MO State News

WASHINGTON — Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed Senator Josh Hawley’s GUARD Act, a bill to protect children from abusive sexual content, inducement to commit self-harm, and emotional companions through AI chatbots.   This bipartisan legislation imposes criminal penalties on companies whose AI chatbots engage in sexually explicit conduct with minors or solicit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) today celebrated the announcement of $280 million in FEMA Public Assistance grants to Missouri hospitals for increased costs they endured during COVID-19. Among the recipients are two cornerstone health facilities in Southeast Missouri — Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston and Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau — receiving roughly

JEFFERSON CITY — Two persons were hurt in a traffic crash Saturday morning on Route D in Ste. Genevieve County.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 45-year-old Potosi man received minor injuries and was taken to Parkand Health Center in Farmington by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance and a 40-year-old Pilot Knob woman

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Geospatial analysis by University of Missouri Extension researchers can help planners and emergency managers better understand how social vulnerability shapes disaster impacts and recovery. By mapping both exposure to disaster impacts and community-reported needs, the research can aid in prioritizing investments in preparedness, mitigation and recovery, says Michael Sunde, an MU Extension

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – A diverse schedule of events is slated for May in southeastern Missouri state parks and historic sites.  Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Centennial Celebration and Old Mill Days at Montauk State Park. One hundred years ago, Montauk was formally established as a state

Progress for the People Every session seems to pass quicker than the previous. We gavel in with thousands of proposals to debate in January, then, all of the sudden, we are facing the final two weeks to get our measures across the finish line and onto the governor’s desk. I’ll take that as a sign

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR), in partnership with Sinse Cultivation Cherokee, LLC, CUL000053 has issued a marijuana product recall today for marijuana product M00001463153: Sinse – Prepackaged Flower – 14g – Permanent Marker source tag 1A40C0300000A29000061341. Pursuant to 19 CSR 100-1.100(4)(P), DCR may issue a public notice of recall

JEFFERSON CITY – Members of Missouri’s law enforcement community from across the state gathered at the Law Enforcement Memorial Saturday to honor officers who died in the line of duty in 2025. The addition of Bernie Police Department Lieutenant Eddie Mays and Sikeston Department of Public Safety Officer Henry Franklin to the Missouri Law Enforcement

JEFFERSON CITY – A Missouri Bar committee is asking rural residents to share their experiences accessing lawyers and legal services. Responses will help the bar identify trends and inform recommendations to combat barriers to legal services.   The Missouri Bar’s Special Committee on Rural Practice is inviting residents of rural Missouri counties to take a short survey