News Briefs for Friday (February 10, 2023)

Union Star Driver Killed in Accident Thursday Morning DEKALB COUNTY, MO – A Union Star driver was killed in an accident on the snow covered roadway yesterday morning. Read more…

A Man from St Joseph Faced with a Second-Degree Murder Charge is Headed to Trial (ST. JOSEPH) – A man from St. Joseph faced with a second-degree murder charge is headed to trial. Read more…

Livingston County Sheriff 02/10/2023 – Incident Reports, MOST Wanted, Arrests and MORE Public Information Read more…

MU Graves-Chapple Center To Add Building For more than 30 years, the University of Missouri Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center near Rock Port has provided information to help growers increase their profitability and continue to be good stewards of their land and the environment. Read more…

Central Missouri Community to Send Off MO National Guard Soldiers Saturday (MISSOURINET) – A central Missouri community will send off soldiers from the Missouri National Guard being deployed to the Middle East. Read more…

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley Sponsoring Age Limit for Social Media Use (MISSOURINET) – Missouri U-S Senator Josh Hawley wants to set a minimum age of 16 for kids in the U-S to be allowed to use social media. Read more…

Missouri Legislators Renew Push To Legalize Sports Betting (MISSOURINET) – Senate President Pro-Tem Caleb Rowden says there could be a discussion on sports wagering next week in Missouri. Read more…

Missouri House Members Accuse GOP of Racism (MISSOURINET) – The Missouri House has passed a crime package that affects St. Louis and other areas but Republicans did not let some Black lawmakers from the St. Louis region talk about the bill on Thursday.  Read more…

Sunshine Law Hearings In Jeff City  by Ava Neels, Missouri News Network The senate heard testimony Thursday morning to amend the Missouri Sunshine law. Read more…

Brookfield Woman Injured in Livingston County Crash Thursday Morning A Brookfield woman suffered injuries in a Livingston County crash Thursday morning. Read more…

Nebraska Man Injured in Andrew County Crash Thursday A Nebraska man suffered injuries in an Andrew County crash Thursday morning. Read more…

St. Joseph Man Denied Bond in Felony Assault Case A Saint Joseph man faces a felony assault charge in Buchanan County court. Read more…

Mazzie Boyd District 2 Capitol Report To the Great Constituents of District 2, In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Read more…

COMMENTARY:  The Real State of the Union Dear Friend, During this year’s State of the Union Address, I had hoped to hear President Biden take responsibility for the mess our country is in and lay out a plan to fix things. That didn’t happen.  Read more…

Testing Change Proposed in Iowa Governor’s Students First Act (Radio Iowa) Republicans in the Iowa House are proposing a change in a state law passed just two weeks ago. Read more…

Iowa AG Joins Lawsuit to Block Federal Rule on Pistol Braces (Radio Iowa) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a lawsuit that challenges a Biden Administration rule requiring registration of gun accessories known as pistol braces. Read more…

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Bearcats Sweep Rogers State; Mo West Sweeps Northeastern St. The Northwest Missouri State men’s and women’s basketball teams went to Calremore, Oklahoma Thursay night for a doubleheader against Rogers State, and both came away with wins. Read more…

Records and Notable Numbers in Latest USDA Domestic Rice Outlook (USDA) What were some of the records and notable adjustments within USDA’s February U.S. rice supply and demand balance sheet?  Read more…

Calendar Year 2022 Set New Records for U.S. Ag. Exports (USDA) New numbers show that U.S. agricultural product exporters did record business in 2022. Read more…

Cook Those Super Bowl Party Foods Safely (USDA) If you fumble the food safety ball when cooking up some of those Super Bowl foods, the penalty could be a bout with food poisoning.  Read more…

Climate-Smart Agriculture Brings EPA Administrator to Eastern Kansas The Biden Administration’s push for farmers to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices brought EPA Administrator Michael Regan to a farm south of Kansas City Thursday morning. Read more…

1.45 Billion Chicken Wings To Go With Your Burnt Ends, Cheesesteaks This Weekend While Chiefs and Eagles fans fight this weekend over who has the better team, cuisine, and Kelce brother, the rest of the country will watch over a plate of chicken wings. Read more…

Missouri’s Drought Assessment Committee to Meet Next Week JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri’s Drought Assessment Committee will meet next Thursday in Jefferson City. Read more…

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