MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Need trees and shrubs for your landscape? Go native with tree and shrub seedlings from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Native trees and shrubs can help improve wildlife habitat and soil and water conservation while also improving the appearance and value of private property. MDC’s George O. White State Forest Nursery

Jefferson City, Mo. – At the 2026 Missouri State Fair, agricultural leaders, Missouri FFA and Missouri 4-H members and partners celebrated another successful Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed Kids. This year’s effort provided 825,196 meals for Missouri children and families facing food insecurity. With 1 in 5 Missouri children experiencing hunger, the Drive

The Missouri Department of Transportation invites the media to a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of construction for Improve I-70: Truck Parking. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the eastbound I-70 Rest Area in Concordia (approximately mile marker 57.4). Access the rest area via eastbound I-70 at approximately mile marker 57.4. MoDOT staff will be on site to

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State Rep. Mike Costlow is asking Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway to provide guidance and clarity on the impact of a recent federal court ruling concerning the National Firearms Act.   The ruling follows changes Congress made last year eliminating the $200 tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and certain

JEFFERSON CITY – As the new law permitting the Missouri Department of Transportation to increase rural highway speed limits to 75 mph nears its Aug. 28 effective date, MoDOT shared a look into its ongoing evaluation of eligible locations. No changes will take effect until that evaluation is complete.”There’s a balance to be struck here

The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to encourage parents to include conversations about safety when preparing their students for the 2026-27 school year. It’s also important that drivers be prepared for the change in traffic patterns as students begin another year of instruction. In 2025, one person was killed and 284 injured in traffic

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds waterfowl hunters to make reservations online from Sept. 1–18 for MDC managed waterfowl hunts coming up this fall. Reservations are required to guarantee an opportunity to hunt on MDC’s 13 intensively managed wetland conservation areas. There are three ways to obtain a hunting spot