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Local author pens new children's book (4/26/24)By Alyssa Lunsford ~ Southeast MissourianElizabeth Franks has been an animal lover and a writer for many years. This is what led her to write and self-publish her second children’s book “Kitty in the Woods”...
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Jackson man accused of stealing from youth football fund (4/26/24)4Southeast MissourianThe former president and treasurer of the Jackson Area Youth Football foundation faces charges claiming he stole more than $25,000 from the organization over a two-year period...
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Jackson School District addressing lead testing results as part of new Missouri law (4/26/24)1By Bob Miller ~ Southeast MissourianThe Jackson School District is taking action to address tests that show less-than-ideal and, in some cases, potentially dangerous lead levels in water sources in district buildings...
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Those looking to learn more about the community 'Get on the Bus' to volunteer (4/26/24)By Alyssa Lunsford ~ Southeast MissourianIndividuals looking to learn more about volunteer opportunities “got on the bus” with Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority Wednesday, April 24, to visit organizations seeking helping hands...
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Scott City School District explains weapon situation involving middle school student (4/26/24)1Southeast MissourianA Scott City Middle School student was taken into custody on Thursday morning, April 25, after he brought a gun, later determined to be a BB gun, to the school, according to a message sent from the district to parents...
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Arkansas officials say a Missouri doctor whose body was found in a lake died by suicide (4/26/24)The death of a highly regarded Missouri emergency room doctor whose body was found 11 months ago in a northwest Arkansas lake has been ruled a suicide, Arkansas authorities said Thursday, in a case that fueled social media speculation about whether his disappearance had been tied to his cryptocurrency dealings...
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Kansas man sentenced to 10 years for crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February (4/26/24)KANSAS CITY -- A man who sped through a red light in Kansas City and crashed into a patrol car has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of an officer and a bystander. Jerron Lightfoot, 20, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, said he was "truly sorry and never intended to hurt anyone" before he was sentenced Wednesday...
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Amendments to Missouri Constitution are on the line amid GOP infighting (4/26/24)JEFFERSON CITY -- Republican Missouri lawmakers are divided over how far to go with a ballot measure that would make it more difficult for future voters to amend the state constitution. The GOP-led House on Thursday amended a proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would raise the vote threshold needed for all constitutional amendments going forward...
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Missouri's GOP lawmakers vote to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid (4/25/24)JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature on Wednesday passed a bill to ban Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood, a move they have tried for years in a state where almost all abortions are banned. The bill, approved 106-48 Wednesday in the House, aims to make it illegal for Missouri’s Medicaid program to reimburse Planned Parenthood for health care services to low-income patients, such as pap smears and cancer screenings. ...
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2021 death of young Black man at rural Missouri home was self-inflicted, FBI tells AP (4/25/24)ST. LOUIS — A federal investigation has concluded that a young Black man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a rural Missouri home, not at the hands of the white homeowner who had a history of racist social media postings, an FBI official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. ...
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Ex-tabloid publisher testifies he scooped up possibly damaging tales to shield his old friend Trump (4/26/24)NEW YORK -- As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye. But when it came to the seamy claims by porn performer Stormy Daniels, David Pecker, the tabloid's longtime publisher, said he put his foot down...
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Tennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care (4/26/24)NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his signature...
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USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow (4/26/24)The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony and dozens more college students were arrested at other campuses nationwide Thursday as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread. College officials across the U.S. ...
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear (4/26/24)WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November's election...
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Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats (4/26/24)WASHINGTON -- Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press...
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South Side Farms continues work, names new executive director (4/26/24)Maurice Theriot, a master gardener at Lincoln University of Missouri in Jefferson City, will begin his new role with South Side Farms on Wednesday, May 1.
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Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction is overturned by New York's top court (4/26/24)NEW YORK -- New York's highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracing for a retrial against the ex-movie mogul...
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As some universities negotiate with pro-Palestinian protestors, others quickly call the police (4/26/24)The students at an encampment at Columbia University who inspired a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country dug in for their 10th day Friday, as administrators and police at college campuses from California to Connecticut wrestle with how to address protests that have seen scuffles with police and hundreds of arrests...
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Hamas again raises the possibility of a 2-state compromise. Israel and its allies aren't convinced (4/26/24)The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel -- at least, a temporary one. But Hamas has also refused to say that it would recognize Israel or renounce its armed fight against it...
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Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down (4/26/24)WASHINGTON -- Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration's most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the nation's second-largest contributor to climate change. ...
