JEFFERSON CITY – Amtrak is adding railcars to provide more capacity across Missouri during the World Cup matches in Kansas City this summer on the Missouri River Runner service sponsored by the Missouri Department of Transportation. The additional cars, transferred from Illinois and Michigan, will be added to both daily roundtrips between St. Louis and Kansas […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome and Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial to be lit blue from sunset on Friday, May 1, 2026 until sunrise on Sunday, May 3, in honor of Missouri’s fallen law enforcement officers. “The Missouri Capitol dome will shine blue this weekend as we
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Erik Otto, an interpretive resource coordinator with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of State Parks, is the State of Missouri and Department of Natural Resources Team Member of the Month for April 2026. He was selected for his service to the department and for his actions immediately following a
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Representative Ray Reed requested that the Missouri House of Representatives will observe a moment of silence in honor of Ray Hartman, the longtime journalist and commentator whose work helped shape civic life across St. Louis. “For decades, Ray Hartman was a steady and trusted voice in our region,”
Slow down when you see a turtle in the road and try to safely steer around it. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages motorists to give turtles crossing roads a “brake.” Box turtles (shown is an ornate box turtle) are a species often seen crossing roads in Missouri during spring. MDC
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ROLLA, MO — The Mark Twain National Forest’s Crane Lake Dam Project continues to move forward with a new design completed by the Forest Service. A contract to build the dam is now being advertised on sam.gov. Contractors have until June 11 to submit their bid. Located south of Ironton in a beautiful part of Mark Twain
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe, acting on behalf of cattlemen and cattlewomen throughout the state, proclaimed May as Beef Month in Missouri. Governor Kehoe presented the proclamation to members of the Missouri Beef Industry Council (MBIC), Missouri Cattlemen’s Association (MCA) and local beef producers during a ceremony at America’s Heartland Packing in
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However, choose carefully before you plate it. COLUMBIA, Mo.— For centuries, people around the world have used flowers for cooking, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. “The popularity of this culinary practice peaked during the Victorian era in England, and then waned until recently,” Trinklein said. “Today using flowers in meal preparation is
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University of Missouri Extension MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. – Rusty Lee, a University of Missouri Extension agricultural systems technology specialist, used artificial intelligence and drone technology last season to diagnose irregular corn stands. Rusty Lee, MU Extension field specialist in agricultural systems technology, used AI and drone technology last season to diagnose irregular corn stands
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 40-year-old Farmington man received minor injuries in a traffic crash on Route D in Ste. Genevieve County late Monday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the man was the driver of a northbound 1994 Dodge Ram 1500 which travelled partially off the right side of the roadway. The driver
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