ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 2 -- Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren, issued the following news release: Ameren Missouri is reminding its customers that the deadline for applying to the state's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is May 31. The company partners with more than 800 community agencies, such as Community Action Agency of St. Louis County, Inc. (CAASTLC), to help customers apply for LIHEAP and additional energy assistance programs. "We're encouraging Missouri famili  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 2 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, issued the following news release: Boeing [NYSE: BA] has advanced its manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) technology using a digital F/A-18 Super Hornet and MQ-25 Stingray. The testing shows the software is maturing for future U.S. Navy use and a potential to deploy the teaming capability on both F/A-18 Block II and III Super Hornets. In a simulator lab, a   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 2 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news: Tuesday afternoon, a group of hard-line Republicans, led by candidate for governor Sen. Bill Eigel, seized control of the Senate floor bringing legislative proceedings to a screeching halt and preventing the legislature from addressing key legislation like funding for rural hospitals and nursing homes or passing the state budget. Eigel and his cronies refused for over 40 hours to end their filibuster   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 3 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that partner Scott Weber has been named among D Magazine's 2024 Best Lawyers, an exclusive list honoring the top lawyers in Dallas, as chosen by their peers. Based in Dallas, Weber is a veteran trusts and estates lawyer with a focus on fiduciary litigation. He represents clients in both trust and estate matters, handling cases involving contes  more

KIRKWOOD, Missouri, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: The eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) is Missouri's most common venomous snake. Yet this reclusive species still holds many mysteries. To gain more insight into these often-misunderstood creatures, researchers are conducting an ongoing study of copperheads at the Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. They're multi-year res  more

ROLLA, Missouri, May 3 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: More than 1,100 Missouri University of Science and Technology graduates will be awarded degrees during three upcoming ceremonies. Dr. Kim Colter, a community hospitalist for Mercy, will speak at the May 10 ceremony for Ph.D. graduates. Robert "Bob" Clark, founder of Clayco, will speak at both May 11 ceremonies. All three ceremonies will be held at the Gale Bullman Building, 10th Street and Bishop  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 3 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: In his ongoing fight to defend the Constitution, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that he joined a coalition of twenty other states in filing suit against the Biden Administration's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over its new rule attacking the ability of gun owners to privately buy and sell firearms. "When out-of-touch   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 2 -- The Missouri House issued the following news: The latest inductee into the Hall of Famous Missourians is Norm Stewart, a man whose name is synonymous with Mizzou basketball. Norman Eugene "Norm" Stewart coached the University of Missouri basketball team for over three decades. He played at Mizzou from 1952-1956 before briefly pursuing professional baseball and basketball and coaching at the University of Northern Iowa. Stewart's 32-year tenure at Mizzou yiel  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 2 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Drought Assessment Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, May 13, in Jefferson City to continue coordinating a comprehensive state and federal response to drought conditions affecting portions of the state. This will be the Drought Assessment Committee's first meeting since Governor Mike Parson continued the state's drou  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 2 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Governor Mike Parson has proclaimed May 5-11 as Drinking Water Week in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources expresses its appreciation for the water professionals who work to provide safe drinking water to residents and visitors of Missouri. Drinking Water Week recognizes Missouri's public drinking water systems for the work they do in providing Missourians with   more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, May 3 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: A group of Northwest Missouri State University geology students recently took advantage of an opportunity to study the history and rock exposure of southeast Missouri during a visit to one of the biggest lead-zinc mines in the world. Assistant Professor of Geology Dr. Onema Adojoh and Senior Instructor of Geology Jeff Bradley led students in Northwest's historical geology and petrology course o  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 3 -- St. Louis Lambert International Airport issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) welcomes the start of Air Canada's seasonal service to Quebec, Canada's Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL). The summer 2024 service will provide the St. Louis region with an outbound flight to Montreal each day at 11 a.m. The inbound flight will arrive from Montreal each evening just after 9 p.m. Both flights will   more