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🌱 Cape Girardeau man faces disturbing charges; here’s what police report

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Cape Girardeau man faces disturbing charges; here’s what police report
  • What investigators say they found in a Cape Girardeau home raid
  • How Cape Girardeau residents can protect their skin as temperatures drop

Also on today's calendar: Tech Tutoring and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Some sun; warmer, less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 52.
  • Monday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cape Girardeau man charged with animal sex offense, promoting obscenity - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.com) — A Cape Girardeau man has been charged with first-degree promoting obscenity and sex with an animal after police say they received information about videos involving a dog. Officers arrested the 33-year-old at his Wessinger Lane residence, removed dogs from the home, and contacted the animal cruelty hotline. The man is held on a $10,000 cash-only bond and is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
   

2. Guns, cash, various drugs seized in Cape Girardeau raid; suspect held on $75K bond (kfvs12.com) — Law enforcement seized multiple guns, cash, and a variety of suspected drugs during a raid at a home on Charles Street in Cape Girardeau, leading to several felony gun and drug charges. The 44-year-old suspect is being held in the Cape Girardeau County Jail on a $75,000 cash-only bond after the Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force and sheriff’s special response team executed a search warrant.
   

3. Local Esthetician gives advice on how to combat dry skin (southeastarrow.com) — As Cape Girardeau’s long heat wave finally gives way to colder weather, a local esthetician shares practical, affordable tips to prevent dry, itchy winter skin. From simple three-step routines and careful exfoliating to using hyaluronic acid and low-cost consultations, residents get clear guidance on protecting their skin and confidence as temperatures drop.
   

4. Zero citations issued under Cape Girardeau's aggressive panhandling ordinance, nonprofit credits outreach (kfvs12.com) — Cape Girardeau’s new aggressive panhandling ordinance hasn’t produced a single citation, which local nonprofit Street Level credits to early outreach and education with people experiencing homelessness. The group worked closely with city leaders and police to explain where and how panhandling is allowed, and is now planning Homelessness Awareness Month events with the city, including a 24-hour cardboard sign brigade along Broadway and Capaha Park.
   

5. Births 10-3-26 (semissourian.com) — Several local families, including parents and grandparents from Cape Girardeau, are welcoming new babies born at Saint Francis Medical Center in September. The announcements share each child’s name, birth time, weight, and parents’ occupations, offering neighbors a warm snapshot of growing families across Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Scott City, Marble Hill, and nearby Illinois towns.
   

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  • Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Part-Time in Cape Girardeau. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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