Stories from Friday, May 17, 2024

The No. 1 Republican priority, changing the requirements to pass constitutional amendments, remains mired in factional warfare that makes passage unlikely before final adjournment

For the first time in the school's history, Cape Central Academy's Missouri Option Program (MO-Ops) students posted a 100% passing rate on the HISET exams, allowing all 13 students enrolled in the program to earn their high school diplomas. Cape Central Academy director Dr. Zech Payne gave a significant amount of credit for the accomplishment to third-year transition instructor Chris Collier, who serves as coordinator of MO-Ops...

A St. Louis man is in jail in lieu of a $50,000 cash/surety bond for a weapons case in Scott City. Tyreece Martin was arrested after Scott City officers responded to a call that an armed man refused to leave a residence, a news release issued by the Scott City Police Department, stated...

A Southeast Missouri State University graduate is one of the newest recipients of a prominent scholarship geared toward those planning to practice civil rights law in the South. Miracle Bird, who received her master’s degree from the university on Saturday, May 11, was named to the fourth cohort of the Marshall-Motley Scholars Program (MMSP) organized by the Legal Defense Fund (LDF)...

Today is Friday, May 17, the 138th day of 2024. There are 228 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 17, 1954, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision which held that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal, and therefore unconstitutional...

The City of Cape Girardeau updated what street work will continue or start in the next week with Perryville Road and Lexington Avenue. According to an email, work on Perryville Road will start as soon as May 20 to 24 on Cape Rock Drive and will run to the north. The email stated Lexington Avenue from Steven Drive and Chesapeake Avenue are still closed but should reopen by May 24...

O Lord Jesus, thank you that through you we can have eternal life. Amen.

Forward-thinking developers are revitalizing historic spaces and reimagining new ones in Downtown Cape Girardeau, creating exciting, dynamic venues. Hotels ​ Century Casino Cape Girardeau recently opened The Riverview, which takes its name from a historic hotel in the city that dated to the 1800s.

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is urging university leaders across the country to do some "serious soul searching." Good advice. She should start with her own soul. Shafik has the wrong idea about the purpose of a university. She and likeminded college presidents are turning preeminent universities into factories, churning out social activists who are adept at shouting down their opponents, squaring off against cops and vandalizing buildings but who acquire little knowledge and few reasoning skills during college.

Mildred Alene Tramel Moudy, 92, died Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Josh Boley officiating. Interment will follow in the Union Park Cemetery at Chaffee...

Gordonville area residents can rest a little easier at night knowing that a new fire substation on Route F near Tilsit is up and running; “Every resident now lives within five miles of a fire station,” says Gordonville Fire Chief Roger English; the new location also doubles as a community disaster center...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. May 15 Medical assists were made at 8:58 a.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 11:19 a.m. on South Lorimier Street; and 4:30 p.m. on Randol Avenue,At 11:42 a.m., hazardous condition call on Linden Street.At 6:18 p.m., commercial fire on Siemers Drive...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests A warrant arrest was reported on Siemers Drive.A warrant arrest was reported.A warrant arrest was reported on William Street.A warrant arrest was reported on Independence Street.A warrant arrest was reported on North Middle Street.A warrant arrest was reported on Broadway...

Bonnie Louise Storey Strong, 94, of Jackson received her heavenly promotion Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 6, 1929, in Bell City. She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Floy Overby Storey...

Deborah Jean Friese, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 16, 2024, at her home. Graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 24, at St. Mary' Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

SoutheastHEALTH College of Nursing and Health Sciences celebrates the newest class of caregivers who will soon be serving patients in health care settings across the region. The college conferred 58 degrees at a commencement ceremony held My 4 in Cape Girardeau...