MO State News

REYNOLDS COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) toured flood damage across Reynolds County today, including at Valley Springs Youth Ranch and Black River Baptist Church. On July 9 and 10, Reynolds County saw as much as 12 inches of rain in a three-hour time frame, causing extensive damage to homes, farms, and community buildings across […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is requesting public comment from Missourians who have personal experience with receiving assistance as part of investor-owned utility assistance programs.   Investor-owned utilities with assistance programs in Missouri include Ameren Missouri, Evergy Missouri Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Spire, Missouri American Water, Liberty Utilities and Summit

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area, Oak and Acorn Meeting Rooms, 1401 Northwest Park Road in Blue Springs. The commission will hear testimony related to the following proposed action:  Missouri State Implementation Plan

JEFFERSON CITY – Criminal investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) are seeking the public’s assistance regarding the suspicious death of William “Bill” Sundermeyer, 68, of Rolla, MO.   The death was initially investigated in 1985, and the case has remained unsolved. Sundermeyer’s family have recently offered a

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension invites farmers, ranchers, agricultural entrepreneurs, and rural residents to participate in Field to Consumer Farm Tours, a new hands-on workshop series designed to help producers transform ideas into profitable farm enterprises. Under the theme “Real Farms. Real Strategies. Real Opportunities,” the series will take participants to three working

JEFFERSON CITY – Looking for a way to stay cool in the hot summer heat? Check out these events. Saturday, Aug. 1, from 5:30 – 10 p.m. – Hot August Night, Cool Cave Music at Onondaga Cave State Park.Escape the summer heat by going to the 57-degree depths of Onondaga Cave at 7556 Highway H,

JEFFERSON CITY – A rainy spring and warm temperatures mean seasonal growth along Missouri’s roadways. The Missouri Department of Transportation urges motorists to use caution when encountering tractor mowers near the shoulders of interstates and other busy roadways.   “Our mowing efforts focus on visibility and safety,” said MoDOT State Maintenance Director Darin Hamelink. “Please watch out

BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 19.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.86/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 31.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 99.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.  

by Caleb JonesI’m normally the guy who says, “Vote no on all taxes.” I get a burr in my saddle whenever I’m asked to pay a tax and can’t see where the money actually goes. But there’s one tax I’ll gladly pay: Missouri’s Parks, Soils and Water tax. This tiny one-tenth of 1% sales tax

By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – Too often these days, when Missourians turn on the television, they see images from our cities of protestors flooding the streets, rioters damaging buildings, or masked thugs burning the American flag and waving a Palestinian one. So many Missourians I talk to wonder how these images