Missouri’s governor to sign higher education bill, which includes top priority for Mizzou football coach Drinkwitz (AUDIO)

by admin | Jul 10, 2021 | Legislature, News, Sports Features

Bipartisan name, image and likeness legislation that’s a top priority for University of Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz will be signed into law Tuesday by Governor Mike Parson (R). The provision is included in a large higher education bill, which is...

One resident dead after COVID outbreak at rural Missouri nursing home; most positives there have been vaccinated

by admin | Jul 2, 2021 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

(Missourinet Cape Girardeau television partner KFVS contributed to this story) Health officials in southeast Missouri’s Stoddard County say a COVID outbreak at an Advance nursing home has caused the death of one resident. The health department is working with...

Peanut processing plant and new hospital highlight $75 million in planned investment in rural Missouri town

by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Agriculture, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News

(Missourinet Kennett affiliate KBOA contributed to this story) Missouri’s poorest region is getting an economic boost, with a $50 million peanut processing plant that’s being built in southeast Missouri’s Kennett. Jonesboro-based Delta Peanut held a...

Southeast Missouri congressman considering U.S. Senate run in 2022; pledges to fight for working families (AUDIO)

by admin | Mar 30, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Elections, History, News, Politics / Govt

A southern Missouri congressman who serves as the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee says he’s considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2022. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) spoke to Missourinet Monday evening outside the Statehouse in Jefferson...

Missouri House Special Committee on Redistricting wants to hear from 8th District constituents on Tuesday (AUDIO)

by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Agriculture, Elections, Health / Medicine, History, Legislature, News, Transportation

A Missouri House committee on congressional redistricting wants public input Tuesday morning from residents in the sprawling Eighth Congressional District, which covers 30 southern and southeast Missouri counties. The district has about 20,000 square miles. House...