After 39 years in law enforcement, Missouri Department of Public Safety Director Sandy Karsten is retiring on January 13th. She has been the director since 2018. Karsten was the first woman to serve as Missouri State Highway Patrol Colonel and is the first woman to...
Missouri continues to work on its supply of personal protective equipment to help battle COVID-19. State Department of Public Safety Director Sandy Karsten tells Missourinet the pricing for the gear is better than it used to be. “For example, the N95 masks that you’ve...
Motorists and pedestrians in downtown Jefferson City will see “blue skies” at night throughout the weekend. The Missouri Capitol dome and the nearby Law Enforcement Memorial will be lit blue through Sunday night. Governor Mike Parson has ordered the dome...
Gov. Mike Parson is freezing another $47 million in the current state budget to help Missouri fight the coronavirus. The largest chunks of funding being withheld are nearly $16 million to K-12 education and $7.1 million in school bus transportation costs. During...
Missouri’s first alternate care site to assist St. Louis-area hospitals in treating COVID-19 patients has opened in north St. Louis County. A Florissant hotel has been converted into the care facility. Governor Mike Parson (R) announced on April 8 that Missouri...
