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Russia attacks Ukraine; peace in Europe 'shattered'
(International News ~ 02/25/22)
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Ukraine's government said Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border in a "full-scale war" that could rewrite the geopolitical order and whose fallout already reverberated around the world...
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Hovis's 'right to repair' bill gets a committee hearing next week
(Local News ~ 02/25/22)
Missouri state Rep. Barry Hovis of Whitewater (R-146), who took office in the state General Assembly in 2019, will see his "Right to Repair" legislation, House Bill 2402, get a hearing Tuesday before the House Agriculture Policy Committee. It's Hovis's second attempt to get such a measure through the legislature. A previous try in 2020 never emerged from committee...
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Russia attacks Ukraine on many fronts in 'brutal act of war'
(International News ~ 02/25/22)
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order. Ukraine's government pleaded for help as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee...
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Shock, tears from Ukrainian students at SEMO after invasion
(Local News ~ 02/25/22)
Viktoriia Kisil and Tetiana "Tania" Dronova, natives of the Vinnytsya region of central Ukraine, are master's level students and roommates at Southeast Missouri State University. The news of this week's Russian invasion of Ukraine, called Europe's "breadbasket" because of the nation's agricultural orientation, is still raw and fresh for the pair...
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Lane closure on Cairo bridge
(Local News ~ 02/25/22)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Bridge inspection activities will force a partial closure of Interstate 57 near Cairo. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, crews will conduct an annual inspection of the bridge that carries I-57 over the Mississippi River here...
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AP sources: Biden taps Ketanji Brown Jackson for high court
(National News ~ 02/25/22)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to two people familiar with the matter, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation...
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What do you want in a marina? City of Cape hosts open house for input on marina project
(Local News ~ 02/25/22)
Could Cape Girardeau sustain a marina? If so, where? What amenities should the marina include? These are all questions City of Cape Girardeau leaders and staff from Klingner & Associates have, and they want the public's help in answering them. City officials and Klingner engineers hosted an open house at Cape Girardeau City Hall on Thursday night to discuss with interested residents the feasibility of a marina in Cape Girardeau...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/25/22)
Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2022. There are 309 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) became world heavyweight boxing champion as he defeated Sonny Liston in Miami Beach...
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Prayer 2-25-22
(Prayer ~ 02/25/22)
O Lord Jesus, we praise and thank you for never giving up on us. Amen.
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Democrats are building a wall to keep out truckers
(Column ~ 02/25/22)
Seven-foot fencing topped with razor wire will be installed surrounding the U.S. Capitol next week, in advance of President Joe Biden's State of the Union on March 1. The wall is to keep out truckers who are heading to Washington, D.C., as part of the Freedom Convoy protesting COVID restrictions...
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Connie Wells
(Obituary ~ 02/25/22)
Constance Ann Wells, 73, of Fruitland died Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau, after recently being diagnosed with inoperable cancer. Connie was born Feb. 14, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to Stanley and Irene Ford Richardson. She attended public schools in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1966...
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Vincent Raddle
(Obituary ~ 02/25/22)
Vincent "Vince" H. Raddle, 92, a resident of Cape Girardeau, departed this life Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. He was born Feb. 25, 1929, in Hardy, Arkansas, to the late Vincent Herbert and Sylvia J. Hammond Raddle. Vince had a successful career as an educator. He taught at Cape Girardeau's Lorimier School, was the principal at Alma Schrader Elementary School and ended his career as the assistant superintendent for Cape Girardeau's elementary school system...
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Clintayzia Clark
(Obituary ~ 02/25/22)
Clintayzia Dejanae Nashay Clark, affectionately known as "Dunna," 23, a resident of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 in Charleston, Missouri. She was born Jan. 22, 1999, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Clintrus "Mook" Clark of Charleston and Betty "B.J." Moore of Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau Fire report 2/25/22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/25/22)
CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Feb. 23 n Medical assists were made at 12:43 a.m. on William Street; 4:23 a.m. on Broadway; and 6:30 a.m. on Lakeshore Drive.
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Over half of U.S. abortions now done with pills, not surgery
(National News ~ 02/25/22)
More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, an upward trend that spiked during the pandemic with the increase in telemedicine, a report released Thursday shows. In 2020, pills accounted for 54% of all U.S. abortions, up from roughly 44% in 2019...
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3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in Floyd killing
(National News ~ 02/25/22)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd's civil rights, as a federal jury rejected their arguments inexperience, improper training or the distraction of shouting bystanders excused them from failing to prevent Floyd's killing...
