There’s been an uptick in the number of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) cases in migratory birds in the Kansas City area. Jacqui Blessington, director of the Lakeside Nature Center in Kansas City, told Missourinet that it does not have an exact number of...
A Southwest Missouri lawmaker is calling for changes to the State Tax Commission. Rep. Dirk Deaton, R-Seneca, told Missourinet affiliate KZRG in Joplin after the commission issued memorandums to 88 counties directing increases in property tax valuations, the move has...
Tax assessors in several Missouri counties are resisting a directive from the Missouri State Tax Commission to raise property tax valuations. The Commission recently issued memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to 88 counties, requiring them to ensure property values...
Missouri’s governor has ordered flags to fly at half-staff on Wednesday at fire stations statewide to honor a Kansas City Fire Department EMT, who is the state’s first known COVID-19 line-of-duty death of a first responder. The funeral for Kansas City Fire...
Legislation legalizing sports wagering has the backing of a bipartisan Missouri House gaming committee. The Missouri House Special Interim Committee on Gaming held five hearings between late August and November, and completed its 15-page report on Monday. Committee...
