JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that nine troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Accelerated Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, October 11, 2024. The ceremony took place at 10 a.m. at the Patrol Academy’s gymnasium. The 121st Recruit Class reported to the Academy on July 1, 2024. […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Polling conducted in September by Public Opinion Strategies on Amendment 7, the Only Citizens Vote and Only Vote Once Amendment, shows overwhelming support for the Amendment by a 2 to 1 margin (68% to 28%), and a massive majority (81%) in favor of making Missouri’s Constitution consistent with state law by only allowing
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrest reports. 24-year-old Lejla Pietrovic of Imperial at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, October 12 in Ste. Genevieve County on a patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. She was released. 18-year-old Garrisson R. Turner of Leadwood Friday, October 11 in Ste. Genevieve County
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By Eric Volmer, MOFB Senior Director of Field Services and the Young Farmer & Rancher Program. More than a century ago, a small group of farmers came together in Slater, Missouri, determined to develop an organization to be a voice for agriculture and rural communities. Since Missouri Farm Bureau’s (MOFB) start in 1915, generations
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(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Today, the State of Missouri was notified by the State of Florida that both Missouri National Guard (MONG) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) resources previously offered for Hurricane Milton response efforts are no longer required. Yesterday, Governor Mike Parson announced that the MONG and DPS were preparing to deploy resources to assist the
The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following date: Monday, October 14, 2024, in observance of Columbus Day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
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JEFFERSON CITY – The cooler temperatures and changing leaves are a tell-tell sign that winter is on its way. In preparation, the Missouri Department of Transportation will hold its annual winter operations drill on Thursday, Oct. 10. Motorists may notice an increased number of MoDOT trucks on state routes during the drill, which will begin at 8
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BOSTON, Mass. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 4.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.81/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 15.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 60.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has heeded his call to update the signage around Coldwater Creek, where for decades, Missourians have been subjected to toxic waste dumped by their own federal government. The Army Corps of Engineers recently confirmed their intent to place new
Story by Marcus Wilkins, photos by Garry Brix JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – At an Oct. 1 ceremony, 12 members of the Missouri Department of Corrections team were presented with the Director’s Award of Valor, an honor bestowed on corrections staff who act in a heroic or courageous manner on or off duty despite personal risk.
