COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites Missourians to drop off their live Christmas trees in January to be used for habitat improvement around central Missouri. MDC will accept trees at the following locations from Jan. 1-31: MDC’s Central Regional Office at 3500 E. Gans Road in Columbia Washington Park near […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO —Governor Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) have announced the State of Missouri has been awarded more than $216 million in funding for the first year of the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, a $50 billion initiative designed to strengthen healthcare access, improve outcomes, and support innovative care in
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ROLLA, Mo.– Want a healthier yard in 2026? Try going native! The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), Rolla Parks & Recreation, and area organizations are hosting a Conservation at Home event for families and individuals at Eugene E. Northern Community Center on Jan. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn about native wildflowers, ordering
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – State Reps. Betsy Fogle and Stephanie Hein, both from Springfield, are calling on the Kehoe Administration to reverse its decision to delay a new child care payment program, breaking a promise the Governor made in his 2025 State of the State Address. “Missouri has a child care shortage and the Governor’s
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JEFFERSON – Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages everyone to make good decisions regarding their New Year’s celebration. No one wants to start 2026 with a traffic crash or DWI arrest. During the 2024-2025 New Year’s period, one person was killed and 118 injured in 264 traffic crashes in
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WASHINGTON — After being the target of an unprecedented $50 billion lawfare campaign by Communist Chinese entities, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the End Chinese Lawfare Act to prevent any politicized judgment by a Chinese court from ever being enforced in the United States. “Communist China’s lawsuit against me is politically motivated, legally meritless, and makes
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In 2025, the Kehoe Administration worked to advance a conservative, results-driven agenda focused on securing Missouri’s future. Since taking office on January 13, 2025, Governor Mike Kehoe took action to turn priorities into results—strengthening public safety, expanding economic opportunity, supporting Missouri agriculture, and modernizing education and workforce development—all while holding state government
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton, R-Seneca, today released the following statement in response to a report issued by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick examining the condition of the state’s General Revenue Fund. “Today, the State Auditor, Scott Fitzpatrick, released a report on the condition of the state’s General Revenue Fund.
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 10 persons died in traffic crashes during this year’s Christmas holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 24, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2025. There were no boating crashes or drownings. During the Christmas holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic
JEFFERSON CITY – On December 27, 2025, the Bourbon Police Department requested the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) investigate a death, which occurred at a residence in Bourbon, MO. On December 27, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the Bourbon Police Department responded to a residence located in the 100
