MO State News

Cory Asbury with CAIN to perform August 16 at Missouri State Fair

SEDALIA – On Wednesday, Aug 16 Christian artists Cory Asbury and CAIN will take the Missouri State Fair Grandstand stage, presented by CFM Insurance, at the 2023 Missouri State Fair. Tickets are $35 for track and $25 for grandstand.   Fueled with a passion to see people encounter the love of the Father, Cory Asbury is a songwriter, singer, […]

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New all-veteran crew established in Mark Twain National Forest

ROLLA, Mo. —The Mark Twain National Forest Veteran Crew consists of prior military service members and is based out of Cassville, Missouri. These veterans have acquired skills in their previous careers that will benefit the crew as they perform their new duties. The crew’s mission statement clearly defines its purpose: “The Mark Twain Veteran Crew provides veterans of the

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State fire marshal recommends testing smoke alarms and reviewing fire escape plans this weekend, as clocks spring forward

JEFFERSON CITY – State Fire Marshal Tim Bean recommends Missourians use the return of daylight saving time this weekend to test home smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. At 2 a.m. Sunday, March 12, clocks spring forward one hour. Bean also urges families to practice their fire escape plans. Safety experts recommend families practice their home fire escape plans

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$10 million grant will help MU double the acreage of cover crops in the U.S. by 2030

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Rob Myers, director of MU’s Center for Regenerative Agriculture, is leading a new $10 million grant project from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to support farmers and improve agriculture practices during severe weather and a warming climate.  The project aims to

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Ashcroft leads Missouri, Florida and West Virginia out of ERIC

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, along with Florida and West Virginia sent letters to Executive Director Shane Hamlin stating their departure from the Electronic Registration Information Center known as ERIC.    For several months Missouri has been leading other states in an effort to reform the ERIC system by addressing significant concerns and

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Attorney General Andrew Bailey announces 2022 Top 10 Consumer Complaints
 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In an effort to inform and protect consumers during National Consumer Protection Week, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today the top ten consumer complaints received by his office in 2022. As a whole, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office received 114,417 consumer complaints in 2022.  Advocates within the Consumer Protection Unit obtained $15,642,322

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Department of Natural Resources issues construction permits for two St. Louis area solid waste processing facilities

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has issued construction permits to the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for two new solid waste processing facilities in the St. Louis area.   The Bissell Point Wastewater Treatment Facility – Biosolids Processing Unit will be located at the northeast terminus of East Grand at the Mississippi

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Department of Natural Resources releases 2023 Census of Missouri Public Water Systems

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has released the 2023 Census of Missouri Public Water Systems. The annual census provides detailed information regarding the volume, source water type, population, chemical characteristics and other information about Missouri’s 2,772 public water systems. The report also includes test results for selected chemicals, along with the different

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