JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Researchers in the University of Missouri’s Division of Plant Science and Technology have been academic and industry leaders in deciphering the underlying genetic mechanisms soybeans utilize to defend against soybean cyst nematode (SCN). For the last four years, a team of scientists at the University of Missouri, the University of Georgia […]
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All photos courtesy of Jeff Briggler, MDC JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Roughly a year after a zoo-reared Ozark hellbender successfully fathered a clutch of eggs in the wild, an eastern hellbender has followed suit. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) confirmed the first eastern hellbender raised in human care at the Saint Louis Zoo has
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters harvested 11,705 deer during the state’s new chronic wasting disease (CWD) portion of the firearms deer-hunting season, Nov. 22-26, in CWD Management Zone counties. Of the 11,705 deer harvested, 4,707 were antlered bucks, 1,074 were button bucks, and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 19 states in opposing the Biden Administration’s proposed rule that would require foster care agencies across the country to place foster children with families who promise to promote transgender identity. Attorney General Bailey asserts that in addition to being
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LESTERVILLE – In response to escalating conflict in the middle east, State Representative Chris Dinkins took a bold stance on Monday by urging Governor Michael Parson to proactively prevent the resettlement of Palestinian refugees from Gaza in the state of Missouri. In a letter addressed to Governor Parson, Representative Dinkins emphasized the need for a
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation invites Missouri students in grades K-12 to help fight litter in Missouri – and to have creative and educational fun – by participating in the 2024 “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter-Free” trash-can-decorating contest. The contest is part of MoDOT’s annual “No MOre Trash!” statewide litter campaign,
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BOSTON, Mass. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 8.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.85/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 33.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 26.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the aftermath of the October 7 terror attack in Israel, antisemitic incidents in the U.S. have skyrocketed by 316% compared to the same time last year. We’ve seen massive hate-filled rallies in cities and on college campuses across the nation with people celebrating Hamas and
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports four people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2023, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 26, 2023. There were no boating crashes or drownings. During the Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic statistics for
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 193,669 deer during the November portion of firearms deer season, Nov. 11-21. Of the 193,669 deer harvested, 105,614 were antlered bucks, 16,081 were button bucks, and 71,974 were does. Top harvest counties were Franklin
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