A contentious bill has stalled in the Missouri Senate that would significantly change the way Missouri colleges and universities handle sexual assault and harassment complaints. During a six-hour filibuster into Wednesday morning, Farmington Republican Gary Romine, says he wants to require an administrative commission to hear such cases, students involved could have an attorney and […]
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Audio: Missouri hosts National Election Security Summit ahead of November elections
(Misssourinet) – A bipartisan group of 25 Secretaries of State and other election officials from across the country were in St. Louis for the National Election Security Summit over the weekend. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft tells Missourinet the state has several security advantages in its election infrastructure. Missouri Secretary of State Jay […]
Misssouri Legislature passes bill that would bar companies from labeling fake meat as the real deal
The Missouri Legislature has endorsed a massive agriculture bill that would include putting restrictions on the way imitation meat products can be marketed. During House debate, Olivette Democrat Tracy McCreery and Martinsburg Republican Jay Houghton had a lengthy exchange about making manufacturers use different labeling if their meat does not come from a cow, turkey, […]
Forage Systems Research Center to hold annual field day September 12
The University of Missouri Extension’s Forage Systems Research Center in Linneus will hold its annual field day next month. The free event will be held September 12th beginning at 8:30 in the morning. The Missouri Department of Conservation will share information on edge feathering timber to improve quail habitat and Chronic Wasting Disease in deer […]
Kearney woman hurt in crash on Highway 69
A Kearney woman sustained moderate injuries as the result of a vehicle crash in Clinton County Wednesday morning. The Highway Patrol reports 22-year-old Cheyenne Ellis drove north on U. S. 69 Highway just past Missouri Route 116 when she drove into the path of 69-year-old John Deis of Kingston. After the initial impact, Deis’s car […]