Regional News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, questioned witnesses regarding the importance of telehealth, highlighting how difficult it can be for medical professionals to acquire the credentials needed to practice telemedicine across state lines. Blunt noted that students are among […]

WASHINGTON – The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) of 2021 introduced by U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Martin Heinrich (N.M.) is gaining bipartisan momentum. The bill now has 29 cosponsors who are calling for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The landmark bipartisan bill will be among the largest,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today announced that his Office has obtained two consent judgments in Sunshine Law lawsuits launched earlier this year. The lawsuit against the Ray County Commission and the lawsuit against the City of Fairview were filed in April of 2021. “Enforcing and protecting the Sunshine Law is an

JEFFERSON CITY — Three persons were hurt, one seriously, in a traffic crash involving three tractor trailer rigs on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County Thursday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 21-year-old Nya A. Fifer of St. Louis was taken to Mercy Hospital St. Louis by Air Evac helicopter for treatment of serious injuries;

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s fire service will hold two memorial services this weekend at the Fire Fighters Memorial of Missouri in Kingdom City to honor the state’s fallen firefighters On Saturday at 8 p.m., a candlelight vigil will be held for all Missouri firefighters who have died while serving their communities. On Sunday at 10:30

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Capitol Police learned this afternoon that scammers had begun manipulating Caller ID so phone calls appeared to be coming from Missouri Capitol Police. This is a scam known as “spoofing” and can be used to try to obtain personal information from you. Do not fall for this scam. More than two

JEFFERSON CITY — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Thursday, announced the launch of the Missouri Bicentennial Photo Drive, celebrating 200 years of statehood. This effort is sponsored by the Missouri State Archives, a division within his office. Starting Oct. 4, 2021, and running through August 2022, the public is invited to submit up to seven images

By Garrett Hawkins My sons farm thousands of acres, or at least that is what they say when they have their farm toys set up in our basement. They love to haul cattle, build fences and bale hay as they dream about the future. They are always in growth mode, eyeing Angus and Hereford cows

JEFFERSON CITY – Governor Mike Parson and Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced yesterday that the 2021 Missouri State Fair welcomed 330,125 people through admission gates to celebrate agriculture in the Show-Me State. This following a youth livestock-only State Fair in 2020. “Agriculture is Missouri’s top economic driver, and the Missouri State Fair is an important time

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement after voting against an increase in the debt limit: “Democrats walked the nation up to the brink of economic disaster with their refusal to act on the debt limit for the past several months. The agreement reached to averta default did two important things.