Missouri continues to dry out. The latest drought monitor map shows moderate drought conditions have expanded and now cover most of the St. Louis area and roughly half of southeastern Missouri. Moderate drought is also covering most of the Kansas City metro area,...
Despite drought conditions rebounding, Missouri is no longer under a drought alert. Gov. Mike Parson’s office confirmed to Missourinet that the alert would expire on September 1st as planned. Under the governor’s executive order about drought, some state regulations...
Drought conditions have improved slightly in Missouri over the past week. The latest drought monitor map shows about one-third of Missouri experiencing some level of dry conditions, compared to nearly half the state a week ago. There are two pockets of moderate...
Missouri is not a stranger to major weather events. The state is deciding whether to create a fund to help the state’s agriculture industry weather natural disasters, such as drought and flooding. Aaron Willard, Gov. Mike Parson’s chief of staff, told the Missouri...