CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – December provides ample opportunity to gather with friends and family during the holidays. This year, consider taking time to enjoy Missouri’s natural world with those close to you. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is holding many free, age-inclusive events throughout the month of December. Events in southeast Missouri include: Flavorful […]
JEFFERSON CITY, – First reported by a riverboat captain on the Mississippi River in 1833, the annual Geminid meteor shower has been captivating viewers for nearly two centuries, and it keeps getting better. Due to the gravitational influence of Jupiter, the meteor shower’s brilliant streaks are becoming visibly brighter with each passing year
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that Missouri has filed an amicus brief, leading twenty-one states, in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block a federal district court’s ruling that threw out Texas’s congressional map and handed five seats to the plaintiffs’ preferred political party. The brief explains that the lower
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has launched a formal investigation into Advanced Micro Targeting, Inc. (AMT), an out-of-state signature-gathering group operating in Missouri, amid reports that the company has violated multiple Missouri laws by using illegal immigrants in connection with its petition signature efforts and failed to
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office, appointed by Judge Privette as special prosecutor, has filed criminal charges in Shannon County against three members of the Shannon County Sheriff’s Office: Deputy Thomas R. Manning, former sheriff’s deputy John D. “J.D.” Melvin, and Captain Michael G. McCoy, following allegations of
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI – Missouri REALTORS® is pleased to share with you a monthly statistics report highlighting the Missouri real estate market for October 2025. Missouri REALTORS® sold 6,636 residential properties in October. The median sales price increased by six percent compared to last year, coming in at $283,975. The average residential sale price also increased 7.5 percent
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JEFFERSON CITY – As Missourians hit the road for Thanksgiving this week, the Missouri Department of Transportation is urging drivers to be cautious and patient and to prioritize good judgment behind the wheel. Impaired driving, distracted driving, excessive speeds and increased traffic are just a few of the concerns that can accompany holiday travel.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, expressed his wholehearted support for Missouri’s application for Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding in a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Missourians prepare for the year’s biggest shopping weekend, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is warning consumers to stay alert for scams that surge around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. With online sales, promotional emails, and limited-time deals at an all-time high, bad actors often use this period to target shoppers with fake
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has launched a statewide investigation into numerous retailers selling intoxicating cannabinoids in Missouri, following troubling reports that consumers may be exposed to unregulated, chemically altered, and deceptively marketed THC-like substances. “Missourians deserve honesty and transparency, especially when it comes to products
