MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri is home to more than 900 black bears and their numbers are growing. Many Missourians find these furbearers fascinating and have many questions about them. Are all black bears black? Do bears really hibernate? Where do bears spend the winter? What can bear scat show about diet and other things? What’s […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces its online hunter education program is now offered in Spanish, ensuring hunter safety information is accessible to all Missourians.   Missouri’s online hunter education provider, Kalkomey Enterprises, LLC, has recently made a Spanish version of the course available, and MDC is making the program

MU Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. – Springtime favorites such as daffodils, tulips and hyacinths won’t greet you next year if they’re not planted in the fall. Narcissus (daffodil). Photo by Kham Tran. Shared under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0). “The bulbs of spring-blooming plants need to be in the ground now so they can

WASHINGTON – On this one-year anniversary of the vicious October 7th attack on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas, U.S. Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) released the following video documenting his trip to Israel in April 2024.   In the video, Congressman Alford gives a firsthand look at the horrific damage from the brutal attack by Hamas terrorists, which killed 1,195

By Jason Smith, member of Congress On October 1, the entire population of Israel was urged to immediately rush into bomb shelters to seek safety from the nearly 200 ballistic missiles launched by the evil Iranian regime. The massive ballistic missile strike came shortly after two terrorists carried out a shooting and stabbing attack that

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for September 2024 increased 2.9 percent compared to those for September 2023, from $1.21 billion last year to $1.24 billion this year.  Net general revenue collections for 2025 fiscal year-to-date declined 4.0 percent compared to September 2023, from $3.14 billion last

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that nine troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Accelerated Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, October 11, 2024.   The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at the Patrol Academy’s gymnasium. The graduation ceremony will be live streamed on the

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A new Special Interim Committee has been established to assess the impact that nuclear weapons production has had on Missouri’s residents and environment. The committee will focus on addressing the long-term health, environmental, and economic consequences of nuclear weapons work in the state.   The Special Interim Committee on the Impact

COLUMBIA – Twelve individuals and organizations were recognized at this year’s Highway Safety and Traffic Conference for their efforts in moving Missouri towards zero roadway fatalities. The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety holds the event each year to support Show-Me Zero, Missouri’s strategic highway safety plan. Every other year, these awards are presented to four