PERRYVILLE – Voting in the Small Town Showcast: Show Me 250 runs until February 1st at 5 p.m. The top five communities with the most votes will partner with Missouri Humanities for a podcast episode and short film highlighting their town! Perryville is currently in 3rd place! ❤️ You can vote multiple times — help us show Perryville some love […]
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ST. LOUIS – A new study reveals that cognitive distractions, commonly referred to as “daydreaming” or mental lapses, are the leading cause of distracted driving fatalities in the United States, far surpassing mobile phone use and other visual distractions. The research conducted by the Missouri-based personal injury law firm Beck & Beck Missouri Car
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Whether it’s used for smothering waffles or dipping French toast sticks, maple syrup is a staple on many breakfast foods. Coming from sugar maple trees, the sap can be harvested and boiled into syrup. Learn about this process with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at several free events in southeastern Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY – January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, with National Human Trafficking Awareness Day taking place on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. With employees working on the state’s roads every day, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is on the front lines of our state’s fight against human trafficking. This January, MoDOT asks everyone to
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CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) has announced two funding opportunities for the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program, totaling $50 million in grants to historically underserved communities. ICJIA will allocate $35 million to support community reentry from the criminal legal system, economic development, and civil legal aid programs, with another
SPARTA, IL – Sparta Community Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Umar Daud, a board-certified rheumatology specialist, to the Specialty Clinic at North Campus Healthcare—expanding access to expert rheumatology care for patients in the region. Dr. Daud will begin seeing patients two days per month mid-January, with plans to increase his time in April, helping meet
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — When Southern Illinois University Carbondale throws out the welcome mat, it does so in style as evidenced by Winter Weeks of Welcome, a special time to greet new and returning students as they come to campus for the spring semester and get them acquainted and connected with SIU and one
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ST. LOUIS, MO — Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri have officially kicked off the 2026 Girl Scout Cookie® season as Girl Scouts across the region participate in the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world. Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri invites the community to support their favorite cookies and invest in the remarkable
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging residents to take precautions against the spread of influenza (flu) and other seasonal respiratory illnesses, as rates continue to climb across the state. Flu activity in the state has climbed to “Very High” in recent days, the most severe of five categories of respiratory illness
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BOSTON, Mass. == Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.46/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 16.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 26.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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