By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the aftermath of the October 7 terror attack in Israel, antisemitic incidents in the U.S. have skyrocketed by 316% compared to the same time last year. We’ve seen massive hate-filled rallies in cities and on college campuses across the nation with people celebrating Hamas and […]
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BOSTON, Mass. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 8.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.85/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 33.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 26.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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SPRINGFIELD – Advancing a data-driven plan to improve the asylum seeker response and provide safe shelter through the winter, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced construction will launch this week on two new shelter sites. The sites, a base camp in Brighton Park and a brick-and-mortar site
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois State Police (ISP) works to prevent potential firearm related tragedies by keeping firearms out of the hands of those who pose a significant threat to themselves or others, and our work is proving effective. In a news release, the ISP reported that over the past year, strengthened firearm safety
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows young hunters ages 6-15 harvested 3,574 deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of the 2023 firearms deer hunting season, Nov. 24-26. Of the 3,574 deer harvested, 1,697 were antlered bucks, 361 were button bucks, and 1,516 were does. Top counties
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation invites Missouri students in grades K-12 to help fight litter in Missouri – and to have creative and educational fun – by participating in the 2024 “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter-Free” trash-can-decorating contest. The contest is part of MoDOT’s annual “No MOre Trash!” statewide litter campaign,
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Gary Dean “EB” Frazer, 87, of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, formerly of Chester, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 after an extended sickness. He was born to the late Everett and Blanche (nee Mansker) Frazer on September 20, 1936 in Chester, Illinois. Gary was the youngest of their 17 children. Growing up on the banks
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 60-year-old Dean E. Martin of Perryville was cited for driving while intoxicated as a persistent offender at 11:20 a.m. October 13. According to the report, an officer was dispatched to the 2000 block of Lake Drive by a report of a possibly
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports. 55-year-old Freddie Gleghorn of Bloomington Ill.,was arrested November 20, 2023 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for theft. Is incarcerated. 32-year-old Ashley R. Mulholland of DuQuoin, was arrested November 20, 2023 by Sparta Police for violation of
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The tentative agenda for this evening’s meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Health Department has been released. These meeting will be held at 4 p.m. in the Ste Genevieve County Health Department, 115 Basler Drive, Ste Genevieve, MO 63670 The tentative agenda of this meeting includes: Call to order
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