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Gasoline prices tumble for Fourth of July car travel
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) PARKERSBURG — In West Virginia, the average price for gasoline is five cents lower this week at $3.113 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. In Parkersburg the average price is...
Two men killed in shooting at Truman Road convenience store in KCMO
WDAF - Missouri
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July 20, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Police Department says that two people are dead after a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday afternoon. Officers were called to a convenience store at the intersection of Truman Ave. and Brooklyn St....
Illinois’ Gas Tax Hike Is Going To Affect 4th Of July Travelers
96.7 The Eagle - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
According to AAA-Chicago, 4.2 million Illinois residents will be traveling for the 4th of July/Independence Day holiday weekend (3.86 million by automobile), and over 72 million Americans overall plan on traveling at least 50 miles from home...
Dr. Frederick James Hamilton: Myrtle Beach
Tabor Loris Tribune - North Carolina
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June 30, 2025
1945 – 2025 Dr. Frederick James Hamilton of Myrtle Beach, known to many as Rick, passed away on June 27 following an extended illness. He was 80. He was born March 6, 1945, to Dr. Stanley Hamilton and Ruth Hamilton in Linden, Michigan. He was...
Pritzker’s latest gas tax hike greets Independence Day travelers
Illinois Policy
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June 30, 2025
Just in time for Independence Day travel, drivers will face Illinois’ latest gasoline tax hike. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has added 29 cents per gallon since 2019 – costing the average driver $143 more per year. Independence Day travel is expected to set...
Upcoming commitment dates to know for Missouri football recruiting targets
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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Last week featured a mixture of wins and losses on the recruiting trail for the Tigers. Missouri football landed four players between Monday and Sunday. Three-star running back Maxwell Warner, three-star wide receiver, three-star offensive lineman...
BLM Hosts Free Family Events in Missouri River Breaks Throughout July
Hi Line Today - Montana
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June 30, 2025
FORT BENTON, Mont. — The Bureau of Land Management’s Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center is hosting free, family-friendly events throughout July. Highlights include ranger chats on July 5th and July 12th along the Missouri River, birding programs...
Overland man drowns at Rockford Park beach on Big River
KTTN - Missouri
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June 30, 2025
A 44-year-old man from Overland, Missouri, drowned Saturday evening while swimming at the Rockford Park swimming beach on Big River in Jefferson County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred at approximately 5:22...
Name Dropping | Beach working to prevent wrongful convictions
The News Gazette - Illinois
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To subscribe, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here To pitch a ‘My Turn’ guest column, email jdalessio@news-gazette.com. The line that everyone in prison is innocent — or at least claims to be — is often bandied about by law...
Nick’s Picks | Travel, Fireworks, Lacrosse and More …
Flatland KC - Missouri
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June 30, 2025
Kicking the Can Down the Road on Stadiums A Kansas deal to fund up to 70% of the costs of new stadiums for the Chiefs and Royals expires tonight. But it looks like the teams and our political leaders have decided to kick the can down the road, yet...
'Made in Montana' summer film series comes to Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell
KPAX - Montana
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July 21, 2025
KALISPELL — The first summer film series is coming to the Walchholz College Center in Kalispell on July 23, highlighting Made-in-Montana films. A Montana-made film will be showcased at McClaren Hall on the Flathead Valley Community College campus...
A Bridge Through Time: Restored 1891 Saline River span to anchor new era of trails and tourism
The Saline Courier - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
It sits along a quiet stretch of the Saline River as it flows southwest through Benton — a serene location given the nearby structures of Interstate 30 and a trestle for the Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Since its construction, which began in...
Monitor flooding conditions for Sunday on MoDOT’s travelers map
Houston Herald - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
This has Unlimited Access. Please support our commitment to public service journalism. Subscribe now. Here are the latest road conditions in Missouri, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. On Sunday morning, only one Texas County...
KCCI Station History
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 21, 2025
TV8 first signed on the air July 31, 1955, as KRNT-TV, the television service of Des Moines' CBS Radio affiliate, KRNT-AM, owned by Cowles Communications, Inc. of Des Moines.Since the Cowles family also owned the Des Moines Register and Tribune...
City Utilities, others working to restore power to thousands following Sunday storm
KY3 - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Utilities across the Ozarks are working to restore power to thousands following Sunday’s storms. As of 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Springfield City Utilities reports over 10,300 customers are without power...
Series of crashes closes I44, car traveling high speeds goes off highway, hits tree
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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JASPER COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) - About 2:45 p.m. Sunday reports of numerous crashes I-44 westbound between Carthage/Fidelity near the first Joplin exit, Tara Motel/East 7th alerted E-911. Carthage Fire, Duenweg Fire, Jasper County Deputies, METS...
Gopher Men's Basketball Announces 2025-26 Nonconference Schedule
Gopher Sports University of Minnesota Athletics
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July 21, 2025
The University of Minnesota men's basketball program will highlight nine home games in the nonconference portion of its season, announced today by the program. Times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date, along with the Big...
Senator Cantwell proposes plan to build "world's best forecasting system"
Apple Valley News Now (KAPP) - Washington State
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• Senator Maria Cantwell has released a five-point plan to transform NOAA into the world's leading weather forecasting system • The plan comes in response to cuts to the National Weather Service, NOAA and other agencies under the Trump...
MoDOT planned road work in North Missouri for the week of June 30, 2025
KTTN - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in North Missouri for the week of June 30-July 6. MoDOT will limit road construction on Independence Day to...
Florida man injured when pickup fails to yield on Highway 61 in Missouri
KTTN - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
A man from Florida was injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Marion County, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 12:55 p.m. on Friday, June 27, on Highway 61 at Route W, about three miles...