July 2023

Soybean states strengthen SOYLEIC® with SEEDWAY

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council and Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council collaborated to strengthen SOYLEIC® soybean acres in New York and Ohio through a powerful partnership with one of the few remaining full-line seed companies, SEEDWAY.   “When we invest Minnesota soybean checkoff dollars in projects, our ultimate goal is […]

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Viburnum man arrested for possession of child pornography

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Kristopher L. Cain, 27, of Viburnum, Missouri. Cain was arrested on July 26, 2023, for four counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promoting child pornography, following an investigation by the Division of Drug

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SIU undergraduate student researchers to present their work Friday

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — Students from two related Southern Illinois University Carbondale programs that teach students how to conduct research will present their findings during a research poster symposium this week.  The 20th annual Summer Research Symposium is set for 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, July 28, at Morris Library’s first-floor rotunda. The symposium will include work from nine students participating in the McNair

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Attorney General Bailey joins 24 states in opposing President Biden’s attack on gas-powered vehicles

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a 25 state coalition in challenging the Biden Administration’s proposed plan to forcibly phase out gas-powered vehicles and restructure the automobile industry around electric vehicles (EVs) at a breakneck pace. The draconian proposal aims to boost certain EV sales from 8.4 percent of total vehicle sales

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Busiest roadside mowing period underway

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding the public that the roadside mowing period is underway, requiring drivers to slow down, avoid all distractions and proceed with caution when encountering equipment and personnel. The heaviest mowing operations will continue until Aug. 15. “Keeping our roadsides maintained during the summer and protecting the environment

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Gov. Pritzker signs HOME IL Bill codifying Illinois action on homelessness prevention

CHICAGO—Governor JB Pritzker signed HB2831 today, codifying the Illinois Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and the Community Advisory Council on Homelessness, initially established by the Governor via executive order in 2021. This bill codifies the unprecedented interagency collaboration to move Illinois to “functional zero” homelessness by bolstering the safety net, targeting high-risk populations, expanding affordable

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