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NB I-55 in Cape County, Highway 74 in Cape, two locations on SB US 61 in Cape County reduced for bridge work; Highway 114 in Stoddard, New Madrid and Scott counties reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County — from mile marker 93.0 to mile marker 93.8 — will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance, a MoDOT news release said. In addition, Exit 93A will be closed. The release said the work will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15...
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University officials say fraud investigation continuing
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
Southeast Missouri State University officials and law enforcement authorities are continuing to investigate alleged wire fraud committed against the university. A release from SEMO sent Thursday, Oct. 5, said the alleged fraud does not involve compromised records...
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Cape Girardeau man in custody after alleged kidnapping
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
A Cape Girardeau man faces several felony charges after an alleged burglary and attempted kidnapping. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department says Rickey Foulks, 25, was taken into custody Wednesday, Oct. 4, and has been charged by Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker with first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping, two counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree assault and resisting arrest. ...
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SEMO symphony orchestra to present all-American concert
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
The Southeast Missouri State University Symphony Orchestra will present a Gala Season Opener featuring notable American composers Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. Sara Edgerton, artistic director and conductor of the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra, said she wanted to highlight traditions of American music and American composers as a way to celebrate the university's 150th anniversary...
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SEMO's 150th celebration continues with blowout homecoming block party, parade, football game
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
Southeast Missouri State University students, faculty and alumni will be celebrating homecoming week with several events over the coming days. George Gasser, SEMO's director of Alumni Services, said this homecoming will be bigger than ever as this year is also a celebration of SEMO's sesquicentennial. He said that past years have seen around 8,000 people who take part in SEMO's homecoming festivities, but this year could see over 10,000 people...
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Jackson business' employee to present at trucking conference
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
Sikeston, Missouri, resident Debra Hall has more than a decade of trucking experience under her belt at just 32 years old. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, she'll present her experiences in the industry at a national conference. Hall will participate in a "Women in Trucking" panel at the Daimler Truck North America Customer Experience Week in Fort Mill, South Carolina...
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Memorial dedication for former Cape Girardeau Parks and Rec director
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will host a memorial dedication 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Capaha Park Shelter No. 3 in Cape Girardeau, to celebrate late Parks and Recreation director Julia Thompson Jones. This event will celebrate her work with the community and will culminate with the unveiling of a dedication plaque and a wellness walk around Capaha Pond in her honor...
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Missouri AG asks Tyson Foods to sell Dexter plant
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
Attorney General Andrew Bailey, in a two-page letter dated Tuesday, Oct. 3, asked Tyson Foods to sell two Missouri poultry production plants the company plans to close in Dexter and Noel, Missouri. Dexter's shutdown is imminent as Tyson announced Aug. 7 it would close the Stoddard County facility, home to 683 jobs, Friday, Oct. 13, citing "several quarters of a struggling industry"...
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Somatic Synergy: healing via movement and interoception
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
Sue Nesler, owner of Yoga East Healing Arts Studio located at 835 Broadway, Suite 100, in Cape Girardeau, incorporates her knowledge of counseling with yoga therapy to help individuals heal their trauma using Somatic Synergy. Somatic Synergy is a program designed for people suffering from trauma to help them regulate and balance their emotional state...
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Thompson Rehder holds large fundraising edge for state's No. 2 job
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
State Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder of Scott City holds a substantial lead in fundraising in her bid to win the 2024 GOP nomination for state lieutenant governor. Thompson Rehder, 54, threw her hat in the ring July 11 to succeed incumbent Republican Mike Kehoe, who is running for governor next year...
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Officials: Detours in Jackson going smoothly
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
School and city officials say minus a few hiccups, the rerouting of traffic away from U.S. 61 from the uptown district to Route D has gone better than expected. However, the construction project could potentially shut down, or severely restrict, Jackson's Christmas light display in the park this year...
