MO State News

United States Attorney Sayler Fleming announces district election officers responsible for handling election day complaints

ST. LOUIS –United States Attorney Sayler A. Fleming has announced that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA) Hal Goldsmith and Jennifer Roy will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.    AUSAs Goldsmith and Roy have been appointed to serve […]

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MSHP: Have A Safe Halloween

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages everyone to have a safe Halloween. It’s that time of year when young ghosts, vampires, superheroes, and cartoon characters are planning their night of trick-or-treating. While some local events take place in large parking lots the weekend prior, many trick-or-treaters

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Harvesting knowledge: Missouri third graders reap the benefits of agriculture education

JEFFERSON CITY, MO.- This fall, third grade classrooms across Missouri are harvesting knowledge as students participate in Agriculture Education on the Move™ (Ag Moves). Through this initiative of Missouri Farmers Care, students discover how their lives are intertwined with agriculture through hands-on learning led by passionate educators in their classrooms.     FFA student educators

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Fifth dinosaur dig by Westminster College researchers results in one of the most contiguous triceratops findings in the world

FULTON, Mo. – Researchers from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, have uncovered more than 113 fossilized bones of a 66-million-year-old dinosaur, making “Shady” — as it is affectionately named — one of the most intact, contiguous Triceratops in the world.   Students in Westminster’s summer Geoscience Field Course, along with volunteers, have recovered fossils from the Triceratops each summer

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Closeout report for the former Ste. Genevieve County Collector gives the office a rating of “good”

News Provided By The Office of Missouri State Auditor JEFFERSON CITY – An audit report released this week by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gives the Ste. Genevieve County Collector’s office a rating of “good.” Pursuant to Section 52.150, RSMo, the State Auditor is required to conduct an audit once notified of a vacancy in the

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Missouri State Parks holds Missouri Trails Advisory Board meeting Nov. 2

JEFFERSON CITY, MO– Missouri State Parks will hold its biannual Missouri Trails Advisory Board Meeting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, located at 100 Jefferson St., Jefferson City. This meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include a discussion of the FY 2025 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Open Project Selection

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MDC asks Missouri anglers to watch for Sandy Flesh disease

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Due to a recent finding of Sandy Flesh disease in walleye taken from Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas, Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) biologists are asking Missouri anglers to watch for this uncommon fish disease. Characteristics of Sandy Flesh disease include tough, granular, coarse, and yellowish-brown muscle tissue with knotted muscle fibers.

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Governor and First Lady Parson to host final Parson Family Fall Festival and Trick-or-Treating at the People’s House

JEFFERSON CITY – On Monday, Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson announced that the final Parson Family Fall Festival and Trick-or-Treating at the People’s House will be held at the Missouri Governor’s Mansion on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 1-3 p.m. The outdoor event will feature several vendors, children’s activities, and bluegrass musical

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Brown-headed Nuthatches gaining ground in Missouri Ozarks following MDC and partners’ restoration efforts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Biologists with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) say reintroduced Brown-headed Nuthatches are dispersing well within restored pine woodland habitat in the Missouri Ozarks. MDC reports two Brown-headed Nuthatches were recently documented about 30 miles away from their original release site in Mark Twain National Forest. The discovery proves the birds are

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