MO State News

SIKESTON – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for the Southeast District during its regular meeting in Perryville on Nov. 1. Contracts included pavement resurfacing and tree clearing.   Contracts included the following:   An $831,000 contract was awarded to Pace Construction Company for pavement resurfacing Route 60 from five miles west of Route 60/67 […]

JEFFERSON CITY — A 50-year-old Biehle woman received minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 32 in Ste. Genevieve County Tuesday morning.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Kelly Hotop was taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance.   The patrol says Hotop was the driver of a westbound

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – This week’s cool temperatures are a reminder that winter – and the snow, sleet and ice that come along with it – is just around the corner. To help Missourians prepare and stay safe during the winter months, the National Weather Service (NWS) and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) are partnering to promote Nov. 6

The following statement is from Susan Klein, Executive Director, Missouri Right to Life: “On Monday, a three-judge panel of the Western District Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on the ballot language of six pro-abortion initiative petitions written by Judge Beetem and six deceptive fiscal notes presented by Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick. “Secretary of State Jay

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters checked 2,219 turkeys during Missouri’s fall firearms turkey season, Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Dent with 86 birds harvested, Crawford with 82, and Washington with 72.   Perry County hunters harvested 34 birds: six adult gobblers, 10 adult hens,

MADISON, Wisc., — Missouri is one of five jurisdictions that are the first to announce that they intend to administer a new bar exam, which will replace the licensure test currently given to aspiring attorneys across the US. Bar admission agencies in Maryland and Oregon also intend to first administer the NextGen bar exam in

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following dates: Friday, November 10, 2023, in observance of Veterans’ Day. Thursday, November 23, 2023, in observance of Thanksgiving.

KANSAS CITY – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released Business Employment Dynamics in Missouri – First Quarter 2023.   Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted these Missouri highlights:   In Missouri, from December 2022 to March 2023, private industry establishments gained 159,576 gross jobs, while losing 126,409

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The Department of Mental Health (DMH) announces it will partner with Oracle Cerner, to implement a fully automated and integrated Electronic Health Records (EHR) system.  The vision is to create an electronic platform that documents, communicates, and enhances the journey for DMH service recipients in state-operated programs, and connects with contracted agencies and