LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 28 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * 15 students named 2026 Global Scholars * LAWRENCE -Representing academic fields across the university, 15 sophomores have been selected by the University of Kansas as the 2026 cohort of Global Scholars. The Global Scholars Program, now in its 15th year, recognizes undergraduate students who have an interest in international studies and a strong academic record. Elizabeth MacGonagle, associate professor o more PR

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release: * * * AccuWeather 2026 U.S. Spring Forecast: Slow Transition to Spring Warmth, Elevated Risk of Floods and Fires * Higher heating bills are likely this spring as lower-than-historical-average temperatures linger in parts of the Northeast and Upper Midwest * Slower transition to springlike weather is forecast across parts of 16 states in the Northeast, more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 28 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * AHCJ stands with Minneapolis * This week has brought profound sorrow and alarm following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents - another tragedy that has shaken health workers, journalists and the public alike. More than a dozen people have been shot by federal agents nationwide since September ; four wer more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Introduces Resolution Honoring President Trump's Historic Greenland Deal * Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced a resolution honoring President Donald J. Trump for securing a historic strategic agreement establishing permanent United States sovereignty and control over critical military installations in Greenland, strengthening Arctic security, and countering malign Russian and C more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, posted the following news release: * * * Ameren Illinois Natural Gas Storage System Delivers Reliable Performance During Extreme Cold Smart hedging strategies led to $28.5 million in customer savings from on-system storage usage *  COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (Jan. 28, 2026) - Winter returned with a familiar punch this week as an arctic blast gripped the Ameren Illinois service territory for the sec more PR

TEMPE, Arizona, Jan. 26 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * ASU Online earns 25 top 10 rankings in latest US News & World Report University also gets 8 top 3 spots, recognized as among nation's best online undergraduate and graduate programs By Carrie Peterson Arizona State University has once again been ranked among the best in the nation for online degree programs, earning more than two dozen top 10 spots in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs r more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Support for President Trump's Birthright Citizenship Policy * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is co-leading with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti a coalition of 26 states and territories in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Burlison to Host IRS and SBA Assistance Week Throughout Missouri's 7th District * WASHINGTON -The office of Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) will host an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Small Business Administration (SBA) Assistance Week from Feb. 23 through Feb. 27, with in-person sessions held daily from noon to 3:00 p.m. Central Time at five locations across Missouri's 7th Congressional District. N more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Burlison, Freedom Caucus Board Urge President Trump to Continue Federal Immigration Enforcement * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO) and the other members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) Board of Directors sent a letter to President Trump, urging him to maintain Operation Metro Surge and nationwide efforts to enforce federal immigration law. The letter encourages President Tru more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 29 -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Releases CY 2027 Advance Notice Of Methodological Changes For Medicare Advantage The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the advance notice of methodological changes for Medicare Advantage, capitation rates, and Part C and D payment policies for calendar year 2027. Medicare Advantage plan payments are expected to increase by 0.09% as compared to CY 2026. The changes also i more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers Over Trump Administration's Plan to End Student Loan Repayment Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 15 Senate Democrats to send a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on the Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate student loan repayment options for millions more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HGTV Takes Viewers On An Epic Road Trip Across America In New Series 'Wild Vacation Rentals' Premiering Monday, March 2, at 10 p.m. ET/PT * America's most extraordinary vacation homes-from a bird's nest to a grain silo and a potato house to an old western town-will be on tap for actresses and comedians Sherry Cola ( Joy Ride ) and D'Arcy Carden ( The G more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 23.0 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1 more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Missouri-based Army Reserve Soldiers amplify Fort Hood mobilization platform * FORT HOOD, Texas - Army Reserve Soldiers of the Kirksville, Missouri-based 7240th Medical Support Unit and the Columbia, Missouri-based 7406th Troop Medical Clinic have respectively been providing medical and dental staffing and support to the Deployment Readiness Center here, as well as to the TMC 14 in North F more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Brown, Cleaver, and Foushee Introduce Prison Libraries Act to Reduce Recidivism and Expand Educational Opportunities for Incarcerated Americans * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (D-OH), joined Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), and Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) to re-introduce the Prison Libraries Act to expand library resources in U.S. state and territory correctional facilities, aimin more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Leads Bipartisan, Multi-State Letter Emphasizing the Importance of Competition Across Agriculture * DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 28, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig led a bipartisan, multi-state letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) urging a careful, thorough evaluation of the proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Norfolk  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Defends ICE, Trump's Deportation Efforts from the Senate Floor * The Choice Is Between Enforcement and Chaos -and the American People Already Decided WASHINGTON -Amid agitators trying to sow chaos in Minnesota, today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) spoke on the Senate floor to defend the Trump administration's deportation efforts and condemn Democrats' inflammatory rhetoric, whi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Schmitt, Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Resolution in Honor of National Catholic Schools Week * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) reintroduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing National Catholic Schools Week. This resolution celebrates the contributions of Catholic education across America and recognizes January 25 - January 31, 2026, as National Cath more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith on the Fed Dragging Its Feet on Interest Rates: The Fed Gets It Wrong, Again Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced it would not lower interest rates: "I am deeply disappointed by the Federal Reserve's decision not to provide additional relief to Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Smith, Schweikert Investigate Allegations of Foreign Nationals Jumping U.S. Organ Transplant Line Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (AZ-01) are demanding the University of Chicago Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center in New York turn over documents followin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * Texas and Eight Other States Renew Attack on Section 504 and the Right of Disabled People to Live in their Communities * On January 23, 2026, Texas and eight other states - Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, and South Dakota - renewed their attack on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the integration mandate. The integration mandate is a requirem more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri posted the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Collects $9,726,475.43 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2025 Kansas City, Mo. - U.S. Attorney R. Matthew Price announced today that the Western District of Missouri collected more than $9.7 million in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025. Of this amount, $9,042,015.71 was collected in crimi more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 29 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * UMSL alum and retiring St. Louis Mercantile Library curator Julie Dunn-Morton helps create new art gallery as legacy project The Wallace H. Smith Gallery of Art officially opened last fall and is currently displaying works by Frederick Oakes Sylvester. By Heather Riske Walking through the new Wallace H. Smith Gallery of Art at the St. Louis Mercantile Library last fall felt a little  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 29 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * US News ranks UMSL 11th nationally for Best Online Bachelor's Programs The university also scored highly among online bachelor's programs for veterans and was No. 33 nationally in the Best Online MBA rankings. By Steve Walentik Demand for online education continues to grow throughout the country with more students favoring the accessibility and flexibility that online programs can pr more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 28 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following Q&A on Jan. 27, 2026, by Sara Savat with Ryan Burge, professor of practice at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics: * * * WashU Expert: Faith leaders on the front lines Thanks to social media and traditional news outlets, people around the world have had a front-row seat to the immigration raids and clashes between protesters and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in th more PR