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Cost of Missouri abortion-rights petition challenged in court again
(State News ~ 08/08/23)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion activists Monday filed a court challenge against an initiative petition to legalize abortion. In the lawsuit, state Rep. Hannah Kelly, state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman and activist Kathy Forck argued that the cost estimate that will be provided to voters considering whether to adopt the constitutional amendment is too low...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission OKs payments, sets public hearing
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
Payments were authorized Monday, Aug. 7, by Cape Girardeau County commissioners for two new ongoing construction projects and one remodeling undertaking. n Payment No. 7: $478,207.20 to Jackson's Penzel Construction for the new county jail in Jackson from the county's bond fund...
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Missouri Vietnam Wall Run to be held in September
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
The Veterans in Defense of Liberty will host the fifth annual Missouri Vietnam Wall Run on Friday, Sept. 15, and Saturday, Sept. 16. The Liberty Riders of America Cav Division along with other bikers and law enforcement will ride in a Parade of Honor to the Veterans Memorial Wall at Missouri's National Veterans Memorial and the veterans memorial event Sept. 16 in Perryville, Missouri. There will also be a ceremony included with the festivities for the day...
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United Way of SEMO aims to inspire donors, inform public at kickoff
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
The United Way of Southeast Missouri (UWSEMO) is planning a slew of events for its upcoming campaign. A kickoff event Thursday, Aug. 31, will inform current donors and potential donors about successes and plans. Elizabeth Shelton, UWSEMO's executive director, said the kickoff will follow the global United Way's theme of "United in Purpose". The local chapter will inform donors about current project progress and provide awards to worthy recipients to thank them for their help...
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Jackson church asks city for more time to build, tiny houses OK'd
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
Immaculate Conception Parish is asking Jackson Board of Aldermen to extend a 2018 agreement requiring construction on a new church to start within five years. A July 11 letter requested an amendment to a Dec. 17, 2018, agreement to vacate a portion of East Jefferson Street. The church is at the intersection of East Jefferson and Hope streets...
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Tyson Foods to shutter Dexter, Missouri, plant
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
DEXTER, Mo. — Tyson Foods is shutting down its Dexter processing plant, ending jobs for 683 employees, a move described by the company as a necessary "commitment to bold action" in response to a slipping financial picture. Dexter city administrator David Wyman said Monday, Aug. 7, the doors will close for good in mid-October. The plant is Stoddard County's second-largest employer, behind W.W. Wood Products...
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Shots fired causes property damage on Good Hope Street
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
Shots fired at Good Hope Street “appeared” to have struck a residence, while a vehicle ran into a stop sign leaving the area Monday, Aug, 7, according to the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Sikeston man arrested for stabbing DPS officer
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
SIKESTON, Mo. — A Sikeston man was arrested and charged for stabbing a law enforcement officer...
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Cape man faces charges of making threats against officers
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
Cape Girardeau police arrested a man they say threatened to kill officers on social media...
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Officer-involved shooting leaves one dead in Poplar Bluff; two unrelated shootings under investigation
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Three shootings, one a fatal officer-involved shooting, rocked Poplar Bluff on Friday, Aug. 4, and Monday, Aug. 7. According to Sgt. Clark Parrott of the state Highway Patrol, the officer-involved shooting occurred between 8 and 9 p.m. Monday...
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2 children saved from burning house in Cape; dog alerts owner
(Local News ~ 08/08/23)
Two children were rescued from an upstairs window by firefighters Tuesday morning, Aug. 8...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/08/23)
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2023. There are 145 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign the following day...
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Sponsored: Taking a team approach to retirement savings
(Insiders Advice ~ 08/08/23)
It’s common for families to have two wage earners, and many married couples accumulate assets in separate accounts. They might each have savings in an employer-sponsored plan and perhaps one or more IRAs. Even when most of a couple’s retirement assets reside in different accounts, it’s still possible to craft a unified savings and investment strategy...
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Prayer 8-8-23
(Prayer ~ 08/08/23)
O Lord Jesus, precious Savior, thank you for showing us your unfailing love. Amen.
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Two sets of laws for two Americas
(Column ~ 08/08/23)
Two sets of laws now operate in an increasingly unrecognizable America. Consider the matter of unlawfully removing and storing classified papers. Donald Trump may go to prison for removing contested White House files to his home. So far, Joe Biden seems exempt from just such legal jeopardy...
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Sisters for Life show US the way
(Column ~ 08/08/23)
ORLANDO -- "We are pro-woman and we are pro-baby. And we must take care of both of them." Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York paid tribute to Mother Mary Agnes Donovan and the Sisters of Life while not so subtly reminding those in the audience that the pro-life movement requires love above all. His remarks were part of an introductory video for an award given by the Knights of Columbus to the group of religious women that works to support women in need...
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Speak Out 8-8-23
(Speak Out ~ 08/08/23)
The area train conductors need not to blare their horns. Going through towns they should be toned down. They could harm eardrums, especially those of babies if they are outside of a vehicle. The article on the merger between Southeast- HEALTH and Mercy was certainly interesting. ...
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Fire report 8-8-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 6 n Medical assists were made at 9:42 a.m. at Beaudean Lane and South Side Village Court; 2;15 p.m. on Bloomfield Street; 4:54 p.m. on Kiwanis Drive; and 6:06 p.m. on North Fountain Street...
