March 2025

MDC activates Incident Response Team on suspicious cybersecurity activity

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) was recently notified by its cybersecurity vendor of suspicious activity on one of its data servers. MDC quickly activated its Incident Response Team to analyze MDC systems to remediate any issues and to gain further clarity on the scope of suspicious activity. MDC is utilizing a

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Missouri State Beekeepers Association alarmed by nationwide honey bee colony losses

MISSOURI – The Missouri State Beekeepers Association (MSBA), representing over 750 beekeepers across Missouri, expresses deep concern regarding the alarming results of a recent nationwide survey revealing catastrophic honey bee colony losses. The survey, conducted by a multi-organizational working group including Project Apis m., the American Beekeeping Federation, and the American Honey Producers Association, indicates

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Mo HB 1442 would protect Missouri citizens from federal overreach in state’s national parks

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Representative Don Mayhew has introduced HB 1442, the Natural Resource and Community Protection Act, to end federal overreach in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and other federally managed lands within Missouri. The bill ensures that local residents are not unfairly targeted by federal park rangers and that Missouri retains

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SIU Carbondale to host documentary filmmaker LeAnn Erickson

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Independent filmmaker LeAnn Erickson will screen and discuss two of her movies on Thursday, March 6, in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library. Independent filmmaker LeAnn Erickson will discuss and screen two of her films “Top Secret Rosie” (top) and “I (heart) Jack LaLanne: A Cartoon Memoir,” Thursday, March

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Small business owners urge Missouri Senate to expand access to affordable childcare to bolster workforce

JEFFERSON CITY – Following the Missuri House’s passage of HB 269, a bill introduced by Rep. Brenda Shields that will help Missouri parents access affordable childcare and enter the job market, NFIB State Director Brad Jones called on the Senate to stand up for small business owners and support the bill. “Our small business owners have job

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