MO State News

Column by Rob Jones, director of Integrated Marketing Communications, University of Missouri Extension, and Sarah Kennedy, field specialist in community development, MU Extension.   When we talk about infrastructure, most people think of roads, bridges, and broadband. Those systems matter because they connect people to opportunity and allow businesses to operate efficiently. Childcare plays a […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows turkey hunters checked 45,475 birds during Missouri’s 2026 regular spring turkey season, April 20 through May 10. Top harvest counties for the regular season were Macon with 979 birds harvested, Callaway with 926, and Franklin with 879.   Ste. Genevieve County hunters

PARK HILLS – The Board of Trustees of Mineral Area College will meet Thursday in the VanHerck Boardroom has been relocated to Office Suite 1200 at the Academic Hall Concourse. Click for Map   Most of the meeting will be open to the public.   The tentative agenda for the meeting:   Board of Trustees Meeting

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a woman received minor injuries when she jumped from a moving car and was run over by one of the car’s tires.   The report says the incident happened Thursday on an on-ramp to I-55.   The driver of the car was not injured.   The

Waving the Legislative Flag When a white flag is waved during a NASCAR event, drivers know they are entering the final lap of the race. While we don’t have an official flag-waver in Jefferson City, legislators on both sides of the building have been in full-race mode as we enter the figurative final lap of

JEFFERSON CITY–NFIB’s April Jobs Report shows softening in the employment market as the Small Business Employment Index fell 1.2 points to 100.4. This is the second consecutive month the Index declined. The current reading is now below the 2025 average of 101.2, but slightly above the historical average of 100.0. This decline is indicative of weakening

Jason Smith, member of Congress Missouri’s farmers and ranchers don’t ask for much, just a level playing field, certainty to plan for the future, and a government that gets out of the way. As Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, delivering that for the agricultural community in Southeast and South Central Missouri has always

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Due to the devastating harms of the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed suit against Relax Relief Rejuvenate Trading LLC (EDP Kratom). The action arises from EDP Kratom’s continued manufacture, distribution, and retail sale of kratom and its alkaloids Mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine (“7-OH”), and dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine (“MGM-15”). “This is another step in our

MISSOURI, STATEWIDE– Late Wednesday night, May 6th, 2026, The Missouri Senate Third Read and passed SB 999, a tricky abortion ban that politicians call the “born alive abortion” bill.   A news release from Abortion Action Missouri states “drafted by anti-abortion lobbyists across the country, medical professionals refer to these types of bills as TRAP