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McDonald County Press   +1 other publication
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McDonald County municipal courts update procedures, ordinances after state review
49 minutes ago by Glory Reitz × Glory Reitz/McDonald County Press Municipal Judge Erin Willis explains the court audit to the Anderson Board of Aldermen during their Oct. 21 meeting. MCDONALD COUNTY --...
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Sikeston Standard Democrat
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Local church briefs 12/4/25
...log church, 1017 State Highway A, in New Hamburg. While tourning, stop by the Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities Holiday Light Show, 107 E. Malone Ave., and the Light Up Sikeston with the Hope of Jesus...
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Southeast Missourian
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Out of the past: Dec. 1
Out of the past: Dec. 4 Missouri Lottery generates millions for schools, but local officials struggle to track benefits; plus, highlights from past decades include city annexation battles, a bakery bombing...
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RED LATINA
Exalcaldesa de St. Louis Tishaura Jones inicia nueva etapa como asesora política
...inicia una nueva carrera como consultora política tras dejar el cargo en St. Louis. Former St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones Begins New Path as Political Consultant Al concluir su tiempo en la administración...
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Government 
 
Springfield Daily Citizen
Podcast: Police Chief Paul Williams talks about Springfield crime trends
...city. They discuss the department’s recent stats, what’s rising and falling, and how a 2016 change to Missouri’s concealed carry laws contributed to a proliferation of gun violence. About the podcast: In Our...
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Kansas City Star
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New housing, public market will transform huge industrial site in Northeast KC
By Chris Higgins December 4, 2025 5:54 AM Kansas City officials formally launched on Wednesday what the mayor calls perhaps the most important project the city is working on today — an ambitious redevelopment...
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia
'Health desert' in rural mid-Missouri sees hope with commitment from Boone Health
...Community Hospital and Callaway Community Hospital's doors in March 2022, thousands of residents in mid-Missouri lost nearby access to health care. For many, that means an extensive drive to Columbia or another...
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Kansas City Star
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Should KC and Jackson County split? I’ve seen it before and advise caution | Opinion
December 4, 2025 5:06 AM I wish I better understood Missouri state Rep. Mike Steinmeyer’s motive for wanting to separate Kansas City and Jackson County. On Wednesday, I sent messages seeking clarification...
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Kansas City Star   +1 other publication
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More than a dozen new restaurants & shops opened in Lee’s Summit in 2025
...noteworthy with more than a dozen restaurants and numerous new retail establishments opening . The City of Lee’s Summit — along with Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce...
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Springfield News-Leader
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New Springfield group aims to educate, promote historic preservation
...preservation. Founders noted the lack of a central preservation society in Springfield, despite Missouri's high utilization of Federal Historic Tax Credits. Its website will offer resources on topics like...
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KCUR
Missouri will lose a 50-year-old program that tests lake water after federal funding cuts
Haley Steinke uses an instrument to record the maximum depth of a Missouri lake as a Statewide Lake Assessment Program field technician in 2022. Steinke is now a University of Missouri graduate student....
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Jefferson City News Tribune
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Jefferson City Police Department collecting $40,300 in insurance proceeds following total loss
...able to fund at least part of a replacement police vehicle following a "total loss" incident. The City Council advanced a bill Monday that would allow the Jefferson City Police Department to use $40,300...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
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Go Mid Mo: What’s Happening Dec. 4-10, 2025
Here's a roundup of music, theater, exhibits and other fun stuff in Mid-Missouri for Dec. 4-10, 2025. Does your band, theater group, art studio or venue have an upcoming gig or arts related event or festival...
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Phelps County Focus
Tras una pérdida desgarradora, una familia aboga por la vacunación contra la influenza
...sobre la gravedad potencial de la influenza, instando a las familias a vacunar anualmente a todos los mayores de seis meses. Temporada grave de influenza Los Park son una de las muchas familias que han perdido...
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Fulton Sun
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Missouri bill targets ‘misleading’ automatic donations connected to Eigel
21 hours, 48 minutes ago by The Missouri Independent , Rudi Keller Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent file photo: Bill Eigel, a Republican from Weldon Spring, is shown prior to filing his candidacy...
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Springfield News-Leader
Lucas: Missouri is worth the work and we can do it together | Opinion
Quinton Lucas Springfield News-Leader Nov. 30, 2025, 3:40 a.m. CT "Why did you stay in Missouri?" The question I heard from a Central High School student last week underpins a narrative I hear across...
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Griffon News
MU leader, governor meet over crime in Columbia; mayor says city leaders weren't invited Dec 3, 2025 Dec 3, 2025 Updated 2 hrs ago
UM System President Mun Choi met with Gov. Mike Kehoe and Missouri's public safety team this week to discuss efforts to combat crime in Columbia. Tags Locations As featured on UM System President Mun...
