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Celebrate SIU, regional innovation and entrepreneurship at Dec. 4 showcase

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase, set for Dec. 4, is a unique celebration of some of the region’s newest and best innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs. Everyone is welcome to attend the 4:30-6:30 p.m. event at the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center, 1740 Innovation Drive. The evening will feature […]

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Buzzi Unicem USA matches giving Tuesday gifts to SEMO Food Bank

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CAPE GIRARDEAU – Buzzi Unicem USA is generously matching Giving Tuesday gifts to Southeast Missouri Food Bank up to $7,500; the Food Bank’s board of directors has pledged to make the total match $10,000. This year’s Giving Tuesday comes at a critical time for families across Southeast Missouri. Food pantries have seen increased need throughout the

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Brighter than ever: Geminid Meteor Shower offers prime viewing opportunity in southern state parks

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JEFFERSON CITY, – First reported by a riverboat captain on the Mississippi River in 1833, the annual Geminid meteor shower has been captivating viewers for nearly two centuries, and it keeps getting better.     Due to the gravitational influence of Jupiter, the meteor shower’s brilliant streaks are becoming visibly brighter with each passing year

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Board Briefs from Ste. Genevieve R-II Nov. 18, 2025, Regular Meeting

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STE. GENEVIEVE – This information includes highlights from the Ste. Genevieve County R-II Board of Education’s Nov. 18, 2025, Regular Meeting. This is an unofficial record. The official Board Minutes are posted on the district website and are located on BoardDocs, linked here. The video of the meeting can be found on the district’s Youtube

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Attorney General Hanaway leads multistate effort to rein in judicial overreach in Texas redistricting case

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that Missouri has filed an amicus brief, leading twenty-one states, in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block a federal district court’s ruling that threw out Texas’s congressional map and handed five seats to the plaintiffs’ preferred political party. The brief explains that the lower

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Attorney General Hanaway launches investigation into advanced micro targeting’s reported use of illegal immigrants in Missouri

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has launched a formal investigation into Advanced Micro Targeting, Inc. (AMT), an out-of-state signature-gathering group operating in Missouri, amid reports that the company has violated multiple Missouri laws by using illegal immigrants in connection with its petition signature efforts and failed to

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Attorney General Hanaway files charges in Shannon County against three sheriff’s office personnel for sexual misconduct, forgery, and abuse of power

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office, appointed by Judge Privette as special prosecutor, has filed criminal charges in Shannon County against three members of the Shannon County Sheriff’s Office: Deputy Thomas R. Manning, former sheriff’s deputy John D. “J.D.” Melvin, and Captain Michael G. McCoy, following allegations of

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Turkey, traffic and ‘Click It or Ticket,’ buckle up and drive sober this Thanksgiving

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – With one of the busiest travel periods of the year arriving this week with Thanksgiving, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies throughout the state are ramping up patrols and reminding the public to buckle up and drive sober. Hundreds of enforcement zones and other patrols will be

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Ste. Genevieve man charged with child sex crimes in St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve Counties

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces the arrest of Brian L. Webb, 53, of Ste. Genevieve, MO, for child sex crimes following an investigation by the DDCC Special Victims Unit (SVU). Members of the Farmington Police Department assisted with the arrest. In October 2025, while

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