MO State News

MoDOT accepts applications for summer youth transportation conference

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation is inviting students across the state to apply for the 2025 Youth Transportation Conference (YTC) in Jefferson City. Each year, the department sponsors the annual conference where students can apply STEM-related concepts learned in school to transportation-related issues. The conference will be held July 7-11 on the […]

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Missouri Conservation Commission Action – February 2025

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission met Feb. 6 for a workshop and closed executive session and Feb. 7 for its regular open meeting, all at MDC Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson City. Commissioners attending the open meeting in person or online were: Margaret F. (Margy) Eckelkamp, Chair Mark L. McHenry, Vice Chair Raymond

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February is Earthquake Awareness Month in Missouri with emphasis on preparedness

JEFFERSON CITY – It’s been an active year for earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), with 293 minor quakes reported in the past 12 months. Though most were too small to be felt, they are an important reminder that southeast Missouri is located in the heart of the NMSZ, which generated some of the most

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Attorney General Bailey charges contractor with fraud in St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that the Grand Jury of St. Louis County has returned charges against Joseph C. Benne, 38, for allegedly defrauding consumers in connection with his businesses All in One Contracting and JCB Construction Service.  Benne faces one felony count of Financial Exploitation of an Elderly

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Smith fights to require USPS to cover cost of late fees caused by bills getting delayed, lost in mail

WASHINGTON – Missouri’s Eighth District Congressman Jason Smith (Mo.) announced that he has coauthored the Pony Up Act, legislation to require the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to pay any late fees incurred on bills due to delayed delivery service. “The USPS must be held accountable for the financial toll its poor service is taking on rural

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MSHP reports

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrest report.   22-year-old Bradden S. Greatting of Perryville was charged with driving while intoxicated in St. Louis County at 1:40 a.m. Saturday. He was released.   20-year-old Jeff Z. Grusky of Rancho Palos Verdes, California was charged with driving without a valid

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Department of Natural Resources holds Drinking Water Week poster contest

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, – In recognition and celebration of Drinking Water Week,May 4-10, 2025, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the American Water Works Association – Missouri Section are holding a poster contest for fifth-grade students in Missouri. Entries must be postmarked by March 8. This year’s poster theme is “Protect the Source.” Posters should

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