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Advance man charged with alleged sex crimes; warrant served
(Local News ~ 12/22/23)
An Advance, Missouri, man was booked into Cape Girardeau County jail Thursday, Dec. 21, on child sex charges and other alleged crimes stemming from allegations from June 2022. Joshua Michael Leggett, 38, had been previously serving time in the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in Pacific, Missouri, for other charges. A warrant for him to appear in court was served Thursday...
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Remembering 1949 tornado in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 12/22/23)
Peter Kinder of Cape Girardeau and former lieutenant governor of Missouri gave a presentation Wednesday, Dec. 20, to the Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club about a tornado that struck the city May 21, 1949. Kinder showed photos of the aftermath and said the tornado first touched down at 6:56 p.m., obliterating the Albert Spaulding farmhouse about 1 mile west of Cape Girardeau. ...
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PORCH Pacific Project renovates first house
(Local News ~ 12/22/23)
The PORCH (People Organized to Revitalize Community Healing) initiative is looking to rebuild southern Cape Girardeau one family and one home at a time. In the case of the new Pacific Project, it's a literal interpretation of the goal. The community group purchased four properties, three on South Pacific Street and one on South Ellis Street, with plans to completely rejuvenate them and bring in first-time homeowners to the area...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/22/23)
Today is Friday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2023. There are nine days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 22, 1990, Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president. On this date: In 1858, opera composer Giacomo Puccini was born in Lucca, Italy...
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The Christmas Story, according to St. Luke
(Editorial ~ 12/22/23)
Merry Christmas, everyone. As is tradition, the Southeast Missourian publishes the biblical Christmas story. It is a simple story, but the birth in a stable some 2,000 years ago changed the world. We share the story from the Gospel according to St. Luke, Chapter 2...
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Prayer 12-22-23
(Prayer ~ 12/22/23)
O Father God, may all experience your love and peace this Christmas and always. Amen.
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Fire report 12-22-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/22/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Dec. 20 n Medical assists were made at 8:50 a.m. on Themis Street; 12:44 p.m. on Independence Street; and 3:10 p.m. on Briarwood Drive.
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George DePriest
(Obituary ~ 12/22/23)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. — George Leroy DePriest, son of the late Lester and Betty Holley DePriest, was born April 4, 1948, in Charleston, Missouri, and departed his life Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, at his home in Sedgewickville at the age of 75 years. On Nov. 19, 1966, he married Marilyn Nall. She survives...
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Marilyn Dame
(Obituary ~ 12/22/23)
Marilyn Sue Dame, daughter of the late Ira and Elizabeth Haubold Simmons, was born June 26, 1939, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed her life Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 84. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Chaffee, Missouri, as well as the PEO in Chaffee...
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We are well beyond hypocrisy
(Column ~ 12/22/23)
The abject narcissism of the insular Left is startling. They apparently believe the American public is amnesiac enough to forget what leftists once did, now that they're doing the utter opposite. And they assume we are to discount their hypocrisy and self-absorption simply because they self-identify as erudite and moral and assume their opponents are irredeemable and deplorable...
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Police response draws scrutiny after officer-driven SUV slams into St. Louis bar
(State News ~ 12/22/23)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police are pledging a thorough investigation after a police SUV slammed into a bar. But supporters of the bar question why one of the owners was arrested in the aftermath of the accident, while the officers in the SUV were not tested for intoxication...
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Large St. Louis-area urgent care chain to pay $9.1M settlement over false claims allegations
(State News ~ 12/22/23)
ST. LOUIS -- One of the largest urgent care chains in Missouri will pay $9.1 million to settle allegations the company submitted false claims for medical services, including COVID-19 testing. The U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis on Thursday announced the settlement with Total Access Urgent Care, which operates more than two dozen clinics in the St. Louis area...
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Authorities return restored golden crosses to the domes of Kyiv's St. Sophia Cathedral
(International News ~ 12/22/23)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Workers using cranes on Thursday installed two more restored crosses on top of the domes of Kyiv's 11th-century St. Sophia Cathedral as part of ongoing repair work at the landmark site. The seven golden crosses atop the iconic cathedral's seven domes had become corroded. Officials said they required urgent attention...
