December 2024

Missouri Broadcasters Association heads to court over record redaction law

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Broadcasters Association (MBA), along with several lawyers, journalists and Gray Local Media, is challenging the constitutionality of the Missouri law that prohibits use of all witness and victim names in Missouri court records.   The Cole County Circuit Court is scheduled to hear pending dispositive motions relating to this […]

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Mo Workers’ Compensation rates for employers will fall in 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announces employers should see a reduction in workers’ compensation rates for the fourth year in a row, according to preliminary figures collected by DCI from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). The NCCI recently proposed an overall decrease of 5.3 percent for

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MSHP reports

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report of arrests.   Among those listed as arrested:   18-year-old Bryce Rhodes of Ste. Genevieve Sunday at 1 p.m. on Festus charges of driving while revoked or suspended, an ATV violation, operating a vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility.   He was being

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One man killed, one seriously injured in I-55 crash

JEFFERSON CITY – A 29-year-old Perryville man was killed and a 28-year-old Perryville man was seriously injured in a traffic crash on I-55 in Cape Girardeau County Tuesday afternoon.   Missouri State Highway Patrol Corporal R. W. Eakins in his accident report stated the 29-year-old man was pronounced at the scene by Cape Girardeau County

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Over 300 registered for 4th Annual Mary Mingle 5K: Record-breaking turnout expected

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO – The 4th Annual Mary Mingle 5K, a festive holiday run/walk supporting the Community Counseling Center Foundation, is set to take place this Saturday, December 7th. With a record number of participants already registered, this year’s event promises to be the biggest and most joyous yet. As of the time of this release,

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Smith fights to secure disaster relief for families impacted by severe weather in November

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.), along with members of the Missouri congressional delegation, called on the Biden administration to move quickly to approve Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s request for a major disaster declaration following the severe weather that destroyed homes, businesses, and infrastructure and caused multiple deaths in southeast and south-central Missouri

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Two persons injured in crash on Highway 51 in Perry County

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports two Perryville residents suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 51 in Perry County Monday night.   MSHP Trooper J.R. Stombaugh in his report of the accident said a 47-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were taken to Mercy Perry Hospital by the Mercy

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Stanley Lee Colin

A funeral will be held Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 for 77-year-old Stanley Lee Colin of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Sunday, December 1, 2024 at his residence. He was born November 3, 1947 in Menfro, Mo. a son of Amiel and Othella Colin who both preceded him in death. Stanley and LaVesta Peer married on

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