MO State News

Three cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported in Cassville

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is advising recent resort guests of a potential health concern for individuals that may have been in contact with a water source within the Roaring River Lodge and RV Park in Cassville, Mo. The hotel is located at 23359 State Highway 112 in […]

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Road re-connects to Mark Twain National Forest vista

POTOSI, Mo.—The U.S. Forest Service has completed a major road reconstruction project on Crane Tower Road in July 2024.  The 0.8-mile-long Crane Tower Road (Forest Road 2192,) located in Iron County, provides the only vehicle access to the top of Crane Mountain. Timber sales in the area, which meet restoration and management needs, had the

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Governor Parson highlights successes after completing final trade mission 

JEFFERSON CITY, MO)–Last week, Governor Mike Parson completed the final trade mission of his administration. Over the past six years, Governor Parson has led ten trade delegations to 18 countries, resulting in more than 1,500 new jobs and over $3 billion in business investment for the State of Missouri. An additional seven projects totaling over

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Attorney General strips Ray County Sheriff of law enforcement license

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that his office finalized a settlement agreement with Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers, who had been temporarily removed from his position while Bailey’s office pursued litigation to remove him from his post permanently after he broke Missouri law.   As per the settlement, Childers

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As Missouri kids head back to school, extreme politicians campaign on defunding them

By Team Progress MO JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Kids across the state of Missouri have started returning to their classrooms, and the signs of their return are everywhere: from back-to-school shopping in our stores to the smiling photos posted by proud parents on social media. But politicians in Missouri, in their desperation to out-extreme each

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NHTSA reminds drivers: Drive sober or get pulled over

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — From August 16 through September 2, which includes the Labor Day holiday weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, will be working alongside local law enforcement for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility enforcement campaign. The goal is

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The fight to protect families from the Left’s $7 trillion tax hike

By Jason Smith, member of Congress On August 16, I brought the Ways and Means Committee to the Iowa State Fair to hear from hard-working Midwesterners about the positive impact the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts had on them. This was part of an ongoing effort to hear firsthand from America’s workers, families, farmers, and small

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Smoke-free air campaign launched in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has launched the “Show Me Smokefree” campaign. Through online and on-the-ground efforts, Show Me Smokefree aims to increase access to smoke-free air in all workplaces and public places, so that Missourians can be healthy no matter where they work or spend time. Smoke-free environments protect

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