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With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomes new governing council as gang-ravaged country seeks peace (4/26/24)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti opened a new political chapter Thursday with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister and prepare for eventual presidential elections, in hopes of quelling spiraling gang violence that has killed thousands in the Caribbean country...
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A US-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain (4/26/24)JERUSALEM -- The construction of a new port in Gaza and an accompanying U.S. military-built pier offshore are underway, but the complex plan to bring more desperately needed food to Palestinian civilians is still mired in fears over security and how the humanitarian aid will be delivered...
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US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations (4/26/24)BEIJING -- The United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and both men warned of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations...
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Today in History: April 26 (4/26/24)Today is Friday, April 26, the 117th day of 2024. There are 249 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. (Dozens of people were killed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster while the long-term death toll from radiation poisoning is believed to number in the thousands.)...
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Local public school admins urge Gov. Parson to veto omnibus education bill due to funding concerns (4/25/24)14A 150-plus page education bill that has passed through the state House of Representatives and Senate has local public school administrators urging Gov. Mike Parson to veto it. Concerns surrounding Senate Bill 727 — which evolved from a 12-page bill into the multifaceted legislation it is — include a $25 million expansion of private school tax credits, establishment of a charter school in Boone County that some administrators fear will lead to charter school expansion around the state and increased teacher salaries with no apparent mandate to increase funding for schools to cover the added costs. ...
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Man charged in Tuesday apartment shooting in Cape Girardeau (4/25/24)1A man is facing three felony charges in connection with a Tuesday, April 23, shooting that left one person wounded. Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court documents indicate Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker has charged Michael Dewayne Thompkins with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. ...
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Jerry Reynolds, former Cape County assessor, remembered as 'a true gentleman' (4/25/24)Jerry L. Reynolds, who served as Cape Girardeau County Assessor from 1977 to 2013, died on Friday, April 19, 2024. He was 86. ...
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3 arrested in Bollinger County after drug investigation (4/25/24)3An ongoing and multijurisdictional investigation into a probation violation and drug distribution yielded the arrests of three men April 17, in Bollinger County. The men taken into custody face charges relating to drug and weapons charges. ...
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Route CC in Scott County closed for pavement repairs; Route C in Perry County reduced for pavement work (4/25/24)Route CC in Scott County, between Highway 91 and Route W near Oran, will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. A MoDOT news release indicated the work will take place daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, April 29, through Thursday, May 2. ...
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Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits (4/25/24)JEFFERSON CITY — The manufacturer of a popular weedkiller won support Wednesday from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers its product could cause cancer. The House vote marked an important but incremental victory for chemical giant Bayer, which acquired an avalanche of legal claims involving the weedkiller Roundup when it bought the product’s original St. Louis-area-based producer, Monsanto. ...
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Dozens arrested on California campus after students in Texas detained as Gaza war protests persist (4/25/24)AUSTIN, Texas -- Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nationwide...
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Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows (4/25/24)PHOENIX -- An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump 's chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their roles in an attempt to overturn Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. ...
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Biden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into law (4/25/24)2WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hot spots. The announcement marked an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine, with Biden promising that U.S. weapons shipment would begin making the way into Ukraine "in the next few hours."...
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Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate (4/25/24)PHOENIX -- A proposed repeal of Arizona's near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump's campaign to return to the White House...
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Russia vetoes a UN resolution calling for the prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race in space (4/25/24)UNITED NATIONS -- Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, calling it "a dirty spectacle" that cherry picks weapons of mass destruction from all other weapons that should also be banned...
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Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by US to hit Russian-held areas, officials say (4/25/24)WASHINGTON -- Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday...
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Tennessee House kills bill that would have banned local officials from studying, funding reparations (4/25/24)NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee's Republican-dominant House on Wednesday spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to either study or dispense money for reparations for slavery. The move marked a rare defeat on a GOP-backed proposal initially introduced nearly one year ago. ...
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Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church (4/25/24)SYDNEY -- Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal investigation...
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West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete (4/25/24)CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an appeals court ruling that allowed a transgender athlete to compete on her middle school teams, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday. "We're not going to allow the elites in the swamp to impose their values on West Virginia citizens," Morrisey said at a news conference in the state Capitol...
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Blinken, in Shanghai, begins expected contentious talks with Chinese officials (4/25/24)SHANGHAI -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened his first full day of meetings in China on Thursday by talking with local government officials in Shanghai. Blinken discussed local and regional issues with Chen Jining, the Chinese Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai. He also planned to speak to students and business leaders before flying to Beijing for what are expected to be contentious talks with national officials, including Foreign Minister Wang Yi...