Need to do a school report about Missouri’s state history, famous Missourians, state symbols, or how Missouri’s state government works? Here are some links to get you started.
Get access to a wealth of historical information about the Show-Me State, including details on historical figures like Lewis & Clark, Dred Scott and Harry S. Truman.
Get basic economic facts and figures about Missouri from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC).
MO Careers is your starting place to find a career in Missouri Government. Browse State job listings, learn how to apply, view state benefits and more. You can also explore the sidebar to the right to view job opening for individual agency listings.
Learn how to obtain or renew a Missouri driver license, non-driver license or permit.
More info about changes to the Missouri driver license…
Information and services related to titling and registering a motor vehicle, trailer, boat/vessel, or all-terrain vehicle.
Missouri law requires that all motor vehicle drivers and owners maintain some type of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage.
Learn how to pay a speeding ticket or other driving violations online.
You must report accidents that happen in Missouri to the Driver License Bureau if:
Use Form 4319 (Driver Condition Report) to report a driver who may be unable to operate a motor vehicle safely and responsibly. You must have personally observed or know the information about the driver you are reporting. Learn more about reporting an unsafe driver.
Federal taxation is handled by the Internal Revenue Service.
The Missouri Department of Revenue’s personal tax website has information and services to help you understand your tax obligation and make payments. Visit the personal tax website »
Visit the Federation of Tax Administrators website to locate tax forms for other states.
The state’s sales tax is imposed on the purchase price of tangible personal property or taxable service sold at retail. Use tax is imposed on the storage, use or consumption of tangible personal property in this state. The 4.225 percent state sales and use tax is distributed into four funds to finance portions of state government – General Revenue (3.0 percent), Conservation (0.125 percent), Education (1.0 percent), and Parks/Soils (0.10 percent). Cities and counties may impose a local sales and use tax. Special taxing districts (such as fire districts) may also impose additional sales and use taxes.
Personal property taxes on items like homes, cars and boats are local taxes. For more information on personal property taxes, contact your County Assessor’s Office.
Use the resources below to learn more about business taxes in Missouri.
Get real-time traffic and updates for Missouri locations.
Safety is the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) first priority. Further information on traffic volumes, bicycle and pedestrian information, motor carrier issues, accident statistics and even legislative topics can be found at MoDOT’s Safety Page.
Learn how to report an unsafe driver in Missouri.
Learn how to pay a speeding ticket or other driving violations online.
For information on boating and water safety, visit the Water Patrol website.
You must report accidents that happen in Missouri to the Driver License Bureau if:
You can report an accident by downloading the Motor Vehicle Accident Report form.
Are you prepared for an emergency at home?
As soon as food is purchased, it becomes the consumer’s responsibility to safely handle and prepare the food so that everyone who eats it continues to be protected. Though there are seemingly endless varieties of foods, preparation practices, eating customs, traditions, and habits, proper food safety practices can be effectively applied in any kitchen. Protect yourself and your family from a potential food-borne illness.
It is important to know the backgrounds of those who care for your loved ones.
Missouri’s Family Care Safety Registry was established by law to protect children, the elderly, and the physically or mentally disabled in Missouri and to promote family and community safety by providing background information on potential caregivers.
Child Care Aware of Missouri serves as a community resource on child care throughout the state. We help families find quality child care, preschool and after-school programs for their children. We work with child care program owners, directors and teachers to improve the quality of their programs. We provide business and civic leaders with information on the value and importance of child care and collaborate with them to make child care safe and enriching for children.
The Show-Me Child Care Provider Search allows you to search state-inspected child care centers, group child care homes and in-home child care centers. Report a concern against a child care facility »»
Use Show-Me Long Term Care to find out how any licensed Missouri long-term care facility did on its last inspection.
Get information and notifications about child product and toy recalls »
If you suspect someone is being abused, neglected or exploited, call the hotline at (800) 392-0210.
Send complaints against licensed professionals (i.e. doctors, nurses, barbers, massage therapists, etc.) to:
Missouri Division of Professional Registration
3605 Missouri Boulevard
P.O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1335
573.751.0293 Telephone
800.735.2966 TTY
800.735.2466 Voice Relay
Email
Missourians who give to charity often have questions about what percentage of their gifts go to the charitable purpose and what percentage is used for administrative costs. Check a charity.
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information to commit fraud or other crimes. Protect yourself from identity theft.
The No Call law allows Missourians to reduce unwanted telemarketing calls made to their homes by signing up for the No Call list. There is no cost to get on the list. Sign up for the No Call List.
Have trouble reading your insurance policy or your loan documents? Believe you’ve been wrongly denied an insurance claim? Have concerns about the safety or cleanliness of your barber shop, hair salon, doctor’s office or dentist’s office? Use the resources below to file a complain or report fraud.
