Top stories: We should find out more this week about the cost of recent flood damage in Missouri. A controversial agriculture bill could resurface tomorrow in the Missouri Senate. Alisa Nelson reports. … [Read More...]
Controversial agriculture bill could resurface Tuesday in Missouri Senate
The state Senate could debate Tuesday 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, can be built and from adopting rules to reduce environmental regulations. The measure is pending … [Read More...]
Missourinet Morning News 4-22-2019
The University of Missouri is moving some funding over to other departments and the Senate should have a final budget done this week. Bill Wise reports. … [Read More...]
This year’s national spelling bee to include more Missouri students than in 2018
Seventeen Missouri students will spell all sorts of complicated words during next month’s 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Last year, Missouri had 15 spellers compete in the contest. The competition is May 26 through the 31 in National Harbor, Maryland. It will include 565 spellers from all over the country. This year’s kids are from all over the state, ages 11 to 14. One of … [Read More...]
Fathers of Springfield murderer and victim urge Missouri lawmakers to pass Hailey’s Law
The Missouri House and Senate have approved similar bills that would require Missouri's Amber Alert System Oversight Committee to meet at least annually. Supporters hope to get a bill on the governor's desk by the end of session in May. State Sen. Eric Burlison, R-Springfield, filed "Hailey's Law" in response to the 2014 kidnapping, rape and killing of ten-year-old Hailey Owens in … [Read More...]
Fred’s to close two Missouri store locations
A well-known discount chain will be closing two southeast Missouri stores by the end of May. Memphis-based Fred's Inc. has announced it will close 159 "underperforming and unprofitable" stores across ten southeastern states by May. Fred's will be closing stores in southeast Missouri's Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. The company says the decision to close stores followed a comprehensive … [Read More...]
NRCS declares local disaster in five Missouri counties
The state Natural Resources Conservation Service has issued a local disaster declaration for five northwest Missouri counties affected by recent Missouri River flooding. Conservation Engineer Marty Comstock tells Brownfield Ag News the eligible counties for Emergency Watershed Protection Program aid are Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Holt and Platte. “Emergency Watershed Program, the EWP, is … [Read More...]
Missourinet Morning News 4-19-2019
Disaster declarations for flooded counties in Missouri and one Democrat's take on the Mueller report. Bill Wise reports. … [Read More...]
Grain Belt-related legislation is heading to the Missouri Senate
Legislation that is aimed at preventing the Grain Belt Express project from using eminent domain across northern Missouri is now heading to the state Senate in Jefferson City. The Missouri House voted 115-35 on Thursday to give final approval to legislation from State Rep. Jim Hansen, R-Frankford, which says no private entity has the power of eminent domain to build above-ground merchant … [Read More...]
Missouri Congressional members react to Mueller report
A report has been released today about Robert Mueller’s investigation of President Trump’s campaign and Russia’s attempted interference in America’s 2016 election. Western Missouri Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver tells Missourinet Congressional committees must review the report and continue to address things like infrastructure funding, health care and the national flood insurance … [Read More...]
Legislature
Controversial agriculture bill could resurface Tuesday in Missouri Senate
The state Senate could debate Tuesday 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, can be built and from adopting rules to reduce environmental regulations. The measure […]
Politics & Government
Fred’s to close two Missouri store locations
A well-known discount chain will be closing two southeast Missouri stores by the end of May. Memphis-based Fred’s Inc. has announced it will close 159 “underperforming and unprofitable” stores across ten southeastern states by May. Fred’s will be closing stores in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. The company says the decision to close […]
Economy
Fred’s to close two Missouri store locations
A well-known discount chain will be closing two southeast Missouri stores by the end of May. Memphis-based Fred’s Inc. has announced it will close 159 “underperforming and unprofitable” stores across ten southeastern states by May. Fred’s will be closing stores in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. The company says the decision to close […]
Education
This year’s national spelling bee to include more Missouri students than in 2018
Seventeen Missouri students will spell all sorts of complicated words during next month’s 92nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Last year, Missouri had 15 spellers compete in the contest. The competition is May 26 through the 31 in National Harbor, Maryland. It will include 565 spellers from all over the country. This year’s kids are […]
