MO State News

Scholarship deadline quickly approaching 

JEFFERSON CITY –The deadline is quickly approaching for Missouri agriculture students interested in applying for the 2022 Missouri Corn Scholarship Program. High school and college students pursuing a career in agronomy or other agriculture-related field must submit the necessary forms no later than Feb. 11 to be eligible for one of seven $1,000 scholarships sponsored […]

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Looking Past Redistricting

By Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder    JEFFERSON CITY — This was supposed to be redistricting week in the Missouri Senate, but things didn’t turn out quite as planned. Last week, the House of Representatives approved a new map of Missouri’s eight congressional districts, based on the latest U.S. Census data. On Tuesday, the Senate Select

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Mark Twain National Forest seeks volunteer campground hosts

ROLLA, Mo. –Mark Twain National Forest is looking for campground hosts for the 2022 season.  Campground hosting is a fun and rewarding volunteer experience that gets people outside and serving the public.  There are multiple locations across the Forest in need of a host this year.  If you are interested in hosting at one of these sites, contact

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Mo Dems: Hawley Promises a Racist “Battle” for Supreme Court Seat

ST. LOUIS –Missouri Senator Josh Hawley once again showed his true colors when degrading President Biden’s promise to nominate an African American woman during a national interview yesterday. When asked about Biden’s upcoming Supreme Court nomination, Hawley stated Biden must nominate “someone who loves the Constitution” and is not a “woke activist.”    Missouri Democratic

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Schmitt files suit against Biden Administration for unlawful reinstatement of Central American Minors Refugee and Parole Program

JEFFERSON CITY – On Friday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, along with seven other attorneys general, filed suit against the Biden Administration for their unlawful reinstatement of the ineffective Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee and Parole Program. The lawsuit alleges that illegal aliens with pending asylum claims can petition the government through the CAM Program

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Unidentified human remains found in Shannon County

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control and the Shannon County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of human remains on January 12, 2022. The remains were discovered on the state right of way on U.S. Highway 60 near Winona, Missouri. An autopsy performed on

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Senator Elaine Gannon’s Capitol Report: Drawing New Congressional Districts

JEFFERSON CITY — One of the most important tasks before the General Assembly this session is to draw our state’s new congressional districts to correspond with the data from the 2020 Census. Congressional districts contain approximately 700,000 people, must adhere to the Voting Rights Act and are intended to be as contiguous and compact as

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Missouri corn growers share priorities, recognize partners

JEFFERSON CITY –Corn farmers, industry representatives, and guests from across the state gathered in Jefferson City, Mo., Wednesday for the Missouri Corn Growers Association (MCGA) annual meeting and legislative day.   The morning kicked off at the Capitol Plaza Hotel with MCGA’s annual meeting, where Gov. Mike Parson provided the keynote address. Members also reviewed

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