KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 9 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Timothy Capria, Alan Nemes, and Caroline Chicoine have been ranked in the 2024 edition of WTR 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Professionals in Missouri and Kansas, and Tennessee. "Committed to its clients, Husch Blackwell is an innovative and forward-thinking practice that focuses on deepening its expertise across every industry, in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Bill Eigel, state senator and Republican candidate for governor in Missouri, is coming under fire for leading the charge to strike down amendments that would create exceptions for rape and incest under the state's current extreme abortion ban. The amendments were introduced in an effort to help protect child rape and incest survivors 12 years old and younger get access to the care they need, and led to a biza  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 9 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following statement after the Court granted his motion to remove Cape Girardeau Coroner Wavis Jordan from office for the duration of the quo warranto process. "The judge has granted our preliminary order for quo warranto against Cape Girardeau Coroner Wavis Jordan. During the pendency of our case, Jordan will no  more

HANNIBAL, Missouri, Feb. 9 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: The Missouri Department of Transportation is hosting a public information meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at the Hannibal High School cafeteria, located at 4500 McMasters Ave. in Hannibal, to share information about the U.S. 61 EIS Re-Evaluation Study. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an overview for the two phases of the study, share ini  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 9 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: Today the Missouri Department of Transportation announced the selection of two consultants to lead an environmental study of the more than 250 miles of Interstate 44 from the Oklahoma state line to the Route 100 East interchange near Gray Summit in Franklin County. The selected consultants, Hg Consult, Inc. and Garver, will each study a stretch of the corridor, which has bee  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Milestone reached through discoveries and innovations in agriculture, medicine, education, journalism and other areas that are improving lives throughout Missouri and around the world. * * * The University of Missouri has set a record of more than $462 million in research expenditures in fiscal 2023, marking its 10th consecutive year of increases. As a leading research university and a  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 9 -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science from Northwestern University. Gordon was selected for the prize by a jury of distinguished U.S. scientists for transforming the understanding of human health and how it is shaped by the gut microbiome. Given every two years,   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 9 -- The University of Missouri System issued the following news release: In his annual State of the State address, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson released his budget recommendations for fiscal year 2025, which include a 3% increase to the core budget of higher education. The governor also proposed a third round of capital funding, which will support projects at all four University of Missouri System universities. "We are grateful for Governor Parson's leadership and his co  more