SPRINGFIELD – The annual Illinois Peace Officers Memorial Service to honor law enforcement officers killed in Illinois in the line of duty, including 12 who died in late 2021 and during 2022, was held Thursday, May 4 at the Illinois Peace Officer Memorial sculpture on the Illinois State Capitol grounds in Springfield. “This annual […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Student archers from Missouri’s National Archery in the Schools Program (MoNASP) traveled to Sandy, Utah last month to compete in the 2023 Western National Bullseye and 3D Tournament held April 28-29. MDC congratulates Sarcoxie High School for their success at the 2023 Western NASP National Tournament held in Sandy, UT. Pictured from
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Dunklin County, Missouri, was sentenced Thursday to five and one-half years in prison for selling seven devices that convert AR-15-style rifles into fully automatic weapons. U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. ordered the sentence for Lamad Cross, 24, of Kennett, Missouri, to run consecutive to any sentence
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JEFFERSON CITY – The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association, has selected Missouri State Parks as a finalist for the 2023 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. “We are thrilled to be selected as a National Gold Medal finalist,”
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Some folks see an automobile as four wheels and a means to an end. Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior Angelina Lopez sees a good time solving problems. Lopez, an automotive technology major from Homewood, Illinois, will graduate this spring armed with one of the most marketable degrees in the
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PERRYVILLE – Air quality in the region remains good, however a recent report of ozone measurements at Farrar and Bonne Terre released by the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission show a 4-5 part per billion increase over April of last year. This past month the average ozone level at Bonne Terre was 49 ppb
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PERRYVILLE — The Perryville Police Department has released its latest report of arrests and incidents. 61-year-old Donald Michael Burnett was arrested on a fugitive warrant for misdemeanor driving while revoked out of Franklin County. Police had been called to the 900 block of North Kingshighway to investigate a separate incident when they learned of
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music will present a faculty-student chamber music ensemble next week. The faculty-student Versa’tile Chamber Ensemble, under the auspices of the Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society, will perform Wednesday, May 10, at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, 105 N. Parrish Lane. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Budget Director Dan Haug has announced that net general revenue collections for April 2023 declined (14.2) percent compared to those for April 2022, from $1.34 billion last year to $1.15 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2023 fiscal year-to-date increased 8.2 percent compared to April 2022, from $9.63 billion
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ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (MAPA) opposes House Bill 301 that would appoint a separate prosecutor to handle homicides and a handful of other serious violent crimes cases in St. Louis City. That bill would fundamentally change a system of locally elected prosecutors that has served the citizens of Missouri
