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Wet fields, tariffs worry SE Missouri soybean farmers

(AP) — Soybean farmers in southeast Missouri say they’re worried about what one called a “train wreck” combination of tariffs and weather. Soybeans are Missouri’s top cash crop, and roughly one-third of all soybeans grown in southeast Missouri go to China. Now that trade talks have broken down between the U.S. and China, farmer and […]

A “monstrous” state record. Brandon Dickson explains.

The helmets could soon come off for many motorcyclists in Missouri

Many motorcycle riders could soon cruise down Missouri’s roads without a helmet and not get in trouble with the law. On Friday – the last day of the regular session – state lawmakers sent to the governor a proposal that would let motorcyclists ride without a helmet if they are at least 18 years old […]

Best Western Plus to open in 2020 at Old Orchard/U.S. 61 in Jackson

Southeast Missourian Site preparations are underway along U.S. 61 in Jackson west of Interstate 55 for a new four-story hotel developers say should open around the middle of next year. A groundbreaking ceremony for the 80-room Best Western Plus hotel is set for 9:30 a.m. Monday at the site, which is immediately east of Kohlfeld […]

Memorial honoring Vietnam veterans holds grand opening in Perryville

Southeast Missourian The Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial in Perryville held a grand opening over the weekend. The monument, which was completed in 2017, is an exact replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Veteran Jim Eddleman and his wife, Charlene, donated 47 acres of their family farm and some of the funds to […]

United Way hosts first Over the Edge event, funds still needed

Southeast Missourian They all had different reasons for jumping off the building. But the 40 or so people who rappelled 147 feet down Southeast Missouri State University’s Towers South dormitory Friday did it to help the United Way. Executive director Elizabeth Shelton considers the organization to be underfunded, even after Friday’s fundraiser. United Way set […]

The holiday weekend is fast approaching, and police are trying to keep the public safe. Brandon Dickson has details.