September 2025

Missouri State Highway Patrol announces new initiative

Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the formation of the Strategic Traffic Operations and Rapid Mobilization (STORM) team. The formation of the STORM team is a proactive step by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Missouri Department of Public Safety to help ensure Missouri is a safe place […]

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Missouri holds hiring event Tuesday in Jefferson City

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –The State of Missouri is hosting a statewide hiring event 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Capital Mall, 3600 Country Club Dr, Jefferson City.   This event offers job seekers a chance to connect with multiple state agencies and learn about a wide range of career opportunities in public service. Attendees

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Illinois unemployment rate drops to 4.4%, as payroll jobs decline

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has announced that total nonfarm payrolls decreased over-the-month in August, down -13,300 (-0.2%) to 6,153,700. The July monthly change in payrolls was revised from the preliminary report, from -2,500 to -1,100.   The industry sectors with over-the-month jobs increases included: Information (+800), Manufacturing (+400), and Construction (+300). 

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Illinois House Republicans say SAFE-T Act sides with criminals

SPRINGFIELD – When Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act into law in February 2021, supporters claimed it would modernize Illinois’ criminal justice system and make incarceration practices more “fair.” Republicans say the law was rushed through during a lame-duck session and made sweeping changes, putting criminals over victims, imposing unfunded mandates on police officers

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IEMA-OHS recognizes National Preparedness Month

SPRINGFIELD—Just this year, Illinois has already seen 115 tornadoes touch down in the state, which is the highest number of twisters in the nation for 2025. On top of that, communities have faced repeated rounds of severe storms, unleashing destructive straight-line winds and flooding across the state. With September recognized as National Preparedness Month, the

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Get free tickets now for SIU’s Mountainfilm on Tour Sept. 26

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The popular Mountainfilm on Tour is returning to Carbondale Sept. 26, courtesy of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Recreational Sports and Services. This year’s Mountainfilm on Tour includes “One Inch From Flying” and “Saving Superman,” which is from Glen Ellyn, Illinois. (Photos provided) The 7 p.m. showing at the Varsity Theater, 418

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Delta Regional Authority invests $1.8 million to address infra-structure needs in 16 communities, including three in Ill., Mo.

CLARKSDALE, Miss. – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has awarded nearly $1.8 million to 16 communities through its Strategic Planning Program, a funding opportunity providing communities within the DRA region with the necessary resources to develop strategies that maximize opportunities in public infrastructure, workforce development, and small business development and entrepreneurship. Through the Strategic Planning

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