CAPE GIRARDEAU – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Tuesday sentenced a convicted felon caught buying and selling guns to 72 months in prison. Shawn Dennis Stockard’s sentence consists of 54 months on one count of unlawful interstate transportation of firearms and a consecutive 18 months on a charge of possession with intent […]
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Four faculty members from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) were awarded the Southern Illinois University System’s 2024 Faculty Collaboration Award at the SIU Board of Trustees meeting on September 12, 2024. “The SIU System Faculty Collaboration Award was created to highlight and encourage faculty collaboration
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the September 16 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve Heritage Commission have been released. HERITAGE MINUTES
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging the public to get educated about how to protect themselves from respiratory illnesses by listening to a new edition of the Department’s “This is Public Health” Podcast. The discussion features the state’s chief medical officer and the state epidemiologist discussing the outlook for the coming respiratory virus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) has named Brian Eisenloeffel, Vice President of Operations at Illinois American Water, to its Board of Directors as the association continues its strong record of leadership on behalf of manufacturers across the state. “We are happy to welcome Brian to our Board of Directors and look forward
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TOULON – Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly, joined by Illinois Statewide 911 Administrator Cindy Barbera-Brelle, Stark County Sheriff Steve Sloan, and Peoria-Stark Joint Emergency Telephone System Board Chairman David Tuttle, have announced every county in Illinois now has 911 service. “This is a significant milestone for ISP’s Division of Statewide 911 and
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JEFFERSON CITY – Many recognize the southeast region of the state as Missouri’s Bootheel, but did you know it is also at the center of one of the country’s most active earthquake zones? The New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) spans more than 100 miles and averages over 200 small earthquakes a year. To prepare for any
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PERRYVILLE, MO – Join us at Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial for a special Candlelight Vigil this Friday. September 20, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. as we honor and remember our nation’s Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. The Welcome Center and Military Museum will be open from 6-8 p.m., so plan your visit
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MISSOURI — Over 800 medical professionals in Missouri have signed a letter endorsing Amendment 3, a proposed amendment that would end the state’s total abortion ban and put families, not politicians, back in charge of personal medical decisions. The letter was signed by 502 physicians as well as other types of health care providers across the entire state.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Corn fields are the icebergs of solid ground — there’s more below the surface than meets the eye. That’s why plant root systems are often referred to as the “hidden half” of the plant. Despite the challenges of studying how roots of corn and other plants develop and function underground, the past
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