This week, folks across southeast Missouri will gather at American Legion posts, VFW halls, and cemeteries to honor the men and women who served our great country in the United States Armed Forces. Every American owes our service members a debt of gratitude for protecting the freedoms we hold dear, and repaying that debt starts […]
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Registration is open for the University of Missouri Extension Master Gardener online spring 2027 course. The 15-week class runs Jan. 17-May 31, 2027. The online core training course is designed to provide in-depth horticultural knowledge, says MU Extension Master Gardener state coordinator Debi Kelly. The course includes presentations and weekly discussion forums.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office has sued four retailers operating in Missouri for allegedly selling marijuana products falsely marketed as hemp and deceptively presenting themselves as lawful cannabis dispensaries. The lawsuits come as General Hanaway secured a complete victory in defense of Missouri’s law closing the so‑called
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – State Budget Director Trevor Foley announced today that net general revenue collections for October 2026 decreased 2.5 percent compared to those for October 2025, from $967.1 million last year to $943.1 million this year. Net general revenue collections for 2027 fiscal year-to-date increased 2.4 percent compared to October 2025, from $3.97
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.– The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is again asking deer hunters to have their deer sampled for chronic wasting disease (CWD). Hunters play a critical role in helping MDC monitor the disease and health of Missouri’s deer herd. CWD is a contagious, deadly brain disease of white-tailed deer and other members of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has set a November 23, 2026, deadline to intervene in a rate case filed by Spire Missouri Inc. d/b/a Spire requesting to change its natural gas base rates.On November 2, 2026, Spire filed tariff sheets with the Commission seeking approval of a net increase in
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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: Wednesday, November 11, 2026, in observance of Veterans’ Day. Thursday, November 26, 2026, in observance of Thanksgiving. For more news, follow the Missouri State Highway Patrol on X @MSHPTrooperGHQ
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri students will have more opportunities to study American democracy on an international stage thanks to a new $25 million grant from Kinder Foundation®. The five-year commitment will strengthen research, expand faculty expertise and support graduate students at Mizzou’s Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy. It will also expand the institute’s
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October 30, 2026 As this Congress nears its end, I am proud of the wins I have delivered for working families, small businesses, and family farms in southeast and south central Missouri. Every fight I have taken on this Congress comes back to one goal: making life more affordable and safe for the people I
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Illinois is the number one producer of soybeans in the United States, but farmers across the state face a big issue when it comes to maintaining their crops — drought. Periods with little to no rain can hamper growth or, worse yet, kill the plant. Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are
