MoDot is continuing storm debris cleanup on state roads after severe storms. MoDot is focusing on picking up all materials that have made it on to the roadways after storms that have occurred all over the state. Trees, branches, building insulation, siding, and roofing material have all been found on and along the […]
A deputy with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office attended the Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy’s Emergency Vehicle Operations Course last week. Sheriff Steve Cox says the training Deputy Terry Wilson attended “provides skills for everyday driving” and involves classroom and actual experiences of driving at high speeds on various roads and in various […]
Governor Mike Parson has activated the Missouri National Guard as the state continues to respond to damaging flooding, tornadoes, and severe storms and remains under the threat of additional flooding and severe storms this week. “I have directed Major General Steve Danner to begin moving our Missouri Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen to locations where they will […]
We have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2019 State Summer Games, scheduled to be held May 31-June 2 in Springfield. “We are heartbroken that we have to cancel State Summer Games,” said Susan Stegeman, SOMO president, and CEO. “The athletes deserve better, but based on the severe tornado damage to SOMO headquarters, the […]
Governor Parson says the state will use all of its resources possible to help with storm recovery. Three people have been confirmed dead in southwest Missouri’s Golden City from a tornado reported there last night. During a press conference this morning in Jefferson City, the governor says state officials continue to assess the needs of […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has determined that as many as 10 medical marijuana testing facilities could be licensed in Missouri. Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution calls for “at least two” testing facilities for the new program. Testing facilities will be licensed to acquire, test, certify and transport marijuana. DHSS also established ten advisory committees composed […]
Several area residents were recognized as recipients of Lieutenant Governor Senior Service Awards on Monday. Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe’s Office reports Kehoe recognized Donna Craig of Ridgeway, Marvin Holcer of Chillicothe, and Guy Earl and Julie Evoritt of Princeton as well as other Senior Service Award recipients at a reception in the first-floor rotunda of […]
Legislation that adds sexual orientation and gender identity to Missouri’s Human Rights statute is scheduled to be heard Wednesday by a House committee in Jefferson City. GOP House Speaker Elijah Haahr has referred the bill to the House General Laws Committee. The Kansas City lawmaker, who is gay, is calling on Missouri House […]
After working overnight for about 12 hours, the state Senate has given initial approval to a bill that would restrict Missouri counties from enforcing regulations tougher than the state for large cattle operations. Creve Coeur Democrat Jill Schupp and Lee’s Summit Republican Mike Cierpiot say the measure would bar counties from limiting where CAFOs can […]
Grundy Electric Cooperative has announced the youth leadership delegates who will attend the Youth Tour in Washington, D. C., and the Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience in Jefferson City. Youth Tour delegates include high school juniors Libby Fewins of Trenton R-9, and Nina Aguininga of North Mercer R-3 of Mercer. CYCLE delegates are Hope […]
Members of the 2018 Missouri 4-H Shooting Sports team joined 14 Missouri senators for a recognition ceremony at the State Capitol in Jefferson City. Each team member presented with a Senate resolution from his or her respective senator during the ceremony. Those present at the ceremony included Kaci Persell of Grundy County with Senator Dan […]
A controversial agriculture bill could resurface today in the Missouri Senate. The state Senate could debate today whether to ban Missouri counties from enforcing rules stricter than state regulations required for large animal feeding operations. Jefferson City Republican Mike Bernskoetter’s bill would bar counties from limiting where the farming operations, known as CAFOs, […]
The Pleasant View R-6 Board of Education approved increasing the base pay of certified teachers at its meeting Tuesday evening. The base pay will increase $1,000 to $30,000 and a six percent raise was approved for all non-certified hourly employees as well as a five percent increase on extra duty contracts. The board approved a […]
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today (Tuesday) in Jefferson City in the case of a prisoner appealing his death sentence for killing a Springfield girl five years ago. Fifty-one-year-old Craig Michael Wood is currently incarcerated in Potosi, under a death sentence. Wood was convicted of first-degree murder for the 2014 […]
From 2014 to 2018, 54 people were killed and more than 3,200 were injured in Missouri work zone crashes. During a press conference Monday in Jefferson City, Nicole Herbel says her father, a MoDot employee for 33 years, was killed in 2016 in the line of duty. A driver struck Lyndon Ebker, who was flagging […]
We’ll learn details today (Monday) about new safety devices the state Department of Transportation is using to keep work zone crews safe. The Missouri Department of Transportation and state troopers are urging you to slow down in work zones. MoDOT officials and Missouri State Highway Patrol Superintendent Colonel Eric Olson have called a […]
The winners of the 56th Annual Farmers’ Electric Cooperative Essay Contest have been announced. Pattonsburg High School junior Hannah McDaniel won the Annual Youth Tour to Washington Essay Contest with Breckenridge High School junior Megan Sayers placing second. Both won all-expense paid trips to the Annual Youth Tour to Washington, D. C. in June. The […]
The North Central Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center of Trenton placed pinwheels on the lawn of the courthouses in Grundy and Livingston counties as well as a few other places in the area on Thursday as part of Pinwheels for Prevention. Child Advocate Ashlay Berry says April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and today (Friday) is […]
Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri participated in Network Advocacy Day on March 26th. Various non-profits and agencies came together in the Missouri Capitol building in Jefferson City to meet with government officials and raise awareness about the current state of poverty in Missouri and across the nation. Those interested in learning more about […]
State Auditor Nicole Galloway says the Missouri Revenue Department illegally changed tax withholdings in January to over-withhold taxes for more than half of Missouri taxpayers. During a press conference today at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Galloway says the agency failed to go through the correct rulemaking process. Galloway says the agency […]
