Missouri aid for moms and babies to continue as other food assistance ends during shutdown

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and state health officials on Wednesday announced continued funding for food assistance amid worry that key federal safety net programs will run dry as the government shutdown enters its fifth week. The Missouri Department...

Missouri Head Start programs may close their doors if federal government shutdown grinds on

Head Start programs in Missouri are bracing for possible closures and furloughs as the federal government shutdown carries on without an end in sight. The National Head Start Association released data on Oct. 22 that shows that 3,702 children and...

Agritourism stops feature exotic animals

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Missourians lose $23.4M to lottery, sweepstakes scams since 2020, study finds

Photo: Adobe Stock October 30, 2025 Missouri ranks ninth in the nation for lottery and sweepstakes scam losses, with residents losing an estimated $23.4 million since 2020, according to a new study by Vegas Insider based on Federal Trade...

Sustainable Agriculture Grants Now Available from North Central Region SARE

Source: SARE Press Release The North Central Region - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) program currently has four open grant programs to fund research and education projects that advance sustainable agricultural practices...

Recent Farmland Sales in Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, Wisconsin

FLORIDA, Suwannee County. A 1,681-acre irrigated farm sold for $12.95 million, or an average of $7,704 per acre. The farm's 1,347 irrigated acres included 16 wells and 15 center pivots. Of the remaining acres, 121 are suitable for dryland crop...

Local residents chosen as Missouri Farm Family for Audrain County

Michael and Emily Curtis and family, of Thompson, were among the families honored during the 68th annual Missouri Farm Family Day on Aug. 11 at the Missouri State Fair, a news release stated. The Curtis family was selected as the Audrain County...

Analysis: Trump’s China trade truce avoids open rupture while resolving little

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) The trade truce with China that President...

Missouri youngster’s ‘choir boy career’ began with a 1946 audition in Keokuk

Editor’s Note: Ken Weyand submitted this story he wrote and it ties in well with the 175th anniversary celebration Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. John’s in Keokuk. A private audition in 1946 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Keokuk turned out to be a...

USDA reopens 2,100 offices as Missouri farmers see rising incomes amid trade tensions

COLUMBIA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reopening more than 2,100 offices across the country to help farmers access $3 billion in aid, even as the federal government remains partially shut down. The move is aimed at ensuring producers can...

$50,000 for signing off: Missouri’s rules blocking access to care, nurse practitioners say

In 2020, Marcy Markes was confronted with a harsh reality. A nurse practitioner who has specialized in allergy and asthma care for more than two decades, she was forced to close three of her rural allergy clinics in Central Missouri and...

Mid-Missouri farmers face hurdles as government shutdown halts USDA

Federal programs across the nation face uncertainty due to the government's continued shutdown. Many U.S. Department of Agriculture resources have been halted. Mid-Missouri farmers weighed in on how they feel the impact of the federal government's...

Free Missouri Dept. of Conservation events to get outdoors in the fall weather

SOUTHEAST Mo. (KFVS) - Three upcoming Missouri Department of Conservation events will help people get outdoors to experience the fall season. The first is a hike at Hawn State Park, located near Farmington. It’s set for 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on...

Empowering women in agriculture: Workshop to tackle key challenges and opportunities

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Mo. — The Northeast Missouri Women in Agriculture Workshop is set for Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Wildflower Grove in Greencastle, starting at 9:15 a.m. The event will cover topics such as estate planning, financial preparedness,...

Missouri is giving ‘one of the biggest millionaire tax cuts’ this year, report says

Missouri is the first state in the nation to tax income but not capital gains after the state legislature passed a law eliminating the state’s capital gains tax during the 2025 session. Capital gains are profits made from selling assets like...

Missouri lawmakers on both sides align on SNAP funding amid ongoing shutdown

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Missouri lawmakers Sen. Josh Hawley and Rep. Wesley Bell are pushing a similar message on SNAP as the federal shutdown continues. Democratic Rep. Wesley Bell, who represents Missouri’s 1st Congressional District in...

Missouri Congressman Smith Urges Trump to Halt Expansion of Argentine Beef Imports

by Mathew Pilger | Oct 29, 2025 Southeast Missouri Congressman Jason Smith (Photo by Missourinet) Missouri Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is urging the Trump Administration to reverse its plan to...

Missouri Sen. Hawley cosponsors GUARD Act to regulate AI chatbots

Joined by parents whose children have committed suicide after being prompted by Artificial Intelligence, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has unveiled a new bill to regulate those chatbots. “Every life here, every parent who stands here,...

Missouri: Veterinary companies were the third most FDA inspected companies in Missouri in Q3

Namandjé N. Bumpus Principal Deputy Commissioner at U.S. Food And Drug Administration (fda) | Official websiteNamandjé N. Bumpus Principal Deputy Commissioner at U.S. Food And Drug Administration (fda) | Official website In the third quarter of...

Trump’s China trade truce avoids open rupture while resolving nothing

The trade truce with China that President Donald Trump secured this week is good news for American farmers and businesses, but it will likely do little for consumers. Meeting in South Korea, Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to pull...