An executive order signed by Gov. Mike Parson extends Missouri’s drought alert to September 1. The order directs continued coordination of state resources and combined response efforts until conditions improve in drought-impacted areas. Zach Leasor, state...
Missouri is so thirsty for rain that Gov. Mike Parson has extended the state’s drought alert to September. “Issuing a drought alert last spring was quite unprecedented, and unfortunately, the reality is we’re facing conditions worse now than a year ago,” Parson said....