(Jefferson City, MO) — The Missouri Department of Public Safety has announced the first round of “Blue Shield” law enforcement grants for 2026. DPS Spokesman Mike O’Connell says the first 15 Shield communities announced this year, can use the $50-thousand...
A free mobile app Missouri businesses use to verify whether photo IDs are real or fake is no longer being updated. The Show-Me ID app expired on September 30, according to Mike O’Connell, spokesman for the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. It has been...
The State Emergency Management Agency is responding to storm damage reports across Missouri over the weekend. Mike O’Connell with the Department of Public Safety says regional coordinators are teaming with local workers to explore areas damaged by tornadoes, severe...
For more than one year, Missouri has been offering a mobile emergency alert app to public schools to quickly alert staff and 911 when help is needed. State Department of Public Safety spokesman Mike O’Connell told Missourinet that nearly 300 of Missouri’s more than...
A weekend of tornadoes and flash flooding has left parts of Missouri in shambles. An EF-2 tornado hit Knox County in northeast Missouri. EF-0 tornadoes struck Ray and Saline Counties in western Missouri. The Kirksville area, in northeast Missouri, had substantial...
