WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) led the Missouri congressional delegation in sending a letter to President Trump in support of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe’s request for a major federal disaster declaration. This comes after the devastating tornadoes and storms that struck Missouri from April 23 through April 28, 2026. Senator Hawley wrote, “We […]
SEDALIA – The Missouri State Fair is celebrating 250 years of America! This year’s Fair’s theme, “Show-Me Stars & Stripes,” will showcase this milestone through new events, new livestock shows, and new campground competitions along with fan favorite exhibits from previous years. Special promotions and exhibits to look forward to include: Opening Day Parade entries
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that Shaman Botanicals, LLC (American Shaman), the largest distributor of kratom products in Missouri, has agreed to suspend all in-state sales of kratom and its alkaloids, effective immediately. This action ends litigation between the Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS),
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ST. LOUIS – Ameren Missouri donated 950 ENERGY STAR certified window air conditioners to Cooldownstlouis.org and Cooldownmissouri.org for qualifying customers living in St. Louis and communities throughout Missouri. Today, many volunteers prepared the donated units for statewide distribution. “Living through the heat of a Midwest summer can be really hard, and we know that hot
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The minutes of the Thursday, May 28, 2026 meeting of the Ste. Genevieve County Commission have been released.
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ST. MARY – The minutes of the May 28 meeting of the St. Mary Board of Alderman have been released. THE CITY OF ST. MARY, MISSOURI Board of Alderman Meeting Thursday, May 28, 2026 6:30 PM Be it Remembered: A regular meeting of the St. Mary Board of Aldermen called to order by the Honorable
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — For Dawn Murtaugh, becoming a textile artist has been a “circular adventure.” It began when she was a child watching her mother and other women creatively quilt and sew — often with old clothing and bits of leftover fabric — and her father transforming bits of wood into decorative
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by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — Loud applause and cheers filled Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140’s gymnasium as a group of seventh- and eighth-grade students received medals for placing in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO). The recognition took place May 18 during Unity Point Junior High Awards Day, when 52 students in grades
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is asking the public to help it monitor the state’s wild turkey population this summer by reporting wild turkey sightings through the MDC Wild Turkey Brood Survey. MDC has conducted an annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey every year since 1959 to determine the success of the
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JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s 2026 annual school bus inspection program. All of the River Region school districts had 100 percent approval rates: Altenburg 48 with two buses: 100.0% Perry County 32 with 29
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