by Caleb JonesIn February, I welcomed a few hundred electric cooperative friends to Jefferson City for our 2026 State Legislative Conference. They came from every corner of the state with one shared purpose – to make sure rural voices are part of the policy conversations happening under the Capitol dome. I’ve been lucky enough to […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that Sentrell Wilson has been arrested and charged with First Degree Murder in the death of Candice Richie, who was murdered in Columbia in 2000. A Boone County Grand Jury indicted Mr. Wilson following a joint investigation by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office Cold Case
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) invite both new and experienced birders to join the 2026 Missouri Birding Challenge (MBC) May 1-22! Registration will be open April 1-30. In preparation for the 2026 MBC, join MDC
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SPRINGFIELD, MO — Girl Scouts in 67 counties across Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma have kicked off the highly-visible booth sales portion of the world’s largest girl-led entrepreneurial program, highlighting an exciting new cookie and the opportunity to support local families in need. Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland’s troops and girls are offering Exploremores™,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters and anglers that related annual permits expire at the end of February, including 2025 permits for small game, fishing, trout fishing, and combination hunting and fishing. Annual permits are available for purchase. Permits for spring turkey hunting and some other upcoming hunting seasons
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JEFFERSON CITY – The National Weather Service reports 16 Missourians died because of tornadoes in 2025, making it the deadliest year for tornadoes in the state since at least 158 people were killed in the Joplin EF-5 tornado in 2011. NWS also reports three flooding deaths last year and one death because of a severe
BOSTON, Mass. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 1.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.52/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are unchanged versus a month ago and stand 31.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of
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Legislation Advances The Senate was closed in observance of Presidents’ Day on Feb. 16, making for a short but busy week in Jefferson City. Debates in both chambers are now in full swing as legislation passes in one and is taken up by the other. I returned to my county commissioner service roots
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – As cases of alpha-gal syndrome continue to surface across the Show-Me-State, University of Missouri Extension has released five new publications to help individuals and families understand, prevent and manage the condition. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a potentially life-threatening food allergy triggered by the bite of the lone star tick. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds anglers that March 1 marks the annual opening of catch-and-keep trout fishing at Missouri’s four trout parks: Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James. The catch-and-keep season at
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