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Congress extends critical Farm Bill for a third time. It's a relief for farmers, but raises concerns
The federal funding package to reopen the government included a one-year extension of certain 2018 Farm Bill programs. Several expired Sept. 30 or would have been null by the end of the year.
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Administrator D'Markus Thomas-Brown said this funding would help with proactive responses to violent crime.
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Scientists say leaving autumn leaves on the ground can add important nutrients to the soil and create needed habitat for insects.
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Advocacy group People Not Politicians has until mid-December to collect more than 100,000 signatures across six of Missouri’s eight congressional districts. The lawsuit may help decide whether 90,000 collected in September and early October are valid.
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs said the Missouri Constitution is clear that redistricting can only be done after a certified census, while the defense said nothing prohibits mid-decade redistricting.
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State residents may provide input for the state park's conceptual development plan.
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The Audrain County Shelter and Resource Coalition executive director said it costs $30,000 to run the shelter each winter.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
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The plan authorizes a security force in the devastated territory and envisions a possible path to an independent Palestinian state. Russia, which had circulated a rival resolution, abstained along with China on the 13-0 vote.
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The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post, marking another disruption in a year of staff and policy changes. His leadership was questioned after he delayed responding to deadly floods in Texas.
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The Missouri Department of Conservation conducts mandatory sampling for chronic wasting disease during deer season.
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Advocates say the proposal, which would ban people from occupying many city medians, unfairly targets homeless people.
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The Missouri Department of Social Services announced that all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants in Missouri will receive full benefits for November.
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The Daniel Boone Regional Library has opened nominations for One Read 2026, aiming to encourage life-long learning.
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