KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 11 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * AFCA, NAIA Announce 2025 Football All-Americans WACO, Texas -- William Penn (Iowa) running back Destynd Loring and Southeastern (Fla.) defensive lineman Thomas Ibrahim headline the 2025 AFCA NAIA Coaches' All-America Teams announced today by the American Football Coaches Association and the NAIA. The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and is the o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Bell Secures Major Wins and Millions in Critical Funding for St. Louis * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Representative Wesley Bell (D-Mo.) voted YES on the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. The bipartisan legislation specifies the annual budget and expenditures of the U.S. Department of Defense and included critical investment in the St. Louis defense workforce, a 3.8% raise for ser more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Burlison Secures Major Win as House Passes PERMIT Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act (link is external), a major permitting reform package that includes Congressman Eric Burlison's (MO-07) Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act. The Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act establishes a firm 60 more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Issues Guidance On OBBBA Mandated Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a guidance document and informational bulletin to help states prepare for upcoming Medicaid community engagement requirements. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, certain individuals applying for or enrolled in Medicaid expansion will need to participate in community engag more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Mary Ellen Wall 2021 Legacy Trust, alongside five other related trusts, filed a request with the Federal Reserve System to join the Wall Family Control Group. The action centers on the retention of voting shares in Vision Bancshares Inc., which in turn holds shares of Vision Bank, both of Ada, Oklahoma. The filing entities are all connected to the Wall family, based across several Oklahoma cities and one in Texas and Missouri. The trusts include the James N.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * First Student Bus Drivers and Monitors in Missouri Join Teamsters Local 838 * (GRANDVIEW, Mo.) - More than 100 bus drivers and monitors at First Student in Missouri have voted to join Teamsters Local 838, securing strong representation and a powerful voice on the job. The newly organized group transports students in the Hickman Mills School District and will now be cov more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Demands Answers from FDA Following Reports Agency Delayed Review of Mifepristone * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary following reports that he ordered the agency to delay a review of the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Senator Hawley wrote, "Six months ago, you told me you were "committed to  more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Dec. 11 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T professor named IEEE Fellow * Dr. Jonathan Kimball, chair of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). "Receiving this designation has long been a goal of mine, and I appreciate my colleagues, students and supporters who helped make it possible," says Kimball, who is also t more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 12 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou's Raghuraman Kannan and Henry Nguyen named 2025 NAI Fellows The two University of Missouri professors are among 169 researchers receiving the prestigious honor from the National Academy of Inventors this year. * Two professors at the University of Missouri are joining the ranks of the most prestigious academic inventors in the country. Curators' Distinguished Professor Raghuraman Kannan more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Permitting Reform Bill to Cut Red Tape and Improve Project Affordability Passes House 2167 Rayburn House Office Building * The PERMIT Act, legislation that cuts red tape, reduces costly project delays and litigation, and makes permitting under the Clean Water Act (CWA) more efficient, consistent, and transparent, was approved by the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, McIver Reintroduce Bill to Protect and Prepare Workers for Economic Impact of AI * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Co-Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Tech Initiative, along with Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), reintroduced the Workforce of the Future Act, legislation that would require a detailed study to grow our un more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri posted the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * Romanian Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Nationwide Sleight-of-Hand Fraud U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Thursday sentenced a Romanian national to 24 months in prison for targeting stores across the country with a sleight-of-hand fraud that netted at least $130,000 in money and property. Suras Rostas, now 22, traveled th more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Dec. 11 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * S&T launches professional development courses, alumni get 50% off * Missouri S&T is offering a new opportunity for working individuals seeking to elevate their careers with flexible, noncredit Professional Development Hour courses. Alumni get 50% off by using the code "ENDof2025." The deadline for the alumni discount is Feb. 1, 2026. "These flexible, noncredit offerings are ideal fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Calls for the Restoration of Presidential Authority Over the Executive Branch * Schmitt Calls to Overturn Humphrey's Executor WASHINGTON Today, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox Business' Kudlow to discuss the need to overturn Humphrey's Executor and restore the President's constitutional authority to remove Executive Branch officials. Senator Schmitt previously filed an amic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Defends National Guard Deployment, Condemns Surge in Violence Against Law Enforcement * Schmitt Blasts Democrat Rhetoric Fueling 1,000% Surge in Attacks Against ICE WASHINGTON Today, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) defended the Trump administration's National Guard deployment and strongly condemned rhetoric from the other side of the a more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 12 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog Writers Group Fellow Molly O'Toole on narrative storytelling At a workshop for Missouri School of Journalism students, the fellow with the Watchdog Writers Group shared lessons from her career By Maggie LeBeau Molly O'Toole says immigration is "the best damn beat in journalism." O'Toole, a Pulitzer Prize winner and fellow with the Watchdog Writers Group (WWG) - more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Applauds Common Sense Improvement to Women Veterans' Health Care The following is a message from VFW National Commander Carol Whitmore * WASHINGTON -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) applauds the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for taking decisive action to improve women veterans' access to essential health services. VA's new policy more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner's Bipartisan Capital Formation Package Passes House * Washington, D.C. - Today, the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act (link is external) passed the U.S. House of Representatives by 302 to 123. Led by Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman Ann Wagner (R-MO), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-AR), Rep. Gregory Meeks more PR