MO State News

Research during Missouri Good Neighbor Week points to simple, everyday interactions as path to stronger neighborhoods. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A new statewide study of neighboring finds that Missouri residents have considerable goodwill toward the people living around them, but most neighbor relationships remain at the surface level. The 2026 State of Neighboring study was conducted […]

JACKSON, Mo. – Over the past 10 years, University of Missouri Extension specialists across the state have received calls about grass with purple bottlebrush seed heads spreading across pasture and hayfields, says MU Extension agronomy field specialist Anthony Ohmes. MU Extension specialists including horticulturist David Trinklein and weed scientist Kevin Bradley have identified the species

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Halloween approaches, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is reminding families and communities of the state’s legal restrictions for registered sex offenders on October 31. These rules are designed to help protect children during one of the busiest nights for door‑to‑door activity. “Parents should enjoy Halloween knowing the law provides clear safeguards for

UNION, Mo. – Halloween is a holiday filled with fun and spooky thrills, but it can also bring a few real-life scares if we don’t plan for a safe holiday. Make a plan. A parent or responsible adult should accompany young children as they go trick-or-treating. Teenagers who still participate in the festivities should travel

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With deer hunting underway in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and partners encourage Missouri deer hunters to Share the Harvest (STH) by donating venison to help feed Missourians facing hunger. One of the nation’s first venison-donation programs, STH has provided more than 6 million pounds of venison to help

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Trump Administration announced more than $2.3 million in federal investment to strengthen Missouri’s rural healthcare workforce and expand access to maternal care. This funding is part of the Rural Health Transformation Program’s (RHTP) historic $50 billion investment in rural healthcare, which Rep. Jason Smith (MO-08) authored as part of

By Rachel O’Halloran, MU Extension field specialist in nutrition and health. ROLLA, Mo. – Do you love Halloween but could do without the family sugar crash afterward? Many Missouri families feel the same way. Consumer surveys from 2013 suggest that young trick-or-treaters consume an average of 3 cups worth of sugar on Halloween day. That

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Late October can be a somber time of the year for gardening enthusiasts, since it usually signals the end of the outdoor growing season, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Based on decades of weather data, there is a 50% chance that mid-Missouri’s first frost of fall will happen on

JEFFERSON CITY – Following a comprehensive review, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced today the locations of upcoming increases to the speed limit of various interstate corridor segments. These increases are the result of a new law permitting the department to raise the maximum rural highway speed limit to 75 mph, and follows a detailed