MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) continues to support Missourians in their efforts to quit tobacco through a new state-specific cessation information website, www.YouCanQuit.org   Missourians can find cessation information related to the stage of quitting they are in, teen vaping resources, information about incentives for quitting while […]

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) continues to support Missourians in their efforts to quit tobacco through a new state-specific cessation information website, www.YouCanQuit.org   Missourians can find cessation information related to the stage of quitting they are in, teen vaping resources, information about incentives for quitting while

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri State Highway Patrol Motor Vehicle Inspector Cory Boatright was honored today after being named Missouri State Team Member of the Month for November 2025 for his decisiveness and leadership in the rescue of a motorists from a burning vehicle.   On July 2, 2025, as Boatright was driving to work, he

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Fletcher Bone, an environmental program specialist with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Missouri Geological Survey, is the department’s Team Member of the Year for 2025. The department selected Bone for his efforts to assist the Missouri community of Fair Play with potential issues related to its wastewater treatment facility.  

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that a judge has handed down the decision that Alfred Montgomery is to be immediately and completely removed from the position of Sheriff and that the costs of the suit are to be taxed to Montgomery. “Corruption in public office must not be tolerated. The

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Mercedes-Benz Group AG for violating states’ laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling, and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices designed to circumvent emissions standards.

BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 6.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.50/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 24.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 27.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.  

By the Missouri State Highway Patrol JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol wishes everyone a merry and safe Christmas and holiday. When traveling during the holidays, remember to wear your seat belt and obey traffic laws.   Over the 2024 Christmas holiday, there were 295 traffic crashes statewide during the 30-hour counting period.

JEFFERSON CITY – Senior protection emerged as a major focus of the Lieutenant Governor’s Office in 2025. As Missouri’s statutory advocate for seniors, Lt. Governor Wasinger led statewide efforts to improve accountability in long-term care facilities. His office hosted a statewide “Protect Our Seniors” Tour, bringing together families, legal experts, local officials, and representatives of