WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- 1Lowflyer Inc., Harrisonville, Missouri, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, raising serious concerns regarding the proposed rulemaking on normalizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations. The letter, directed to Docket Operations, addresses the potential risks posed to manned aircraft during agricultural operations. As a company engaged in aerial agricultural services for over three   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE announces death of illegal alien from Mexico in Missouri detention facility * WASHINGTON D.C.--Leo Cruz-Silva, a 34-year-old an illegal alien from Mexico died Oct. 4 at the Ste. Genevieve County Jail in Missouri. He was pronounced dead at 3:47 p.m. by Ste. Genevieve County EMS paramedics. Earlier that day, a county jail staff member found Cruz-Si  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 9 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * MDC and MCFC recognize Missourians for making trees work in their communities For more than 30 years, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Community Forestry Council (MCFC) have recognized Missourians who prove themselves to be outstanding stewards of community trees. MDC and the MCFC recently recognized a new group of these tree stewards for t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Mullin Finds Common Ground with Teamsters President Sean O'Brien at HELP Committee Hearing * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee participated in a hearing titled, "Labor Law Reform Part I: Diagnosing the Issues, Exploring Current Proposals." In his hearing discussion with Teamsters Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- QCommunications, Lees Summit, Missouri, has issued a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging for amendments to the proposed rule on beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. The organization supports scalable BVLOS operations, provided that the final rule addresses critical gaps impacting public trust and operational safety. In its letter, QCommunications outlines specific concerns related to privacy, noise abatement, safety, and pri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Chairs Commerce Committee Hearing on Government Censorship, Need to Protect Free Speech * 'We Must Hold Big Tech and Government Censors Accountable' WASHINGTON -- Today, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) chaired a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to examine how government agencies under the Biden Administration pressured Big Tech into censoring and silencing Americans and urged Congress  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren on Day 7 of Republicans' Shutdown: "Democrats Are Fighting to Lower Costs for Every Single American. Where Are Their Republican Senators?" * "While Senate Republicans keep taking orders from their wannabe-king and drag out their government shutdown, Senate Democrats will not stop fighting to save health care and to lower costs for families." Video of Floor Speech (YouTube) Washin  more