Stories from Tuesday, June 11, 2024

An outside warning siren on Vincent Street in Northeast Cape Girardeau is temporarily out of service as of Monday, June 10. A City of Cape Girardeau newsletter stated residents nearby should be aware the siren will not sound in case of a tornado warning while city officials are repairing the siren. ...

ST. LOUIS — Gov. Mike Parson on Monday turned down a clemency request for condemned inmate David Hosier, a move that likely clears the way for his execution. Hosier, 69, faces lethal injection Tuesday for the 2009 deaths of a Jefferson City couple, Angela and Rodney Gilpin. ...

The City of Cape Girardeau is assembling a Gun Violence Task Force that will determine what can be done to discourage gun violence. The ad-hoc committee will also look over current programs and policies. Mayor Stacy Kinder stated in the city’s newsletter that Cape Girardeau has seen issues affect residents’ level of safety and encourages community partnership to help. ...

Charitable organizations and the communities they serve enjoy a unique relationship. Successful charities have a tremendous impact on their communities, and this success is primarily due to the community volunteers who give of their time to serve on boards and committees. A recent conversation with Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri (CCSOMO), Community Foundation of the Ozarks (CFO), and Saint Francis Foundation sheds light on this special partnership, and how each of us can make a difference by getting involved. ...

WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs...

Today is Tuesday, June 11, the 163rd day of 2024. There are 203 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 11, 1955, in motor racing’s worst disaster, more than 80 people were killed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France when two of the cars collided and crashed into spectators...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated the tense border earlier this week, South Korea's military said Tuesday, as the rivals are embroiled in Cold War-style campaigns like balloon launches and propaganda broadcasts...

BALTIMORE — The main shipping channel into Baltimore’s port has fully reopened to its original depth and width following the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which blocked most maritime traffic into the harbor. Officials announced the full reopening in a news release Monday evening. It comes after a massive cleanup effort as crews removed an estimated 50,000 tons of steel and concrete from the Patapsco River...

PHOENIX — Rudy Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and Donald Trump attorney, was processed Monday in the criminal case over the effort to overturn Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff's office provided a mug shot but no other details. The office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for Maricopa County said Giuliani posted bond of $10,000 in cash...

O Lord Jesus, may we stand firm in our faith and point others to you. Amen.

I was born in 1985 and spent my summers watching the Capahas play baseball at Capaha Field. You didn’t pay to get into the games. You just drove up to the field, parked and hoped your car windshield didn’t get busted from a foul ball. ...

The mission statement for the City of Cape Girardeau states that Cape will “actively promote a safe, innovative climate through city services that enhances the quality of life for its citizens and our region”. There are many ways the city goes about delivering on that mission, but it is seen most obviously in the city’s focus on public safety and infrastructure. ...

WASHINGTON — A closely watched Alzheimer's drug from Eli Lilly won the backing of federal health advisers on Monday, setting the stage for the treatment's expected approval for people with mild dementia caused by the brain-robbing disease. Food and Drug Administration advisers voted unanimously that the drug's ability to slow the disease outweighs its risks, including side effects like brain swelling and bleeding that will have to be monitored...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine may keep some of the F-16 fighter jets it's set to receive from its Western allies at foreign bases to protect them from Russian strikes, a senior Ukrainian military officer said Monday. Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway have committed to providing Ukraine with over 60 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to help it fend off Russian attacks. Ukrainian pilots are currently undergoing training to fly the warplanes ahead of the deliveries expected to start later this year...

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Soldiers are searching mountainous forests near a city in northern Malawi after a military plane carrying the country's vice president and a former first lady went missing in the area Monday, President Lazarus Chakwera said. The plane carrying 51-year-old Vice President Saulos Chilima, former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri and eight others left the southern African nation’s capital, Lilongwe, at 9:17 a.m. ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Donald Trump on Monday urged a staunchly anti-abortion Christian group to stand up for “innocent life,” ambiguously revisiting an issue that Democrats want to make a focus of this year’s presidential election. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee’s pre-recorded message praised the work of those attending the event hosted by The Danbury Institute, which is meeting in Indianapolis in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. ...

WILMINGTON, Del. — Jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial began deliberating Monday whether the president’s son is guilty of federal firearms charges over a revolver he bought in 2018 when prosecutors say he was addicted to crack cocaine. Hunter Biden is charged with three felonies in the case that has laid bare some of the darkest moments of his drug-fueled past. ...

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The U.S.-sponsored resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden that the United States says Israel has accepted. It calls on the militant Palestinian group Hamas to accept the three-phase plan...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. ...

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — LouAnn Hays Zoffuto, 79, of Midlothian passed peacefully from this life into the loving arms of our Lord, surrounded by her loving family, Monday, May 27, 2024. She was born Nov. 11, 1944, in Meridian, Mississippi, to Preston George and Joyce Young Hays. ...

Mary Louise Talley, 85, of Jackson met her Lord and Savior on Friday, June 7, 2024. She passed away peacefully, surround-ed by her family, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 25, 1939, in Jackson to Frank Sr. and Louise Schaper Milde, and was raised with her siblings on the Milde family farm. ...

Douglas Brent Stanhope, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, June 7, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 3, 1963, in Paris, Illinois, to Richard and Karen Stanhope. Doug and Jeana Johnson were married May 22, 1993, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. ...

Jerry R. Pierson, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 9, 2024, at his home. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.

Leonard Joseph Kluesner, 90, passed away peacefully at home Friday, June 7, 2024 — the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He was born July 10, 1933, to Henry and Elizabeth Reischman Kluesner in Saint Joseph, Tennessee, and his family moved to New Hamburg in 1940. He was a veteran of the Korean War. ...

Charlotte Hooper, 72, of Scott City died Monday, June 10, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements. ...

Vivian Fern Sanders Green was born Aug. 15, 1938, at Zion, the daughter of Elbert Bert and Glenda Ellen Wilson Sanders, and passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the age of 85 years. ...

Brenda J. Floyd, 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Jan. 27, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Claude and Erthel Lufcy Keesee. She married Jack Floyd on Sept. 27, 1959. He preceded her in death Aug. 24, 2022. ...

Dora Rose “Sis” Enderle, daughter of Ardell Holder and Margaret Johnston Holder, was born May 13, 1937, in East St. Louis, Missouri, and departed her life Sunday evening, June 9, 2024, at her home in Scott City at the age of 87 years. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City. ...

Donald Lee Call, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 9, 2024. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. ...

The Scott County Commission may propose a capital improvement sales tax to fund a new county jail, courthouse repairs and road and bridge improvements; Presiding Commissioner Martin Priggel says the commission is exploring the idea but isn’t close to making a decision. ...