MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) is currently accepting applications for people with developmental disabilities (DD), or their family members, who are passionate about improving the lives of people with DD in Missouri.   Individuals with DD who are interested in advocacy and disability policy issues or individuals with lived experience or […]

JEFFERSON CITY — Governor Parson has proclaimed May 2023, as Mental Health Awareness Month in Missouri.  The Department of Mental Health (DMH) in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Missouri, as well as other agencies, are committed to sharing resources, providing treatment and help to those in need, and promoting public understanding of mental health conditions.  

JEFFERSON CITY, MO –Governor Parson signed a proclamation designating May Foster Care Month in Missouri, a time to recognize the vital role of foster parents and their support of children in need of loving, temporary homes.      “The role that foster, relative, and kinship providers play in the lives of Missouri’s most vulnerable children is

KANSAS CITY — This May, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, would like to remind all motorists that Motorcyclist Safety Is Everyone’s Safety.     May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the end of May ushers in the unofficial start of the

JEFFERSON CITY –The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, today released a new survey that assesses the relationship between small businesses and banks. The survey was conducted by e-mail from April 14-18, 2023, and offers insight into small business banking operations and their confidence in the banking system and the economy

JEFFERSON CITY – Wild edibles surround us in nature and can make delicious additions to our meals. Join a park naturalist at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6, for a leisurely stroll along the popular Shut-Ins Trail to learn about different types of wild edible plants, how to identify them, their medicinal and edible uses, as

ROLLA, Mo. – Mark Twain National Forest (Forest) looks much better thanks again to Godi’s Excavating, LLC. The company successfully completed a debris cleanup contract that covered large sections of the Poplar Bluff and Eleven Point Ranger Districts. Many illegal dump sites occur across the Forest; but working together, we can stop the trash on public

KANSAS CITY — Each and every high school and college graduate in the Class of 2023 has a free graduation gift available to them from a national nonprofit foundation–The DeBruce Foundation. This gift, the Graduation Toolkit, is a collection of online career tools to help graduates identify their top work skills, explore in-demand job opportunities, and

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like to stress the importance of safe boating and make the public aware of National Safe Boating Week, which takes place May 20-26, 2023. National Safe Boating Week is purposefully scheduled just prior to Memorial Day weekend, which many people

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Calling Missouri birders who know their birds by sight and sound! The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) needs volunteers to assist with five vacant bird-observation routes in Missouri as part of the 2023 North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) May 27 – July 7. The five Missouri BBS routes that need volunteers