SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker today issued a state disaster proclamation after severe weather and flooding caused extensive damage across Cook, Jersey, and Calhoun Counties from July 25–28, 2025. The proclamation ensures that state resources can be directed to support local response and long-term recovery efforts. “Illinois families and communities are still facing the impacts […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a consumer product safety standard for water bead toys, reflecting the agency’s ongoing commitment to protecting vulnerable consumers and preventing avoidable tragedies in American homes. The new rule is aimed at reducing the risk of injury or death associated with children ingesting, inserting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley and former congressman and Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, are teaming up to launch a new push for fair maps in Illinois’ state legislative districts. The pair is looking to take partisanship out of the process and give voters a better voice in elections. It is
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SIKESTON—The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to replace the Route NN bridge over South Fork Saline Creek in Perry County, located 1.5 miles south of Route N and northwest of Brewer, Missouri. The new bridge will be wider than the existing structure. Work to improve the bridge could begin as early as spring 2026. During
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ST. LOUIS, MO– U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced a historic investment, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Following Senator Schmitt’s close coordination with Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, St. Louis will
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Southeast Missouri Food Bank is once again teaming up with Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of Athletics to Sack Hunger during the 2025 football season. Now in its fourth year, the initiative turns defensive plays on the field into meals for families facing hunger across the region. For
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PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Missourians will have an opportunity to safely dispose of pesticides 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 13, at MFA Agri Services in Perryville. A variety of decades-old pesticides brought to a pesticide collection event in Carrollton. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Sam Polly, University of Missouri Extension
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has penned a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, demanding the company hand over all relevant documents and communications related to new disturbing reporting that its AI chatbots engage children in “romantic” and sensual” online exchanges. “Parents deserve the truth, and kids deserve protection,” Senator Hawley wrote. “The Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks is pleased to announce that the 2026 grant round for the Land and Water Conservation Fund is now open. LWCF grants are available to cities, counties and public-school districts to be used for outdoor recreation projects. For more information about this program,
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RED BUD – The Red Bud CUSD No. 132 superintendent has notified parents of a threat to the high school. Superintendent Jonathan Tallman said in an email, “It’s late in the evening to be notifying parents, but this is when I received all the information. This message is primarily for our high school parents,
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