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Early Thursday afternoon, unseasonably warm and humid conditions in Southeast Missouri, spawned multiple severe thunderstorms and a few tornadoes.
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Mon. April 8th, 2024 marked the second time Cape Girardeau and the region experienced a total solar eclipse within a seven-year period—a rare occurrence.
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The redesignation of the installation is part of the military's larger effort to rename bases and other sites associated with the Confederacy. Cavazos is the Army's first Hispanic four-star general.
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Federal prosecutors urged that the defendant, Jack Teixeira, remain in jail pending trial. Teixeira, an Air National guardsman, is accused of illegally sharing Pentagon secrets on a gaming site.
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A huge number of Missourians are expected to lose their Medicaid benefits over the next year. Now that the public health emergency has officially ended, the Department of Social Services is reevaluating every individual who receives Medicaid for income eligibility. The process was put on hold during the pandemic when states weren't allowed to disenroll anyone.
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The Supreme Court is expected to weigh in by midnight Friday on whether to allow an abortion pill to remain widely available.
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Andrew D. Lester appeared for a three-minute hearing at the Clay County Courthouse for a formal reading of his two felony charges, first degree assault and armed criminal action. Meanwhile, Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing the teen’s family, said the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the shooting as a federal hate crime.
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The announcement kicks the can down the road on what the high court will do for another few days. Mifepristone is used in about half of all abortions nationwide.
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Talks over raising the nation's borrowing authority are stalled so House Speaker McCarthy says GOP will vote on their own plan. Democrats say adding demands to avoid a historic default is reckless.
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With the fourth-highest number of firearm deaths in the country, Missouri needs to have a conversation about guns. The Missouri Foundation for Health is "convening" with journalists and other "communicators" on May 1 to discuss the need to focus their coverage of firearm injuries and death more as a health-related issue with health-related solutions – including root causes.
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The Republican-led House gave first-round approval to legislation barring transgender athletes from participating on sport teams that align with their gender identity. Both bills need another vote before moving to the Senate.
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Cape Girardeau International Airport held a groundbreaking on Tuesday, April, 11th. This comes as part of wide-sweeping changes to the infrastructure and overall updates, which began with an update to the runways last year.