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Cicadas are officially in Missouri, but peak emergence hasn't started
MISSOURI, USA — Reports are trickling in from across the entire state of Missouri as the early risers of this year's periodical cicada emergence dig their way out of the ground. Over 300 pictures of Missouri cicadas have been posted to the Cicada Safari citizen scientist app. A video...
Missouri Man Breaks Perch Fishing Record After Joking About It
A man in Jefferson City, Missouri only needed three days in the new year to break a perch fishing record. It happened after he joked to his wife that he was going out to break a fishing record and well, he did exactly that. Jeffrey Needles of Lake Lotawana set...
Missouri campaign submits 340,000 signatures for sports betting legalization initiative
In Missouri, a campaign supporting a citizen-initiated amendment to legalize sports betting submitted 340,000 petition signatures on May 2, 2024. The proposed ballot measure would allow for each of the state’s professional sports teams and casinos to offer sports betting, either on-site or through online platforms that could be used anywhere in the state. The initiative would enact a 10% tax on adjusted gross sports betting revenue, after the payout of winnings and promotional bets to customers. From the tax revenue, $5 million would go to a fund to help compulsive gamblers, while the rest would go to public schools and higher education programs.
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