A northwest Missouri man has nailed the Missouri State Fair’s “largest pumpkin contest” on the first try. Alisa Nelson talks to Colt Ridge, of Grant City, to discover his big secret to success.
A new state laboratory that will help Missouri’s state agencies team up on testing will open in 2026. A groundbreaking took place earlier this summer on a new multi-agency state laboratory that focuses on human, animal, environmental, and criminal testing in Missouri....
Missouri’s state fair queen says she wants to be the voice for agriculture and build the bridge between the people going to the fair for the first time and those who have gone for 50 years. Alisa Nelson talks to 19-year-old Claire Walker, of northwest Missouri’s...
Ham and eggs will bring together many Missouri elected leaders and voters on Thursday at the state fair. Alisa Nelson talks to Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn about the Governor’s Ham Breakfast: a Missouri State Fair tradition.
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Thursday for a new Multi-Agency State Laboratory Campus in Jefferson City at 2:00 p.m. The planned multi-story 250,000 square-foot state laboratory campus will be home to several state agencies in hopes of providing one...