Credit Union Members with complaints against any Missouri state chartered credit union may:
To file a complaint against a licensed professional, such as a doctor, nurse, barber or massage therapist, contact the Missouri Division of Professional Registration.
Dial 9-1-1 in an emergency
(800) 525-5555 for Highway Patrol
Dial *55 (cell) for Highway Patrol
When dialing 911 from a landline, the call is routed to a dispatch center near you, and emergency responders know your location. When dialing 911 from a cell phone, however, the call is often routed to a regional dispatch center, and dispatchers might not be able to tell your location.Another option is *55, the Emergency Report Line for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. When dialed from a mobile phone, *55 will connect you with the nearest MSHP Troop Headquarters, and state troopers can then respond to an incident and connect with local emergency responders if necessary.
Crime in Missouri continues to fall, but there are things that you can do to increase the chances that you won’t become a crime victim.
The Department of Social Services partners with families and communities to protect children, rehabilitate youth and move families to self sufficiency so that Missourians can lead safe, healthy and productive lives. Administrative responsibility for agency activities rests with a department director appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the state Senate.
Agency programs are managed through its functional divisions as described below. The department maintains field offices in each Missouri county and in the City of St. Louis.
The Children’s Division (CD) works in partnership with families, communities, the courts and other governmental entities toward assuring the safety, permanency, and well-being of Missouri’s children. The Division’s guiding principles are Protection, Partnership, Permanency, Practice Excellence, Prevention and Professionalism. The division works with all parties to safely maintain children in their homes whenever possible and to secure safe, permanent living arrangements when out-of-home placement is necessary. The Children’s Division administers the Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline, School Violence Hotline, Intensive In-Home Services, Family Centered Services, Adoption Services, Independent Living, Foster Care, Residential Licensing and preventive services including Early Head Start, Stay-at-Home Parent Program, Child Care Start-Up and Expansion Program, Child Care Subsidy, and other early childhood and early intervention strategies. The division is responsible for the assessment and investigation of all reports to the Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline.
The Family Support Division (FSD) exists to provide a continuum of support for families. FSD’s goal is to assist families in maintaining or improving their quality of life. FSD accomplishes this goal for the children and families of Missouri by providing the best possible services to the public.
FSD services include: Income Maintenance programs, including the Food Stamp, Temporary Assistance and Medicaid programs; Rehabilitation Services for the Blind; and the Child Support program. Other programs include: Community Services Block Grant Programs; Low Income Home Energy Assistance; Refugee Resettlement; and Supplemental Nursing Care.
The Division of Youth Services’ (DYS) mission is to protect communities from juvenile offenders in the division’s care and custody and to provide appropriate services to youth and their families. This balanced approach to juvenile justice relies on community partnerships for the development and enhancement of services for the prevention of delinquency. DYS programs are established to provide the mandated services enumerated in Chapter 219.016 in the Revised Statutes of the state of Missouri. These services include assessment, care and treatment, and education of all youth committed to its care. DYS is charged with the care and treatment of youth committed to its custody by one of the 45 Missouri juvenile courts. Towards this end, DYS operates treatment programs ranging from non-residential day treatment centers through secure residential institutions. Additionally, DYS administers the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, operates an accredited school program, and maintains a statewide statistical database of juvenile court referrals. DYS is administratively organized into one central office and five regional offices.
The MO HealthNet Division (MHD) administers the MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid) program. MO HealthNet provides medical services to eligible participants within defined program benefits in somewhat the same way insurance companies provide coverage for their policyholders. The services provided include those required by the federal government such as hospital and physician services. Also included are optional services such as pharmaceutical and personal care services authorized by the Missouri General Assembly and identified in state statute. A mandatory Medicaid managed care program is in place for eligible participants in the eastern, central, and western areas of the state. Children, pregnant women, TANF families, and children in state custody receive their medical care through managed care organizations, allowing the state to ensure access to health care and control costs at the same time.
The MO HealthNet Pharmacy Program oversees outpatient prescription drug reimbursement. The pharmacy benefit includes reimbursement for all drug products of manufacturers who have entered into a rebate agree with the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and that are dispensed by qualified providers, with few therapeutic category exclusions. In addition, MHD is responsible for program development, benefit design and clinical policy decision-making with activities oriented towards wellness and continuum of care. The MO HealthNet program includes specialized services for specific populations within the state by receiving waiver authority from the federal government. Home and community-based waivers for the elderly, certain developmentally disabled participants, as well as patients with AIDS were obtained and allow the MO HealthNet program to pay for otherwise non-covered home care as an alternative to more expensive institutional care. These services are restricted to those participants who would otherwise require, and whose home care is no more expensive than, institutionalization.
