JEFFERSON CITY – Football season is coming, but construction season is well underway, and the Missouri Department of Transportation is working to improve and add a third lane in each direction to Interstate 70. MoDOT is urging motorists and sports fans traveling via I-70 to get their game plan ready when traveling on game days. […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger, Chair of the 2026 Missouri State Employees Charitable Campaign (MSECC), has officially launched this year’s campaign by meeting with the Governor’s Cabinet to rally agency participation and addressing hundreds of state employees at a kickoff event in Jefferson City. For nearly four decades, the MSECC has been
DONIPHAN, Mo. – The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP) is offering a free training on invasive plant management to support local landowners and agencies on Friday, September 19 in Doniphan, Missouri. The training will include information on identification and control of a wide range of invasive plant species and guidance in navigating cost-share opportunities for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced a major win for Missouri families after a Cole County judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) designed to halt implementation of House Bill 12 (HB 12), the legislature’s landmark investment in school choice. In May, the Missouri General Assembly appropriated $50
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Missouri House Bill 594 (HB 594), recently signed into law by Governor Mike Kehoe, is landmark legislation that eliminates tax on capital gains for individuals and provides a path for corporations in Missouri to do so, as well. This bill makes Missouri the first state in the nation to completely exempt such
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DALLAS) – GasBuddy, North America’s trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, today released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast, predicting that average gas prices on the last summer holiday weekend of 2025 will be $3.15 per gallon, 14 cents lower than in 2024, and the lowest price at the pump since
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BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 1.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.86/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 2.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 22.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Fletcher Bone, an environmental program specialist with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Missouri Geological Survey, is the department’s Team Member of the Month for August 2025. The department selected Bone for his efforts to assist a Missouri community with potential issues related to its wastewater treatment facility. In
JEFFERSON CITY – Illegal dumping- disposing of waste in unauthorized locations- remains a serious problem in communities across the U.S. Often called “open dumping” or “fly dumping,” it can harm public health, reduce property values, and negatively impact quality of life. Common items dumped illegally include construction debris, furniture, household appliances, auto parts, medical waste,
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JEFFERSON CITY — Illegal dumping – disposing of waste in unauthorized locations- remains a serious problem in communities across the U.S. Often called “open dumping” or “fly dumping,” it can harm public health, reduce property values, and negatively impact quality of life. Common items dumped illegally include construction debris, furniture, household appliances, auto
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