MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Following the conclusion of FIFA World Cup 2026™ matches and events in Kansas City, Governor Mike Kehoe reflected on the impact of the tournament on the State of Missouri and the successful efforts of state agencies that assisted in delivering a safe and memorable experience for residents and hundreds of thousands

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor Mike Kehoe announced that the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will participate in joint Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) in nine counties in response to historic flash flooding and severe storms July 9-11.   “Our SEMA regional coordinators have continued working alongside local officials

By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – The floods that swept across Reynolds, Iron, and Crawford Counties last week left behind heartbreaking devastation. The National Weather Service confirmed that this was a 1,000-year flood, dumping up to 12 inches of rain overnight and sending the Black River to record levels, rising more than

JEFFERSON CITY—The natural world is big and boisterous, full of singing insects, chattering birds, flashy butterflies, and other flamboyant creatures. Nature is also cryptic, minute, and quiet, full of micromoths flying with silent wings, fungi at work building soil, and millions of other unassuming life forms that we can all appreciate if we pause long

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced the availability of Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant funds. A competitive grant program, the Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant will fund projects that support farmers markets and other economic development initiatives that work to reduce food insecurity in Missouri.   The Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant aims to

SEDALIA – Tickets to all Missouri State Fair concerts and events are on sale to the public now, while supplies last. This includes all concerts and events in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance, the Governor Michael L. Parson Arena, and the Governor’s Ham Breakfast. These tickets will be available through Etix.com and by phone 1-800-514-ETIX/1-800-514-3849. Advance admission

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that a Madison County jury has convicted 54-year-old Roger Mickan of Fredericktown, of seven counts of Statutory Sodomy in the First Degree for events surrounding the repeated sexual abuse of a child that occurred in 2022. “This verdict gives the child and their family the

Last December, I wrote to you about the challenges of managing Missouri’s deer herd in the presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) and our decision to pause targeted removal while we engaged with the public and considered the path forward. I promised your voices would matter. Over the past several months, we’ve had conversations with

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — On Wednesday, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an Order allowing tariffs related to Empire District Electric Company d/b/a Liberty’s (Liberty) electric rate increase request to go into effect as of August 3, 2026, with the requirement of ongoing reporting to the Commission every three months.   In a previous