Regional News

JEFFERSON CITY – Snowy weather is just around the corner. In preparation, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is holding its annual winter operations drill today. With high turnover rates and many positions still open, the training is more critical than ever. “With nearly 20 percent of our plow operators with less than one year […]

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased from August 2021 to September 2021, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by a two-tenths of a percentage point. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 7,500 jobs over the month, with job gains in service-providing industries. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in September

ROLLA — Mark Twain National Forest is hosting a virtual meeting (Microsoft Teams) on Thursday Oct. 28, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM CST.  Over the past two years, the public has provided valuable input to help the Forest refine its recreation management strategy to ensure the Forest delivers a sustainable spectrum of activities

COLUMBIA – The Missouri USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced November 19, 2021 as the cut-off date to apply for Fiscal Year 2022 funds through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP). EQIP allows farmers, ranchers, forestland managers and landowners an opportunity to conserve natural resources by making available financial assistance to improve soil, water, air,

JEFFERSON CITY – The University of Texas has released a national “Electric Competition Scorecard” in conjunction with the release of “The State of Electric Competition in the United States of America,” an academic paper authored by Joshua D. Rhodes, PhD., Aaron Nisman, William Wade, and Michael E. Webber, PhD. from the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas.

JEFFERSON CITY – The “MGS Hub” site, recently released by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Missouri Geological Survey, provides a wealth of geospatial information about geology, water, earthquakes and more. “The MGS Hub site contains all of the publicly available ArcGIS datasets and applications our Missouri Geological Survey has to offer,” said Dru Buntin, director

JEFFERSON CITY — According to the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) annual wild turkey brood survey for 2021, average turkey production statewide was similar to production at the statewide scale in 2020, but better than statewide production from 2016-2019. This map shows an index (poult-to-hen ratio or PHR) of Missouri’s wild turkey production by Turkey

CAPE GIRARDEAU – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters to be aware of baiting regulations during the fall deer and turkey hunting seasons. The use of bait, including grain or other feed placed or scattered to attract deer or turkey while hunting is illegal. The regulations are in place to help limit the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action to expand the use of a booster dose for COVID-19 vaccines in eligible populations. The agency is amending the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for COVID-19 vaccines to allow for the use of a single booster dose as follows: The use of a

COLUMBIA — Agricultural producers and forest landowners looking to build on conservation efforts while strengthening their operation can now apply for technical and financial assistance through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Classic. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept applications, which must be submitted by November 19, 2021 to be considered for fiscal