by Marshall Griffin | May 18, 2023 | Entertainment, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
Sports betting in Kansas is a few months shy of its one-year anniversary, while Missouri lawmakers failed again to legalize it. Randy Evans is government relations manager with the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission. He said there’s definitely a strong interest among...
by admin | Apr 8, 2021 | Agriculture, Health / Medicine, History, Military, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather
Missouri’s governor will join the governors of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska Thursday afternoon in Council Bluffs, to follow-up on Missouri River issues and about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This will be at least the fourth bipartisan meeting between Governor...
by admin | Jul 29, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The chief executive officer of a northwest Missouri food bank testifies the response and recovery effort from COVID-19 will be the largest relief assistance program in American history, by far. Second Harvest Community Food Bank CEO Chad Higdon testified Tuesday...
by admin | Jul 24, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather
A congressman who represents northern Missouri says it’s been about 500 days since the Flood of 2019 began, and that thousands of acres of the world’s most fertile farmland are still covered under water or silt and sand. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Tarkio,...
by admin | Jun 16, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s governor says 250 new agricultural-related jobs are coming to southwest Missouri. Governor Mike Parson made the announcement during a briefing with Capitol reporters in Jefferson City on Tuesday. While the governor isn’t naming the town yet, he...