MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Wentzville School District’s Board of Education for concealing a transgender student bathroom usage policy in direct violation of Missouri’s Open Meetings Law. After one Wentzville school board member stated that “quite frankly, it’s not the parents’ business” to know about the bathroom policy, […]

COLUMBIA – The University of Missouri Police Department saw a decline in most crimes in 2022, including alcohol arrests and alcohol referrals. That’s according to the newly released 2023 Annual Fire Safety and Security Report.   Each year, MU publishes the safety and security report, which covers the previous calendar year and contains valuable information about

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) announced today that it has released its Strategic Implementation Plan for Fiscal Year 2024. This comprehensive plan outlines MTC’s commitment to catalyzing innovation and entrepreneurship in the state of Missouri by introducing new programs and initiatives to empower high-tech companies to thrive.   “We appreciate the efforts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A statewide project funded by the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority has explored the landscape of Missouri’s aquaculture industry and opportunities for growth.   According to the 2018 Census of Aquaculture, Missouri saw $7.67 million in total sales of aquaculture products. The Next Generation Aquaculture in Missouri project has developed

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Join team members as they host a variety of fun fall events at Missouri’s state parks and historic sites.   Wednesdays, Oct. 4, 11 and 18: Community Fly Tying Demonstration at Bennett Spring State Park. Join park volunteers Danny Goldsmith and Donald Ohler at 9 a.m. at the Bennett Spring Church of

by Caleb Jones | cjones@amec.coopCOLUMBIA — There is nothing more stressful to a farmer than a field of square hay bales all lined up in rows with dark storm clouds in the sky. Growing up, I spent many hours chasing square balers through fields, and all too often spent what felt like days squirreled away in

COLUMBIA, Mo.– Did you know half of all Missouri households use natural gas as their primary heating source? If you are living in a new location or if you turned your natural gas off for the summer, now is the time to schedule your reconnection – before the first cold snap of the season. “There

JEFFERSON CITY—Spire Missouri, Inc. (Spire) has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) to construct, own, operate and maintain a natural gas distribution system providing natural gas service in Cass County. The requested CCN would be a further expansion of the Company’s existing certificated area.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is seeking input from turkey hunters on possible changes to spring and fall wild turkey hunting seasons, including all-day spring hunting and reduced harvest limits for fall seasons.   “In the nearly 20 years since the last significant regulations change for turkey hunting, much has changed

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Mizzou Medal of Distinction is among the University of Missouri’s most prestigious service awards designed to recognize its honorees for serving their community through a sense of accomplishment and vision.   The award’s first recipient is Nobel Laureate George P. Smith, Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus of biological sciences, who was awarded