COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 13 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: Ten seniors from the Missouri School of Journalism are among the 39 winners of the Mizzou '39 award. Administered by the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board, the annual award honors high achieving seniors across all majors for their ability to balance leadership, service and academic excellence throughout their student careers at MU. All 39 students were named during a specia  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, March 13 -- Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren, issued the following news release: Customers in southeast Missouri will begin seeing crews in their neighborhoods as Ameren Missouri installs upgraded electric smart meters. The new meters will replace the current meter system, offering customers more options to tailor energy usage and potentially save money. Crews began working in Cape Girardeau and Dexter on March 4, and most installations should be complete by su  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 13 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN platforms kick off more than 70 hours of spring football programming in mid-March, as spring games and Pro Days take center stage across the college football landscape over the coming months. Spring game action begins with Missouri's Black & Gold Spring Game on Saturday, March 16 on SEC Network+ and ESPN+, one of nearly three dozen team exhibitions scheduled for ESPN platforms over the next   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 13 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The University of Kansas debate team of junior Jacob Wilkus, Lawrence, and Owen Williams, Lee's Summit, Missouri, have qualified for the National Debate Tournament in Atlanta from April 5-8. Wilkus and Williams were selected as at-large qualifiers for the National Debate Tournament (NDT) by the tournament's selection committee based on their record over the course of the season. They are the third KU pair to qual  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 13 -- Lincoln Land Community College issued the following news: The No. 3 seed Lincoln Land Community College Loggers played host to the No. 1 seed Parkland College Cobras in the Region 24 Championship game on March 10 and won 70-50. LLCC improved to 27-6 and will advance to the NJCAA Division 2 National Championships in Joplin, Missouri, beginning March 18. LLCC was led in scoring by Sam Lindhorst with 16 points. Megan Harrell, Marley Smith and Avrie Schmidt all h  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 13 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on March 12, 2024: Those interested in a project to replace the Missouri Route 64 bridge over the Niangua River in Bennett Springs are invited to a public meeting to discuss proposed improvements and project information on Tuesday, March 26, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. The come-and-go style meeting will be held 4:30 - 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 26, at Bennett State Park Nat  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 13 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: The University of Missouri Board of Curators has voted to approve the naming of the Roy Blunt Soil Testing and Research Laboratory planned at the Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center (FD-REEC) in Portageville, Missouri, to honor the former U.S. senator. The official groundbreaking event will be held April 5. "As a longtime Delta Day attendee and Delta Center advocate, I'm pleased to h  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 13 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: Mun Choi, president of the University of Missouri, and Steve Sowers, chief executive officer of Commerce Bank's Missouri community markets, today awarded a 2024 William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence to Chris Prestigiacomo. Prestigiacomo is an associate teaching professor in the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, teaching various accountancy classes to both undergraduate and gra  more