S. officials said Monday. But a high number of migrants are still in U.S. custody, although the number has fallen "significantly" since last week, said Blas Nunez-Neto, assistant secretary for border and immigration policy at the Department of Homeland Security...
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Out of the past: May 16
(Out of the Past ~ 05/16/23)
The airport and the school district in Cape Girardeau stand to gain financially from bills passed by the Missouri Legislature during the session that ended yesterday; lawmakers approved bills that would provide state funding for the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport control tower and increased state aid for the local school district; the governor must sign the bills before they become law...
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Biden plan to sell land leases for conservation gets pushback
(National News ~ 05/16/23)
BILLINGS, Mont. — Biden administration officials on Monday sought to dispel worries they want to exclude oil drilling, livestock grazing and other activities from vast government-owned lands, as they faced pushback from Republicans and ranchers and over a contentious proposal to put conservation on equal footing with industry...
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Jackson will host music in the park all summer
(Column ~ 05/16/23)
Many events in a small city are organized by citizens who have a passion to serve the community. This especially happens when those involved are enthusiastic about an event or organization. In many cases, the event starts small and grows over several years...
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8th Grade Graduation
(Submitted Story ~ 05/16/23)
Three boys graduated 8th grade on Friday, May 12 from Guardian Angel School. The evening started with a Mass in Guardian Angel Church for the graduation, followed by a reception hosted at Guardian Angel School cafeteria by the 7th grade students and parents...
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May Crowning
(Submitted Story ~ 05/16/23)
Guardian Angel School celebrated May Crowning on Thursday, May 11 at Guardian Angel Church. The crown of roses was carried down the church aisle on a pillow by our First Communicant, Laynie Priggel. She was escorted by our other two First Communicants, Tucker Hahn & Owen Morrison. ...
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