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Did you know: 5 communities flourishing, 5 in decline in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 10/06/23)
Did you know which communities have experienced the most drastic changes in population in the area in recent years? Here are five communities with the highest population growth between the 2010 and 2020 censuses: n Gordonville: 59% growth from 391 residents in 2010 to 625 in 2020;...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
Today is Friday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2023. There are 86 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 6, 1973, war erupted in the Middle East as Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday, starting a nearly three-week conflict that would become known as the Yom Kippur War...
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Speak Out 10-6-23
(Speak Out ~ 10/06/23)
Cardinal fans have asked where did the Cardinal Way go? It went to Miami with Skip Schumaker. The Cardinals chose to go a different direction two years ago and now we see the results -- last place! A Roundabout at Gordonville and Route K: Give me a break! Put back the stop lights. What is it with Cape County and these stupid roundabouts. The one between Cape and Jackson is horrible...
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Arts Council to honor Kirby Ray with Dingledein Award
(Editorial ~ 10/06/23)
From Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus to outdoor sculptures along Broadway in Cape Girardeau, from live music to monthly art walks, Southeast Missouri has a varied and vibrant arts scene. But successful productions, exhibits and events don't simply happen. They take planning, organization and support...
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Prayer 10-6-23
(Prayer ~ 10/06/23)
O Lord God, may the words we say be pleasing to you. Amen.
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Fire report 10-6-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Oct. 4 n Medical assists were made at 12:35 a.m. on Pemiscot Street; 5:40 a.m. on Pioneer Drive; 7:52 a.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 8:45 a.m. on William Street; 10:09 a.m. on North Street; 3:48 p.m. on Bloomfield Street; 5:40 p.m. on Greenbrier Drive; and 6:26 p.m. on Derbyshire Lane...
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Police report 10-6-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/06/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported on Jefferson Avenue. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported. Assaults n Third-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon were reported on North Sunset Boulevard...
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Robert Wright
(Obituary ~ 10/06/23)
Robert Don Wright, 70, passed away Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, surrounded by the love of his wife, Judy Wright, and daughters, Robin Wright Albarran (Dave Albarran) and Rachel Sheets (Mike Sheets). Robert's life was a testament to his strong faith and unwavering commitment to both his family and his calling. He earned his Master of Divinity in New Orleans and dedicated more than 51 years to pastoral ministry, shepherding souls with the love of Jesus...
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Vernon Miller
(Obituary ~ 10/06/23)
Vernon J. Miller, 87, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, surrounded by family, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 8, 1936, in Greenbriar, Missouri, to Denzil B. and Etta M. Garner Miller. He was a 1954 graduate of Zalma (Missouri) High School. He and Eileen Wachter were married Sept. 29, 1962, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown...
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Biden administration is resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants as arrivals grow
(International News ~ 10/06/23)
MEXICO CITY -- The Biden administration will resume deporting Venezuelan migrants, the largest single group encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border last month, back to their economically troubled country as their arrivals continue to grow. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, speaking in Mexico City Thursday, cited the new measure as one of the "strict consequences" the Biden administration is pairing with the expansion of legal pathways for asylum seekers...
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Hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of victims in Prigozhin's plane crash, Putin claims
(International News ~ 10/06/23)
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane. Experts investigating the crash found no indication the private jet had suffered an "external impact," he said. Prigozhin and two of his top lieutenants of the Wagner private military contractor were among the 10 people killed when the jet came down as it flew from Moscow to St. Petersburgh...
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Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
LOS ANGELES -- The former University of Southern California campus gynecologist at the center of more than $1 billion worth of university payouts stemming from sexual abuse allegations by hundreds of women was found dead inside his home Wednesday, his lawyer said...
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US shoots down armed Turkish drone after it came too close to US troops in Syria
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 yards of American troops in northeastern Syria, in a rare use of force by one NATO member against another. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, called it a "regrettable incident" and said U.S. troops were forced to go to bunkers for safety as Turkey bombed targets nearby...
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Voter rolls are becoming the new battleground over secure elections as amateur sleuths hunt fraud
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
SANTA FE, N.M. -- A group has been impersonating government officials, harassing New York residents at their homes and falsely accusing them of breaking the law, state officials have warned. But what sounds like a scam aimed at people's pocketbooks is actually part of a shakedown with a much different target: voters...
