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Cape Safari Park to hold zookeeper camps for kids
(Local News ~ 06/12/23)
Cape Safari Park is enrolling for its Zookeeper Camp this year. Each camp will only have 15 spots open to ensure small class sizes for better learning opportunities. Junior Zookeeper Camp is for a hands-on learning experience at the park, according to the Cape Safari Park website. There will be activities, crafts and interaction with animals as campers learn about mammals, reptiles and more...
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Hickory House in Jackson changes hands
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Hickory House, 2259 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson, is under new ownership. Jarod Handley, who opened T-Ravs, an Italian restaurant at 3582 E. Jackson Blvd. in April 2022, said he and his partners "quietly" bought the 12-year-old American-style eatery in January from Ron and Bobbie Nevils...
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Power in partnership — SEMO and Century Casino team up
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Many good things begin with conversation. A thriving partnership has developed between Century Casino Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University, which started with people talking. Lyle Randolph, casino general manager, recalls the pre-pandemic closing of the establishment's Farmer's Pick Buffet, leaving a large space sitting idle not far from the gaming floor...
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Local police organization blasts city's spending on SEMO athletic/academic facilities
(Local News ~ 06/12/23)
A local organization made up of Cape Girardeau police officers has publicly objected to the city’s pledge of up to $10.2 million for athletic and academic facilities on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University, claiming a better use of those funds would be to bolster police salaries...
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What's Past is Prologue — Flag Day this week commemorates adoption of United State flag
(Local News ~ 06/12/23)
Local historian Frank Nickell became emotional Friday, June 9, in discussing the Stars and Stripes. "If you came down Interstate 55 and came into Cape past Cape County Park North on Memorial Day weekend and saw all of those flags, I think that had to make you almost cry. I went out there and watched virtually every car slow down and gaze at those flags. ...
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Inclusive proclamation first of its kind for City of Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 06/12/23)
Inclusive proclamation first of its kind for City of Cape Girardeau At most every meeting of the Cape Girardeau City Council, the municipal officials endorse various causes, organizations and people by proclaiming Mental Health Awareness Month or Public Works Week or saluting Southeast Missouri State University on its sesquicentennial...
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Former Sikeston DPS captain found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for fatal crash
(Local News ~ 06/12/23)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Christopher Cohen and his wife, Abigail, were planning their honeymoon at Disney World. Instead, Christopher had to attend Abby’s funeral. A jury ruled Friday, June 9, that former Sikeston (Missouri) Department of Public Safety Capt. Andrew Cooper Sr. was responsible for her death. ...
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PORCH Initiative puts first family in South Cape Girardeau home
(Local News ~ 06/12/23)
Joel and Brandy Hamlin closed on their first home Friday, June 9, nine months after attending an informational dinner for prospective homebuyers sponsored by the PORCH Initiative. Tameka Randle, Cape Girardeau City Council member and executive director of PORCH — which stands for People Organized to Revitalize Community Healing — said the Hamlins were the first to sign up for the program. She said seeing them in their new home was a “perfect picture” of the intention of PORCH...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
Today is Monday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2023. There are 202 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 12, 2016, a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub, a gay establishment in Orlando, Florida, leaving 49 people dead and 53 wounded; Omar Mateen pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group during a three-hour standoff before being killed in a shootout with police...
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Prayer 6-12-23
(Prayer ~ 06/12/23)
O Lord Jesus, we praise your name, for you are our mighty Savior. Amen.
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The Saudis win the Golf War
(Column ~ 06/12/23)
Oil money, oil money. When you have as much of it as Saudi Arabia has, it can buy a lot of things — including a sacred American sports institution like the PGA. As all of us hackers know, the PGA Tour shocked the golf world last week by announcing it will merge with the LIV Tour, the upstart Saudi-backed professional golf tour that the PGA has been in a bitter legal fight with since last year...
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SEMO recognized again with OVC Commissioner's Cup
(Editorial ~ 06/12/23)
We like to say there's a benefit to having a university in Cape Girardeau. It's an economic boost and cultural enhancement. But also having a successful athletics program is a value for the local community. SEMO has seen individual programs have success over the years. ...
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Notable quote
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Economic development is the ultimate team sport, requiring the alignment of lots of organizations and resources in a plan that helps everyone pull together toward the same goal. ...
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Cape Girardeau business licenses
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
City of Cape Girardeau Community Development Department has received applications for business licenses: n Regan Michelle Yeates of Cape Girardeau for Ciao Ristorante & Enoteca, 1650 N. Kingshighway, Suite 102. Business is under new ownership...
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Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City chamber news
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce will hold Business After Hours at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 15 at Statuary Hall, Wehking Alumni Center, 926 Broadway, on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. n At noon Friday, June 16, the chamber will host a ribbon-cutting at A La Carte Catering, 2502 Tanner Drive...
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SEMO Food Bank gets grant from Arby's Foundation
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Southeast Missouri Food Bank has received a $10,000 grant from Arby's Foundation, in support of efforts to combat childhood hunger. The Sikeston, Misssouri-based agency, with a satellite location in Jackson, announced the money will be used to host A Better Childhood (ABC) mobile food pantries across its 16-county region...
