August 2024

Chicago-St. Louis passenger rail improvements win America’s Transportation Award for Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that transformational improvements to Chicago-to-St. Louis passenger rail, including the introduction of higher speeds, won top honors among Midwest states in the 2024 America’s Transportation Awards in the “Quality of Life/Community Development, Large Project” category. Delivered in 2023 by IDOT under the leadership of Gov. JB Pritzker, the multi-year […]

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Discover nature during the last days of summer with MDC and Agents of Discovery

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Soak up the last days of summer with help from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Agents of Discovery! To help kids and adults get outside, MDC is partnering with Agents of Discovery mobile gaming app for its late-summer Missions. Discover nature during the final days of summer with help from

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Farmington man seriously injured in Ste. Genevieve County traffic crash

JEFFERSON CITY – A 48-year-old Farmington man was seriously injured in a traffic crash on Trogden Road in Ste. Genevieve County Wednesday morning.   According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Jerad C. Skaggs was taken to Mercy Hospital St. Louis by Air Evac 8.   MSHP Trooper J.R. Tombaugh wrote in his

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House Education Committee to hold special hearing on DESE childcare payment delays

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee will convene a special hearing on September 10 at 2:00 p.m. to investigate the causes and impacts of delays in issuing childcare payments by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The session will take place in State Capitol in House Hearing Room 3,

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IDOT, ISP: Impaired driving – ‘It’s Not a Game’

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As we approach the last unofficial weekend of summer, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Police are sending a clear message: Driving under the influence of alcohol, cannabis or any other impairing substance is not a game. To help keep our roads safe, more than 200 local law enforcement agencies

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Lanes reopening where possible for Labor Day travel

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible, for the Labor Day holiday to minimize travel disruption. Non-emergency closures will be suspended from 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, to 11:59 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2. The public can expect delays and should allow extra

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Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority announces Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grants for Agriculture

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) is now accepting applications for funding through the Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grants for Agriculture (SEGA) Innovation Grant Program. Missouri entities seeking to add value to agricultural products may submit applications until Oct. 4, 2024.   The SEGA Innovation Grant Program was created in

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National Drought Summary for August 27, 2024

By Richard Heim, NOAA/NCEI, Curtis Riganti, National Drought Mitigation Center LINCOLN, Neb. – A strong ridge of high pressure maintained its grip across the central part of the contiguous U.S. (CONUS) during this U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) week (August 21-27). It was responsible for warmer-than-normal temperatures that stretched across the Plains and into the Upper

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New vaccine created by Mizzou researchers protects cattle from deadly tick-borne disease

COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri researchers are working to develop the first-ever vaccine proven to protect cattle from a devastating tick-borne cattle disease known as bovine anaplasmosis. The research is vital to the state’s economy as it aims to protect Missouri’s $1.6 billion cattle industry. Photo by Abbie Lankitus Bovine anaplasmosis — which is

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri researchers are working to develop the first-ever vaccine proven to protect cattle from a devastating tick-borne cattle disease known as bovine anaplasmosis. The research is vital to the state’s economy as it aims to protect Missouri’s $1.6 billion cattle industry.   Photo by Abbie Lankitus Bovine anaplasmosis — which

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