JEFFERSON CITY – Five persons died in traffic crashes and one person drowned during the 2025 Labor Day holiday weekend. The 2025 counting period for the Labor Day holiday was from 6 p.m., Friday, August 29, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, September 1. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the following enforcement activity during 2025 […]
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BOSTON – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.87/g Tuesday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are unchanged versus a month ago and stand 13.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has just issued an order that officially removes United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 655 as the exclusive “representative” of a unit of Shangri-La dispensary workers. The order makes official the workers’ victory in their legal effort to remove UFCW union officials from their workplace.
By Jason Smith, member of Congress On September 1, 2025, Americans from all walks of life celebrated Labor Day. Between barbecues with friends and family and trips to the swimming pool, American workers this year have a lot to feel good about. With President Trump in the White House and a Congress that is laser
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JEFFERSON CITY – Reports and photographs are essential tools used to assess drought conditions. MDA encourages the public to submit information and photographs about conditions in their area in order to help local, state and national decision-makers assess drought conditions and impacts in Missouri. In the River Region both Perry and Ste. Genevieve Counties
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Agriculture is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Missouri Agriculture Awards! Designed to recognize outstanding Missouri Agriculture leaders, the awards will be given at the 2025 Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture November 12-13 at the Wyndham Executive Center-Columbia. Award categories include: Agriculture Education Leader: An educator or
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Department of Conservation staff and staff from the National Deer Association will discuss using prescribed fire as a habitat-management tool for deer during the live Zoom webinar on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. Landowners, land managers, and others interested in managing deer on their properties are invited to join them
JEFFERSON CITY – Registration is open for the 51st Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture, scheduled for Nov. 12-13, 2025 at the Wyndham Executive Center in Columbia, Mo. “Agriculture is our state’s top economic driver and as a first-generation farmer, I look forward to this conference,” said Governor Mike Kehoe. “A priority of our administration is
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Governor Mike Kehoe has issued a proclamation to convene the General Assembly for a special session to enact legislation establishing updated congressional districts for the State of Missouri and amending the state’s initiative petition process. The One Hundred Third General Assembly will convene for the Second Extraordinary Session of the First Regular Session
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A growing number of Missourians are facing an unexpected consequence of tick bites: a dangerous food allergy known as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). University of Missouri Extension is asking for the public’s help to better understand the challenges this condition creates for individuals, families and communities. Bites from common Missouri ticks such as
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