Sun Times

IDOA ‘Fall Covers For Spring Savings’ cover crop incentive program returns

Ill State News, News /

SPRINGFIELD, IL –The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announces the sixth year of the popular Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program.    Users will again be able to enter their information into the application and validate it during a pre-enrollment period starting at 8 a.m. CST on December 3, 2025. Applications can be submitted once […]

IDOA ‘Fall Covers For Spring Savings’ cover crop incentive program returns Read More »

Local Red Cross volunteers provide lifeline for families strained by 2025 disasters

News, Regional News /

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — Responding to disasters is at the heart of the American Red Cross mission – and it’s a team effort. As disasters become more frequent and intense, families are relying on Red Cross volunteers for support. In 2025, local volunteers became a lifeline for neighbors in Southeast Missouri, helping communities recover from

Local Red Cross volunteers provide lifeline for families strained by 2025 disasters Read More »

Lowe’s Home Centers to pay $12.5M penalty for lead paint violations during home renovations

National News, News /

Office of Public Affairs WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed nationwide settlement with Lowe’s Home Centers LLC — a subsidiary of Lowe’s Companies Inc. — to resolve alleged violations of EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting rule.   The violations stem from renovation work performed

Lowe’s Home Centers to pay $12.5M penalty for lead paint violations during home renovations Read More »

MDC partners with Mineral Area College to replace invasive Bradford pears with native trees

Featured News, News, Regional News /

PARK HILLS, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Mineral Area College (MAC) have completed a project to remove invasive Bradford pear trees on campus and replace them with native species, improving habitat and long-term landscape health.     More than 80 Bradford pear trees were removed along MAC’s main campus drive and surrounding

MDC partners with Mineral Area College to replace invasive Bradford pears with native trees Read More »

MSHP reports three fatality crashes over Thanksgiving weekend

MO State News, News /

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports three persons died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 26, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 2025.   There were no boating crashes or drownings.   During the Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic

MSHP reports three fatality crashes over Thanksgiving weekend Read More »

Online seller of infant formula pleads guilty to smuggling and violating FDA prior notice requirements

National News, News /

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Able Groupe Inc., a company that sold infant formula on the website LittleBundle.com, has pleaded guilty to two felony charges for smuggling European infant formula and importing it into the United States in violation of FDA’s Prior Notice Requirements.   According to court documents, Able Groupe, which also did business as Little

Online seller of infant formula pleads guilty to smuggling and violating FDA prior notice requirements Read More »

Senator Schmitt on Trump’s immigration agenda, efforts to combat Venezuela drug trafficking, latest on Russia-Ukraine

MO State News, News /

ST. LOUIS, MO— Missouri U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures to discuss the Trump administration’s ongoing mass deportation operation, efforts to combat Venezuelan drug flows into the United States, and the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war. Senator Schmitt on Trump Admin’s Mass Deportation Operation, Abuses in Legal Immigration System: “I

Senator Schmitt on Trump’s immigration agenda, efforts to combat Venezuela drug trafficking, latest on Russia-Ukraine Read More »