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IDFPR, Illinois attorney general warn of New Scam targeting student loan borrowers

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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Division of Banking and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued a warning for a new scam that seeks to take advantage of student loan uncertainty. Scammers contact student loan borrowers and make false promises that they can guarantee lower monthly payments or loan forgiveness, […]

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Local highway safety heroes honored at annual conference

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COLUMBIA – Twelve individuals and organizations were recognized at this year’s Highway Safety and Traffic Conference for their efforts in moving Missouri towards zero roadway fatalities. The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety holds the event each year to support Show-Me Zero, Missouri’s strategic highway safety plan. Every other year, these awards are presented to four

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MDC provides freezer sites in southeast Missouri to aid hunters in voluntary CWD testing

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo – To make it easier for deer hunters to help monitor Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has deployed deer head drop-off sites in six counties within southeast Missouri. Heads will be picked up later by MDC staff for CWD testing. Hunters should leave about six inches of neck

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MDC reminds deer, turkey hunters of archery permit change

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters of regulation changes for the current archery deer and turkey hunting seasons, including a new fall turkey permit. “MDC has created a new fall turkey-hunting permit, so turkey permits are no longer included with an archery deer-hunting permit,” said Russell Duckworth, MDC Protection Captain.

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Missouri House announces special Interim Committee to Address Health and Environmental Impact of Nuclear Weapons Work

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A new Special Interim Committee has been established to assess the impact that nuclear weapons production has had on Missouri’s residents and environment. The committee will focus on addressing the long-term health, environmental, and economic consequences of nuclear weapons work in the state.   The Special Interim Committee on the Impact

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MSHP plans upcoming graduations

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JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that nine troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Accelerated Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, October 11, 2024.   The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at the Patrol Academy’s gymnasium. The graduation ceremony will be live streamed on the

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Red Cross: Urgent need for disaster shelter volunteers

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO  — The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas is issuing an urgent appeal for volunteers who are willing to travel this fall to support emergency shelters for major national disaster relief efforts.   Interested volunteers are urged to sign up today at redcross.org/volunteer. All candidates must complete necessary training and be

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SIU Carbondale and SIU Edwardsville receive 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—The SIU System is pleased to announce that both SIU Carbondale and SIU Edwardsville (SIUE) are the recipients of the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.   “The SIU System is very committed to making progress with our work in

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SIU Carbondale hosts Great Glass Pumpkin Patch sale Oct. 12

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. – The talents of students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s glass program will be on display with the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch on Saturday, Oct. 12. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on the lawn in front of the breezeway between Pulliam Hall and the

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