MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, in partnership with Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins, directed a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging them to rightfully return defaulted funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to Missouri to expand broadband and rural internet access. “As Attorney General, I will enforce […]

BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 3.5 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 5.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 41.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.  

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD) is reminding students to file their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the April 1 Access Missouri Grant deadline to qualify for the most financial aid possible and help broaden their higher education opportunities. The Access Missouri Grant provided over $81 million

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following the recent severe weather that impacted the state, the Missouri Department of Commerce & Insurance reminds Missourians who have questions or concerns about their insurance coverage to contact the department’s Consumer Hotline at 800-726-7390 or visit insurance.mo.gov. “If you have questions, we’re here to help,” said DCI Director Angela Nelson. “We want to

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture has selected 30 high school sophomores to participate in the 2025 Missouri Agribusiness Academy. Selected students will spend a week in June in Kansas City exploring careers in agriculture, building leadership skills and learning more about farming, ranching and food production. “The Missouri Agribusiness Academy is

JEFFERSON CITY — A 17-year-old Jackson girl suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash in Perry County Sunday night.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the girl was taken to Mercy Hospital Perry by ambulance.   The patrol says the girl had been a passenger in a 2016 Honda Civic which was westbound on

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Don Mayhew has introduced HB 1442, the Natural Resource and Community Protection Act, to end federal overreach in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and other federally managed lands within Missouri.   The bill ensures that local residents are not unfairly targeted by federal park rangers and that Missouri retains

JEFFERSON CITY – MU Extension encourages Missouri farm operators, lenders, appraisers and landowners to help track farmland trends by participating in the 2025 Missouri Farmland Values Opinion Survey. This survey is one of MU Extension’s most widely used resources for insights into land value trends for cropland, pastureland, timberland and recreational/hunting land. Your participation benefits

JEFFERSON CITY – The State of Missouri will hold formal public hearings across the state to allow for public input on the Fiscal Year 2025 HUD Action Plan.   Each year, the State is required to develop an action plan that outlines how each program funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)