BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 17.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.18/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 48.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.35/g higher than a year ago. The national average price […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following retirement. Brian K. Hoey will retire June 1, 2026, after 33 years of dedicated service. Hoey joined the Patrol on January 1, 1993, as a criminalist in the DNA Profiling Section. He transferred to the
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center Speaker Series will present Barnes M. Bradshaw and “The Story of a Confederate Spy” Wednesday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Orris Theater in Ste. Genevieve. Learn what it was like to be Confederate prisoner of war held in the city of St.
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SEDALIA – Nate Smith with Tyler Braden and Josh Ross will perform at on the Missouri State Fair Grandstand, Thursday, August 20 at 7:30 pm, presented by CFM Insurance Tickets are $40 – $55 (includes potential fees) with concert ticket presale starting today at 9 am, through Etix.com. Public on sale starts at 9
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports. Jason L. Merrell 47, Wright City MO, arrested May 4, 2026 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, Armed Violence, Home Invasion, Domestic Battery, Unlawful Possession of Weapon by Felon, and Criminal Damage to Property. Is incarcerated. Thomas
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, sent a letter to UCLA Chancellor Dr. Julio Frenk and UCLA Dean Michael Waterstone demanding answers following recent violations of students’ First Amendment and civil rights following the disruption of a student event hosted by the Federalist Society. On April
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by Caleb Hale CARBONDALE, Ill. — The doors are wide open to the SIU Alumni Association’s online marketplace, Saluki Market, which is now taking applications for a wide variety of new vendors. Since it launched in December, the Saluki Market has welcomed thousands of online visitors. The early cohort of pilot vendors has been instrumental in helping the SIU Alumni Association build a strong platform that creates opportunities
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by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — Beginning with the fall 2026 semester, Southern Illinois University Carbondale will become the first public university in Illinois to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Artificial Intelligence Plus (AI+). “Artificial intelligence technology is advancing rapidly,” said Xiaoqing “Frank” Liu, dean of the College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Adults can get in on summer arts and crafts fun at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Student Center Craft Shop is offering a full slate of adult craft workshops in addition to the full lineup of children and youth camps there and across campus. The shop, located in the lower level of the Student Center, will
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute announced today (May 11) four recipients of the 2026 Paul Simon Democracy Prize. The institute is awarding four $5,000 prizes to current students at Illinois colleges and universities for designing and implementing projects aimed at revitalizing democracy in their communities. The winners are: Miguel Alvarez from
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