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Gas prices dropping in Missouri

(Missourinet) -- Gas prices in Missouri are heading in the right direction, according to AAA Missouri. The average price for regular-unleaded in the Show-Me State is $3.58 a gallon – that’s nine cents a gallon lower than it was a week ago. But $3.58 is still higher than Missouri’s average price a month ago, $3.51 a gallon, and higher than it was a year ago, $3.36 a gallon. Missouri’s average price is still lower than the national average of $3.83 […]

todaySeptember 27, 2023 124

Missouri autonomous tractor

Missouri

University of Missouri gets Midwest’s first autonomous tractor

COLUMBIA, Mo. (Missourinet) -- A brand new all-electric, self-driving tractor has been unveiled at the University of Missouri. The Monarch MK-V tractor is the first of its kind in the Midwest. Jianfeng Zhou is a professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at MU. He said the tractor makes use of sensors and cameras to collect images and store that data. “So it has a driver option,” he said. “We can have someone sit in it and […]

todaySeptember 21, 2023 112

phone Missouri

East Central Missouri

New dialing system coming to 573 area code in Missouri

(Missourinet) -- Beginning in 2024, all local calls within Missouri’s 573 area code will have to be placed using the full 10 digits of your phone number. A new overlay 235 area code is being created because there weren’t that many available phone numbers left, according to Scott Rupp with the Missouri Public Service Commission. “This has happened in multiple different parts of the state,” said Rupp. “It’s constantly happened around the country. So many digits, you can only change […]

todaySeptember 19, 2023 148 2

Missouri porch pirates

Missouri

Missouri law to crack down on porch pirates

JEFFERSON CITY (Missourinet) -- A new Missouri law criminalizes porch pirates – those who steal packages and other mail left on porches. State Rep. Adam Schwadron (R-St. Charles) sponsored the piece included in a public safety package. “A lot of people, it’s not just items that they may need, but they’re items that they desperately need, such as medication that are being stolen, that are being delivered," Schwadron said. "And this just helps protect people and their property.” A ceremonial […]

todaySeptember 8, 2023 155

UPS

Missouri

No management pay raises in UPS deal

ST. LOUIS (Missourinet) -- Member voting on a tentative UPS deal for union workers wraps up Tuesday. Tentative changes include a bump in pay for full- and part-time workers – $21 per hour for new and existing part-time hires and delivery drivers will get $49 per hour. There’s also the other side of that coin – non-union supervisors and managers who are not part of that deal. Chris Tongay with Teamsters Local 688 in St. Louis said he has heard […]

todayAugust 21, 2023 119

excessive heat

Illinois

Excessive heat watch issued for bi-state region

The National Weather Service offices in St. Louis and Lincoln have issued an excessive heat watch beginning Sunday and continuing through Wednesday for portions of Central Illinois. According to the Weather Service, the dangerously hot conditions will have the possibility of heat index values up to 108 degrees. The National Weather Service has an extreme heat watch activated for the immediate Heartland Newsfeed coverage area beginning Sunday. A dangerous heat wave will take hold over the region by the end of this weekend, […]

todayAugust 18, 2023 136 2

Battlehawks Battle in the Ballpark

Football News

Battlehawks to “Battle in the Ballpark”

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Battlehawks will be participating in the Battle at the Ballpark on Saturday, August 26 at Busch Stadium. The team and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri jointly announced the event in a press release Tuesday. This high-energy bracket tournament brings people together in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters' mission to help young individuals in their quest for a stable, meaningful, and independent life. Battlehawks head coach, VP of business and event operations […]

todayAugust 15, 2023 2152

Missouri education teachers

Missouri

Missouri works to address low teacher retention rates

JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri has a shortage of teachers to fill badly needed positions. To make matters worse, retention rates are low, according to Paul Katnik, with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). He said Missouri loses too many early career teachers. Improving the mentorship program for beginning teachers is top of the list. “One obvious one that people would understand, I think is, you know, your mentor program for brand new teachers,” said Katnik. “What kind […]

todayAugust 8, 2023 80

extreme heat relief rain thunderstorms July 29 2023

Illinois

Is extreme heat relief on the way?

UPDATE 4:03 p.m. CDT: The severe thunderstorm watch has extended into south-central and some parts of east-central Illinois. The watch has also been extended until 9 p.m. - JL The Heartland Newsfeed/Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network coverage area has been plagued with extreme heat this week. A heat advisory remains in effect until 9 p.m. Central tonight, but could relief be coming in before that? The National Weather Service is thinking that it is possible. At 11:25 a.m., the National Weather […]

todayJuly 29, 2023 1591 1 3

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