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One fatality in three-vehicle crash near Cape Girardeau Regional airport
(Local News ~ 10/20/23)
State Highway Patrol reported one fatality and two injuries about 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, after a cement truck and two sedans collided on Route A-B, approximately 3 miles west of the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport...
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State auditor finds $160K missing from Dunklin County Sewer District
(Local News ~ 10/20/23)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A report issued by state Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick reveals how a husband and wife duo violated the Missouri Constitution and mismanaged the Dunklin County (Missouri) Sewer District for years, resulting in at least $62,579 in missing or misappropriated funds, additional missing money estimated to be at least $98,096 and the district being placed in receivership...
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Cape Girardeau County commissioners to hold medical examiner forum
(Local News ~ 10/20/23)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners approved an upcoming public meeting, scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30, to discuss making a long-standing potential county position a reality. "It's been an option since the county became first class in 1997, and so we've had some professional inquiries and some citizens' groups come in and ask us about the possibility of maybe implementing a medical examiner," Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy said during their regular meeting Thursday, Oct. ...
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Transport council OKs adding Jackson bridge to TIF program
(Local News ~ 10/20/23)
In a procedural move, replacement of Jackson's Sunset Bridge, built in 1964 and one of the county seat municipality's oldest spans, has been formally added to 2024-27 Transportation Improvement Plan. Board members of Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) voted unanimously Wednesday, Oct. 18, to add the current 42-foot-long bridge as a tax increment financing (TIF) amendment to a plan previously approved June 21...
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Healing Through a Traumatic Brain Injury and Memory Loss: Kelly Westbrook
(Community ~ 10/20/23)
When Kelly Westbrook was 23, she was in a single-car accident that put her in a coma for 12 days. She had a shattered left hip. And she had a traumatic brain injury, which led to brain bleeds and memory issues. When she woke up from her coma, she says she she didn’t cry or communicate for a “very long time.” And she didn’t remember the previous year of her life...
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House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, falling back to square one
(National News ~ 10/20/23)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. The blocked-House impasse deepening, Republicans have no realistic or workable plan to unite the fractured GOP majority, elect a new speaker and return to the work of Congress that has been languishing since hard-liners ousted Kevin McCarthy at the start of the month.. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/20/23)
Today is Friday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2023. There are 72 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 20, 1977, three members of the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, were killed along with three others in the crash of a chartered plane near McComb, Mississippi...
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Prayer 10-20-23
(Prayer ~ 10/20/23)
O Lord Jesus, may we daily seek to follow you in all things. Amen.
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Changes to upcoming election season
(Column ~ 10/20/23)
I don't know about you, but I feel like the election cycle seems to start earlier and earlier. We are now a little more than a year away from another general election day that will include presidential, gubernatorial and four statewide races, as well as local races for many of our state districts and local communities...
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Region's manufacturers key to economic progress
(Editorial ~ 10/20/23)
Pittsburgh and steel. Detroit and The Big Three. St. Louis and Anheuser-Busch. Some locales base their identity in a particular industry. Others host a more varied manufacturing base, and Cape Girardeau and Scott counties are squarely in that group. From Procter & Gamble in Jackson to Havco Wood Products in Scott City, manufacturers in this area provide good jobs to our residents and valuable products to customers around the world...
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Police report 10-20-23
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/20/23)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests to not imply guilt. Arrests n Warrant arrest was reported. n Warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n Warrant arrest was reported. Assault n Assault was reported on South Sprigg Street...
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Sandra Neely
(Obituary ~ 10/20/23)
DE SOTO, Mo. — Sandra Ella Neely, 73, of De Soto passed away Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Crystal City, Missouri. She was born Oct. 23, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Levi and Meta Perr Seabaugh. Sandra worked as a receptionist for Rainbow Vacuum before she retired...
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Harold Cobb
(Obituary ~ 10/20/23)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Harold "Butch" Cobb of Chaffee, son of Julia Ann Cobb of Chaffee and the late Lester Ray Cobb, was born Aug. 12, 1959, in Cape Girardeau and departed his life Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 64...
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Imogene Blechle
(Obituary ~ 10/20/23)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Imogene Rainwater Blechle, 88, of Perryville died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Brazeau (Missouri) Presbyterian Church. Memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the church, with Chris Seah officiating...
