ST. LOUIS – On Friday, during a press conference at the City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office in Carnahan Courthouse, Governor Mike Parson announced that he has selected attorney Gabriel (Gabe) Gore as the next City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney. Mr. Gore is tentatively set to be sworn in Monday, May 29. […]
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National Police Week is an important opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to our men and women in blue who serve our communities. Here in southern Missouri, we have the utmost respect for our local law enforcement. We know that when an emergency strikes, they will rush in to save lives when everyone else is
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SPRINGFIELD – Leading business, healthcare and technology groups are united in opposition to proposed changes to the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which fails to enact needed reforms and would instead increase financial damages against businesses and further suppress security, innovation and economic growth. A coalition including the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Chamber
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is proposing adjusting prices for most hunting, fishing, trapping, and commercial permits in an effort to keep up with rising costs of goods and services it uses to manage its more than 1,000 conservation areas along with nature centers, shooting ranges, fish hatcheries, and other facilities.
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission met May 18 for a workshop and closed executive session and May 19 for its regular open meeting. All were held at Washington City Hall Council Chamber, 405 Jefferson St. in Washington, Mo. Commissioners attending the open meeting in person or online were: Mark L. McHenry, Chair Steven D.
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JEFFERSON CITY – Public high schools throughout the state competed for scholarship prizes as part of the Show-Me FAFSA Challenge, which the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) launched in October 2020 to promote completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) among high school seniors. The competition began
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrest reports. Among those listed as arrested was: 40-year-old Christopher J. Owens of Cape Girardeau at 10:51 a.m. Sunday in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of failing to register as a sex offender. He was released.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is now accepting applications for accelerated Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) ACT NOW funding to help support improvements of nutrient management on cropland and pastureland operations utilizing new funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 delivers new conservation funding to
PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. A homeless woman, 36-year-old Shona C. Westmoreland was cited for trespass and possession of drug paraphernalia in the 300 block of West St. Joseph Street at 7:10 a.m. May 6. A report of a stolen bicycle was made at the police station
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) marked National Police Week by honoring fallen law enforcement officers, including Bonne Terre Police Officer Lane Burns, and expressing his sincere gratitude to our men and women in blue who selflessly risk their lives to save others. He also called out efforts by Washington Democrats to weaken support for
