JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Missouri River Bird Observatory (MRBO), and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) invite both new and experienced birders to join in the last of a special series of free birding webinars in preparation for the first ever Missouri […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. —The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), in partnership with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, Forrest Keeling Nursery, and the Missouri Department of Conservation, is hosting a Callery pear “buyback” program in locations around the state on April 22. On this date, citizens who register with a photo of a cut down Callery pear
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JEFFERSON CITY Mo. – Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced the promulgation of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring commercial pornographic websites to verify the age of users not just on the website but also on the device level—creating the most robust age-verification standard in the country, all while protecting the privacy of adults. In addition, the rule
SPRINGFIELD – Chosen by voters from an initial field of more than 250 entries, the Aerial Firefighting Helicopter Refill Pump made by MTH pumps in Plano has been crowned the winner of the 2025 “Makers Madness” contest, earning the title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois. Hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and sponsored
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), Minority Spokesperson for the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s new executive orders aimed at revitalizing the American coal industry: “President Trump’s executive action is welcome news for Southern Illinois and working families across the country. For too
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BATON ROUGE, LA — Sarah Ann Steibel of Ruma, Illinois, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at McKendree University. Steibel is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 48-year-old Red Bud woman suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash in Jefferson County, Mo. Wednesday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the woman was taken to Mercy Hospital South. The patrol says the crash happened when the woman’s 2024 Mazda CX5 was struck in the rear by
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GOLCONDA – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced $41,500 in funding to support Main Street Golconda’s efforts to save the historic Sweetwater Saloon. Following Main Street Golconda’s pleas for emergency aid, Governor Pritzker called the organizers to offer his assistance and coordinate a grant funding opportunity to
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has reported the arrest of 53-year-old Maggie Naomi Zackheim of Stockton, New Jersey who was charged with tampering with a motor vehicle. According to the report officers were called to the Perryville exit ramp off I-55 by a report of a stolen vehicle out of Illinois traveling southbound.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Beginning April 21, 2025, the Department of Revenue will implement new procedures established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that pertain to the Medical Examiner Certificate (MEC) required for some commercial driver license (CDL) and commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders in the state. To prepare for implementation, online MEC update
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