April 2023

Missouri man admits machine gun sales conspiracy

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Stoddard County, Missouri on Thursday admitted being involved in a conspiracy to sell devices that convert AR-style rifles into fully-automatic weapons.   Edward Hardin, 41, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.  to a charge of conspiracy to distribute machine guns. Sidney Brianne Scowden, […]

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Senator Elaine Gannon’s Capitol Report for April 13, 2023

Time to Get the Lead Out It is definitely time to get the lead out of Senate deliberations as we are quickly approaching adjournment in four weeks and expeditiously working to move bills toward the governor’s desk. My proposal to extend MO HealthNet coverage for postpartum women from 60 days to one full year following the birth

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SIU plans ‘active threat’ drill on April 20

by Kim Rendfeld CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale will hold “active threat” exercises on April 20 to assess and improve the university’s response to emergencies.   Each year, the university’s Emergency Operations Center conducts exercises based on a simulated scenario. This year’s drill will involve more people, including university leadership, and be more

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Ste. Genevieve sales tax receipts show a dip in March, but year to date is higher than 2022

STE. GENEVIEVE – Sales tax receipts took a dip in March, but the year to date total remains higher than last year at this time.   Ste. Genevieve’s one percent sales tax brought in $61,893.44 last month which is down $1,833.95 from March of 2022. So far this calendar year the sales tax has brought

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STG Gravel Classic returns to Ste. Genevieve Sunday

STE. GENEVIEVE – The StG Gravel Classic presented by Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital is back for the second year! After being voted one of the best gravel grinders in Missouri by the readers of Terrain Magazine, it’s back with a dustier and more epic event.    This year they’ve added a bigger pre-event packet

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University Honors Program to present showcase on ‘migrations and borders’ theme

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The University Honors Program on Wednesday, April 19, will showcase faculty research and teaching and student research around the theme of “Migrations and Borders.”  Each year, the honors program takes up a theme that is explored in a cluster of courses, distinguished speaker series and collaborative projects across campus. For the

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Wichita State University to serve as new technical assistance center

LENEXA, Kan – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Wichita State University to serve as a new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) to help Midwestern communities access funding opportunities to advance environmental justice. The university will serve communities throughout EPA Region 7, which consists of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,

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