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Public invited to discuss priority unfunded transportation needs

SIKESTON – Missouri’s transportation system is a tremendous asset to the citizens of Missouri. The system consists of 33,830 miles of roads and 10,399 bridges, both of which rank among the largest for any state in the nation. The Missouri Department of Transportation working with its statewide regional planning partners have identified $1 billion in

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MSHP reports nine fatalities; no drownings, boating crashes over 2021 Thanksgiving Holiday

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports nine people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2021, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 28, 2021. There were no boating crashes or drownings. During the Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic statistics for

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MSHP report

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest report. Among those listed as arrested: 26-year-old Angel M. Cannon of Cape Girardeau at 2:31 p.m. in Ste. Genevieve County on a warrant out of Cape Girardeau for failure to appear. She was being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail pending the

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MDC reports young hunters harvested 3,477 deer during late youth portion

JEFFERSON CITY – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages six through 15 harvested 3,477 deer during Missouri’s late youth portion of the 2021 deer hunting season, Nov. 26-28. Of the 3,477 deer harvested, 1,470 were antlered bucks, 383 were button bucks, and 1,624 were does. Top counties

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Cost of natural gas rises today for Spire Missouri customers

JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved an increase in the cost of natural gas for customers of Spire Missouri. The increase reflects estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas as well as a change in the company’s Actual Cost Adjustment (ACA) factor. The roughly 60 percent increase takes effect today. The

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Bloomsdale Elementary School third grade holds Balloons over Broadway Parade

STE. GENEVIEVE — Last week, the third grade classes at Bloomsdale Elementary worked on learning activities that go along with Balloons Over Broadway, a story about the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Students worked on math, reading, and writing activities with a final project where they created their own “float” from a balloon

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