MO State News

BOSTON – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 14.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.62/g Moday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 58.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 74.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.   According

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds Missouri’s travelers and boaters to make smart choices and celebrate safely during the Independence Day holiday.   Due to ongoing road construction across the state, the Patrol encourages travelers to use the MoDOT Traveler Information Map when planning their trips.

By Caleb Jones JEFFERSON CITY – My little girl Charleston isn’t so little anymore. This past week, we celebrated her 11th birthday. As I was tucking her in the night before, I could feel the excitement. She had big plans for her special day. Thankfully, she looks like her mother, but I knew she was

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Jackson County Circuit Court issued a highly anticipated order upholding the 2024 voter-approved Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment and permanently striking down numerous abortion bans and restrictions targeting abortion providers. The ruling expands access to include medication abortion.   The No on 3, Stop the Ban Campaign, which is the

By Jason Smith, member of Congrerss WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, my Republican colleagues and I did what Democrats spent 115 days trying to prevent and ensured that resources would be available for President Trump to continue securing the border through the end of his term. I’m glad we got it done, but let’s be

JEFFERSON CITY – On Thursday, Governor Mike Kehoe announced that the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will participate with local officials in joint Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) of public infrastructure in 29 counties following a stretch of severe storms that have heavily impacted several regions of the state beginning

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has fulfilled its constitutionally required responsibility to transfer funds generated by Missouri’s medical and adult-use marijuana programs for Fiscal Year 2026, as authorized by the General Assembly, to the agencies outlined in Article XIV, Section 1 and Section 2, of the Missouri Constitution.

JEFFERSON CITY—Native pollinating insects are a diverse group that includes bees of all sizes, flies, wasps, beetles, butterflies, and moths. Without them, life as we know it would cease to exist.   The State of Missouri recently joined a growing list of entities acknowledging and educating others on the vital role of pollinators to life

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new report from Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gives the Office of Lieutenant Governor while it was under the watch of current Governor Mike Kehoe a “good” rating. The audit is one regularly conducted by the State Auditor’s Office when a statewide officeholder leaves office. The review of Kehoe’s time