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Old buildings, new businesses: Old Town Cape hosts commercial property open house (5/6/24)By Christopher Borro ~ Southeast MissourianVisitors traveled across downtown Cape Girardeau on Thursday to view available properties for new commercial enterprises during Old Town Cape Inc.'s fifth annual open house event. ...
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SEMO names interim provost (5/6/24)1Southeast MissourianDoug Koch, Southeast Missouri State University vice provost and dean of Graduate Studies, has been named interim provost beginning Saturday, June 1. ...
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Today in History: May 6 (5/6/24)Associated PressToday is Monday, May 6, the 127th day of 2024. There are 239 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New...
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Today in History: May 5 (5/5/24)Associated PressToday is Sunday, May 5, the 126th day of 2024. There are 240 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard...
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Constructing Cape Girardeau: New buildings, new plans (5/4/24)3By Christopher Borro ~ B MagazineDevelopment is a measure of a city’s health and progress in many ways, and Cape Girardeau has no shortage of current and ongoing construction projects. These projects are bringing vital services to Cape Girardeau, such as housing for new and...
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Missouri abortion-rights campaign turns in more than double needed signatures to get on ballot (5/6/24)JEFFERSON CITY — Advocates on Friday turned in more than twice the needed number of signatures to put a proposal to legalize abortion on the Missouri ballot this year. The campaign said it turned in more than 380,000 voter signatures — more than double the minimum 171,000 needed to qualify for the ballot. ...
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Former Boy Scout volunteer sentenced to 22 years in prison for hiding cameras in camp bathrooms (5/6/24)ST. LOUIS — A former Boy Scout volunteer has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for hiding cameras in a bathroom at a Missouri camp. A federal judge Thursday also ordered David Lee Nelson, a 41-year-old from Redmond, Washington, to pay more than $60,000, with some of the money going toward counseling for the victims. Some of them described at the hearing being fearful and unable to trust because of what happened. ..
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Missouri man charged in 1966 killing in suburban Chicago, based on DNA evidence (5/6/24)CREVE COEUR — A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in her suburban Chicago home — a crime that happened nearly six decades ago. James Barbier was arrested April 29 at his St. Louis County home and charged with first-degree murder in the November 1966 death of 18-year-old Karen Snider in Cook County, Illinois. ...
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Missouri Senate filibuster ends with vote on multibillion-dollar Medicaid program (5/3/24)JEFFERSON CITY — A dayslong filibuster in the Missouri Senate ended Thursday after a Republican faction allowed a vote on a more than $4 billion Medicaid program they had been holding hostage. Senators gave initial approval in a voice vote to a bill that will renew a longstanding tax on hospitals and other medical providers. The measure needs a second vote of approval in the Senate. ...
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Campaign to legalize sports betting in Missouri gets help from mascots to haul voter signatures (5/3/24)JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s professional sports teams on Thursday turned in more than 340,000 voter signatures to put a ballot proposal to legalize sports betting before voters this November. The campaign had help from Cardinals’ mascot Fredbird, Royals’ Sluggerrr and St. Louis Blues’ mascot Louie. ...
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As storms move across Texas, 1 child dies after being swept away in floodwaters (5/6/24)HOUSTON -- Storms in Texas brought additional rain Sunday to the already saturated Houston area where hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads, while to the north in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being swept away when the car he was traveling in got stuck in floodwaters...
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Denial, uncertainty looming over Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day (5/6/24)1WILMINGTON, N.C. -- This North Carolina voter is nervous. Will Rikard, a 49-year-old father of two, was among several hundred Democrats who stood and cheered for Joe Biden as the first-term president delivered a fiery speech recently about the billions of dollars he has delivered to protect the state's drinking water...
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Anti-war protesters leave USC after police arrive, while Northeastern ceremony proceeds calmly (5/6/24)Students protesting the war in Gaza abandoned their camp at the University of Southern California early Sunday after being surrounded by police and threatened with arrest, while Northeastern University's commencement ended peacefully at Boston's Fenway Park...
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Warren Buffett says AI may be better for scammers than society -- and he's seen how (5/6/24)OMAHA, Neb. -- Warren Buffett cautioned the tens of thousands of shareholders who packed an arena for his annual meeting that artificial intelligence scams could become "the growth industry of all time." Doubling down on his cautionary words from last year, Buffett told the throngs he recently came face to face with the downside of AI. ...
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Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in 'very near future' (5/6/24)JERUSALEM -- The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after "in-depth and serious discussions," the Hamas militant group said Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again rejected. After earlier signs of progress, the outlook appeared to dim as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to resist international pressure to halt the war...
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Ukraine marks third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones, troops (5/6/24)KYIV, Ukraine -- As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia on Sunday launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine's east, wounding more than a dozen people, and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting. Ukraine's air force said that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones overnight, of which 23 were shot down...
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NerdWallet: Taking these financial steps could help post-divorce recovery (5/6/24)Jamie Lima remembers his divorce six years ago as one of the most emotionally draining and financially challenging experiences of his life. As a result, he resolved to use his professional background as a certified financial planner to help other people going through similar situations...
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Today in History: May 4 (5/4/24)Today is Saturday, May 4, the 125th day of 2024. There are 241 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others...
