MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased 0.9 of a point in July to 91.9, marking the 19th consecutive month below the 49-year average of 98. Twenty-one percent of owners reported that inflation was their single most important problem in operating their business, down three points from June.   “With small business owners’ views about […]

BOSTON, Mass. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 16.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.65/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 38.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 4.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The

JEFFERSON CITY, M0. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Drought Assessment Committee will convene Aug. 22 to discuss a comprehensive state and federal response to drought conditions affecting various portions of the state.     It will be the committee’s third meeting since Governor Mike Parson issued a drought alert May 31 with Executive

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced Monday that his office’s Cold Case Unit assisted the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney in obtaining a second-degree murder conviction in connection to the long-unsolved death of Karla Delcour in 1987. “As Attorney General, I want to send the message that my office will persist in obtaining justice

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol is testing for new troopers. The Patrol is encouraging qualified individuals of all backgrounds to apply and will offer testing at nine different locations in Missouri.   Those who successfully complete testing will be eligible to continue in the selection process for the 119th (Accelerated) and 120th

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, AUG. 5, 2023 – Learn about the sun and the moon Saturday, Aug. 19, at Washington State Park. The event will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Planned activities include the following:   Petroglyph Tour – 2 p.m. at the petroglyph site. Park team members will offer a tour of the petroglyphs,

By Jason Smith, member of Congress Working-class Americans just cannot catch a break in the Biden economy. Millions are struggling to get by as they face the one-two punch of higher prices and rising interest rates. And it’s all thanks to Washington Democrats’ reckless $10 trillion spending spree, which sent the spike in consumer prices

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the St. Louis County Department of Public Health, and the St. Charles County Department of Public Health have been notified of an internationally-imported confirmed case of measles. The departments are waiting for the completion of tests to determine the strain of disease from