CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Jamie T. Knapp 56, Sparta, arrested September 22, 2025 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for aggravated battery. Is incarcerated. Linda M. Clark 56, Sparta, arrested September 24, 2025 by Sparta Police for criminal damage to property and trespassing. Is incarcerated. […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE – This paving project on Brushy Creek between Holmes and Fields Roads, should be finished this week, Presiding County Commissioner Randy Ruzicka said in an email Monday morning.
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JEFFERSON CITY – Two 21-year-old Ste. Genevieve men died as a result of a traffic crash on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County at 9:37 a.m. Saturday morning.One of the men was pronounced at the scene.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the second had serious injuries and was taken to St. Louis University Hospital by an
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BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.83/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 6.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 2.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester has earned the Merit Award in the Community Outreach category at the Illinois Society of Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations Fall Conference, held September 17 in Geneva, IL. The Merit Award represents the second highest honor in its category and recognizes the hospital’s innovative campaign introducing the new Cardiac
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today hosted a celebration to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, honoring the work of community leaders from throughout the state. Video of the event will be posted here: https://cms.illinois.gov/agency/media/video/videos.html The event was an opportunity to reflect on great achievements and present awards to eight Latino leaders: the
CNI surveyed one in four Illinois sheriffs about ICE cooperation. Here’s what we found. By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY and TOM O’CONNOR Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO — As the U.S. government escalates immigration raids in Illinois and nationwide, some Illinois sheriffs are expressing support and a desire for greater cooperation with federal immigration enforcement despite
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is preparing to host its second Illinois grain tour of 2025, welcoming international buyers from six Middle Eastern and Asian countries (China, Vietnam, Egypt, Jordan, Singapore and the island of Mauritius) as part of a four-day event. “Thanks to Trump’s reckless economic policies, Illinois’ $26.4 billion
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by Tim Obermiller CARBONDALE, Ill. — If it seems like more children are wearing glasses, you’re not imagining it. By 2050, scientists project about 50 percent of the world’s population will be nearsighted. As families and clinicians look for ways to slow that trend, a team led by Southern Illinois University Carbondale researchers has developed
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