MO State News

Attorney General Bailey announces compliance from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, updated signage for Coldwater Creek

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has heeded his call to update the signage around Coldwater Creek, where for decades, Missourians have been subjected to toxic waste dumped by their own federal government. The Army Corps of Engineers recently confirmed their intent to place new

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Statewide Winter Weather Drill Set for Oct. 10

JEFFERSON CITY – The cooler temperatures and changing leaves are a tell-tell sign that winter is on its way. In preparation, the Missouri Department of Transportation will hold its annual winter operations drill on Thursday, Oct. 10. Motorists may notice an increased number of MoDOT trucks on state routes during the drill, which will begin at 8

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A dozen Department of Corrections employees earn the Director’s Award of Valor for going above and beyond the call of duty

Story by Marcus Wilkins, photos by Garry Brix JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – At an Oct. 1 ceremony, 12 members of the Missouri Department of Corrections team were presented with the Director’s Award of Valor, an honor bestowed on corrections staff who act in a heroic or courageous manner on or off duty despite personal risk.

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Join MDC Oct. 30 for Wild Webcast on black bears in Missouri and how to be bear aware

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri is home to more than 900 black bears and their numbers are growing. Many Missourians find these furbearers fascinating and have many questions about them. Are all black bears black? Do bears really hibernate? Where do bears spend the winter? What can bear scat show about diet and other things? What’s

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MDC online hunter education course now offered in Spanish

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces its online hunter education program is now offered in Spanish, ensuring hunter safety information is accessible to all Missourians.   Missouri’s online hunter education provider, Kalkomey Enterprises, LLC, has recently made a Spanish version of the course available, and MDC is making the program

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Missourians continue restoring power in hard hit areas

Missouri Electric Cooperative JEFFERSON CITY – Our Missouri lineworkers are still working hard to help restore power to electric cooperative members in the South. Missouri Electric Cooperative employees, Craig Moeller and John Arnold, shared that the crews are in good spirits and have been busy setting poles and putting up wire.   “Our Missouri linemen

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Rep. Alford takes firsthand look at brutal damage from Oct 7th Hamas attack on Israel

WASHINGTON – On this one-year anniversary of the vicious October 7th attack on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas, U.S. Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) released the following video documenting his trip to Israel in April 2024.   In the video, Congressman Alford gives a firsthand look at the horrific damage from the brutal attack by Hamas terrorists, which killed 1,195

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