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Cape Council finds insurance costs skyrocketing in coming year (5/3/24)7Cape Girardeau’s City Council held a study session for the city’s 2024-25 proposed budget on Friday, May 3, at City Hall and learned insurance costs are skyrocketing upward. The City of Cape’s general fund was recapped for council members as the year’s general fund expenditures amounted to 33,269,749. More than two-thirds — 69% — of the fund was categorized as personnel expenditures, with public safety taking up the largest chunk of those expenditures...
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Gaza protest comes to SEMO (5/3/24)17
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Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission announces 2024 Endangered Buildings list (5/3/24)4The 2024 Endangered Buildings List was announced Wednesday, May 1. The list was adopted by the Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission on April 17. According to the commission, the list is “for the sole purpose of promoting public awareness of buildings and structures that, in the opinion of the commission, have historic value and are believed to be at risk of being lost due to significant deterioration and/or imminent demolition.” The list is split into two categories, one with buildings that are considered endangered and one that includes buildings on a watch list. ...
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Cape woman faces charges after claims of punching woman, dog during dispute (5/3/24)15A Cape Girardeau woman faces charges of animal abuse after allegedly punching a dog that was trying to protect another person during a dispute. The suspect later allegedly resisted arrest and police stunned her with a Taser to get her into a patrol car. ...
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Mississippi Mingle returning next week for third year (5/3/24)Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri will host its third annual Mississippi Mingle in conjunction with Knights of Columbus on Saturday, May 11. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 318 S. Spanish St. in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Cape County Commission names Alissa Swindell to Kenyon Cemetery Board (5/3/24)The Cape Girardeau County Commission unanimously approved Swindell take over for a recently deceased former cemetery board member. ...
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Cape man faces felony after allegedly sending nude image of woman to another man (5/3/24)1A Cape Girardeau man is in jail on a $15,000 bond after police say he sent images of a nude woman to another man without permission. Nathaniel James Davis, 33, of Cape Girardeau was charged with the crime of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, a Class D felony. ...
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Cape sex offender charged with failure to register new address (5/3/24)Ricky Scott, 41, of Cape Girardeau faces allegations he failed to register as a sex offender. The charges resulted from an investigation on Halloween in 2022, in which Scott was not compliant with Halloween restrictions, but Scott did not answer his door when an officer knocked. ...
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Poplar Bluff man sentenced to prison on drug charge (5/3/24)A Poplar Bluff man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling methamphetamine. A release from Sayler Fleming, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, says U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. ordered the sentence for Joshua Forbes, 31. ...
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NB I-55 in Cape County reduced for bridge maintenance (5/3/24)Northbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County, from mile marker 93 to mile marker 94 near Cape Girardeau, will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance. According to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release, the work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 19.
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St. Louis school district will pay families to drive kids to school amid bus driver shortage (5/3/24)1ST. LOUIS — St. Louis’ school district is offering to pay some families to drive their kids to school as part of an effort to offset a shortage of bus drivers. “We are excited to announce a new set of programs aimed at addressing the current challenges in transportation services,” Toyin Akinola, St. Louis Public Schools’ director of transportation, wrote in a Monday letter to parents, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. ...
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Man found guilty of murder in 2020 fatal shooting of Missouri officer (5/3/24)ST. LOUIS — A man charged with killing a St. Louis police officer in 2020 was found guilty of murder Thursday. After a nearly two-week trial, a St. Louis jury convicted Thomas Kinworthy, 46, of first-degree murder and eight other charges in the death of 29-year-old officer Tamarris Bohannon, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. ...
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China sends a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon (5/3/24)TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with the U.S., still the leader in space...
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Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts political firestorm in 2016 over 'Access Hollywood' tape (5/3/24)1NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House official and Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks took the stand Friday at the former president's hush money trial and recounted how his 2016 campaign became embroiled in a political firestorm over a recording in which he boasted about grabbing women without their permission...
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House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war (5/3/24)WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Wednesday that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws, the latest response from lawmakers to a nationwide student protest movement over the Israel-Hamas war...
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More than 2,100 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses (5/3/24)LOS ANGELES -- Police have arrested more than 2,100 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, sometimes using riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings. One officer fired his gun inside a Columbia University administration building while clearing out protesters camped inside, a prosecutor's office confirmed...
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Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story (5/3/24)NEW YORK -- Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president...
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Biden: 'order must prevail' during campus protests over war in Gaza (5/3/24)WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that "order must prevail" as college campuses across the country face a wave of violence, outrage and fear...
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United Methodists remove anti-gay language from official teachings on societal issues (5/3/24)CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- United Methodist delegates on Thursday removed a 52-year-old declaration from their official social teachings that deemed "the practice of homosexuality ... incompatible with Christian teaching" -- part of a wider series of historic reversals of the denomination's longstanding disapproval of LGBTQ activity...
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Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding bridge (5/3/24)ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, a state transportation official said Thursday. The state plans to build a new span by fall of 2028, said David Broughton, a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Transportation. He said the cost estimate is preliminary, and detailed engineering specifics have not been confirmed...
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Arizona's Democratic governor signs bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions (5/3/24)PHOENIX -- Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a bill Thursday to repeal it. Hobbs says the move is just the beginning of a fight to protect reproductive health care in Arizona. The repeal of the 1864 law that the state Supreme Court recently reinstated won't take effect until 90 days after the legislative session ends, which typically happens in June or July...
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Senators want limits on government's use of facial recognition technology for airport screening (5/3/24)WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers' privacy and civil liberties. In a letter on Thursday, the group of 14 lawmakers called on Senate leaders to use the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration as a vehicle to limit TSA's use of the technology so Congress can put in place some oversight...