WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford, Colleagues Urge Administration to Urgently Secure Soybean Deal with China, Use Tariff Revenue to Make Farmers Whole * Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) led a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urging the administration to urgently finalize the reported deal to open Chinese markets to U.S. soybean producers and swiftly implement President Trump's more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 29 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release: * * * ASA Testifies on Rising Input Costs Threatening Farm Viability Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association and soybean farmer from Magnolia, Kentucky, testified today before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing titled "Pressure Cooker: Competition Issues in the Seed & Fertilizer Industries." Ragland told the committee that U.S. soybean farmers are facing  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * CC's Kalieb Redda Named NAIA Men's Runner of the Week After Win at Blazing Tiger * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Columbia (Mo.) junior Kalieb Redda is the NAIA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week after winning the 341-runner Blazing Tiger Classic in Ashland, Neb. His 8K time of 24:19 set a new Columbia College record at that distance, helping the Couga more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Oct. 29 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Enterprise Mobility connects with CMU business students * Students in Grawn Hall recently met with recruiters from Enterprise Mobility, a global leader in transportation and mobility solutions headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1957 by Jack Taylor, Enterprise began with a fleet of seven Cadillacs and one mission to help people get where they need to go. Nearly seven decades later more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following white paper (No. 2025-030) on October 24, 2025, by Stefan Song and Juan Sanchez entitled "Earnings Misperceptions and Household Distress." Here are excerpts: * * * Households learn whether income changes are temporary or persistent from the history of their own paychecks. This paper develops a quantitative model of household financial distress that incorporates this inference and uses survey d more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following white paper (No. 2025-029) on October 21, 2025, by Ana Maria Santacreu and Leo Lam entitled "Technology, Geopolitics, and Trade." Here are excerpts: * * * We study when unilateral export controls are optimal by quantifying how geopolitical rivalry reshapes trade in ideas. Empirically, cross-border technology flows are far more sensitive than goods trade to geopolitical distance, especially whe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Op-Ed: No American Should Go to Bed Hungry * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned the following op-ed on his legislation to fund food benefits that are set to run out on November 1 due to the ongoing government shutdown. Read the full op-ed here or below. The federal government has been shut down for 28 days and counting. That's 28 days too long and already the second more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Milligan's Kearney Honored as NAIA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week After Win at NAIA Appalachian Challenge * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Milligan (Tenn.) senior Ellen-Mary Kearney broke a school record with a 5K time of 16:58.3 at the NAIA Appalachian Challenge last week in Knoxville, Tenn., earning the final NAIA Women's Cross Country Runner of  more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Oct. 30 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Missouri S&T launches St. Louis hybrid master's degree in engineering management Working professionals in St. Louis will now have a new pathway to earn a master's degree in engineering management at Missouri S&T with a new hybrid program starting in January 2026. "Our innovative St. Louis program offerings combine the flexibility of online learning with the engagement and networking opp more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * New No. 1 in the Fifth NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Poll * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- Leading into the final two weeks of the regular season, there's a new No. 1 in Providence (Mont.) in the latest edition of the NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Poll. Missouri Baptist moved up by the largest amount, gaining four spots. Corban (Ore.), Bushnell (Ore.) a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Blasts Biden FBI's Spy Campaign: 'We Should Have Watergate Style Hearings for Months' * Operation Arctic Frost Targeted RAGA During Schmitt's Tenure as Chairman WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Senate Republican colleagues in a press conference to strongly denounce the Biden administration's weaponization of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to tar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt on the Pain of Schumer's Shutdown, Left-Wing Political Violence * Schmitt Calls for Antifa Networks to be Designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' Faulkner Focus to discuss the pain the government shutdown is causing the American people, the disturbing rise of politically motivated violence, and the need to d more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Smith Calls on Trump Administration to Reverse Plan to Expand Argentine Beef Imports Today, Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined Congressman Greg Steube (FL-17) and other Republican Members of the Committee in writing to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson G more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Top Contenders Steady in NAIA Men's Soccer Poll as Oklahoma Wesleyan Holds No. 1, While LSU Shreveport and Life Crack Top 10 * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In the latest NAIA Men's Soccer Netting Professionals Top 25 Coaches' Poll, Oklahoma Wesleyan remains at No. 1 for a second consecutive week after receiving 14 first-place votes, staying unbeaten and sh more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 30 (TNSrep) -- The Missouri National Education Association issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Top Takeaways: MNEA State Board & School Funding Task Force Report - October 2025 Teacher of the Year Kimberly Sixta and the Missouri Teacher of the Year finalists were recognized at the State Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, October 21, 2o25. In addition to Sixta's address to the board, the State Board of Education adopted a resolution in Sixta's  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 30 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Many Companies Are Offering Relief Amid Shutdown Financial assistance and relief programs for furloughed federal workers * Weeks into the government shutdown, many companies are stepping up to offer assistance and relief. Financial Institutions Bank of America: Announced assistance available to furloughed Federal employees.  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 30 (TNSjou) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Discovery of viral entry routes into cells points to future prevention, treatment strategies Decoy molecules to newly identified receptors prevent deadly viral infections in mice * Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified central routes that two deadly viruses take to invade human cells and have designed decoy molecules th more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * William Carey (Miss.) Takes No. 1 Spot While the Knights Receive Eight First-Place Votes in Fifth Coaches' Poll * KANSAS CITY, Mo. -It's the final week of the regular season for the majority of teams across the nation as their sights now change from conference standings to hardware, banners, and national tournament dreams. The fifth NAIA Women's  more PR