December 2022

Blunt highlights Missouri priorities in government funding bill

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement announcing numerous Missouri priorities he championed that were included in the Senate-passed FY2023 government funding bill.   “The resources included in this bill reflect several top priorities for our state, from keeping Missouri colleges and universities on the cutting edge of research and innovation to […]

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Blunt, Wyden celebrate passage of bill to strengthen protections for small, rural TV stations

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WASHINGTON ­– U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.) Thursday announced that their bipartisan Low Power Protection Act will soon become law, after it passed the House of Representatives on a voice vote. “The Low Power Protection Act will help preserve local broadcasting in rural communities in Missouri and across the country,” said Blunt. “Local television

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Chester woman hurt in I-55 crash in Ste. Genevieve County

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JEFFERSON CITY — A 28-year-old Chester, Illinois woman suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash Thursday afternoon on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Tatiana Figueroa was taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance.   The patrol says Figueroa was a passenger in a northbound

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Cong. Smith receives award for leading effort in Congress to put a halt to reckless spending

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) recently received Americans for Prosperity’s Pioneers for Prosperity Award for leading the effort in Congress to stop Washington Democrats’ reckless spending and radical agenda. As House Budget Committee Republican Leader, Smith has been on the frontlines in the fight to expose the waste, fraud, and abuse in Washington Democrats’

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Coulterville, Illinois man among 19 New Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers

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JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 19 troopers, including Jordan A. Koester of Coulterville, Illinois, graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy Thursday. Koester was one of four graduates honored during the graduation. He received the Firearms Award.   The ceremony took place at 10

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Illinois Sheriffs’ Association celebrates its 95th Anniversary in 2023

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Since 1928, the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association (ISA) has been dedicated to improving public safety.   Our primary mission is to assist our 102 County Sheriffs throughout the state with training, communication, and the necessary resources for them to serve local communities more efficiently. The Office of Sheriff is the longest continuously existing

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Illinois State Police welcomes new troopers with Cadet Class 139 graduation

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) commissioned 49 new Troopers today from Cadet Class 139 at a graduation ceremony at the Illinois State Police Academy in Springfield.  The total number of ISP troopers added since 2019 now stands at 417.  The new Troopers will report to 15 ISP patrol districts throughout the state on Monday,

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Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park invites birders to the annual Christmas Bird Count Jan. 4

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JEFFERSON CITY –  Join birders across Missouri for the 123rd annual Christmas Bird Count. This year, birders will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Black River Center at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park.   The Christmas Bird Count is a great way to get your family friends out in nature. Everyone is invited

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