JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri nonfarm payroll employment increased by 17,100 jobs in July 2025, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 6,800 jobs and government employment increased by 10,300 jobs. Over the year, there was an increase of 49,300 jobs from July 2024 to […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. –Lake of the Ozarks State Park’s campground section 4 has undergone extensive renovations including new sites with water, sewer and 50-amp electrical services, as well as the addition of four new yurts in section 2 as part of Missouri State Parks’ revenue bond projects. These sections of the campground have
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PARK HILLS – The Mineral Area College Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, August 14, 2025, in the VanHerck Board Room on the Park Hills campus. The annual Tax Rate Hearing will be held at 9:55 a.m. with Open Session immediately following at 10:00 a.m. The tentative agenda:
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report. 66-year-old Gregory A. Stump of Perryville was cited for violating a city ordinance regarding allowing animals other than dogs or cats creating a nuisance. According to the police report, officers were called to West Ste. Maries Street at 7:47 a.m. Friday, August
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KANSAS CITY, Kans. – The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The advance was led by a 0.2-percent rise in the all items less food and energy index. The energy index declined 0.3 percent, and the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released preliminary statewide 2024-25 Grade Level and End-of-Course (EOC) assessment data during the August 12 State Board of Education meeting. The results represent data from the required state assessments: English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for grades 3-8; Science for grades 5 and 8;
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Geologists with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Missouri Geological Survey presented new research into critical minerals during the fifth annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals national workshop hosted Aug. 6-7 at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Geologist Elizabeth Hall shared information on critical minerals sampling for attendees
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday sentenced a man who stole the identities of 13 people to apply for loans and obtain other things of value to four years in prison and ordered him to repay $26,812. Deleon Ford, 32, of Ferguson,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Soybean Association and Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council are proud to announce the selection of Casey Wasser as the organization’s next executive director and CEO, effective immediately. Wasser brings more than a decade of experience with Missouri Soybeans, most recently serving as chief operating officer and senior policy director.
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrest report. 48-year-old Robert A. Sell of Ste. Genevieve was arrested Wednesday at 1:30 a.m. in Jefferson County on charges of violating a public park ordinance and failing to appear on a charge of failing to register a motor vehicle. He was
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