MO State News

KANSAS CITY, MO — Today, FEMA announced the approval of more than $16 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska. These programs empower states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover from disasters and to protect infrastructure from future events. With this funding, […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of Missouri’s decision on congressional maps. “Never before in American history has a court overturned a congressional map after a primary and before a general election. This unprecedented decision clearly violates federal law and has thrust our state

Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages everyone to plan for a safe 2026 Labor Day weekend. The Patrol will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness & Reduction Effort) over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The 2026 counting period for the holiday will be from 6 p.m., Friday, September

MoDNR will continue to monitor weather impacts JEFFERSON CITY, MO, SEPT. 02, 2026– Due to improving conditions, the state’s Climate and Weather Committee voted during its Aug 10 meeting to recommend the drought alert be allowed to expire. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will continue to monitor weather impacts within the state after the

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In response to public feedback, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will meet with landowners this fall to develop a localized pilot effort in eight CWD Core Areas around the state to help manage deer and chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a contagious, deadly brain disease of white-tailed deer and other

EFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved Missouri’s request for a major disaster declaration for nine counties heavily impacted by the historic flash flooding and severe storms July 9-11. “When historic flash flooding and storms devastated parts of south-central and southeast Missouri earlier this summer, our

ST. LOUIS — Major disasters are happening more often now, about once every two weeks. Add on the smaller emergencies that happen every day ─ like a fire in someone’s home ─ and it’s more important than ever for everyone to get their households prepared.   At the same time, as prices continue to climb on

The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following date: Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. For more news, follow the Missouri State Highway Patrol on X @MSHPTrooperGHQ

Note: This column by Caleb Jones is from the September 2026 edition of Rural Missouri magazine. You are welcome to reprint it in your pages. We are sending new columns every month for your use.  It’s Good Till It’s Gone by Caleb Jones A couple months ago, my brother and I took our boys, dad