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Illinois, Missouri road trippers curtail travel plans

PORTLAND, Ore. – A survey of 3,023 road trippers by FamilyDestinationsGuide.com has revealed the extent to which soaring gas prices and rising inflation will affect families’ vacation plans this summer. Illinoisans surveyed say their usual summer road trips will effectively be cut by almost half (by 43%). Usually each average roadtrip is 568 miles, however, this summer the average is expected […]

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Kansas man ordered to pay millions after Missouri investors defrauded

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s securities division has issued a final order to cease and desist against Overland Park, Kansas resident Robert C. Bridgforth after he defrauded six Missouri investors by selling fake “silver certificates.” The order also prohibits Bridgforth from working in the securities industry and includes $3.3 million in civil

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Missouri Attorney General secures settlement with Mallinckrodt over underpayment of medicaid drug rebates

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Schmitt has announced that Missouri has joined with 49 other states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the federal government to settle allegations of fraud against Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC (formerly known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a U.S. subsidiary of the Irish pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt plc (collectively Mallinckrodt), which sells and

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MSHP says ‘Plan A Safe July Fourth Weekend!’

JEFFERSON CITY – The July Fourth holiday weekend is a great opportunity to enjoy one of Missouri’s recreational opportunities or a backyard barbecue. Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds Missouri’s travelers to make smart choices for a safe July Fourth holiday. Everyone should place safety at the top of

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Nominate a veteran/active duty military service member for Honoree of the Day at the Missouri State Fair

SEDALIA – The Missouri State Fair is accepting nominations for Veteran/Active Military Honoree of the Day, sponsored by Capital Materials, Retrieving Freedom, Inc., and Starline Brass. Eleven veterans/active duty service members from Missouri will be chosen from the nominations and honored in a Military Flag Retreat ceremony to take place daily in a new location, just outside the

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Perryville Police report

PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 57-year-old Jeffrey W. Grissom was charged with trespassing in the 100 block of Zeno Street. 20-year-old Exavier D. Edward of DuQuoin was charged with driving while revoked or suspended and speeding. The charges followed a traffic stop on South Perryville Boulevard at 8:15 p.m.

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River Region students earn degrees at commencement

FAYETTE, Mo. — More than 500 Central Methodist University earned degrees this spring, with graduates from the Fayette and statewide campuses, as well as online, walked across the commencement stage in May. Graduates were recognized for academic honors at the ceremony and were treated to a commencement address by former Missouri judge and lawmaker Ted

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