MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 7, and runs through midnight on Sunday, August 9. During this time, certain purchases such as school supplies, computers, clothing, and other qualifying items as defined by statute are exempt from all state and local sales tax.  During this […]

SEDALIA – Discover nature with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia Aug. 13 – 23. Visit the MDC Conservation Building from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. to see live fish and other native animals such as snakes, turtles, and amphibians. Ask MDC staff conservation-related questions, get educational materials,

SIKESTON – Hunger is rising across Southeast Missouri, according to new Feeding America data showing nearly 69,210 people, about 1 in 5 Southeast Missourians, experienced food insecurity in 2024, a significant increase from just one year earlier when 63,790 individuals faced hunger. More than 20,680 children, or more than 1 in 4 children, are now

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension’s weed science team is working on ways to understand and eradicate the millions of weed seed buried in every acre of U.S. cropland, especially seeds of highly invasive, herbicide-resistant weeds like waterhemp and Palmer amaranth.     Only 5%-10% of these buried seeds germinate and emerge each year,

REYNOLDS COUNTY, Mo. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) toured flood damage across Reynolds County today, including at Valley Springs Youth Ranch and Black River Baptist Church. On July 9 and 10, Reynolds County saw as much as 12 inches of rain in a three-hour time frame, causing extensive damage to homes, farms, and community buildings across

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is requesting public comment from Missourians who have personal experience with receiving assistance as part of investor-owned utility assistance programs.   Investor-owned utilities with assistance programs in Missouri include Ameren Missouri, Evergy Missouri Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Spire, Missouri American Water, Liberty Utilities and Summit

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area, Oak and Acorn Meeting Rooms, 1401 Northwest Park Road in Blue Springs. The commission will hear testimony related to the following proposed action:  Missouri State Implementation Plan

JEFFERSON CITY – Criminal investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) are seeking the public’s assistance regarding the suspicious death of William “Bill” Sundermeyer, 68, of Rolla, MO.   The death was initially investigated in 1985, and the case has remained unsolved. Sundermeyer’s family have recently offered a

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension invites farmers, ranchers, agricultural entrepreneurs, and rural residents to participate in Field to Consumer Farm Tours, a new hands-on workshop series designed to help producers transform ideas into profitable farm enterprises. Under the theme “Real Farms. Real Strategies. Real Opportunities,” the series will take participants to three working

JEFFERSON CITY – Looking for a way to stay cool in the hot summer heat? Check out these events. Saturday, Aug. 1, from 5:30 – 10 p.m. – Hot August Night, Cool Cave Music at Onondaga Cave State Park.Escape the summer heat by going to the 57-degree depths of Onondaga Cave at 7556 Highway H,