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Missouri man airlifted to hospital after violent rollover crash
DEKALB COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 10:30p.m. Thursday in DeKalb County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Lexus RX350 driven by Dale L. Feese, 68, Cameron, was northbound on Route C four miles north of Cameron. The driver failed to negotiate a...
Missouri's nonfarm payrolls down 22,400 in July, unemployment mostly unchanged
(The Center Square) – Missouri’s job market might be following a national trend of cooling off as payrolls decreased in July, but unemployment was almost unchanged. Nonfarm payrolls decreased by 22,400 jobs in July, according to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. However, the state added 62,400 jobs during the last 12 months. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from the June amount by one-tenth of a percentage point...
MoDOT hears I-44 concerns at Forward 44 meeting
The Missouri Department of Transportation held a public meeting in the Wallace Center on Wednesday to hear citizens’ concerns regarding the I-44 Corridor. The meeting was the last in a series of Forward 44 sessions MoDOT held as it conducts an environmental impact study to gauge improvement potential for the state highway. “We’re just having a series of public meetings now to get input from users of the system on what they see as the most pressing issues are on I-44 from the Oklahoma line to the outskirts of Saint Louis,” said District Engineer Michelle Watkins. For more on this story, see Saturday's LCR.
University of Missouri Extension Office reports first case of corn stunt in Missouri on Friday
(COLUMBIA, Mo.) The University of Missouri Extension Specialists have confirmed the first case of corn stunt in the state. Corn Stunt is a "disease transmitted by an insect found in Southwest Mo.", according to the MU Specialists. According to the MU Specialists, "the Corn Leafhopper is the insect capable of...
What is Missouri’s leading industry? Conversation sparks after Hawley, Kunce run-in
Missouri U.S. Senate candidates Josh Hawley and Lucas Kunce had a heated exchange at the Missouri State Fair, with Hawley claiming the agricultural industry was the leading industry in the state, despite data showing otherwise.
‘Unprecedented’: Second massive Missouri cannabis recall leaves some companies scrambling
State regulators issued two cannabis recall notices last week involving 135,000 marijuana products — more than double Missouri’s first massive cannabis product recall exactly one year ago.
Missouri state fair queen wants to bridge the gap between new and longtime fair visitors
This year’s state fair queen crown is being worn by a northwest Missouri teen. Claire Walker, of Chillicothe, is the state fair queen – making her the ambassador for the State Fair and Missouri agriculture throughout the coming year. Walker, 19, told Missourinet that she wants to bridge...
Federal court strikes down Missouri investment rule targeted at `woke politics’
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down Missouri investment regulations that Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had touted as way to expose financial institutions that “put woke politics ahead of investment returns.”. The Missouri regulations, issued by Ashcroft’s office, infringed on the free...
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