MO State News

By Jason Smith, 8th District Congressman Over the last several years, major metropolitan cities in the United States have seen a troubling trend when it comes to public safety. Left-wing prosecutors have been elected to office on the platform of not prosecuting crime, turning some cities into havens for violence, drugs, and criminal activity. But […]

JEFFERSON CITY – The 2025-2026 Missouri Aeronautical Chart is now available to pilots and other aviation enthusiasts.   Produced every other year by the Missouri Department of Transportation, the chart is used as a planning tool for pilots and other Missouri aviation system users. It provides updated airport information, communication frequencies, a guide on airfield

Commentary: Bringing Agriculture into Focus at the State Fair By Janet Adkison, Director of Public Affairs for Missouri Farm Bureau   JEFFERSON CITY – While I appreciate sunny summer days more than the cold winter days, I love the fact that we live in a region with four seasons. By late winter, I’m ready to

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri nonfarm payroll employment increased by 17,100 jobs in July 2025, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Private industry employment increased by 6,800 jobs and government employment increased by 10,300 jobs. Over the year, there was an increase of 49,300 jobs from July 2024 to

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. –Lake of the Ozarks State Park’s campground section 4 has undergone extensive renovations including new sites with water, sewer and 50-amp electrical services, as well as the addition of four new yurts in section 2 as part of Missouri State Parks’ revenue bond projects.     These sections of the campground have

KANSAS CITY, Kans. – The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The advance was led by a 0.2-percent rise in the all items less food and energy index. The energy index declined 0.3 percent, and the

JEFFERSON CITY, MO  – Geologists with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Missouri Geological Survey presented new research into critical minerals during the fifth annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals national workshop hosted Aug. 6-7 at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.     Geologist Elizabeth Hall shared information on critical minerals sampling for attendees

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday sentenced a man who stole the identities of 13 people to apply for loans and obtain other things of value to four years in prison and ordered him to repay $26,812.   Deleon Ford, 32, of Ferguson,