The federal government has approved Gov. Mike Parson’s request for a major disaster declaration resulting from the multiple severe weather systems that impacted Missouri from July 29 through Aug. 14. The request is to help local governments and nonprofit agencies in...
The demand for substance misuse treatment is high, but the availability to treat these patients is a different story in Missouri. State Department of Social Services Director Rob Knodell told a legislative task force that there needs to be an increase in access to...
A new University of Missouri study is looking at health inequalities in rural Missouri. The study found that health care organizations are beginning to offer basic social services as it helps contributes to someone’s overall health. Julie Kapp, with the MU College of...
A brand new all-electric, self-driving tractor has been unveiled at the University of Missouri. The Monarch MK-V tractor is the first of its kind in the Midwest. Jianfeng Zhou is a professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at MU. He said the...
Beginning in 2024, all local calls within Missouri’s 573 area code will have to be placed using the full 10 digits of your phone number. A new overlay 235 area code is being created because there weren’t that many available phone numbers left, according to Scott Rupp...
