JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Catherine L. Hanaway was sworn in Monday at 10 a.m. as Missouri’s 45th Attorney General in a private ceremony at the Missouri Supreme Court Building. She took the oath of office on her son John’s Bible, administered by the Honorable Ginger K. Gooch, her former law partner and a judge on the […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – University of Missouri Extension offers a new program, “On My Own,” primarily aimed at empowering women who are first-time sole operators of farms. The program’s “What the Hay?” series focus on forage, fertilizer, fixes and funds, says MU Extension agricultural business specialist Amie Breshears. It runs 12:15-12:45 p.m. Thursdays from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — In a bold endorsement of visionary leadership and transformational impact, the University of Missouri Board of Curators has extended the contract of university President Mun Y. Choi until 2031. Board Chair Todd Graves announced the extension during the board’s public meeting in Columbia on Friday. Widely credited with changing the trajectory
JEFFERSON CITY – Three Missouri Department of Transportation projects were recognized this month with first place finishes in the 2025 America’s Transportation Awards regional competition. The Buck O’Neil Bridge project in Kansas City took first place in the “Quality of Life/Community Development” category. The project replaced aging infrastructure and improved traffic flow between downtown
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JEFFERSON CITY – September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month—a time to spread hope, share resources, and remind our communities that help is available. Show-Me Strong Farm Families has a Mental Health toolkit available at wwwe.extension.missouri.edu/ Living and working on a farm or ranch can be isolating. Rural areas have fewer counselors, and
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – The Missouri Department of Transportation is sponsoring its 22nd Annual Bridge Building Competition for high school juniors and seniors within MoDOT’s Southeast District. The competition challenges students to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials−balsa wood, thread and glue. This year’s competition will take place on Wednesday,
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri had the sixth lowest cost of living in the United States for the second quarter of 2025. In general, the most expensive areas to live were Hawaii, Alaska, the Northeast, and the West Coast. The least expensive areas were the Midwest and Southern states. MERIC derives the cost of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri has launched the largest fundraising campaign in its 186-year history. Uniting alumni, friends and partners, the transformational initiative will shape the future of Mizzou’s campus, impacting education, research, community engagement and health care. University of Missouri President Mun Choi joined the University of Missouri Board of Curators,
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SEDALIA, Mo. – The Missouri State Fair Foundation is now accepting nominations for the Missouri Agriculture Hall of Fame Class of 2026. The Missouri Agricultural Hall of Fame was created in 2023 to recognize farmers, ranchers, and agri-business leaders who have made an outstanding contribution to Missouri agriculture. Nominees for the Hall of
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By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 2, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military carried out a lethal strike against members of a Venezuelan cartel who were smuggling deadly drugs in a boat that was headed to the United States. The strike came just days after the Pentagon deployed
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