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Cape Girardeau salon adds Beaton
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Hannah Beaton has joined Ciao Bella Hair Salon, 1743 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, as a stylist. Beaton previously was with Images Salon in Jackson.
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MRV Banks promotes Landon Hays
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Landon Hays has been promoted to personal banker II by MRV Banks. Hays is a 2016 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School.
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Shad Burner joins SE MO Redi
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Shad Burner of Cape Girardeau, director of federal initiatives for the state Department of Economic Development since December 2021, will join Southeast Missouri Regional Economic Development Corp. (SE MO Redi) in July as a management consultant...
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McLendon enrolled in state leadership program
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Kalisha McLendon, DDS, a staff dentist with Cross Trails Medical Center, is one of 34 participants in 2023 Leadership Missouri. McLendon, who previously was part of Leadership Cape Girardeau, is a staff dentist at Cross Trails, which has offices in Cape Girardeau, Marble Hill, Advance and Perryville, Missouri...
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Rahman-Anwar makes move at SoutheastHEALTH
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Munira Rahman-Anwar, DO, has transitioned from her role as a pediatric hospitalist at Southeast Hospital to pediatrician with Southeast Pediatrics at its Women's and Children's Services location on North Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau. Prior to joining SoutheastHEALTH in 2020, Rahman-Anwar was affiliated with a pediatric group practice in California...
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Feeding American honors SEMO Food Bank
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Southeast Missouri Food Bank, operating facilities in Jackson and Sikeston, Missouri, has received a Living Our Values award from Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, pantries and meal programs. SEMO Food Bank serves 16 counties in Southeast Missouri...
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Little change in pump prices
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Missouri gas prices remain stable despite rising demand at the pumps for the third straight week as the low cost of oil counters potential spikes. Auto club federation AAA reported that for the first time since 2021, U.S. domestic gasoline demand is more than 9 million barrels daily for a third straight week, yet the average gas price nationally went up only a penny Saturday to $3.58 per gallon...
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Missouri's low cost of living
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Missouri has registered the fourth lowest cost of living in the U.S. for the first quarter of 2023, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center reported. Overall, the least expensive states for housing, groceries, utilities, transportation and health, in descending order from the least expensive, are Mississippi, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Alabama...
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Jackson ALDI's construction progressing
(Business ~ 06/12/23)
Framing support columns are in place for the new Jackson ALDI market under construction at 2502 E. Jackson Blvd., next door to Alliance Bank. ...
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Norman Meyer
(Obituary ~ 06/12/23)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Norman Robert Meyer was a loving husband, father, brother-in-law and uncle. He passed away peacefully Monday, June 5, 2023, at the age of 80. Norm was born Aug. 30, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to the late Edgar and Meta Meyer. He received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Missouri-Rolla. ...
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Leslie Lowes Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/12/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Leslie "Sonny" Lowes Jr., 77, of Perryville died Friday, June 9, 2023, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jerry Bailey officiating. Burial will be at Home Cemetery in Perryville, with graveside military honors provided by American Legion Post 133 and the U.S. Marine Corp Honors Team...
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'Transformers' edge out 'Spider-Verse' to claim first place at box office
(Entertainment ~ 06/12/23)
It was Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse versus the "Transformers" at the box office this weekend and the bots came out on top. " Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," the seventh entry in the series, took the No. 1 spot in its first weekend in North American theaters with $60.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday. " Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse " wasn't too far behind, however, with an estimated $55.4 million in its second weekend...
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What to stream this week: 'Extraction 2,' Stan Lee doc, 'Star Trek' and 'The Wonder Years'
(Entertainment ~ 06/12/23)
Albums from John Mellencamp and Killer Mike, as well as the return of Chris Hemsworth's gun-for-hire anti-hero in Netflix's "Extraction 2" are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists are season two of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," and new "The Wonder Years," about a middle-class Black family in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s, returns for its second season.. ...
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With GM, Ford embracing Tesla's EV charging technology, here's what it means for consumers
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
DETROIT -- Starting next year, owners of electric vehicles made by General Motors and Ford will be able to charge their EVs at many of Tesla's charging stations, the largest such network in the country. As part of their move, both Detroit-area automakers have decided to adopt Tesla's EV charging connector, the plug that links an electric vehicle to a charging station...
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NerdWallet: Financial tips for new college grads
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
For new college graduates, receiving that first post-degree paycheck can be almost as exciting as getting the diploma itself. But it also presents a challenge: Given the many demands on a young person's budget, how should those funds be managed? We asked five money experts to share their best personal finance strategies to help this year's college grads successfully launch their financial lives. Here's what they said...
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Oldest of 4 siblings who survived Colombian plane crash told family their mother lived for days
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- The four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed have shared limited but harrowing details of their ordeal with their family, including that their mother survived the crash for days before she died...
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Trump blasts federal indictment as 'baseless' at first events since charges were unsealed
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as "ridiculous" and "baseless" Saturday during his first public appearances since the charges were unsealed, painting the 37 felony counts as an attack on his supporters as he tried to turn dire legal peril to political advantage and project a sense of normalcy...
