The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill clarifying which areas are most vulnerable to flooding.  The change came in an amendment to the Flood Insurance Modernization and Reform Act of 2007.  U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof (MO-09) co-sponsored the change.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed…[more]

Operation Cracked Earth was the center of attention for Missouri National Guard troops over the weekend. The training exercise was designed to test communications systems in the event of a major earthquake along the New Madrid fault line.

Stretching from southern Illinois to northeast Arkansas, the New Madrid fault produced a massive earthquake in 1811 in what was then a sparsely inhabited area of the country. Although the…[more]

A Labrador retriever is now healing from what Christian County officials have described as a “horrible case of neglect.”

The dog had been abandoned and had a chain collar embedded an inch and a half deep in its neck. Fortunately, a veterinarian was able to remove the collar and the dog is recovering.

Dr. Mark Divine, who treated the Lab, said, “He’s about three years old…[more]

Springfield City Manager Bob Cumley is asking for a public retraction and apology to City of Springfield employees from Ms. Becky Spence, a partner in BC Development, for allegations made against City of Springfield employees at the City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 8, 2007.

During that meeting, Ms. Spence alleged that her BC Development, Inc., partner Rick Baier, spoke to unnamed employees in several City departments regarding…[more]

Jefferson City, Mo. — The Missouri State Board of Education has revoked the teaching and counselor certificates of James Beine, a former St. Louis-area teacher. Attorney General Jay Nixon, representing the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, filed a complaint with the Board in January asking that the certificates be revoked based on Beine’s possession of child pornography and his inappropriate sexual contact with a minor.
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Jefferson City, Mo. — Attorney General Jay Nixon is making it easier for Missourians to report employers who try to take unfair and illegal advantages, both of their employees and of their business competitors who play by the rules. Nixon today unveiled the Employer Workforce Accountability Complaint Form, a new feature on his Web site (ago.mo.gov) that allows anyone to report information on an employer engaging in improper activity to…[more]

It’s hard to think of scientists in laboratories working toward solutions for medical problems without mice or other laboratory animals, but animals’ roles in at least one major research laboratory may soon be minimal.

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory (COL) have developed an in vitro model using small sections of joint capsule and cartilage typically discarded that mimics arthritic joints. [more]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-Southwest Missouri has suffered some heavy blows from weather in recent years, but officials with the Missouri Department of Conservation caution that another kind of storm is developing. The good news is that area residents can do something about it.

In recent years, tornadoes have cut swaths of destruction across several southwest Missouri counties, devastating towns and felling thousands of trees. The natural mayhem continued in January,…[more]

The Missouri Department of Agriculture will be conducting farmers’ market workshops across the state early next year. These workshops are intended to provide marketing and promotional ideas for established markets.

The workshop dates and times for Market to Market 2008 are shown below:

Tuesday, February 26 in St. Louis
Wednesday, February 27in Cape Girardeau
Thursday, February 28in Springfield
Monday, March…[more]

JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Matt Blunt today made the following statement on the recently released audit of the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA).

“The audit included a number of valuable findings, including notable problems with pension plans for MOHELA employees that may not be in compliance with standard practice or applicable law, which is a concern I outlined in letters to Auditor Montee in January and August.…[more]