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*Missouri Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday August 26, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Caine: When you mobilize the Guard, you mobilize the nation
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Caine: When you mobilize the Guard, you mobilize the nation * MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, praised the National Guard during his address at the 147th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference, Aug. 23, 2025. Speaking to Guard officers from across the country, Caine express  more

Drowned in Lies: Maine Fugitive "Surfaces" in Missouri
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Drowned in Lies: Maine Fugitive "Surfaces" in Missouri * Portland, ME - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Gregory Heimann, 51, on a federal arrest warrant for Making False Statements. Heimann was a fugitive for over a year evading law enforcement after the issuance of an April 29, 2024, arrest warrant from the Departm  more

FAA: Agri Spray Drones Seeks Relief for Festival Banner Flights
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSFR) -- Agri Spray Drones LLC, Boonville, Missouri, has filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration to gain relief from several aviation regulations. The company aims to conduct banner-towing operations using its DJI FlyCart 30 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The petition seeks to allow the company to fly the drone, which has a maximum take-off weight of about 210 pounds, at altitudes of 200 feet or below. These operations w  more

Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 39 Counties in Arkansas as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 39 Counties in Arkansas as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding * Three Louisiana Parishes Also Eligible for Assistance This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers r  more

Rep. Smith: Big, Beautiful Success Story - Taxpayers in Every State Get an Immediate Tax Cut
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Taxpayers in Every State Get an Immediate Tax Cut Taxpayers in all 50 states will get a tax cut from The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, according to a new Tax Foundation study. "Taxpayers in all 50 states will see the tax relief President Trump and Republicans in Congress won for working families, farmers, and small businesses  more