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NB I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County to be reduced for bridge repairs

SIKESTON—Northbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve county will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs.    This section of roadway is located from mile marker 141 to mile marker 142.4.    Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, Sept. 19 through Thursday, Sept. […]

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FDA announces new era of smarter food safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – One of the priorities in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety is fostering, supporting, and strengthening food safety culture on farms, in food facilities, and in homes. We will not make dramatic improvements in reducing the burden of foodborne disease without doing more to influence and change human behavior, including in the family

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PCSD No. 32 school bus driver dies in Route K crash

JEFFERSON CITY — A 72-year-old Perryville man was killed Tuesday morning in a traffic crash on Route K in Perry County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol in Jefferson City released a report on the crash Tuesday afternoon. According to the report James E. Kennedy was pronounced at the scene by Perry County Coroner Bill Bohnert.

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POW/MIA DAY to be observed at Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial

PERRYVILLE, Mo. – Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial is honoring and remembering all POW’s from all wars with a Candlelight Vigil from 7-8 p.m. Friday September 16, 2022 at the Memorial in Perryville. The third Friday in September is recognized as POW/MIA Recognition Day, a time to remember the sacrifices of prisoners of war (POW) and

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Roadwork planned for Illinois Rt. 3 in Monroe County, Ill.

COLUMBIA, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that Illinois Rt 3 from I-255 to Gilmore Lake in Columbia will be intermittently restricted to one lane in each direction beginning Monday, September 12, 2022, weather permitting.  This work will take place daily.  Traffic in each direction will be maintained using flaggers and arrow boards. 

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SIU Carbondale enrolls largest freshman class in six years

CARBONDALE, Ill. — With its largest class of new freshmen in six years, Southern Illinois University Carbondale has enjoyed a second year of stable enrollment, totaling 11,107, just 1.4 percent lower than 2021. This fall, 1,518 Salukis are starting their college career, an increase of 6.8 percent over their predecessors. In 2021, the university welcomed 1,422

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Small RNA have big implications for crop growth

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Blake Meyers’ interest in plant science reaches back to his childhood, when he helped his mother tend to the family garden of flowers and vegetables in Williamsburg, Virginia. Today, Meyers is a professor of plant science and technology at the University of Missouri and a researcher at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, an independent,

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