MO State News

Women Landowners Leading Regeneration to host sessions in three states

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture is bringing together women landowners and will host in-person gatherings in Missouri, Iowa and Kansas this year. The Women Landowners Leading Regeneration (WLLR) project is a learning community designed for women landowners to connect with other landowners and conservation professionals while acquiring tools to […]

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Missouri Division of Professional Registration warns of drug trafficking scam targeting doctors, healing arts licensees

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Division of Professional Registration, a division of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI), is alerting medical providers of a drug trafficking scam targeting doctors and other individuals licensed with the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.   The scam involves fraudulent documents claiming a provider’s license has

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Missouri Attorney General Hanaway secures school choice victory and successfully defends MOScholars Program

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has announced a decisive school choice victory in Cole County Circuit Court. The Court rejected all constitutional challenges to the MOScholars program. “The Court’s ruling is a clear win for Missouri families and for educational opportunity,” said Attorney General Catherine Hanaway. “Parents, not special interests, are trusted to decide

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MDC hosts Birds and Brew events at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Center this summer

PUXICO, Mo. – Enjoy a fresh cup of brew with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) while birding at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center during several free events this summer. These Birds and Brew events are for birders of all skill levels and ages.     Each event will begin with a cup of coffee

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Montauk State Park plans centennial celebration for May 8-9

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In 1926, Montauk State Park was formally established as a state park. To celebrate this milestone, the park will host several special events throughout the season. Kicking things off will be the annual Old Mill Days on Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9. This celebration features guided and self-guided history

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MDC reports young hunters took 5,255 turkeys over youth weekend

Top harvest counties were Osage, Franklin, and Gasconade. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 5,255 birds over the past youth weekend, April 11-12. Top harvest counties were Osage with 121 birds harvested, Franklin with 119, and Gasconade with 107.   Perry

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MDC and MPFC ask those doing prescribed burns to ‘Log Your Burn’

Log Your Burn through Missouri Prescribed Fire Council website at moprescribedfire.org.   JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Prescribed Fire Council (MPFC) encourage landowners, land managers, and others who conduct prescribed burns on private land to “Log Your Burn” through the MPFC website at moprescribedfire.org.     MDC and the Missouri

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Governor Kehoe signs Executive Order 26-11 in preparation for FIFA World Cup response

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – On Monday, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed Executive Order 26-11, in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ matches and events coming to Kansas City this summer. Under this order, the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan has been activated, which enables state agencies to coordinate directly with local jurisdictions to expedite assistance.

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Forging, Grinding and Elevating – The Workforce Development Summit, celebrates reentry success.

JEFFERSON CITY – Donovan Tarter remembers all too well the basement of his dark past.   Born of drug-addicted parents in Branson, Missouri, and raised in a series of foster homes, he landed in prison at age 22 following convictions for marijuana distribution and related offenses. After completing his first sentence, the bad decisions mounted

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