MO State News

OSAGE BEACH, MO – Stanton Family Farms of Centralia, Mo., has received recognition as the 2025 Missouri Agriculture Stewardship Award recipient presented by Missouri Farmers Care. The Missouri Agriculture Stewardship Award recognizes the high bar set by farmers and ranchers for careful and responsible management of the land, natural resources, and animals entrusted to their […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. — This month, the University of Missouri is celebrating the accomplishments of 1,755 students at winter commencement ceremonies. “I am so proud of what our graduates have accomplished,” University of Missouri President Mun Choi said. “Our students are well prepared to contribute to their communities and to society, with more than 95% of

Comment online through Jan. 31 at mdc.mo.gov/walleye-sauger-reg-changes. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is seeking public comments through Jan. 31, 2025, on a proposed regulation change for walleye and sauger fishing. The change would allow anglers statewide to take and possess these species during spring spawning months before sunrise and after sundown. MDC’s

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is monitoring reports of sick and dead waterfowl, such as geese and ducks, across the state. The Department is actively collecting birds to determine the cause of illness but suspects highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to be the cause. Other states, including Kansas and Iowa, are

JEFFERSON CITY, MO —  Governor-Elect Mike Kehoe has announced the appointment of Mark S. James as Director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS). James will assume the role of DPS Director effective January 13, 2025, and await Missouri Senate confirmation. “Mark James brings decades of valuable law enforcement and leadership experience to this

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 24-16 closing state offices at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. The statement that Governor Parson provided to all Missouri state team members is copied below:  “Today, we signed Executive Order 24-16 closing state offices on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at 12 p.m. As we prepare to leave office and

WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (Mo.) issued the following statement after being reappointed by the Republican Steering Committee to continue serving as Committee Chairman for the 119th Congress:   “We have before us a tremendous opportunity and a responsibility to deliver for working families and small businesses across America who are crying

BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.70/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 1.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 3.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.  

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State Budget Director Dan Haug has announced that net general revenue collections for November 2024 decreased 6.8 percent compared to those for November 2023, from $1.00 billion last year to $931.7 million this year. Net general revenue collections for 2025 fiscal year-to-date declined 4.0 percent compared to November 2023, from $5.04

Catch-and-release trout season remains closed until park reopens JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Montauk State Park will be closed to guests until at least Feb. 21, 2025. Park crews are actively assessing safety concerns and addressing damage to park infrastructure caused by early November flooding. The extent of the destruction and the work required to reopen the