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Sikeston Standard Democrat
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Local church briefs 12/4/25
...log church, 1017 State Highway A, in New Hamburg. While tourning, stop by the Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities Holiday Light Show, 107 E. Malone Ave., and the Light Up Sikeston with the Hope of Jesus...
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Sikeston Standard Democrat
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Looking Back in Time 12/2/25
...decades of change. 60 years ago Dec. 4, 1965 SIKESTON - More than 200 cotton growers in Southeast Missouri learned about the new cotton program at the American Legion Hall last night. Hilton Bracey, Portageville...
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Southeast Missourian
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Out of the past: Dec. 1
Out of the past: Dec. 4 Missouri Lottery generates millions for schools, but local officials struggle to track benefits; plus, highlights from past decades include city annexation battles, a bakery bombing...
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RED LATINA
Exalcaldesa de St. Louis Tishaura Jones inicia nueva etapa como asesora política
...inicia una nueva carrera como consultora política tras dejar el cargo en St. Louis. Former St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones Begins New Path as Political Consultant Al concluir su tiempo en la administración...
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia
MU leader, governor meet over crime in Columbia; mayor says city leaders weren't invited
COLUMBIA — UM System President Mun Choi met with Gov. Mike Kehoe and Missouri's public safety team this week to discuss efforts to combat crime in Columbia. In a social media post made Wednesday, Kehoe...
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Branson Tri-Lakes News   +2 other publications
MU leader, governor meet over crime in Columbia; mayor says city leaders weren't invited
...to combat crime in Columbia. COLUMBIA — UM System President Mun Choi met with Gov. Mike Kehoe and Missouri's public safety team this week to discuss efforts to combat crime in Columbia. In a social media...
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Southeast Missourian
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SEMO forms diverse task force, seeks community input for five-year strategic plan
Southeast Missouri State University launches a diverse task force and seeks public input to shape its new five-year strategic plan, aiming to strengthen regional impact and academic excellence by 2030....
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Maryville Daily Forum
MU leader, governor meet over crime in Columbia; mayor says city leaders weren't invited
COLUMBIA — UM System President Mun Choi met with Gov. Mike Kehoe and Missouri's public safety team this week to discuss efforts to combat crime in Columbia. In a social media post made Wednesday , Kehoe...
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KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas calls for ban on ‘gas station drugs’
...at gas stations and convenience stores across the metro. Posted KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas cited a recent overdose death "in which kratom was detected" in a push to ban...
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KSMU Radio
Missouri to lose 50-year-old program that tests lake water after federal funding cuts
St. Louis Public Radio | By Kate Grumke Published December 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM CST University of Missouri Limnology Laboratory Haley Steinke uses an instrument to record the maximum depth of a Missouri...
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Spectrum News St​.‌ Louis
Self-driving cars are on their way to St. Louis
...we are improving road safety where we operate, and we look forward to bringing our technology to Missouri." The company did not disclose a public launch date. Waymo is currently operating in five cities,...
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St​.‌ Louis Call Newspapers
South County Community Calendar: Week of Friday, Dec. 5 through Thursday, Dec. 11
...members. Reservations start Monday at 8 a.m. by calling 314-615-8822. Celebrate the holidays | The Missouri History Museum will present a program titled "Food of Holidays Past" at the Cliff Cave Branch of...
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Phelps County Focus
Ribbon cutting held to welcome Lowe Dreesen Miller
...Simpson, Sherri Miller, Amanda Kline-Lentz, and Melissa Robbins. Representing the City of Waynesville is Mayor Sean Wilson. Representing the Chamber Board of Directors is Jake Meizler and Deborah Decker and Executive...
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Mid America Live
Rogue groundhog cause of electrical issues at Butler PD
A fairly short night for the Butler city council meeting, all members present Stacy Davis approached the council for permission to hold the third annual Living Nativity to be held at the First Baptist...
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Sikeston Standard Democrat
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Cape airport celebrates inaugural flight to Dallas-Fort Worth
...schedule for the airport now includes seven weekly round-trip flights to Chicago and five to Dallas. Mayor Stacy Kinder highlighted the inaugural flight at the Cape Girardeau City Council meeting Monday, Dec....
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Daily Dunklin Democrat
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Caruthersville mourns Gary R. Lucy, whose artwork reached millions across Missouri and beyond
Caruthersville honors Gary R. Lucy, the artist whose detailed works and murals, including iconic Missouri images, connected millions and left a lasting legacy in his hometown and beyond. Joseph Fondren...
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The Missouri Times
Press Release: Taylor Crouse to run for state house seat in Northwest Missouri By Press Release on December 3, 2025
Local business owner Taylor Crouse has announced his campaign for Missouri House District 11 in Buchanan County. A Northwest Missouri native and well-known conservative in St. Joseph, he will appear on...
