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Highly pathogenic avian influenza found in Missouri wild birds

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in an American white pelican in Clay County, Mo. Confirmation came from the National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames, Iowa. Additionally, the University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab has confirmed positive birds from Pettis, Randolph, […]

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Governor Parson is on a trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland

JEFFERSON CITY – From March 11 – 19, Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson will travel to the United Kingdom and Ireland for their third international Trade Mission. The U.K. and Ireland are key trade partners for Missouri, with nearly $354 million and more than $130 million in exports in 2021, respectively.   Consistent with Governor

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EPA proposes ‘Good Neighbor’ plan to cut smog across much of the USA

LENEXA, Kan. – Following clear Clean Air Act requirements and meeting a court deadline, EPA is proposing a federal plan that would cut pollution from power plants and industrial sources that significantly contribute to unhealthy levels of ground-level ozone, or smog, for millions of Americans who live downwind. Relying on a longstanding regulatory framework and

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COVID-19 numbers continue to fall in Mo, Perry and Ste. Gen Counties

JEFFERSON CITY — The number of new COVID-19 cases is down in the state of Missouri and down in Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties according to the latest figures from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.   The state agency reports the number of confirmed and probable cases statewide for the seven days

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Blunt touts Missouri’s priorities in government funding bill

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) and a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, announced that the FY2022 government funding bill, which is on its way to the president’s desk, includes key investments that will

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Attorney General Schmitt announces Top 10 consumer complaints for 2021

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Attorney General’s Office received 126,100 total consumer complaints in 2021, submitted in writing or via phone call.  The Consumer Complaint Unit received 86,856 complaints and inquiries and the No-Call Unit received 39,244 complaints. The Attorney General’s Office has advocates who take complaints and work actively to mediate those complaints between consumers

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Students write award-winning Valentine stories

PERRYVILLE – Students in Mrs. Richardson’s St. Vincent Junior High Language Arts classes recently wrote Valentine stories after receiving random story parts. Nine of these writers received Excellent Author awards as well as M & M’s for being Marvelous and Magnificent writers. These authors used figurative language, dialogue, clever word choice, and interesting plot lines

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