MO State News

Time to buy MDC 2026 annual hunting and fishing permits

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters and anglers that related annual permits expire at the end of February, including 2025 permits for small game, fishing, trout fishing, and combination hunting and fishing. Annual permits are available for purchase. Permits for spring turkey hunting and some other upcoming hunting seasons […]

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This year’s Missouri Severe Weather Preparedness Week follows deadliest year for tornadoes in 14 years

JEFFERSON CITY – The National Weather Service reports 16 Missourians died because of tornadoes in 2025, making it the deadliest year for tornadoes in the state since at least 158 people were killed in the Joplin EF-5 tornado in 2011. NWS also reports three flooding deaths last year and one death because of a severe

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MU Extension releases new guides to help Missourians manage alpha-gal syndrome

COLUMBIA, Mo. – As cases of alpha-gal syndrome continue to surface across the Show-Me-State, University of Missouri Extension has released five new publications to help individuals and families understand, prevent and manage the condition.     Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a potentially life-threatening food allergy triggered by the bite of the lone star tick. The

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MDC reminds anglers catch-and-keep trout season begins March 1 at trout parks

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds anglers that March 1 marks the annual opening of catch-and-keep trout fishing at Missouri’s four trout parks: Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James. The catch-and-keep season at

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Jefferson College invites prospective students to ‘Preview Day’ March 7

HILLSBORO & ARNOLD, MO  – It’s an open house event like no other.   Jefferson College will welcome hundreds of community members to its upcoming Preview Day Saturday, March 7, from 9 a.m.-Noon, and everyone is invited.   This event offers an inside look at the college’s diverse academic programs, campus culture, and student support

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DHSS rolls out Verified Dispensary initiative

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Division of Cannabis Regulation, is implementing a new initiative designed to help cannabis patients and consumers identify licensed dispensaries and cannabis products regulated by DHSS. The Verified Dispensary: We’re on the List initiative provides tools to support informed purchasing decisions, including a

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Smith praises Boeing for returning defense HQ to St. Louis, highlights incentives from ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’

ST. LOUIS, Mo.– Missouri’s Eighth District Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement praising Boeing’s decision to return the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) headquarters to St. Louis, bringing the division’s leadership back to Missouri after nearly a decade. Smith joined Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Boeing’s St. Louis facility for the

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