KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Prices in the St. Louis area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.6 percent for the two months ending in October 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Michael Hirniak noted that the October increase was mainly influenced by higher […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – In addition to frigid temperatures and snow and ice, winter brings dangerous driving conditions and the potential for damaging and deadly storms. That’s why the National Weather Service, the State Emergency Management Agency and Missouri’s local emergency managers are teaming up to promote Nov. 15-19 as Winter Weather Preparedness Week in Missouri. “Most Missourians have
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ST. LOUIS – This Veterans Day, November 11, 2021, the American Red Cross is honoring veterans. Last year, in the Missouri-Arkansas Region (which includes some counties in Illinois and Kansas that border the Mississippi and Missouri rivers), the American Red Cross provided nearly 10,000 emergency case services to military members and families. Emergency cases involve
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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region is requesting applications for the 2022 Cohesive Fire Strategy grant program. These competitive grants support local wildfire management initiatives on non-federal land in the 20 Northeast and Midwest states. Over the past six years, the region has distributed nearly $18 million through these grants and anticipates
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JEFFERSON CITY – Tuesday, Governor Mike Parson celebrated Missouri’s strong economic position as the number of Missourians on unemployment decreases, businesses continue to invest and expand in Missouri, and the state earns several economic recognitions. “Throughout the pandemic, we took a balanced approach that protected the health and safety of Missourians without sacrificing their livelihoods,”
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With the most popular weekend for most Missouri deer hunters coming up Nov. 13 and 14, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) says deer numbers look good and reminds hunters of key regulations. The second weekend in November marks the opening of this year’s November portion of the firearms deer season,
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JEFFERSON CITY – Representatives from Missouri State Parks recognize and thank all veterans and active-duty military members for their service with two promotions in honor of Veterans Day. To show appreciation, all veterans and active-duty military members camping at a Missouri State Parks campground on Thursday, Nov. 11, will receive a voucher for a free night of
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter Tuesday to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the top Republicans on the House and Senate Budget Committees pushed the agency to provide a true cost estimate of the Democrats’ tax and spending reconciliation bill if provisions within the bill were made permanent, as is the intent of Democrats. House Budget
JEFFERSON CITY – Ahead of Veterans Day, Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick is asking Missourians to help return unclaimed military medals and insignia held by the Treasurer’s Office. The Treasurer’s Office currently holds 251 military medals and insignia including five purple hearts, four bronze stars, and more than 100 other service medals. “As we honor and remember
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the alligator snapping turtle as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposal follows a review of the best available science that indicates decades of overharvesting for domestic and international meat consumption, impacts from nest predation, recreational and illegal harvest and
