MO State News

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Rural Missourians often face more disparities in health outcomes than their urban and suburban counterparts, in part from challenges accessing health care — a problem amplified in recent years by a growing physician shortage. But a new study at the University of Missouri found that health and health care organizations are increasingly […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Misouri judge has denied a request for a preliminary injunction blocking  SB 49, a bill barring gender transition care for childtren, while the measure goes through the court system.   Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released the following statement after the judge’s ruling:   “Missouri is the first state in

JEFFERSON CITY – The University of Missouri Extension and partners invite the public to a free forest and wildlife management workshop Sept. 9 in Callaway County. The workshop will be at the property of Bill and Margie Haag, 8801 Little Tavern Creek Road, Portland, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Brian Schweiss, University of Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced the availability of Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant funds of up to $50,000 per project. Applications for the grant funds must benefit residents affected by food insecurity in areas which have been designated as an urbanized area by the United States Census Bureau, and are due by Aug.

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri producers interested in conservation practices now have more choices than ever for receiving incentive payments.  One of these opportunities is through the Missouri CRCL Project, which is a $25 million USDA-funded effort partnering University of Missouri with Missouri Corn Growers Association, Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Department of Agriculture

JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission has granted Spire Missouri, Inc. (Spire) a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) to construct, own, operate and maintain a natural gas distribution system providing natural gas service in Cass County near Raymore, Missouri.   The CCN will be a further expansion of Spire’s existing certificated area.   The

URANUS, Mo. – The Uranus Fudge Factory on Route 66 in Missouri has announced it has been recognized by Tripadvisor as a 2023 Travelers’ Choice award winner for the top 10 percent of attractions worldwide. The coveted award celebrates businesses that have consistently received great traveler reviews on Tripadvisor over the last 12 months, placing

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Although the COVID-19 pandemic was the first time most of humanity learned of the now infamous disease, the family of coronaviruses was first identified in the mid-1960s.  In a new study, molecular biologist Steven Van Doren, a scientist in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, has uncovered