MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) obtained a Medicaid Fraud conviction against personal care attendant (PCA) Darrell Carr, who submitted false statements and time records in order to receive payments from Missouri Medicaid. Carr was a PCA for his father-in-law, the Medicaid recipient, where

Missouri ranks the fifth most dangerous state to drive in the U.S., scoring 62.66 out of 100 on the Driving Danger Index.   The ranking is based on average annual fatal crashes from 2020–2024 weighted against bridge and road condition data, according to an analysis of NHTSA crash data and ASCE infrastructure report card data.  

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation is currently hiring maintenance personnel for winter operations, with opportunities for year-round employment including mowing, striping and other maintenance functions. There are hundreds of full-time maintenance and emergency maintenance equipment operator positions currently available across the state.   “Missouri travelers depend on us throughout the year to maintain our

COLUMBIA, Mo. – High temperatures and high humidity coinciding with one of corn’s most critical growth stages results in a condition many refer to as “corn sweat.” Corn sweat is a colloquial term for transpiration, the natural process of corn plants pulling water through their roots and releasing vapor, mostly through the stomata of their

Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 6.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.79/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 32.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 92.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price