SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) held its first annual Telecommunicators Graduation and Promotion Ceremony today, administering the ISP Telecommunicators (TC) Oath to 30 graduates and recognizing the recent promotions of an additional nine Tcs. “Telecommunicators are the calming voice on the line when people need emergency help the most,” said ISP Director […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In 1988, a small group of anglers became fed up with unsightly trash disrupting their fishing in Roubidoux Creek in Pulaski County. These conservation-minded Missourians decided to clean this section of stream, thus forming the first Missouri Stream Team in 1989. Among the 2025 Stream Team accomplishments was a litter
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Adrian Plank of Boone County has issued a forceful condemnation of House Bill 2711, calling the proposal a “slap in the face” to working families and local communities across the state. Speaking on the House floor, the lawmaker said the bill would hand a massive tax break to
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SPRINGFIELD – Chosen by voters from an initial field of more than 100 entries, the NASA Standard Initiator made by Chemring Energetic Devices in Downers Grove has been crowned the winner of the 2026 “Makers Madness” contest, earning the title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois. Hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and sponsored
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, released a new report outlining the economic benefits and massive tax savings the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction will bring to the 1.4 million small businesses in Illinois now that it has been made permanent. The report also details several other federal
JEFFERSON CITY – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, released a new report outlining the economic benefits and massive tax savings the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction will bring to the 590,131 small businesses in Missouri now that it has been made permanent. The report also details several
PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released these reports: 30-year-old Jasmine Jordan of St. Charles, Mo. was charged with driving while revoked following a traffic stop on I-55 at 7:55 a.m. April 12th. A possible leaving the scene traffic accident was reported at 2:41 p.m. March 26th in the 400 block of
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Militia LLC awarded Brenden Sexton with its inaugural Le Capitaine’s Scholarship on April 11 during the group’s Spring Encampment. Brenden with Doug and Bill Brenden, a student at Ste. Genevieve Public High School, plans to attend SEMO University where he will major in history. Militia
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STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve’s local Lt. Col. J. Felix St. James Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Camp 326 held an honor guard ceremony on April 14th in Memorial Cemetery. Honor Guard Detail: (from left), Bill Janis, Paul Kist, Bob Bach, Ed Millinger, Gary Scheel. (R. Mueller photo.) The
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Prevention is your best tick-et to safety. COLUMBIA, Mo. – June through September is considered peak season, but any warm and humid day is tick time. Lone star tick. The lone star tick, one of the most common tick species in Missouri, can spread Heartland disease, first found in Missouri in 2009. Female lone
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