MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development will receive $5 million in the form of a Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy and Training (QUEST) Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant.   MDHEWD will work directly with higher education institutions across the state to provide students […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Recent disasters in Morocco and Turkey serve as reminders of the destructive power of earthquakes. It’s also an important reminder that one of the country’s most active earthquake zones is located right here in Missouri. In 1811-12, the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), centered in southeast Missouri, produced some of the most powerful

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is conducting its annual search for a large Christmas tree for use on the governor’s mansion lawn in Jefferson City. MDC is asking landowners, homeowners, businesses, and communities that may have possible candidate trees to contact the Department.     Each year thousands of people admire

JEFFERSON CITY  –Roaring River State Park invites veterans and anyone actively serving in the military to fish for free Saturday, Sept. 16. At Veterans’ Free Fishing Day, which runs from 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m., there will be no license or daily tag fee. Eligible anglers can pick up their free daily trout tag at

By: Matt Wright, Missouri Soybean Association President When a farmer gets up in the morning, they have a lot to think about. They are thinking about getting the kids to school on time, the mid-morning meet-up with the seed dealer and the evening FFA alumni meeting. They hit the alarm at the crack of dawn,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a lawsuit against Dollar General for deceptive and unfair pricing in its more than 600 retail stores throughout the state – including stores in Perry and Ste. Genevieve County.   The lawsuit asserts that Dollar General violated Missouri’s consumer protection laws by advertising one price

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is again asking Missouri turkey hunters to save and share feathers from the wild turkeys they harvest this fall. Hunters who harvest a turkey during the archery season (Sept. 15 through Nov. 10 and Nov. 22 through Jan. 15, 2024) or the fall firearms season (Oct.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages deer hunters to share their harvests to help feed hungry Missourians. MDC also reminds deer hunters to have their deer tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) and follow related regulations.   Missouri’s deer season opens with archery hunting on Sept. 15 and runs through the