It’s the first case in the Show-Me State in 35 years: state health officials confirm that a Missourian has a rare brain infection. The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says it’s a microscopic free-living ameba that’s found in war freshwater like lakes and rivers. It’s a life-threatening infection known as primary amebic …
House committee to hear Monday testimony on human trafficking legislation from mid-Missouri lawmaker
Legislation requiring state officials to produce a detailed annual report about child sex trafficking victims will be heard by a Missouri House committee Monday afternoon in Jefferson City. House Bill 2032 from State Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) would require the state Department of Social Services (DSS) to issue a report to the state Department of Public …
Missey is Missouri’s new Children’s Division director; governor wants to bring stability to division
The agency that is responsible for the administration of child welfare services in Missouri has a new director. Judge Darrell Missey of Jefferson City is the new director for the Children’s Division. He is the seventh CD director in the past eight years, which is something Governor Mike Parson has mentioned publicly. The governor has …
Parson: state operations will continue uninterrupted, despite Monday’s blaze in Jefferson City
Missouri’s governor says there were no injuries in Monday night’s fire that destroyed a leased state facility in Jefferson City. The building on East Elm housed the state Office of Administration’s (OA) Information Technology Services Division (ITSD), the division that handles computers for the state. It also housed some employees of the Children’s Division, which …