SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has announced that the unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in March, up +0.1 percentage point from February, and up +0.5 percentage point from the same month, one year ago, based on data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The revised February unemployment rate was […]
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrest reports. Among those listed as arrested: 30-year-old Dustin C. Baker of St. Louis at 7:16 p.m. Saturday in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. He was taken to the Ste. Genevieve County Jail on a
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JEFFERSON CITY — A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper suffered moderate injuries when his fully-marked patrol car with illuminating emergency overhead lights was struck in the rear by a 1995 Dodge D250 driven by a 25-year-old Farmington man. The driver of the patrol car a 27-year-old Weldon Spring man was taken to Parkland Health
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR), in partnership with Sinse Cultivation Cherokee, LLC, CUL000053 has issued a marijuana product recall today for marijuana product M00001463153: Sinse – Prepackaged Flower – 14g – Permanent Marker source tag 1A40C0300000A29000061341. Pursuant to 19 CSR 100-1.100(4)(P), DCR may issue a public notice of recall
JEFFERSON CITY – Members of Missouri’s law enforcement community from across the state gathered at the Law Enforcement Memorial Saturday to honor officers who died in the line of duty in 2025. The addition of Bernie Police Department Lieutenant Eddie Mays and Sikeston Department of Public Safety Officer Henry Franklin to the Missouri Law Enforcement
JEFFERSON CITY – A Missouri Bar committee is asking rural residents to share their experiences accessing lawyers and legal services. Responses will help the bar identify trends and inform recommendations to combat barriers to legal services. The Missouri Bar’s Special Committee on Rural Practice is inviting residents of rural Missouri counties to take a short survey
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JEFFERSON CITY – A Missouri Bar committee is asking rural residents to share their experiences accessing lawyers and legal services. Responses will help the bar identify trends and inform recommendations to combat barriers to legal services. The Missouri Bar’s Special Committee on Rural Practice is inviting residents of rural Missouri counties to take a short survey
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missourians interested in hunting black bear and/or elk in the state this fall that they need to apply for a limited number of hunting permits for each in May. The Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations from MDC for upcoming seasons for each species at its
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LICKING, Mo. – Young anglers will have opportunities to catch fish and learn about fishing at Montauk State Park’s Kids’ Fishing Day. This event will be from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Montauk State Park. The event is being sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Municipal League (IML) has introduced the Reducing Expenses and Advancing Local (REAL) Housing Act. This proposal is designed to lower housing costs, provide property tax relief and maintain decision making at the local level. “At a time when housing affordability is a top concern for Illinois residents, this proposal focuses on
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