On Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at approximately 10:30 a.m., a Missouri National Guard helicopter used for marijuana eradication was shot at while flying over rural Douglas County near the community of Vanzant. A National Guard pilot and Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper were on board. A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper on the ground located the suspect, a 69-year-old white female, who admitted to the trooper that she fired upon…[more]

The Missouri Department of Transportation received a $3.3 million federal grant recently that will help increase freight mobility and reduce delays for Amtrak service across the state. The grant from the Federal Railroad Administration will help fund two projects that will increase rail capacity between Kansas City and Jefferson City at a critical time when Amtrak ridership is on the rise, increasing 31 percent since last October.

“With…[more]

SALEM, Mo.—Missourians in the market for used cars, trucks, ATVs, tractors, farm implements, boats, motors and trailers can bid on all these and more at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s surplus property auction Oct. 18 in Salem.

The Conservation Department holds one or two surplus property auctions annually, depending on the amount of property to be sold. This year’s auction will be held at the agency’s maintenance center…[more]

Americans are feeling the pinch at the pump and are taking action. Reuters reported a 3.6 percent decline in automobile miles traveled in July of this year compared to the same month in 2007. That was on top of a 5 percent drop in June and a 3.7 percent decrease in May.

In fact, it is the ninth straight month of declining miles driven for Americans, something that…[more]

Arkansas State Auditor Jim Wood has kicked off the state’s annual Great Treasure Hunt, a quest to find the owners of unclaimed property collected by the state.

Last year alone, Arkansas officials received $23 million in unclaimed property but the total amount held by the state is closer to $115 million. Wood said that 54,000 Arkansas residents have been added to the roll of people who have money…[more]

Chesapeake Energy Corp. will be transporting 375 million cubic feet of natural gas from its Fayetteville Shale operations to a distribution site in Mississippi. Chesapeake signed a 10 year deal for a 187 mile long pipeline to be known as the Fayetteville Express Pipeline.

The deal is pending regulatory approval, but Chesapeake expects to begin using the 42 inch pipeline by late 2010 or early 2011, immediately after…[more]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas has increased its sustainability score in just two short years from a D to a B minus, according to the 2009 College Sustainability Report Card, an organization that evaluates campus and endowment sustainability activities at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In the Southeastern Conference, Arkansas was tied for second along with Auburn University in scoring. Only the University of…[more]

Recent improvements within the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Soil and Water Conservation Program have streamlined the process of providing almost $27 million from the parks, soils and water sales tax to implement soil and water conservation practices to control erosion and protect water resources in all 114 of Missouri’s counties.  Landowners will have access to $26.6 million in fiscal year 2010, which is an additional $1.2 million over the…[more]

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Soy products are noted for their health benefits, but they can leave consumers with intestinal bloating and discomfort due to indigestible carbohydrates contained in soy.

University of Missouri researchers have developed a soy protein energy bar fortified with a strain of probiotics ("friendly" bacteria similar to bacteria that already exist in the human intestinal tract).

“Soy foods are recognized as healthy because of…[more]

LITTLE ROCK– Friday, in the face of Hurricane Ike, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel raised concerns about price gouging at the gas pumps. In an effort to address that concern, General McDaniel asked Arkansans to send his office photographs and other documentation of what they believe to be unreasonable gas prices. Arkansans quickly responded to the call to action.

Since Friday, the Attorney General’s office has received over 1450…[more]