News Briefs for Friday (February 3, 2023)

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St. Joe Man Arrested on P&P Warrant A St. Joseph man was arrested on a Probation and Parole warrant Tuesday in Andrew County. Read more…

Cameron Child Suffers Minor Injuries In Two Car Crash Thursday A two-year-old Cameron child was left with minor injuries Thursday evening in a two-vehicle crash on I-35 near Liberty. Read more…

COMMENTARY (Congressman Sam Graves): Reversing President Biden’s Government Overreach

COMMENTARY (Missouri Farm Bureau): The Rule That Never Ends

COMMENTARY (Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives): The Real Housewives of Rural Missouri

Missouri Launches Website to Help Prevent Suicides in the Military Community (MISSOURINET) – Missouri has launched a website to help prevent suicides in the military community. Read more…

Hawley Accuses President Biden of Wanting to ‘Hollow Out’ Blue Collar America (MISSOURINET) – Missouri U-S Senator Josh Hawley is accusing President Biden of trying to “hollow out” Blue Collar America. Read more…

Missourians Can Soon Buy Recreational Marijuana (MISSOURINET) – Following voter approval of Amendment 3, Missourians have been gearing up for when recreational marijuana can be legally purchased. Read more…

Missouri Native Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (MISSOURINET) – One well-known Missouri native is one of the nominees for this year’s class. Read more…

MO House Passes Resolution to Make It Harder to Change State Constitution (MISSOURINET) – The Missouri House of Representatives has passed an effort to ask voters whether changes to the state Constitution should pass with 60% of the vote instead of the current 50% minimum. Read more…

Missouri Senate President Pro-Tem Discusses I-70 (MISSOURINET) – Missouri Senate President Pro-Tem Caleb Rowden is not in favor of using extra state general revenue to widen I-70 to six lanes, but he backs Governor Mike Parson’s scaled-back version. Read more…

Gov. Reynolds Vows More Action to Respond to Parents’ Objections to School Books (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds says if a book is banned in one school district, state law should require that all Iowa schools get a parent’s permission before letting a student see it. Read more…

Iowa A.G. Bird Joins Warning About Mailing Abortion Pills (Radio Iowa) Iowa’s attorney general has signaled she would likely join a multi-state lawsuit if major pharmacy chains start selling abortion pills by mail. Read more…

Thursday Scoreboard

Bearcat Men Avenge Loss to Emporia; But Women Fall The Northwest Missouri State men avenged one of their two losses on the year Thursday night by knocking off Emporia State. Read more…

Basketball Schedule For Friday 2-3-23

Dairy Cow Numbers Higher than a Year Ago–Just Barely (USDA) Dairy cow numbers are higher than a year ago, but just barely. Read more…

Cattle Market Reform Bill Introduced by Sen. Grassley WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2023. Read more…