American Farm Bureau is asking USDA to extend the February 26th deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. In a letter to new Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, AFBF President Zippy Duvall says suspending CFAP3 pending regulatory review has created confusion for farmers and ranchers with respect to eligibility and the application process. The […]
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Gallatin woman charged with felony child abuse
A Gallatin woman accused of grabbing her 12-year-old daughter by the hair and throwing her around a room earlier in February has been charged in Daviess County. Online court information shows 39-year-old Mandie Collins faces felony abuse or neglect of a child—no sexual contact. Collin’s bond is $5,000 cash with conditions including being supervised by […]
Free farming webinar explores lessons learned from the 1980s
AEI Premium invites agricultural decision-makers to participate in a virtual event exploring lessons learned from its “Escaping 1980” podcast to be held on March 3 at 1 pm eastern. Farmers, agribusiness leaders, farm policy wonks, and students can click here to register for the free webinar. Agricultural economists Brent Gloy and David Widmar will […]
Audio: Missouri Teacher of the Year award winners co-author letter urging immediate vaccination of Missouri educators
Most Missouri K-12 public schools have been offering in-person classes at least partially for several months, yet most teachers are not eligible to get a coronavirus vaccination. They will all be eligible in the next phase but that could be a couple of months away. Darbie Valenti-Huff, with the St. Joseph School District in northwest […]
Audio: Missouri’s St. Louis County makes Juneteenth a holiday
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. St. Louis County has made Juneteenth a holiday. The observance on June 19th marks […]
WWII Nazi concentration camp guard removed to Germany
A Tennessee resident with German citizenship was removed to Germany for participating in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving as an armed guard at a Nazi concentration camp in 1945. In February 2020, Friedrich Karl Berger, 95, was ordered removed from the U.S. based on his participation in Nazi-sponsored persecution while serving in Nazi Germany […]
Mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic to be held in Princeton
A regional mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held in Princeton two days next week. Individuals who are at least 65 years old and those with underlying conditions who live in Region H will be vaccinated with the initial primer dose at the Smithfield Education Center on February 24th and 25th from 8 to 6 […]
City of Milan requesting gas customers conserve energy
The City of Milan asks all City of Milan gas utility customers, including all residents, businesses, and other entities, to limit their use of natural gas where at all possible until Sunday, 2/21/2021. Steps to reducing energy usage include reducing your thermostats a few degrees, or to at most 68 degrees, and postponing or reducing […]
Daviess County Health Department reports active COVID-19 cases trending down
The Daviess County Health Department reports active COVID-19 cases are trending downward. Active cases have dropped by 51 from February 1st to 44. In an effort to keep active cases trending down, the health department asks residents to continue to social distance, wear masks, and stay at home when they are sick. Total cases went […]
Southwest Power Pool lifts requirements for electricity reductions; Evergy to restore power to affected customers as soon as possible
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) lifted its requirement for the current emergency electricity reductions. Evergy will be restoring power to affected customers as soon as possible. The SPP continues to operate under emergency energy alerts as extended cold temperatures continue to strain the regional power grid, so may request additional outages as the severe weather […]
Audio: All state offices closed in Missouri on Tuesday
The winter storm battering all of Missouri has forced officials to close all state offices today (Tuesday). It’s due to the snowstorm and to hazardous road conditions. The National Weather Service (NWS) has been urging Missourians to stay off the roads, if possible. The current plan is to reopen state offices tomorrow (Wednesday) […]
Audio: New program launches to help older Missourians access coronavirus vaccine
The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is partnering with Missouri’s Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) to help seniors get vaccinated. A press release from the state says a new program has been launched that is designed to help older Missourians access coronavirus vaccine. The state says the program will give […]
COVID-19 mass vaccination events for February 15 – 19th canceled due to weather
Just one day after announcing locations for this week’s mass COVID vaccination event, Governor Mike Parson announced that all COVID-19 mass vaccination events in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Department of Health and Senior Services, and State Emergency Management Agency scheduled for February 15-19, 2021, are being canceled in the interest of safety due […]
Evergy asking customers to conserve electricity
At the request of the Southwest Power Pool, Evergy is asking customers to conserve electricity use as much as possible through Wednesday, Feb. 17. The SPP, which coordinates the 17-state regional power supply, advises that the region’s coldest weather in decades is creating a high demand for electricity. At the same time, the extreme weather […]
Site locations for week four of COVID-19 mass vaccinations announced
Governor Mike Parson identified site locations for week four of the COVID-19 mass vaccination events in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Department of Health and Senior Services, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and local health care systems. “While weather forecasts indicate Missouri will experience frigid temperatures this week, DHSS, the Missouri National Guard, SEMA, […]
Grundy County Health Department extends mask mandate for an additional 60 days
The Grundy County Health Department and Health Officer Elizabeth Gibson have extended the public health order requiring masks for 60 days beginning February 12th. The order originally went into effect on December 11th to limit or prevent the spread of COVID-19. The order says persons at least 10 years old in Grundy County are required […]
Former “Shop with a Cop” president handed 4-year prison sentence
Angela McMunn pled guilty in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County to two class C felony counts of Receiving Stolen Property, one class D felony count of Receiving Stolen Property, and one class D felony count of Unlawful Merchandising Practices. “Stealing from law enforcement, including Officer Michael Flamion, who put his life on the line […]
Former Trenton police officer pleads “Not Guilty” to rape charge; has bond reduced to $15,000
A former Trenton police officer has waived formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty and has been released on bond during his appearance Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Michael Wilson of Trenton has been charged with statutory rape in the second degree from last September. An attorney for Wilson had filed […]
Wind Chill Advisory issued for most counties in northern Missouri
A Wind Chill Advisory will be in effect from midnight tonight until noon on Friday, February 12, 2021 Flurries and light snow return on Friday with a dusting to 1″ expected in most areas. Northwest Missouri may see 1-2″ of new snow accumulations. Bitterly cold temperatures persist through next week. Dangerously cold conditions are expected […]
Audio: Proposed Missouri constitutional amendment would protect those with pre-existing conditions
You could be voting in 2022 on a proposed constitutional amendment in Missouri, requiring health insurers to cover preexisting conditions. House Joint Resolution 50 is a two-page proposal. It’s sponsored by State Rep. Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, the powerful House Majority Floor Leader. He says the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the Affordable Care Act this year. […]