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Sikeston Standard Democrat
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City Spotlight | PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: Lancaster reflects on 12 years of service and improvements for Sikeston
...anniversary at the City of Sikeston as the director of Public Works. Lancaster originally worked at Missouri Department of Transportation, or MoDOT, in Sikeston on projects before migrating to Public Works...
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Gasconade County Republican
Limbaugh vs mayor elect Mamdani
New Yorkers recently elected an outspoken self described socialist, Zohran Mamdani, as the next mayor of New York City. He campaigned on increasing the role of government. Have Americans forgotten the true...
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Missouri Bar
Meet your new YLS District 10 representative: Taylor Haas
Haas The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section Council recently appointed Taylor Haas to represent District 10 (Barry, Barton, Bates, Cedar, Dade, Henry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, St. Clair and...
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Spectrum News St​.‌ Louis
Sports betting legalization in Missouri highlights tax contrasts with Illinois
...Following the Nov. 2024 election that saw voters approve a statewide constitutional amendment in Missouri, it adds another level of competition with neighboring Illinois. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
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Mid-Missouri senators focus on at-home issues for upcoming session
Missouri state senators filed 560 bills Monday, the first day of pre-filing for the 2026 legislative session, and also filed 39 joint resolutions. It's an increase of more than 100 from the first day of...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
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Jefferson City airport planning new taxiway for additional hangars, snow removal storage building
...according to a local aviation official. That space could be aided by two items approved by the Jefferson City Council on Monday. The Stephi Smith ssmith@newstribune.com Stephi Smith is the city government...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
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Lincoln University celebrates annual tree lighting, holiday activities
...government and Lincoln University reporter for the Jefferson City News Tribune. She mostly writes about state agencies, the Missouri legislature and features on Lincoln University. Lizbeth joined the News Tribune...
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Taxes 
 
Springfield Daily Citizen
Springfield state Rep. Melanie Stinnett outlines expectations for 2026 legislative session
...Springfield, somebody you have a relationship with, but sometimes it’s a person who maybe lives in northeast Missouri that works in that industry," Stinnett said, noting that colleagues from around the state will bring...
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Kansas City Star
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Should KC and Jackson County split? I’ve seen it before and advise caution | Opinion
December 4, 2025 5:06 AM I wish I better understood Missouri state Rep. Mike Steinmeyer’s motive for wanting to separate Kansas City and Jackson County. On Wednesday, I sent messages seeking clarification...
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Columbia Missourian
Tight timeline for personal property tax payments depends on rate setting
Personal property taxes are due at the end of the month, but taxpayers typically don't receive their bills until November, a tight turnaround for many owners. Local agencies don't set tax rates until mid-September,...
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KFVS12
Cape Girardeau County Collector explains why some taxpayers’ payments are still outstanding
...5:58 PM CST|Updated: 16 minutes ago Share on X (formerly Twitter) CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Missouri taxes are due at the end of the year. But mail delays are causing concern for taxpayers who sent...
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Platte County Landmark
15 Years Ago-Dec. 8, 2010
...Nowotny, Platte County parks and recreation director, the expansions will be funded by the half-cent sales tax approved by voters last year to continue for another 10 years. Additions to the Platte City location...
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680 KFEQ
Gov. Kehoe optimistic Chiefs and Royals will stay in Missouri
Arrowhead Stadium/file photo By BRENT MARTIN Gov. Mike Kehoe is hopeful Missouri’s incentives for both the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals will prove to be enough to keep the teams on the Missouri side...
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stjosephpost​.‌com (Blog)
Gov. Kehoe optimistic Chiefs and Royals will stay in Missouri
Posted Dec 03, 2025 7:09 PM By BRENT MARTIN Gov. Mike Kehoe is hopeful Missouri's incentives for both the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals will prove to be enough to keep the teams on the Missouri side of...
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KSMU Radio
3 Missouri legislators share priorities, concerns at the Library Center Tuesday
...the Library Center in Springfield, Mo. on December 2, 2025. Three state legislators from southwest Missouri - two Democrats and one Republican - talked about the upcoming legislative session Tuesday night....
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Business 
 
Kansas City Star
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New housing, public market will transform huge industrial site in Northeast KC
By Chris Higgins December 4, 2025 5:54 AM Kansas City officials formally launched on Wednesday what the mayor calls perhaps the most important project the city is working on today — an ambitious redevelopment...
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Kansas City Star   +1 other publication
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More than a dozen new restaurants & shops opened in Lee’s Summit in 2025
...noteworthy with more than a dozen restaurants and numerous new retail establishments opening . The City of Lee’s Summit — along with Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce...
