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FOIA request sent to City of East Dubuque regarding city employees list on August 21, 2025
FOIA Request to City of East Dubuque regarding a list of city employees on August 21, 2025. On August 21, 2025, NW Illinois News submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the City of East Dubuque. The request seeks a comprehensive...

FOIA request sent to City of Leland Grove regarding city employees list on August 21, 2025
FOIA Request to City of Leland Grove regarding city employees list on August 21, 2025. A request was made by the Sangamon Sun to the City of Leland Grove under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, seeking a comprehensive list of city...

FOIA request sent to City of Waterloo regarding city employees list on August 21, 2025
FOIA Request to City of Waterloo regarding city employees list on August 21, 2025. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the City of Waterloo, Illinois, on August 21, 2025. The request seeks a comprehensive list of all city...

FOIA request sent to City of Grafton regarding city employees list on August 21, 2025
FOIA Request to City of Grafton regarding city employees list on August 21, 2025. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted by Metro East Sun to the City of Grafton on August 21, 2025. The request seeks a comprehensive list of all...

FOIA request sent to City of Colona regarding list of city employees on August 21, 2025
FOIA Request to City of Colona regarding a list of city employees on August 21, 2025. On August 21, 2025, Rock Island Today submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the City of Colona in Illinois. The request seeks detailed...

US Farmland Owned by Chinese Companies–What to Know
Chinese investments in U.S. agricultural land are dispersed nationwide, with the largest concentrations in Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, Utah, and Florida. | August 16, 2025Updated:August 16, 2025 White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro...

Missouri Gaming Commission Weighs Bids for Two Untethered Sports Betting Licenses
Written by Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev is a gambling news writer with several years of experience in the iGaming industry. He started creating promotional content but soon found he loved reporting on the industry itself. Since...

Johnson County, Missouri, sheriff's office warns of Narcan-resistant ‘purple fentanyl’ drug threat
Johnson County, Missouri, sheriff's office warns of Narcan-resistant ‘purple fentanyl’ drug threat THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY. I’M CODY HOLYOKE. WE BEGIN WITH A CRISIS THAT IS KILLING OUR KIDS AND ADULTS FOR THAT MATTER. OPIOIDS ARE MAKING...

Missouri Home to America’s Top Community College
With the unending increases in costs of four year colleges and universities, community colleges have become increasingly popular choices for students beginning their college journey. Students are increasingly choosing to start their college career...

Man convicted of marijuana crime opens Missouri’s 1st micro-dispensary
KSHB 41 reporter Charlie Keegan covers politics on both sides of the state line. If you have a story idea to share, you can send Charlie an email at charlie.keegan@kshb.com. — Missouri’s first micro-dispensary held its grand opening Saturday. 816...

Missouri State University staff offers advice to families for move-in day
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Back-to-school season is in full swing, and universities around Springfield are welcoming students back to campus starting August 14. Between Thursday and Sunday, 3,500 students will call Missouri State University home....

Calendar of Events Aug. 21-28
Thursday, Aug. 21 Cub Scouts Pack 456 recruitment event, 6-7:30 p.m., Wildwood Community Park, 17155 Pond Grover Pkwy., Wildwood. For girls and boys in kindergarten through fifth grade. Those who join can expect a year of rocket launches, a...

AG Drummond defends state energy, agriculture industries after new net-zero standard
OKLAHOMA — Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he is demanding answers from a climate action organization after it released a new standard for its members. Drummond and 21 other attorneys general sent a letter to Science Based Targets (SBTi),...
Missouri online history collection now features photographs from the Joplin tornado
A new digital collection on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website focuses on the tornado that tore through Joplin on May 22, 2011, damaging and destroying nearly 7,500 residential structures as well as many businesses and leaving 161 people...
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The Most Popular Ice Cream Brand in Each State, According to a New Study
I scream, you scream, the entire U.S. population screams for—say it with me—ice cream, of course! When the dog days of summer call for frozen sweet treats, ice cream is an easy bet. We all have our go-tos, and they might even vary pretty widely...

FOIA request sent to City of Sterling regarding a list of city employees on August 21, 2025
FOIA Request to City of Sterling regarding a list of city employees on August 21, 2025. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted by NW Illinois News to the City of Sterling on August 21, 2025. The request seeks a comprehensive...

Two admit running nearly 20-year pyramid scheme that victimized more than 90 Missourians
Home/Latest News/Two admit running nearly 20-year pyramid scheme that victimized more than 90 Missourians ST. LOUIS – Two Missouri men on Friday admitted operating a long-running Ponzi scheme that cost more than 90 victims at least $3 million....
On Nonexistent Crime "Emergencies": Trump's Politicization of the National Guard
Patrick G. Eddington I spent 11 years in the Guard & Reserve (April 1981-May 1992), so I definitely have some thoughts on President Trump’s increasing politically motivated misuse of National Guard (NG) personnel for a “crime emergency” in the...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 1:56 p.m. EDT
Retail sales rise 0.5% in July as some shoppers step up purchases ahead of tariffs NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation’s auto dealerships, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to take a...
Virgin Islander Jamal Jones dies in fatal Missouri crash
Virgin Islander Jamal Jones of Tortola died on August 15, 2025, in a crash between a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer on I-44 in Missouri, USA. Photo: Internet Source LAWRENCE COUNTY, Missouri, USA- A crash between a pedestrian and a...