JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Missourians prepare for the year’s biggest shopping weekend, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is warning consumers to stay alert for scams that surge around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. With online sales, promotional emails, and limited-time deals at an all-time high, bad actors often use this period to target shoppers with fake […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has launched a statewide investigation into numerous retailers selling intoxicating cannabinoids in Missouri, following troubling reports that consumers may be exposed to unregulated, chemically altered, and deceptively marketed THC-like substances. “Missourians deserve honesty and transparency, especially when it comes to products
STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve has a new city administrator. He is David Bova. He has been serving as interim city administrator since the departure of Happy Welch, the previous city administrator. Before that he served as assistant city administrator and community development director. Mayor Brian Keim (left) with new City Administrator David
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The Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve will once again present a festive opportunity for ticket holders to explore some of the community’s most charming historic properties during the 2025 Holiday House Tour. The third annual tour will take place on Saturday, December 13, from 3–6 pm. Guests will begin their self-guided experience at the
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ST. LOUIS – Vivent Health, in partnership with the mayor’s office and a broad coalition of community-based organizations, invites St. Louis communities to join them in observing World AIDS Day on Monday, December 1. They are hosting a march, rally and more powerful events dedicated to remembrance, advocacy, and a renewed commitment to a world
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Separated at birth by less than a minute, Southern Illinois University Carbondale seniors Ben and Ian Campbell have always been together — whether playing baseball in their backyard, working at a local hardware store in their northern Illinois hometown or working on projects to become Eagle Scouts. “Wrench” and
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CARBONDALE – The Friends of the Shawnee National Forest will use proceeds from its 15th anniversary fundraiser to strengthen its sustainability and stewardship efforts in the Shawnee National Forest and to supplement educational expenses through scholarship funding for students enrolled in the School of Forestry and Horticulture at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The event,
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — Thanksgiving and the day before are the top two days in this country for the chance of a cooking fire to happen in someone’s home. Cooking causes an average of 158,400 home fires per year, which is 44 percent of all home fires in the United States. The American Red Cross of Southeast Missouri
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Arrested were: Kevin R. Kiefer, 57, Carbondale, arrested November 18, 2025 by Sparta Police for violation of pretrial release. Is incarcerated. Zackary E. Mueller 24, Coulterville, arrested November 19, 2025 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on Randolph County warrants
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Illinois’s leading small business advocacy organization, encourages shoppers to support small businesses on November 29, 2025. “From Chicago’s storefronts to Main Streets across Illinois, every purchase on Small Business Saturday helps our local entrepreneurs build more than just a business—it builds our community’s future,” said NFIB Illinois State
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