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Springfield News-Leader
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Missouri Board of Education signals support for 'open enrollment'
Dec. 4, 2025, 3:55 a.m. CT The Missouri Board of Education plans to support voluntary public school "open enrollment" in its 2026 legislative platform. Open enrollment would allow students to attend a...
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St​.‌ Peters Patch​.‌com
​🌱 Patch AM: Semi theft leads to multi-car crash
...towns and everywhere in between. UScellular is now a part of T-Mobile. Find out more at T-Mobile.com/Better-Together. Find a T-Mobile store near St. Peters. Weather forecast: Thursday: Partly sunny and very...
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St​.‌ Charles, MO Patch​.‌com
​🌱 Patch AM: St. Charles funds Hwy. N development plans
...towns and everywhere in between. UScellular is now a part of T-Mobile. Find out more at T-Mobile.com/Better-Together. Find a T-Mobile store near St. Charles. Weather forecast: Thursday: Partly sunny and...
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KMOV 4 St​.‌ Louis
Missouri Auditor issues subpoena to Francis Howell district over payout to former superintendent
Updated: 4 hours ago Share on X (formerly Twitter) The Missouri Auditor has issued a subpoena to the Francis Howell School over its payout to a superintendent who never actually started in the job Updated:...
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RED LATINA
Exalcaldesa de St. Louis Tishaura Jones inicia nueva etapa como asesora política
...inicia una nueva carrera como consultora política tras dejar el cargo en St. Louis. Former St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones Begins New Path as Political Consultant Al concluir su tiempo en la administración...
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KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia
Vernetti announces reelection bid for statehouse
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Rep. Jeff Vernetti (R-Camdenton) announced his reelection bid in the Missouri House of Representatives in a Wednesday press release. Vernetti first won his seat last year. State...
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Southeast Missourian
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SEMO forms diverse task force, seeks community input for five-year strategic plan
Southeast Missouri State University launches a diverse task force and seeks public input to shape its new five-year strategic plan, aiming to strengthen regional impact and academic excellence by 2030....
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia
Regular audit of Audrain County begins
Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s office began a regularly scheduled audit of Audrain County on Wednesday, according to a news release from the Missouri State Auditor's Office. "The audit process...
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Kirksville Daily Express   +1 other publication
Commission awards contracts for projects in Northeast District
HANNIBAL - During its regular meeting on Dec. 3, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded the following contracts for resurfacing projects in the Northeast District. A $3.9M contract...
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St​.‌ Louis Public Radio NPR
Dome officials unanimously vote to move forward on possible merger with Explore St. Louis
...more revenue," Blanner said. The resolution also calls for using the existing 3.5% hotel tax in the city and county to improve the complex once other debts have been paid off. Currently, those funds are used...
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Maries County Advocate
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Brian Doss 1980-2025
In loving memory of Brian Richard Doss,45, Belle, who was born May 19, 1980, in Jefferson City to the late Sandy Muir and James "Moose" Doss. On leaving this world, he leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter...
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680 KFEQ
Gov. Kehoe optimistic Chiefs and Royals will stay in Missouri
Arrowhead Stadium/file photo By BRENT MARTIN Gov. Mike Kehoe is hopeful Missouri’s incentives for both the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals will prove to be enough to keep the teams on the Missouri side...
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia   +1 other publication
MoDOT selects contractors and unveils proposed renderings for Rocheport to Columbia I-70 improvements
COLUMBIA — The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission announced Wednesday that Emery Sapp and Sons and Parsons Transportation Group will design and build the next mid-Missouri project within the...
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stjosephpost​.‌com (Blog)
Gov. Kehoe optimistic Chiefs and Royals will stay in Missouri
Posted Dec 03, 2025 7:09 PM By BRENT MARTIN Gov. Mike Kehoe is hopeful Missouri's incentives for both the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals will prove to be enough to keep the teams on the Missouri side of...
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The Missouri Times
Press Release: Taylor Crouse to run for state house seat in Northwest Missouri By Press Release on December 3, 2025
Local business owner Taylor Crouse has announced his campaign for Missouri House District 11 in Buchanan County. A Northwest Missouri native and well-known conservative in St. Joseph, he will appear on...
12/03/2025   USA USA    Online
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Gasconade County Republican
Limbaugh vs mayor elect Mamdani
New Yorkers recently elected an outspoken self described socialist, Zohran Mamdani, as the next mayor of New York City. He campaigned on increasing the role of government. Have Americans forgotten the true...
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cassville-democrat​.‌com
Purdy schools review finances, teaching strategies across district
...past school year. The audit was accepted as presented. Superintendent Travis Graham reported the Missouri State Board of Education approved the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education budget for...
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