JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 24-08 extending the current State of Emergency declaration in preparation for potential flooding along the Missouri River over the coming days. Governor Parson first declared a State of Emergency on May 2, 2024, through Executive Order 24-06 in response to severe weather. “We have seen the tremendous, destructive force […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that makes over $469 million in grants available to state and local governments to help transform communities by fixing older housing, preserving affordable housing, and improving the health of children and families
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With dry weather around the state, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds everyone to be especially careful with fireworks, campfires, and other sources of fire that could cause a wildfire. FIREWORKS: Don’t light fireworks in any areas where the sparks could ignite dry grass, leaves, or other potential fire fuel. Always have an
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KANSAS CITY – As the nation celebrates Independence Day, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, reminds all drivers that Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. In 2022, a person was killed every 39 minutes in a drunk-driving crash on our nation’s roads,
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MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. — Olivia Schilling, of Evansville, IL, was named to the Mississippi State University spring 2024 President’s List. Schilling is among 4,137 students who have attained this honor. Students on the President’s List achieved a 3.80 or better grade-point average, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 22-year-old Sydni Hogan of Chester was arrested at 11:12 p.m. June 19th on a failure to appear warrant out of Ste. Genevieve following a traffic stop in the KFC parking lot on Highway 51. 42-year-old Terrell Taylor of Perryville was arrested at
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that the United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for his office to obtain more discovery in his landmark First Amendment case exposing Joe Biden’s censorship regime. In his case, Murthy v. Missouri, Attorney General Bailey argued that top officials in the federal government coerced big
by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Chronic high stress, long and difficult shifts and elevated anxiety – these constant components of correctional officers’ jobs result in higher rates of PTSD than military veterans’, suicide rates twice as high as all other professions combined and increased risk of substance use among a population that dies young,
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ST. MARY – The St. Mary Board of Aldermen will discuss the future of the 10-acre city park when it meets tonight at 6 for a work session. The issue of the park came up at the previous meeting. According to the minutes: “Discussion on the park. Alderman Brenda Thompson stated that
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