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EU seeks answers to rising security challenges as Israel-Hamas war fuels new concerns
(International News ~ 10/20/23)
BRUSSELS -- The European Union began taking steps Thursday to limit the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas on the bloc, amid heightened security tensions after a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and killings in Belgium and France by suspected Islamic extremists...
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Fed Chair Powell: Slower economic growth may be needed to conquer stubbornly high inflation
(National News ~ 10/20/23)
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation remains too high and bringing it down to the Fed's target level will likely require a slower-growing economy and job market. Powell noted inflation has cooled significantly from a year ago. ...
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FBI says thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea
(State News ~ 10/20/23)
ST. LOUIS -- Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI and Department of Justice officials said...
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Elephant dies at St. Louis Zoo after herd became agitated because of loose dog
(State News ~ 10/20/23)
ST. LOUIS -- A female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose, zoo officials said. Rani died Oct. 13 at age 27. The zoo announced her death Tuesday. "We are absolutely devastated. We ask for the community's thoughts and support during this difficult time," zoo director Michael Macek said in a news release. "Our team of professional animal care experts did everything possible, but we couldn't save Rani."...
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Former state officer who fatally shot a Black man plans another appeal
(State News ~ 10/20/23)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A former Missouri detective convicted in the 2019 death of a Black man plans another appeal and asked for bond Wednesday, a day after he was jailed. Eric J. DeValkenaere's lawyer asked appeals court judges to reinstate his bond so he can remain free pending requests for a rehearing or an appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court...
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Powell pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump's loss in Georgia
(National News ~ 10/20/23)
ATLANTA -- Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law, entered the plea just a day before jury selection was set to start in her trial. ...
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Jim Jordan says he's still running for House gavel
(National News ~ 10/20/23)
WASHINGTON -- Refusing to give up, Rep. Jim Jordan told GOP colleagues Thursday he was still running for the House gavel -- leaving Republicans few viable options after his hard-line backers resisted a plan to expand the temporary speaker's powers to reopen the House...
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Natalee Holloway's mother: Van der Sloot's confession provides long-sought answers
(National News ~ 10/20/23)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Beth Holloway was after one thing for 18 years: answers about what happened to her missing daughter. She said she got them Wednesday when Joran van der Sloot, long considered the chief suspect in her daughter's 2005 disappearance in Aruba, admitted in submitted court filings to bludgeoning Natalee Holloway to death on a beach and dragging her body out to sea...
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At Donald Trump's civil trial, appraiser recalls Eric Trump's 'lofty' views on property value
(National News ~ 10/20/23)
NEW YORK -- The spotlight at former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial turned Thursday to his son Eric, with testimony and documents suggesting the scion envisioned a "lofty" value for a suburban golf course and was actively involved in appraisals he has said he doesn't remember...
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Biden: Support for Israel and Ukraine is 'vital' for US security
(National News ~ 10/20/23)
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden declared it is "vital for America's national security" for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in two unpredictable foreign conflicts as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries...
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Stranded on Eiffel Tower, couple decide to wed with AP reporter there to tell story
(International News ~ 10/20/23)
PARIS -- Police arrested a man climbing Thursday on the Eiffel Tower, leading to visitors being temporarily stranded at the summit -- including a reporter for The Associated Press and a Washington, D.C., couple who decided during the wait to get married...
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Officials: Army private who fled to North Korea charged with desertion
(National News ~ 10/20/23)
WASHINGTON -- An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday night, and is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child...
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Bread lines, yellow water and nonstop explosions affect Gaza residents
(International News ~ 10/20/23)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- There are explosions audible in the cramped, humid room where Azmi Keshawi shelters with his family in Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis. The bombardments keep coming closer, he says, and they're wreaking death and destruction...
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Gaza awaits urgently needed aid from Egypt
(International News ~ 10/20/23)
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, as the Israeli defense minister ordered ground troops to prepare to see Gaza "from the inside", though he didn't indicate when the ground assault would begin...
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Out of the past: Oct. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 10/20/23)
The Cape Girardeau City Council last night entered into a cooperative agreement with Southeast Missouri State University on management of a River Campus; the council unanimously approved the agreement, which spells out how the two would jointly finance and share control over the proposed improvements to the old St. Vincent's College property; the university Board of Regents approved the agreement Oct. 14...
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