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Whistleblowers say they're bullied for exposing prison abuse
(National News ~ 02/25/22)
WASHINGTON -- As the federal Bureau of Prisons faces increased scrutiny over its latest scandal -- allegations staff and even a warden sexually abused inmates at a women's prison known as the "rape club" -- people striving to hold it accountable say they're being attacked for speaking up...
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Poll: Stark racial gap in views on Black woman on high court
(National News ~ 02/25/22)
WASHINGTON -- Americans are starkly divided by race on the importance of President Joe Biden's promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, with white Americans far less likely to be highly enthusiastic about the idea than Black Americans -- and especially Black women...
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CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines today
(National News ~ 02/25/22)
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission today, according to two people familiar with the matter, meaning most Americans will no longer be advised to wear masks in indoor public settings...
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As 'stealth omicron' advances, scientists continue to learn more
(National News ~ 02/25/22)
The coronavirus mutant widely known as "stealth omicron" is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world, but scientists still don't know how it could affect the future of the pandemic. Researchers are slowly revealing clues about the strain, a descendant of omicron known as BA.2, while warily watching it become ever more prevalent...
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Lawmaker ends protest, sorry for overalls 'ruckus'
(State News ~ 02/25/22)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Republican Missouri state senator punished for wearing overalls ended his protest Wednesday, apologized and was reappointed to his committee assignments. "It was never my intention to come in wearing bib overalls and cause such a ruckus," Sen. Mike Moon said Wednesday. "If I've offended you, I apologize to you."...
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GOP rejects filing fee from indicted Mo. lawmaker
(State News ~ 02/25/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Republican Party on Wednesday said it would not accept a filing fee from a state representative who is facing federal fraud charges. Rep. Patricia Derges, a first-term Republican from Nixa, was indicted last year by federal authorities, who alleged she filed nearly $900,000 in claims for COVID-19 treatments that were not performed or had already been performed...
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Mo. Senate passes expanded adult scholarship program
(State News ~ 02/25/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Seeking to bolster the workforce, the Missouri Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would extend and expand a scholarship program for adults to finish college degrees or get the advanced training needed for jobs. The Fast Track grant program, which was created three years ago, is due to expire in August but would be prolonged for seven more years under the legislation that will go to the House. It passed the Senate by a 24-8 vote...
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Medicaid expansion, Planned Parenthood funds fought
(State News ~ 02/25/22)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Republican-led House on Thursday passed a stopgap budget funding voter-approved Medicaid expansion, then minutes later OK'd proposals allowing them effectively to undermine the program and make it harder for voters to pass other constitutional amendments in the future...
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Carnival in time of COVID: Virus tests among parade favors
(Community ~ 02/25/22)
NEW ORLEANS -- Mardi Gras revelers, accustomed to catching beads, small toys or other trinkets tossed by parade float riders during Carnival season, were able to snag a new parade favor Thursday: rapid COVID-19 tests. As Carnival season nears its raucous pre-Lenten climax on Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) next week, the handing out of tests during the Krewe of Muses parade is emblematic of the city's effort to avoid a surge of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths while reviving cherished, and economically vital, Carnival events. ...
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Out of the past: Feb. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 02/25/22)
A plan to consolidate six elementary schools to five got final approval by the Cape Girardeau Board of Education Monday despite a plea by parents of Oak Hills Subdivision to leave their children in the Alma Schrader District; parents say their homes are about the same distance from both Schrader School and the new school to be built at Sprigg and Bertling; they also say it is safer to travel to Schrader...
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Louis Robert
(Obituary ~ 02/25/22)
Louis James Robert, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. March 12 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Adopt Emerald 2-27-22
(Community ~ 02/25/22)
Submitted by Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary This week's pet is Emerald. Emerald is an all grey cat, possibly with a little Blue Russian mixed in. This timid 3 year old is looking for a sunny spot to lay in all day in a quiet home.Come see him at Safe Harbor! If you are ready for a rewarding experience, come see us at Safe Harbor. Call (573) 243-9823.
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SEMO baseball kicks off home schedule at Capaha
(Editorial ~ 02/25/22)
Major League Baseball owners and the MLB Players Union continue to meet in South Florida on a new collective bargaining agreement as fans hope the start of the professional baseball season will not be delayed. But make no mistake, good baseball is being played at a ballpark near you...
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