LAKE OZARK, Missouri, March 20 -- Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren, issued the following news release: Spring is here, which means hundreds of Lake of the Ozarks residents will soon be gathering outdoors to clean up trash and debris from the shoreline. The annual Adopt-the-Shoreline spring cleanup offers community members the chance to register a team and "adopt" a section of lake shoreline. Ameren Missouri, the event's primary sponsor, is supplying trash bags and trash disposal options   more

KIRKSVILLE, Missouri, March 20 -- A.T. Still University issued the following news: This past February, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education recognized A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU) as a top producer of doctoral health science degrees earned by African American students. Founded in 1984, Diverse is a bi-weekly news magazine dedicated to covering matters of access, diversity, inclusion, and opportunity for all in higher education. Every year, Diverse publishes its top 100 degree  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 20 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: International law firm BCLP has advised Altice France on the sale of its subsidiary Altice Media to the CMA-CGM group, for Euros1.55 billion euros ($1.69 billion). BCLP supported Altice on competition law aspects in the sale of Altice Media to French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM, for an enterprise value of 1.55 billion euros. The transaction is subject to the usual conditions precede  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 20 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP Partner Andrey Spektor authored an opinion piece for CNN discussing the prosecution of Hunter Biden for alleged tax offenses. Andrey noted that this prosecution, like that of former President Donald Trump, "has become so politicized and polarizing that most people cannot seem to process any shades of grey or nuance. It has become a binary choice for most: witch hunt or crime of the century  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 20 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP Partner Eric Rieder and Norman Eisen, former impeachment counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, co-authored an opinion piece for MSNBC on former President Donald Trump's attempt to delay his Manhattan criminal trial. The court should reject this attempt, Eric says. Former President Trump sought the delay in the trial of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's case against him based on the pending c  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 20 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP was mentioned in Law.com's Legal Tech Rundown for its development of a live interactive state-by-state map showcasing legislative proposals that, if passed, would directly impact a businesses' development or deployment of AI solutions. Without comprehensive federal legislation on AI, there is a proliferation of proposed AI regulatory frameworks at the state and local level. Given that sta  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 20 (TNSres) -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news on March 19, 2024: BCLP Partner Jeff Wakolbinger was quoted in the Global Legal Post regarding the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and US Copyright Office's joint study affirming that current intellectual property (IP) laws are "adequate" to regulate non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and new legislation could impede evolving technology's development. The study was published in March 202  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, March 20 -- Evangel University issued the following news release: The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS), the embedded seminary of Evangel University (EU), will host Dr. Craig Keener, nationally-renowned Biblical scholar and theologian, this Thursday, March 21 for a day of discussion and insight on Pentecostalism and women in ministry. Events will be held in Seymour Chapel at AGTS and the public is invited to attend at no cost. A panel discussion will be held  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 20 -- The Missouri House issued the following news: Many Missourians want to avoid opioids when given an option for dealing with pain, and one state representative wants to make sure they know what their choices are. House Bill 2182 would require the Department of Health and Senior Services to create an educational pamphlet on the use of non-opioid options for pain management. It would cover pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and related advantag  more

ROLLA, Missouri, March 20 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Missouri S&T has been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to host the fourth annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals workshop, which will be Wednesday, Aug. 7, and Thursday, Aug. 8. "Missouri S&T is a national leader when it comes to addressing the critical minerals crisis, and we are grateful to once again to have NSF's support," says Dr. Marek Locmelis, associate profes  more

REPUBLIC, Missouri, March 20 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on March 19, 2024: Republic, Greene County - Those interested in the Greene County Route MM Realignment Project in Republic are invited to a public hearing to discuss proposed improvements and project information on Tuesday, April 2, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. The come-and-go style meeting will be held 4:30 - 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, at Springfield Livestock Marketing Cente  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: The University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute's latest baseline report reflects downward shifts in commodity prices and farm income. Farm commodity prices have tumbled from the peak levels they rose to during spring 2022 -- and new projections suggest that downward pressure on prices could continue throughout 2024 and beyond. The Food and Agricultural Policy Re  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, March 20 -- Ozarks Technical Community College issued the following news release: Robert-Thomas Gumersell, an Ozarks Technical Community College student, has been named a 2024 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Gumersell graduated from Home School in 2022. He plans to graduate from OTC in May 2024 with an Associate of Arts degree and a Certificate of Specialization in Honors Studies. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors th  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 20 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: After successfully setting foot in all seven continents and over 50 countries, with no intention of slowing down any time soon, University of Missouri alumna Jenn Ott credits her initial desire and ambition to travel directly back to her alma mater. With a degree from the Missouri School of Journalism with an emphasis in Strategic Communication as well as a degree in Marketing fr  more