Stories from Friday, April 21, 2023

One woman was treated at a Cape Girardeau hospital for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound Wednesday, April 19. Cape Girardeau police officers responded to Southeast Hospital around 8 p.m. Wednesday to speak to the victim. Robert Newton, Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer, said she was uncooperative with law enforcement...

A Wednesday night, April 19, house fire in Gordonville resulted in the death of one animal. Fire chief Michael Gentry of the Gordonville Fire Protection District said crews responded to a house at Red Hawk Ridge around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The back of the residence was ablaze when firefighters arrived...

Missouri State Highway Patrol have arrested a Cape Girardeau teenager in connection with a Wednesday, April 19, shooting on Interstate 70 near Oak Grove, Missouri, that left one man dead. According to a tweet from Highway Patrol Troop A, Charles Smith, 18, was arrested by troopers Thursday morning, April 20, after security camera footage showed him at a Sweet Springs, Missouri, motel...

A Cape Girardeau man was arrested for alleged drug trafficking, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance Wednesday morning, April 19. Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's deputies, Drug Enforcement Agency agents and Sikeston (Missouri) Department of Public Safety officers executed a search warrant for Jimmy Hudson Jr.'s residence on North Ellis Street in Cape Girardeau. During the search, officers placed Jimmy Hudson III under arrest...

Missouri Department of Transportation, with the concurrence Wednesday, April 19, of Southeast Metropolitan Planning Organization (SEMPO) members, is tapping the brakes on active consideration of a complete redesign of the Exit 93 (Cape Girardeau) interchange on Interstate 55...

The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information related to the owner of this vehicle. According to a sheriff’s office Facebook post, information on this vehicle’s owner is wanted in connection with the alleged theft of an 18-foot dump trailer from a business on Highway 61 near Fruitland...

With nearly three decades of experience in the Southeast Missouri housing market, Jane Clark has helped numerous couples find their dream home to raise their children in and then, later, find their dream home to retire in. She says working at Century 21, which she did at the start of her career for 17 years before working for Bridgeport/Berkshire Hathaway for 10, feels like “coming home.”...

Air Force veteran Justin Barkley followed his daughter, Iva, who was shouting with joy, as she ran from room to room through their new home in Scott City. On Thursday, April 20, Barkley was handed the keys to the house by representatives of Bank of America and the Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP)...

A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty to a gun crime in federal court Wednesday, April 19, in connection with 2022 traffic stop. Trenier Roosevelt Jackson, 22, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm while on probation for a felony unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney's Office for Missouri's Eastern District...

A wreck at Highway 74 and S. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau has temporarily shutdown the area Friday, April 21.

Today is Friday, April 21, the 111th day of 2023. There are 254 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 21, 1975, with Communist forces closing in, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu resigned after nearly 10 years in office and fled the country...

BEIRUT -- Large parts of the Muslim world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at sundown Thursday and ushered in the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities were overshadowed by raging battles for control of Sudan and a deadly stampede in Yemen...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- SpaceX's giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight Thursday and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk's company was aiming to send the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built on a round-the-world trip from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. The nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship carried no people or satellites...

Lord Jesus, thank you that in all things we may come before you in prayer. Amen.

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's nominee for labor secretary, Julie Su, won praise at her Senate hearing Thursday as "a champion of the working class" even as some key Democrats were unwilling to voice support, creating uncertainty about her confirmation prospects...

The weather is warming up, flowers are blooming, and we are enjoying more sunlight in the evenings. There's certainly no shortage of things to do outdoors this time of year. If you enjoy working outdoors, we would invite you to consider participating in the Friends of the Parks Day & The Great Cape Clean Up on Saturday, April 22. ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Under a cloudless sky, 20,000 eclipse chasers crowded a tiny outpost to watch a rare solar eclipse plunge part of Australia's northwest coast into brief midday darkness Thursday while temporarily cooling the tropical heat. The remote tourist town of Exmouth, with fewer than 3,000 residents, was promoted as one of the best vantage points in Australia to see the eclipse that also crossed remote parts of Indonesia and East Timor...

BAMAKO, Mali -- Ayouba Ag Nadroun was at the market in central Mali in March when Islamic extremists attacked his village, killing dozens of people and stealing about $10,000 worth of his cows and camels. "We lost everything," the 62-year-old told The Associated Press by phone from the Menaka region in the West African nation...

The Biden administration announced more than $80 million in funding Thursday in a push to produce more solar panels in the U.S., make solar energy available to more people, and pursue superior alternatives to the ubiquitous sparkly panels made with silicon...

In the span of six days, seven people across the U.S. have been shot -- one fatally -- for making one of the most ordinary and unavoidable mistakes in everyday life: showing up at the wrong place. A North Carolina man shot a 6-year-old girl and her parents Tuesday night after children went to retrieve a basketball that had rolled into his yard, according to neighbors and the girl's family...

WASHINGTON -- An IRS special agent is seeking whistleblower protection to disclose information about what the agent alleges is mishandling of an investigation into President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, according to a letter sent to members of Congress...

It's time Broadway Theatre be torn down. Who will be responsible if someone gets hurt or, worse, killed. It's dangerous, plus an eye sore. The people who want to save it have had plenty of time to get the funds. It would be better to build a new theater where live shows and local bands could play. The group trying to save it gave a noble try, but now it's time to say goodbye...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden will formally announce his 2024 reelection campaign as soon as next week, three people briefed on the discussions said Thursday. The people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said they were not aware that a final decision on timing had been made, but that Biden had been eyeing Tuesday, April 25, four years to the day since the Democrat entered the 2020 race. ...

DADEVILLE, Ala. -- Investigators said five people charged in a deadly shooting at Sweet 16 birthday party had fired guns into the crowd at the celebration. Investigators wrote in court documents filed Thursday that they believe the five were present at the party and "discharged firearms into the crowd" resulting in the deaths of four people. ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Republican lawmaker in Tennessee resigned Thursday due to an ethics violation involving the Legislature's workplace discrimination and harassment policy. Rep. Scotty Campbell, vice chair of the House Republican Caucus, was among the GOP legislators who voted two weeks ago to expel two Black Democratic lawmakers for protesting in support of gun control on the House floor...

DALLAS -- Tornadoes plowed through Oklahoma during another deadly spring storm in the U.S., killing at least three people and damaging dozens of homes in a hard-hit rural town. A day after at least eight tornadoes spun through Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt said authorities were still assessing the scale of destruction and injuries. ...

The Southeast Missouri State University administration wants to hike general fees over the next five years to pay for a new student center; the administration has also proposed raising incidental fees for the 1998-99 school year by $3 a credit-hour for in-state undergraduates and $6 a credit-hour for out-of-state students...

Once all the letter people had been introduced to and discussed with the kindergarten class, Mrs. Cindy Seyer, kindergarten teacher, plans a celebration week for the class. It was an extra special week since it coincided with Beta Week. Each of the letter people has a specific name and way to dress. ...

Guardian Angel School celebrated Beta Week from April 17-21 with lots of activities and fun times. The week's theme was "Power Up to Lead". It was even more special since it was kindergarten week, too. Monday brought a dress down day and an extra recess for pre-k - 8th grade. ...