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Police report 8-8-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/08/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on South Ranney Avenue. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Ellis Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway...
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Aileen Schaefer
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
Aileen F. Schaefer, 95, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Feb. 15, 1928, in the Tilsit community, daughter of Martin A. and Flora Siebert Voges. Aileen was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. ...
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Ruby Preusser
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
Ruby Preusser, 87, of Jackson died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Marion McClure
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Marion L. McClure, 94, of Perryville died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, and from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Ramona Leuckel
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Ramona "Mona" D. Leuckel, 56, of Perryville died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Eminence, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, and from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Rick King
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
ZALMA, Mo. — Rick Allan King, 57, of Zalma died Saturday, July 29, 2023, at his home. Hutchings-Pendergrass Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri, is assisting the family during this time. No services have been scheduled.
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William Jones
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — William "Bill" G. Jones, 61, of Perryville died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Visitation will continue from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville...
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Margaret Jackson
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
ADVANCE, Mo. — Margaret Jackson, daughter of the late Gordon Alden and Clara Rose Dannenmueller Reynolds, was born March 28, 1947, in Cape Girardeau and departed her life Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at Aspire Health and Rehab of Advance at the age of 76...
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Robert Bartolo Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/08/23)
ORAN, Mo. — Roger Abraham Bartolo Sr. of Oran passed away Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 17, 1942, in Highland Park, Michigan, to the late Abraham and Earie Strobel Bartolo. Roger was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Mildred L. ...
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Niger coup leaders refuse to let senior US diplomat meet with nation's president
(International News ~ 08/08/23)
NIAMEY, Niger -- A senior U.S. diplomat said coup leaders in Niger refused to allow her to meet Monday with the West African country's democratically elected president, whom she described as under "virtual house arrest." Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland also described the mutinous officers as unreceptive to U.S. pressure to return the country to civilian rule...
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2 Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 5 people, officials say
(National News ~ 08/08/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Two Russian missile strikes hit the city center of the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region Monday evening, killing at least five people and wounding two dozen more, Ukrainian officials said. The strikes, which targeted the Ukrainian portion of a region partially occupied by Russia, occurred within 40 minutes of each other, according to Donetsk Gov. ...
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Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants
(National News ~ 08/08/23)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally, as the state continues its quest to curb mass shootings...
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Tens of thousands of young scouts to evacuate world jamboree in South Korea as storm Khanun looms
(International News ~ 08/08/23)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea will evacuate tens of thousands of scouts by bus from a coastal jamboree site as Tropical Storm Khanun looms, officials said Monday. More than 1,000 vehicles will be used starting Tuesday morning to move 36,000 scouts -- mostly teenagers -- from the World Scout Jamboree in the southwestern county of Buan, according to Kim Sung-ho, a vice minister at South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety...
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Trump lawyers urge judge to narrow proposed rules on evidence sharing in election subversion case
(National News ~ 08/08/23)
Donald Trump's legal team told a judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against him on Monday that prosecutors' proposed protective order aimed at preventing the public disclosure of evidence is too broad and would restrict his First Amendment rights...
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Thousands of flight cancellations, 1.1 million lose power as strong storms hit eastern US
(National News ~ 08/08/23)
WASHINGTON -- Thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed, and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power Monday as destructively strong storms, including potential tornadoes, hail and lightning, moved through the eastern U.S. Rain began falling in the Washington area shortly after 5 p.m., and the skies gradually turned an ominous dark gray, a precursor to the severe weather and mass power outages that were predicted...
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William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dead at 87
(National News ~ 08/08/23)
LOS ANGELES -- William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism to 1970s hits "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist" and was quickly anointed one of Hollywood's top directors when he was only in his 30s, has died. He was 87...
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Biden heads west for a policy victory lap, drawing an implicit contrast with Trump
(National News ~ 08/08/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden set out Monday on a Western swing aimed at showcasing his work on conservation, clean energy and veterans' benefits as he seeks to draw an implicit contrast between his administration's accomplishments and former President Donald Trump's legal troubles...
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Firefighting helicopters collide over Southern California desert, killing 3 in crash
(National News ~ 08/08/23)
CABAZON, Calif. -- Two firefighting helicopters collided while responding to a blaze in Southern California, sending one to the ground in a crash that killed all three people on board. The crash late Sunday afternoon in the desert about 85 miles east of Los Angeles involved a huge Sikorsky S-64E and a smaller Bell 407. The larger Sikorsky landed safely...
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Missouri man sentenced to prison for killing that went unsolved for decades
(State News ~ 08/08/23)
UNION, Mo. -- A Missouri man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, nearly four decades after a woman was strangled with her body dumped in the woods. Kirby R. King, now in his late 60s, pleaded guilty in June to involuntary manslaughter and felonious restraint in the 1987 death of 22-year-old Karla Jane Delcour. He was sentenced Thursday...
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Out of the past: Aug. 8
(Out of the Past ~ 08/08/23)
Southern Illinois hunters go on a wild goose chase every year, but the hunt may be more intense this year; waterfowl flight numbers, from shallow potholes on the plains of Canada to the Mississippi Flyway, are expected to be down this winter; flights could be down as much as 40%, say officials of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; that creates concern in Southern Illinois, where goose hunting is big business...
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