December 2025

Rep. Tricia Byrnes introduces HB 2512 to strengthen early mental health intervention calls on leaders to no longer look away from violence

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Tricia Byrnes has filed HB 2512, the Care Before Predictable Harm Act, legislation intended to strengthen Missouri’s approach to severe mental illness by encouraging earlier, more effective intervention before tragedy strikes.   The proposed legislation responds to a difficult reality facing Missouri and the nation: systems too often intervene […]

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Search of residence leads to arrest on drug and weapons charges

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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Police Department has reported the arrest of 38-year-old Jacob Allen Woolverton of Ste. Genevieve on the following charges:   Trafficking Drugs in the Second Degree Two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon Two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon     The arrest was the result of

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State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returns $100,000 in missing money to Illinois food pantries

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is returning $100,000 in missing money to food pantries throughout the state.   Each December, Frerichs’ office focuses on returning money through the ICash program to nonprofit groups that help people in need. This year, Frerichs decided to help food pantries that saw resources stretched and demand spike when

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Tara Johnson files for one-year term on PCSD No. 32 school board

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PERRYVILLE – Newcomer Tara Johnson has filed for a one-year term on the Perry County District 32 Board of Educationon.   Previous filers include:   Newcomer Caleb Streiler who filed for a three-year term   Incumbent School Board Member Nancy Voelker who is seeking re-election.   Newcomer Linda Buerck for a three-year term.   There

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U.S. Drought Monitor:  Conditions worsen for Sainte Genevieve

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STE. GENEVIEVE – Conditions for Sainte Genevieve  worsened from No Drought to Abnormally Dry (D0), according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor.   The Climate Prediction Center’s December Drought Outlook, released on November 30, 2025, predicted that drought conditions would not develop in December.   Drought and its impacts vary from region to region—due to differences

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Larry Joseph Zahner

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A celebration of life will be held at a later date for 70-year-old Larry Joseph Zahner of Ste. Genevieve who passed away on December 17, 2025, surrounded by family.   Larry was born March 4, 1955 in Perryville, Missouri a son of Lonnie Zahner and Lucille Miles who both preceded him in death.   Larry

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Applications now open for IDNR Volunteer Fire Assistance grants

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grants now through Feb. 16, 2026.    The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service VFA federal grant program provides matching funds to aid fire departments in the purchase of new equipment and helps fund training. Funding is passed through

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China declares Missouri  ‘Economic and Reputational Menace’ in new legal action

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that China has filed a lawsuit to attack the State of Missouri as she moves towards seizing Chinese assets. Earlier this year, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office secured a historic $24 billion judgment against the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and

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