MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission met Oct. 29 for an operational planning workshop and closed executive session and Oct. 30 for its regular open meeting, all at River Centre at The Landing, 110 Front St. in Van Buren.   Commissioners attending the open meeting were:   Margaret F. (Margy) Eckelkamp, Chair Raymond T. (Ray) […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture is offering 30 high school students representing 4-H clubs, FFA chapters and farm families throughout Missouri the opportunity to explore careers in agriculture through the 2026 Missouri Agribusiness Academy (MAbA). MAbA is a competitive program for sophomores interested in pursuing agriculture-related degrees and careers.   “For nearly

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her Office will be initiating an investigation into the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) following troubling disclosures by Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick. Auditor Fitzpatrick formally notified the Attorney General in a detailed letter, outlining an alleged Missouri State High School Activities Association policy

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A Missouri man pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to 15 ½ years in federal prison for kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend at gunpoint in an attempt to force her to have an abortion, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois reports.   The abduction took place in December 2022,

BOSTON, MASS. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.72/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri.   Prices in Missouri are 1.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 5.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

By Jason Smith, member of Congress After weeks of obstruction by the Radical Left, enough Senate Democrats joined Republicans to reopen the government. American families were being held hostage because of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s demands to provide taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants. All while openly admitting that the suffering caused by the

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for October 2025 climbed to a regional high of 62.7 from 47.1 in September.     Components of the overall index for Missouri from the survey of supply managers for October were new orders at 60.6, production at 59.1, delivery lead time at 69.2, inventories at 62.6,

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri had the sixth lowest cost of living in the United States for the third quarter of 2025 at 89.0.   This means, that, on average, an item costing $1.36 in California, costs $.89 in Missouri.     The cost-of-living index for each state is calculated by averaging the indices of participating

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released the statewide Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for the 2024-25 school year. Missouri public schools have shown meaningful gains in the APR scores.   APRs demonstrate the progress educators, students, parents, and the community are making toward meeting the standards and indicators