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Holiday rush to airports, highways underway
(National News ~ 12/22/23)
It's beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates. Travel over Christmas and New Year's tends to spread out over many days, so the peaks in the U.S. are likely to be lower than they were during the Thanksgiving holiday. That is making airlines and federal officials optimistic...
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Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of a Black man who told them he couldn't breathe
(National News ~ 12/22/23)
TACOMA, Wash. -- A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges Thursday in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face-down on a Tacoma sidewalk as he pleaded for breath. Two of the officers -- Matthew Collins, 40, and Christopher Burbank, 38 -- had been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, while Timothy Rankine, 34, was charged with manslaughter. ...
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Greek government says it stands by same-sex marriage pledge even after opposition from the Church
(International News ~ 12/22/23)
ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's center-right government said Thursday it would fulfill a commitment to legalize same-sex marriage, sidestepping staunch opposition from the country's influential Orthodox Church. The legislation would be brought to parliament during the house's current term, which ends in 2027, said government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis...
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Cat-owner duo in Ohio shares amputee journey while helping others
(National News ~ 12/22/23)
TROY, Ohio -- Each morning when she wakes up, Juanita Mengel removes the silicone liner of her prosthetic leg out from under a heated blanket so that the metal parts of the artificial limb don't feel as cold on her skin when she straps the pieces together...
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Pacific storm dumps heavy rains and unleashes flooding in California coastal cities
(National News ~ 12/22/23)
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Motorists were stranded in their vehicles on flooded roadways in typically idyllic Santa Barbara on Thursday, while nearby Oxnard got a month's worth of rain in a single hour in a storm that pummeled Southern California while Christmas travel got underway...
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Judge: DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care ban, restrictions
(National News ~ 12/22/23)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban for minors and restrictions for adults noted Thursday that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly spread false information about doctors mutilating children's genitals even though there's been no such documented cases...
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Oklahoma judge rules a man who wrongfully spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent
(National News ~ 12/22/23)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. Glynn Simmons, 71, who was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defense lawyers, was ruled innocent Tuesday...
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Giuliani files for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
(National News ~ 12/22/23)
NEW YORK -- Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy Thursday, acknowledging severe financial strain exacerbated by his pursuit of former President Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election and a jury's verdict last week requiring him to pay $148 million to two former Georgia election workers he defamed...
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Supreme Court justices could decide Donald Trump's political, legal future
(National News ~ 12/22/23)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump touts his transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court as one of his presidency's greatest accomplishments. Now his legal and political future may lie in the hands of the court he pushed to the right. With three Trump- appointed justices leading a conservative majority, the court is being thrust into the middle of two cases carrying enormous political implications just weeks before the first votes in the Iowa caucuses. ...
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UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving
(International News ~ 12/22/23)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- More than a half-million people in Gaza -- a quarter of the population -- are starving, according to a report Thursday by the U.N. and other agencies that highlights the humanitarian crisis caused by Israel's bombardment and siege on the territory in response to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack...
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Out of the past: Dec. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 12/22/23)
Winter has arrived with a vengeance; a blast of arctic air preceded by freezing precipitation swept the region late Monday, plummeting temperatures; icy roadways, blowing snow and wind made for dangerous travel, especially for Santas who helped deliver presents to more than 375 families through Toybox, a joint program of the Cape Girardeau Jaycees and the Southeast Missourian newspaper...
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Holiday Cooking: Make your favorite holiday foods healthier with these substitutions
(Community ~ 12/22/23)
The holiday season is filled with events often centered around food. Unfortunately, it’s also a time when unhealthy choices are tempting, leaving us feeling sluggish when we want to experience moments to their fullest. These unhealthy choices can also harm our health...
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Sleep: A vital piece of wellness
(Community ~ 12/22/23)
Even if you eat nutritious meals and exercise every day, you might be missing out on an equally-important function of health: sleep. Sleep gives us superpowers. With quality sleep, our cognitive function and memory improve, hormones are better regulated and the risk of heart disease falls, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute...
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Joseph Gohn
(Obituary ~ 12/22/23)
On Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, Joseph David Gohn, 100, of Jackson passed away peacefully after living a full and remarkable life. He was surrounded by a loving family, most especially his wife, Helen. Joe was born July 1, 1923, in Neely's Landing to Ed and May Littleton Gohn. ...
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