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Missouri Department of Revenue is making it easier to apply for a REAL ID

JEFFERSON CITY — The federal REAL ID enforcement deadline of May 7, 2025 is less than a year away and the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) is making it even easier for Missourians to apply for their REAL ID-compliant driver license or nondriver ID card. After that deadline, every air traveler 18 years of age […]

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Illinois Conservation Police seeking applicants

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Office of Law Enforcement is seeking applicants for the position of conservation police officer trainee.   Conservation police officers enforce state laws intended to protect Illinois’ natural and recreational resources. They are vested with full state-wide police authority and are trained to the highest standards for law

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DHSS requests public comment on Missouri WIC state plan for upcoming year

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is soliciting public comment on the proposed Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025 State Plan, which covers the period of October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025. The State Plan describes the state agency’s objectives

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COVID-19 can increase during any season of the year

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ATLANTA, Ga. == Many respiratory virus illnesses peak during the winter due to environmental conditions and human behaviors. COVID-19 has peaks in the winter and also at other times of the year, including the summer. This is driven in part by new variants and decreasing immunity from previous infections

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Consumers warned to stop using Camzimo bicycle helmets

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Camzimo bicycle helmets because they can fail to protect riders in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury. The helmets do not comply with the impact attenuation, dynamic strength of retention system, positional stability, or

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Community Services Forum celebrates 30th Aniversary

By Kathy Kreitler, Forum Member STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste Genevieve County Community Services Forum is celebrating 30 years of the partnership between local organizations and individuals that share information and work together on a variety of projects to improve the overall vitality and health of Ste Genevieve County.   The Ste Genevieve County Community

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Back-to-school shoppers can save more this year during Missouri’s annual sales tax holiday

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, and runs through midnight on Sunday, Aug. 4. During this time, certain back-to-school purchases such as school supplies, computers, clothing, and other qualifying items as defined by statute are exempt from all state and local sales tax.  

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A cool solution

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Artificial intelligence (AI) is hot right now. Also hot: the data centers that power the technology. And keeping those centers cool requires a tremendous amount of energy.     Mizzou researcher Chanwoo Park is designing a next-generation cooling system to help data centers become more energy efficient.   The problem is only

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SIU Carbondale’s summer 2024 enrollment rises

by Kim Rendfeld CARBONDALE, Ill. – Following a strong fall and spring, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is enjoying increasing enrollment this summer, up about 3.4 percent from last year.    “This great news is the result of the tireless efforts of many Salukis and the strategic planning outlined in Imagine 2030,” said Chancellor Austin A.

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