by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | History, News
Bipartisan legislation that creates Missouri’s first state park that honors the heritage of freed slaves has been signed into law by Governor Mike Parson (R). The bill from State Rep. Rodger Reedy (R-Windsor) authorizes the state Department of Natural Resources...
by admin | Jul 10, 2021 | Health / Medicine, News, Transportation
Missouri’s governor has vetoed three bills that easily passed the Legislature this year, all sponsored by lawmakers in his party. Governor Mike Parson (R) vetoed the bills on Friday morning, and outlined his concerns with them. One involves legislation requiring...
by admin | Jun 25, 2021 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
Missouri’s first electric vehicle charging station funded through the state’s Volkswagen settlement has opened in central Missouri’s Kingdom City, which is about 20 miles east of Columbia. The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says the...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | History, News, Politics / Govt
The 92nd and newest facility in Missouri’s state parks system is the Sappington African American Cemetery state historic site in west-central Missouri’s Saline County, near Arrow Rock. The cemetery is located in the district of U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver...
by Missourinet Contributor | Mar 31, 2021 | News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
Brent Martin, KFEQ Missouri state officials hope to convince the Army Corps of Engineers to make changes to the Missouri River levee system. Deputy Director Dru Buntin of the Department of Natural Resources says Missouri is working with Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa...