JEFFERSON CITY — Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, provides the following preliminary statistics related to the Christmas holiday weekend: Eight people died in traffic crashes during the 78-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 23, 2021, and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 26, 2021. 2021 […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Omicron variant of the SARS COV 2 virus has turned up in samples taken from the Perryville wastewater treatment plant for the first time since the variant was first discovered in southern Africa. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports more than half of community sewershed samples tested from
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JEFFERSON CITY—Spire Missouri, Inc. (Spire) has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking to adjust the infrastructure system replacement surcharge (ISRS) on the bills of its Spire East and Spire West natural gas customers. The surcharge first appeared on Spire East and Spire West customer bills in 2004. Spire seeks
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CHICAGO – As we gather with friends and family to celebrate the holiday season and ring in the New Year, consider committing to a resolution for 2022 that could save your life and protect your home – resolve to be ready for disasters. “It only takes a few simple steps, and it starts with understanding
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JEFFERSON CITY — The end of another holiday season means it will soon be time to start taking down holiday decorations. As Missourians start this often bittersweet task, they often wonder how to properly dispose of Christmas trees, strands of old lights, gift packaging and other items, including broken or unwanted electronics. The Missouri Department of Natural
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BOSTON, Mass. — Missouri gas prices have fallen 2.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.94/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Gas prices in Missouri are 10.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.01/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission gave final approval during its Dec. 10 open meeting in Jefferson City to several proposed regulation changes to the Wildlife Code of Missouri by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for paddlefish, related fishing methods, and commercial fishing. The regulation changes will become effective Feb. 28, 2022. MDC asked for initial
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Missouri Democratic Party MONROE COUNTY – Missouri family farmers are seeing better prices, more investment and attention from Washington D.C. since President Biden took office earlier this year. One of his first waves of executive orders addressed the agriculture failures of the 45th president. Wes Shoemyer of Monroe County, a fourth generation, active
JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is ending vehicle replacement funding programs under the Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust. However, funding for future projects will still be available through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act. Since 2018, the department has accepted applications from local governments and private entities for replacing diesel-powered school buses,
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JEFFERSON CITY — The number of new COVID-19 cases in Missouri rose slightly between December 19th and 21st according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service. The seven day total of confirmed and probable cases for the period ending December 21st was 20,542, an increase of about three percent. The average
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