CHICAGO –The Illinois Accountability Commission, housed in the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR), today held its fifth public hearing to reveal further findings from the investigations on the misconduct of federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz, including the names of various rogue Border Patrol agents the administration protected by offering preemptive immunity. “In […]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome and Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial to be lit blue from sunset on Friday, May 1, 2026 until sunrise on Sunday, May 3, in honor of Missouri’s fallen law enforcement officers. “The Missouri Capitol dome will shine blue this weekend as we
GLEN CARBON, IL –Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois presented the Thanks Badge II and Honor Pin to two outstanding volunteers at the annual Recognition of Excellence awards ceremony. Kathy Arend from Highland was awarded the Thanks Badge II while Carrie Davitz from Belleville was awarded the Honor Pin. The Thanks Badge II honors a previous
STE. GENEVIEVE — The annual French Heritage Festival will take place on Saturday, June 13, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in the rich traditions and the future evolution of one of Missouri’s oldest communities. Held in the heart of Ste. Genevieve’s National Historic Landmark District, the festival celebrates the region’s deep French and Creole roots
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Erik Otto, an interpretive resource coordinator with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks, is the State of Missouri and Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month for April 2026. He was selected for his service to the department and for his actions immediately following a
JEFFERSON CITY – 145th State Representative Bryant Wolfin voted no recently on a 377-page, 87,000-word omnibus bill. He said, “If it takes 10+ hours just to read it out loud, there’s no way the final version has been properly vetted in less than 24 hours. “We’re already fixing a bill we passed earlier
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JEFFERSON CITY – A 42-year-old man from Waterloo, Iowa suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash Tuesday afternoon in Ste. Genevieve County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the man was taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis by a Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance. The patrol says the crash happened when the 2021
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Planning and Zoning Commission will meet in regular session Thursday, May 7 in the city hall board room, 165 South Fourth Street, Ste. Genevieve. The meeting is open to the public and will be shown on SteGenTV Channel 991 on the Spectrum Cable TV system in Ste. Genevieve
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — More than 120 teachers of tomorrow will be honored at Southern Illinois University Carbondale during a special pinning ceremony at 5 p.m. May 6 in Shryock Auditorium. The newest Teacher Education Program graduates from throughout campus academic areas, along with the Rend Lake Marketplace campus, recently completed their student teaching
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Representative Ray Reed requested that the Missouri House of Representatives will observe a moment of silence in honor of Ray Hartman, the longtime journalist and commentator whose work helped shape civic life across St. Louis. “For decades, Ray Hartman was a steady and trusted voice in our region,”