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Millions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report. More than 113 million displacements of children will occur in the next three decades, estimated the UNICEF report released Friday, which took into account risks from flooding rivers, cyclonic winds and floods that follow a storm...
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Advocate, artist, grandmother: National leaders and family gather to honor Feinstein's legacy
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein was toasted Thursday at a memorial service as a leader with uncommon integrity and a defender of American values -- as well as a talented artist and a grandmother who gave crooked haircuts in her kitchen...
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Donald Trump may visit the Capitol to address Republicans as they pick a new speaker, AP sources say
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
WASHINGTON -- Former President Donald Trump is in talks to visit Capitol Hill next week as Republicans debate who should be the next speaker of the House following Kevin McCarthy's stunning ouster, according to three people familiar with the discussions...
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'Prophet of Doom', who wounded 10 in NYC subway shooting, sentenced to life in prison
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
NEW YORK -- A man who sprayed a New York City subway car with bullets during rush hour, wounding 10 people and sparking a citywide manhunt, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison after several of his victims tearfully and angrily recounted their ongoing trauma...
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Man seeking Wisconsin's governor illegally brought guns to state Capitol -- twice in one day
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
MADISON, Wis. -- A man illegally brought a loaded handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, police said Thursday. The man, who was shirtless and had a holstered handgun, approached the governor's office on the first floor of the Capitol around 2 p.m. ...
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Ex-treasurer for Rep. George Santos pleads guilty
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
NEW YORK -- The ex-treasurer for U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Thursday to a fraud conspiracy charge and implicated the indicted New York Republican in a scheme to embellish his campaign finance reports with a fake loan and fake donors. Nancy Marks, who was a close aide to Santos during his two congressional bids, entered the plea at a federal courthouse on Long Island, where she was a longtime political operative and bookkeeper for multiple candidates...
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Official: Drone attack kills 80, wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony
(International News ~ 10/06/23)
BEIRUT -- A drone attack hit a crowded military graduation ceremony Thursday in the Syrian city of Homs, killing 80 people and wounding 240, the health minister said. It was one of the deadliest recent attacks on an army that's been fighting a civil war for more than a decade...
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Russian strike on cafe kills 51
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
HROZA, Ukraine -- A Russian rocket blast turned a village cafe and store in eastern Ukraine into rubble Thursday, killing at least 51 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks in the war in months, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials in Kyiv...
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Execs testify: Trump's penthouse value estimate boosted by millions
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump's corporate executives once boosted the estimated worth of his Trump Tower penthouse by $20 million partly because of the value of his celebrity, according to trial testimony Thursday. Another $100 million hike in the estimate was based on a single email from a real estate broker, who hadn't commissioned an appraisal, didn't inspect the triplex and was told it was three times its actual size...
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Who might replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker?
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
WASHINGTON -- For Republicans, it's a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy? It's not at all certain any of the GOP candidates will be able to round up enough votes -- 218, if all lawmakers are present and voting -- to ascend to one of the most powerful positions in government, second in line to the presidency...
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Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case
(National News ~ 10/06/23)
WASHINGTON -- Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president...
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Out of the past: Oct. 6
(Out of the Past ~ 10/06/23)
The proposal to widen Highway 34 in west Jackson from two lanes to five has drawn fire from city officials who say the Missouri Department of Transportation has failed to listen to them; the plan gives top priority to a project city officials say they cannot support as a more pressing need than the proposed East Main Street interchange at Interstate 55; the Jackson Board of Aldermen has unanimously passed a motion stating its opposition to the MoDOT plan...
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Cape Central FBLA Schedules a Blood Drive
(Submitted Story ~ 10/06/23)
Cape Central FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) is sponsoring a blood drive on November 1st from 7:30 - 1:30 at the high school. The community is encouraged to participate. You may schedule an appointment with the Red Cross or walk in are welcome...
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