JEFFERSON CITY – In 2025, MoDOT spent $13 million and 154,000 labor hours to remove litter from more than 385,000 acres of right of way along nearly 34,000 state highway miles. That might seem like a lot of numbers but it represents a lot of trash. MoDOT doesn’t put the litter on the roads, but […]
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – The 2026 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 4 at 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state including Derby Lake at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex near Sparta in Randolph County. An early opportunity at select trout sites – the spring catch-and-release fishing season – will open
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) last week asked for a moment of silence in the House chamber for Markell Pierce, an eight-year-old who died on February 6th after the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services failed him. McCombie went on to call on the House Speaker Chris Welch
CHICAGO – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and Illinois film industry leaders have announced that film production expenditures in Illinois reached a record-breaking high of $703 million in 2025, supporting an estimated 18,000 in industry hires. This represents a 25 percent increase in film expenditures since before
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – This year’s Easter lineup is something to talk about. If you’ve been ‘dyeing’ for a reason to get outdoors, Missouri’s state parks and historic sites are providing the perfect ‘egg-scape.’ Hundreds of treats have been hidden, and there’s no license needed for these hunts. Join our team members across the state for
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CHESTER – The minutes of the Thursday, February 19, 2026 meeting of the Chester Community Unit School District No. 139 have been released. CHESTER COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.139 BOARD OF EDUCATION Regular Meeting February 19, 2026 The Board of Education of Chester Community Unit School District No. 139 held a Regular Meeting
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The photographic talents of 12 Southern Illinois University Carbondale students and recent graduates will be on display beginning Saturday, March 21, at the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mount Vernon. “Silver Heart,” a silver gelatin print by John Boucher, is one of 12 photographs by SIU students
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces the arrest of Benjamin Michael-Dass Charles, 21, of Columbia, MO. Charles’ arrest is the result of DDCC’s investigation of the robbery that occurred at the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville, MO, on March 25, 2026. On March
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports. Among them: Twenty-one year old Kowin D. Schumer of Perryville was cited for DWI at 8:53 p.m. Wednesday, March 18. He was released.
JEFFERSON CITY – Two persons were hurt in a traffic crash Wednesday evening on Perry County Road 208. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 21-year-old Cape Girardeau woman had serious injuries and was taken to Mercy Hospital South by an Air Evac helicopter. The other person, a 17-year-old female, had minor injuries and
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