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Report: Billionaire investor, philanthropist George Soros cedes control of empire to a younger son
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
NEW YORK -- Billionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros is ceding control of his $25 billion empire to a younger son, Alexander Soros, according to an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal published online Sunday. Soros' business holdings include his nonprofit Open Society Foundations, which is active in more than 120 countries around the world and funnels about $1.5 billion annually to groups such as those that back human rights and promote the growth of democracies around the world, according to its website.. ...
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England's health service says it won't give puberty blockers to children at gender clinics
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
LONDON -- The publicly funded health service in England has decided it will not routinely offer puberty-blocking drugs to children at gender identity clinics, saying more evidence is needed about the potential benefits and harms. The National Health Service said Friday that "outside of a research setting, puberty-suppressing hormones should not be routinely commissioned for children and adolescents."...
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Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
HELENA, Mont. -- Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a lawsuit going to trial Monday in Montana, where 16 young plaintiffs and their attorneys hope to set an important legal precedent...
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German shepherd injured in Ukraine gets new start with Hungarian police
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- After a rocket attack in eastern Ukraine, half of Rambo's face was mangled and bloody. Shrapnel had ravaged the right side of his head, and it was uncertain if he would survive. The 3-year-old German shepherd, who had accompanied Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines of the war, received emergency surgery that saved his life. ...
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Ukraine's dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
KHERSON, Ukraine -- The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea. The short-term dangers can be seen from outer space -- tens of thousands of parcels of land flooded, and more to come. Experts say the long-term consequences will be generational...
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'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski died by suicide in prison medical center, AP sources say
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
Ted Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Kaczynski, who was 81 and suffering from late-stage cancer, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, around 12:30 a.m. ...
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SEC lawsuits against cryptocurrency companies raise questions about industry's future
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
WASHINGTON -- First came the crypto winter, then the alleged fraud wrought by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, and now the lawsuits. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits last week against the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, deepening tensions between the government and a volatile industry that has been marred by scandals and market meltdowns...
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Can a chatbot preach a good sermon? Hundreds attend church service generated by ChatGPT to find out
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
FUERTH, Germany -- The artificial intelligence chatbot asked the believers in the fully packed St. Paul's church in the Bavarian town of Fuerth to rise from the pews and praise the Lord. The ChatGPT chatbot, personified by an avatar of a bearded Black man on a huge screen above the altar, then began preaching to the more than 300 people who had shown up on Friday morning for an experimental Lutheran church service almost entirely generated by AI...
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French town gathers at playground where young children were stabbed to support victims
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
PARIS -- Children, parents and grandparents joined a few thousand well-wishers Sunday in a park in the French Alps town of Annecy to show solidarity and support for the victims of a playground stabbing attack that left four young children and two adults hospitalized with serious wounds,...
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This school reopened quickly after COVID. Kids' reading was still behind
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
COLUMBUS, Kan. -- Students spread out in their rural Kansas classroom, answering questions with a partner about invaders atop elephants attempting to sack Rome more than 2,000 years ago. "Do you want to read?" one of the third graders, Parker, asked his partner after the lesson on the Punic Wars. "Because I'm not really good."...
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Cracked floors, bowed walls: Many warnings but no action at Iowa building before deadly collapse
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- So many people knew something wasn't right at the 116-year-old Davenport apartment building. The structural engineer who documented the shaky wall. The head of a masonry company who wouldn't let his workers onto the site. The city inspector who threatened to close some units. A downtown official who called 911 and asked firefighters to take a look. And tenants who told of cracks in their floors and walls...
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Section of heavily traveled I-95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker truck catches fire
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
PHILADELPHIA -- An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast's main north-south highway indefinitely, authorities said...
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Ukraine recaptures village as Russian forces hold other lines, fire on fleeing civilians elsewhere
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area, while a regional official said three people were killed when Moscow's troops opened fire at a boat evacuating people from Russian-occupied areas to Ukrainian-held territory along a flooded front line far to the south...
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Join the military, become a US citizen: Uncle Sam wants you and vous and tu
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
WASHINGTON -- When Esmita Spudes Bidari was a young girl in Nepal, she dreamed of being in the military, but that wasn't a real option in her country. Last week, she raised her right hand and took the oath to join the U.S. Army Reserves, thanks in part to a recruiter in Dallas who also is Nepalese and reached out to her through an online group...
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Trump allies cite Clinton email probe to attack classified records case. There are big differences
(National News ~ 06/12/23)
WASHINGTON -- As former President Donald Trump prepares for a momentous court appearance Tuesday on charges related to the hoarding of top-secret documents, Republican allies are amplifying, without evidence, claims that he is the target of a political prosecution...
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Out of the past: June 12
(Out of the Past ~ 06/12/23)
Residents of Jackson are cleaning up after yesterday's early morning thunderstorm; the strong storm delivered winds up to 50 miles per hour, hail and rain about 4:30 a.m.; trees were uprooted and limbs broken, knocking down power lines and leaving thousands of Jackson power customers without service; by Thursday afternoon, power was back on to most customers, and streets were cleared...
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