MO State News

MSHP urges Thanksgiving Holiday Safety

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds everyone there will be an increase in traffic over the Thanksgiving holiday. The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, with Wednesday and Sunday afternoon/evenings being the most heavily traveled times. Drivers should expect more […]

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Attorney General Hanaway seeks to stop dangerous mail-order abortion drug from flooding the market

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has filed a new challenge to stop dangerous, high-risk chemical abortion drugs from flooding the country through mail-order distribution, and to block the latest approval of an additional generic mifepristone product. This suit bolsters Missouri’s existing multi-state challenge to the ongoing dismantling

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Attorney General Hanaway advances toward securing Missouri’s historic $24 Billion judgment against China

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has taken the next major step toward securing Missouri’s historic $24 billion judgment against the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and related entities for unleashing and worsening the COVID-19 pandemic. The judgment, entered in March 2025, is the largest

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Senator Schmitt leads colleagues in calling for the suspension, impeachment of Judge Boasberg

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and colleagues have written to D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan calling for the administrative suspension of Chief Judge James Boasberg while Congress considers Articles of Impeachment for abusing his judicial authority to target the Trump administration, sitting Republican Senators, and conservative organizations.

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New Missouri Buddy Check 22 Day webpage

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families has launched a redesigned Missouri Buddy Check 22 Day webpage to help prevent suicides in the military community.   On August 28, 2020, legislation went into effect establishing the twenty-second day of each month in Missouri as “Buddy

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Mo Attorney General Hanaway defends Missouri’s Voter ID Law to safeguard election integrity

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has reaffirmed her Office’s commitment to protecting the integrity of Missouri’s elections as her Solicitor General’s team defended the state’s voter-ID law before the Missouri Supreme Court. “Requiring government-issued photo identification is a commonsense safeguard that strengthens confidence in our elections and ensures every lawful vote

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Invasive plants to control in the fall

JEFFERSON CITY — Oaks, sweet gum, maples, and other native trees are displaying brilliant fall foliage, but across the landscape there are also many colorful invasive shrubs and trees. The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), administered by the Missouri Prairie Foundation, encourages Missourians to control bush honeysuckle, Callery pear, burning bush, and other non-native woody

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Missouri State Parks seeks input on economic impact of parks and historic sites

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri State Parks, in partnership with the University of Missouri, is gathering feedback to better understand how our parks and historic sites bring value to visitors and local communities. Anyone who has visited one of Missouri’s 93 state park or historic sites in the past 12 months is encouraged to take

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Missouri Conservation Commission Action – Oct. 29-30 Meeting

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission met Oct. 29 for an operational planning workshop and closed executive session and Oct. 30 for its regular open meeting, all at River Centre at The Landing, 110 Front St. in Van Buren.   Commissioners attending the open meeting were:   Margaret F. (Margy) Eckelkamp, Chair Raymond T. (Ray)

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