ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * $5 million for brain development and Alzheimer's degeneration study * A pair of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been awarded a $5 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to examine how early-life stress on the developing brain can influence brain aging and the progr more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * BCLP files amicus brief on behalf of coalition of civil rights and community groups in support of the Community Relations Service * International law firm BCLP today announced that it has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of a coalition led by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights urging the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, and Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release: * * * Burlison and Grothman Announce Hearing on Technology Lowering the Cost of Healthcare Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric B more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Burlison and Grothman Announce Hearing on Technology Lowering the Cost of Healthcare * WASHINGTONSubcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) today announced a hearing titled " Lowering the Cost of Healthcare: Technology's Role in Driving Affordability (li more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 6 (TNSrpt) -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release: * * * New Study Finds California's Soybean ILUC Values Are Outdated A recent study commissioned by Clean Fuels Alliance America and Farmers Fueling the Future finds that California's indirect land use change (ILUC) assumptions for U.S. soy-based biodiesel and renewable diesel are outdated lacking modern agricultural practices and current science. The analysis, Land Use Change Emission more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release: * * * Clean Fuels Submits Comments to CARB Following Land Use Change Public Forum Clean Fuels Alliance America along with the California Advanced Biofuels Alliance (CABA) submitted formal comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) following the agency's recent public forum on biofuels and land use change. In its filing, Clean Fuels emphasized the importance of using the most accurat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Jason Smith Highlights Southeast Missouri Resident's Heartbreaking Story, Pledges to Hold Organ Procurement Organizations Accountable Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, held an Oversight subcommittee hearing on organ procurement organizations (OPOs) this week and called Heather Knuckles from Southeast Missouri to share her heartbreaking story t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSFR) -- The Malden Regional Airport & Industrial Park, Missouri, has moved forward with a request to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration to sell a 0.52-acre parcel of federally obligated airport property. This action is necessary because the land was originally acquired with Federal Aviation Administration grants. The grant assurances require that federally funded airport property be used only for aviation purposes. By releasing the land, more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri posted the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Indiana Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Marijuana following a High-Speed Pursuit KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Hammond, In., man has been charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana in Daviess County, Missouri. Nickolas J Burch, 36, was charged and had his initi more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Kansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- August 2025 * Kansas had 67,000 job openings in August 2025, compared to 69,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in Kansas w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: * * * Maximizing Nebraska's Resources * Spanning our state - Missouri River to panhandle - Nebraska's Third District has been blessed with a breadth of natural resources. Although much of our state is naturally arid, generations of hard work, determination, and feats of engineering have maximized our resources to provide for local needs, feed the world, and minimize flooding risks. In order to help our state ma more PR

MARSHALL, Missouri, Dec. 5 -- Missouri Valley College issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Parisi Addresses Missouri CBHE Missouri Valley College President Joe Parisi was one of only three independent college presidents chosen to speak Wednesday to the state's Coordinating Board for Higher Education, addressing how strategic planning and partnerships for higher education institutions can align with state workforce and economic development goals. Parisi spoke from his own experien more PR

MARSHALL, Missouri, Dec. 5 -- Missouri Valley College issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Valley Partners With Mizzou On Ed Specialist Degree Missouri Valley College Education master's degree students now have an easier path to an Education Specialist degree at the University of Missouri Columbia. President Joseph Parisi has signed an articulation agreement with the University of Missouri-Columbia to facilitate the enrollment of MVC students into the Education Specialist degree  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- Saint Luke's Health System issued the following news: * * * Nina Offers a Helping Paw to Saint Luke's Cancer Patients In a way, Nina Noe, 60, and her rescue dog Violet saved each other. Ten years ago, Nina, a Lake Winnebago resident, was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer that led to a partial mastectomy followed by radiation treatment at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City. During her recovery, Nina adopted Violet, who served as a beacon of hope d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Eric Burlison Announces New Healthcare Plan to Solve Affordability Crisis * Washington, D.C. Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07) today announced his vision for a new, patient-centered healthcare framework, MAHA, a two-part plan designed to lower costs, expand choice, and return control to American families. "For too long, families have been stuck with a system that is too expensive, too regula more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Leads Colleagues in Calling for Repeal of Harmful Biden-Era Housing Regulation * Letter Urges FHFA to Reverse Mandate Limiting Homeowners' Insurance Choice WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) led a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William "Bill" Pulte calling for the repeal of a Biden-Era guidance that would prohibit actual cash value (ACV) homeowner more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Praises CMS Approval of Rural Emergency Hospital Status for Pemiscot Memorial Hospital Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Pemiscot Memorial Hospital for Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) status and confirmed that the facility will receive approximately two million dollars in backpay: Congressman Smith s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Smith Statement on PCE Report: Federal Reserve Should Lower Interest Rates Next Week Inflation beat expectations and paychecks continue to rise faster than prices. * Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the release of the September 2025 reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred infl more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri posted the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * St. Louis Man Found Guilty of Selling Fatal Dose of Fentanyl Jurors in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on Thursday found a St. Louis man guilty of selling the fentanyl that killed an 18-year-old woman in 2023. Jurors convicted Bobby Lee Jones, 27, one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. Jones' started Monday. The 18-y more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * UMSL political scientists share research on vote centers with election officials across the country during Books and Ballots Series webinar By Steve Walentik Anita Manion and David Kimball were panelists in a webinar cosponsored by the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research and the Elections Group. St. Louis County voters have had the option of voting inside the Mille more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Calls on VA Secretary After Second Suicide at VA Facility in 2025 The following is a message from VFW Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore * WASHINGTON -- We are saddened by the tragic loss of a veteran who died by suicide in the parking lot of the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital yesterday. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his famil more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * WashU earns HLC reaccreditation, updates credit policy By Brittney Wheeler Washington University in St. Louis achieved reaffirmation of its accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) after a review of the university's academic practices uncovered the need for a refresh of its academic credit policy. The university undergoes an accreditation review on a 10-year cycle and has been  more PR