Stories from Tuesday, August 6, 2024

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York after the justices granted Trump broad immunity from prosecution in a separate case filed in Washington. ...

A Cape Girardeau man allegedly fled from a police officer, leading to a foot chase and a physical altercation involving the officer’s Taser. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department indicates an officer conducted a traffic stop for an alleged traffic violation shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 ...

Codefi, a Cape Girardeau-based coworking space and technology incubator, announced Monday, Aug. 5, a partnership with Mineral Area College in Park Hills and Crowder College in Neosho to offer articulated credits for students who complete the company’s Code Labs course. ...

Southeast Missouri State University announced Monday, Aug. 5, the completion of a full assessment of its safety policies and procedures in the wake of a shooting at the Show Me Center during Cape Central High School’s graduation May 19. SEMO reported May 22 that an initial assessment was complete and it would review its safety policies. On Monday, the university announced it will implement new protocols for the 2024-25 academic year ...

Cape Girardeau City Council members at their Monday, Aug. 5, meeting approved the first reading of a proposal to increase water rates on the ballot for the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election. After years of water system deterioration, the city is facing $120 million in needed upgrades. Alliance Water Resources, which manages the municipal water system, has identified limitations to available gallons per day because of the deteriorating system and source water issues. ...

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PHILADELPHIA — Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation at a raucous rally Tuesday in battleground Pennsylvania that was aimed at building momentum for the newly minted Democratic presidential ticket in the sprint toward Election Day.

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 6, the 219th day of 2024. There are 147 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths...

O Lord Jesus, blessed Messiah, thank you for your love and grace. Amen.

James “Jim” Edward Salzman, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at his home, and was surrounded by his loved ones. He was born Feb. 26, 1940, in Dixon, Illinois, to Louis Frederick and Evelyn Pauline Byers Salzman. He met his soulmate, Caraline Coakley, in 1956, and they were married April 22, 1961, in Dixon. ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Barbara Lee Lukefahr, 82, of Perryville peacefully passed away Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 18, 1942, in St. Louis to Norvell J. "Bud" and Mary Veronica "Vera" Short Becker. Barbara and Simon "Joe" Lukefahr were married June 11, 1966, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Highland. He preceded her in death April 10, 2008. They were blessed with 45 years of marriage. ...

Tara King, 47, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. No funeral service is planned.

KELSO, Mo. — Pamela Suzanne Heuring of Kelso, daughter of Herbert and Virginia Diebold Essner, was born July 25, 1952, in Cape Girardeau and departed her life Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 72 years. ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Marvin E. Heberlie, 62, of Perryville died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, and from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Donald Ferdinand Brickhaus, 78, of Tampa, formerly of Perryville, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. ...

Keith Jerome Adams, born Nov. 1, 1963, in Lilbourn, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at his home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by his wife, son and family, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls. Aug. 4 n Medical assists were made at 8:47 a.m. on Linden Street; 7:38 p.m. on Caruthers Avenue; and 8:53 p.m. on South Henderson Avenue. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU Cape Girardeau Police Department responded to the following calls. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Sprigg Street. n A warrant arrest was reported on William Street. n A warrant arrest was reported. n A warrant arrest was reported on South Spanish Street. ...

"L’audace, l’audace, toujours l’audace." So says George C. Scott’s Patton in the eponymous movie when his comrades want another day’s rest during the Sicilian campaign. No one is going to mistake Kamala Harris for Gen. Patton, or even George C. Scott, but her latest tack on immigration honors his call for "audacity, audacity, always audacity." ...

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that a “standing army” of specialist police would be set up to deal with rioting and that the justice system would be ramped up to handle hundreds of arrests after violent disorder rocked cities across the nation over the past week...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As Iran threatens to respond to the suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the regional militias that the Islamic Republic has armed for decades could play a role in any attack. Here's a look at Iran's history of arming militias, its allies in the region and what part they could play...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Monday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás Maduro and to stop repressing demonstrators...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country Monday after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. Thousands of demonstrators stormed her official residence and other buildings associated with her party and family...

WASHINGTON — The turmoil shaking global financial markets reflects a sudden fear that the Federal Reserve may have held its key interest rate too high for too long, heightening the risk of a U.S. recession. Economists and Wall Street traders now expect the Fed to cut its benchmark rate, which influences borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, much faster than they thought just a week ago. ...

WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world's best-known companies...

PHOENIX — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign attorney Jenna Ellis, who worked closely with his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped against her in a fake electors case, the state attorney general’s office announced Monday...

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. — Tropical Storm Debby moved menacingly into some of America’s most historic Southern cities and was expected to bring prolonged downpours and flooding throughout the day Tuesday after slamming into Florida and prompting the rescue of hundreds from flooded homes...

WASHINGTON — The dates are set. The venues are chosen. The only thing missing from this week's campaign blitz with Vice President Kamala Harris and her 2024 running mate is the name of the running mate. After a weekend spent interviewing finalists, Harris must decide on her wingman before the two set off Tuesday on a tour across key battleground states where they will introduce the new Democratic ticket to voters and highlight the stakes of the election...

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket...

The world’s oldest profession isn’t practiced much in Cape Girardeau, say police here after making three arrests for prostitution Tuesday; the arrests, made by an undercover officer through the Operation Safe Streets program, brings the total number for the decade to 15; they were made between 9 and 10 p.m. near the intersections of Morgan Oak and Middle, Good Hope and Lorimier and Good Hope and Frederick, police say. ...