JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Article XIV, Section 2, of the Missouri Constitution required the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) to appoint a chief equity officer within the Division of Cannabis Regulation. Abigail Vivas began employment with the Department on Feb. 1, 2023, as the Division’s first chief equity officer. Vivas oversees […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – A 22-year-old Fredericktown man was seriously injured in a traffic crash in Perry County Tuesday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Aaron N. Favier was taken to St. Louis University Hospital by an Air Evac helicopter. The patrol says the crash happened when the 1999 Ford Explorer Favier was
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CHICAGO — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has announced that the United States Census Bureau has approved the state’s request to have nearly 47,000 Illinoisans included in future population estimates. The review, which was requested following findings of inaccurately low counts in certain areas, ensures the state will receive a proportionate share of the $675
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Jim Murphy, Chairman of the Special Interim Committee on the Earnings Tax, is announcing the completion of the committee’s work and has submitted the committee’s findings and recommendations to the Speaker of the House. The committee, created in 2023, undertook a review of municipalities employing an earnings tax
CHICAGO—The State of Illinois is continuing to make progress on a data-driven approach to improve the asylum seeker response with a new intake center and shelter site set to launch this month. The State is also announcing another extension of its food services contract at City of Chicago shelter sites to allow the City additional
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 12,465 deer during the alternative methods portion of firearms deer season, Dec. 23 – Jan. 2. Of the 12,465 deer harvested, 3,130 were antlered bucks, 1,450 were button bucks, and 7,885 were does. Top harvest counties
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SIKESTON – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission yesterday awarded a contract for Americans with Disabilities Act sidewalk improvements in the city of Ste. Genevieve. The $624,957 contract was awarded to Putz Construction, LLC. for the project. The announcement did not indicate where the affected sidewalks are located, but it can be assumed they will
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JEFFERSON CITY – To help children learn about staying safe and to raise awareness of missing children, the Department of Public Safety is inviting Missouri fifth graders to participate in the annual National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. The national winner and his/her parents and teacher will be invited to Washington, D.C. to participate in
SIKESTON— Route B in Ste. Genevieve County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert over Madden Creek. This section of roadway is located between Route CC and Route WW near Coffman, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, Jan. 22 through Friday, Jan. 26 from 7 a.m. to
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PARK HILLS – A Ste. Genevieve man is one of nine students who graduated from the Mineral Area College 1,000-hour Basic Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) course during a commencement ceremony held Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2023, in the college’s Fine Arts Theater. Front row, from left: Cory Coffman, Jonathan Moore, Kaitlyn Wheeler, Wade Schmidt
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