ROLLA, Missouri, June 17 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * 12 S&T faculty members receive tenure, promotions * Twelve faculty members at Missouri S&T received promotions and/or tenure, effective Tuesday, Sept. 1. Those faculty members are: * Dr. Laura Bartlett, promoted to professor of materials science and engineering * Tracie Devault, promoted to associate teaching professor of English and technical communication * Dr. Kristen Donnell, promoted to professor of electrical and compute more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 18 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Teams Announced in All Divisions The American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods have announced the 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams in all eight divisions of collegiate baseball and high school. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winners have been selected since 2007 in the collegiate and high school ranks and have featured many future Major League Baseball players. The ABCA/Raw more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 17 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * Anheuser-Busch Launches the "ComBar" to Celebrate American Farmers and U.S. Farmed Beer Built from a real combine harvester, first-of-its-kind ComBar signifies Anheuser - Busch's commitment to U.S. agriculture and sourcing the highest-quality American-grown ingredients Embarking on a nationwide tour encouraging consumers to "Choose Beer Grown Here" in support of American farmers Key Facts: * \- Anheuser more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson supports protecting minors from irreversible sex intervention treatment * Attorney General Alan Wilson recently joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief in support of Florida's lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics for misleading and deceptive representations regarding minor gender transition procedures.  Florida's lawsuit contends that the American Academy of Pediatrics' claims abo more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 17 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Announces Successful Illegal Gaming Seizure In St. Francois County * Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office, alongside the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) and the Park Hills Police Department, executed an illegal gaming search warrant leading to 13 criminal charges against Robert John Orr in St. Francois County. The operation, conducted at Sit-N-Spin in  more PR

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, June 18 -- Bayer, a pharmaceutical and life sciences company, issued the following news release: * * * Federal judge remands Monsanto class settlement case back to Missouri State Court On Wednesday, Judge Henry E. Autrey, a federal district court judge in the Eastern District of Missouri, issued a ruling remanding the class settlement case, King v Monsanto, back to Missouri State Court. Monsanto released the following statement in response to the Court's decision: This decision returns jurisdiction over the class sett more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Anesthesiologists posted the following news release: * * * Boom in Ketamine Clinics and At-Home Delivery Sparks Safety Concerns * Key Takeaways: * Anesthesiologists are urging lawmakers and regulators to act on ketamine use that occurs without consistent medical oversight. Texas is among the states proposing stricter regulations. * The boom in the U.S. ketamine market -projected to reach more than $14 billion by 2035 -results from the surge in clinics and at-home tele more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Celebrates Deal to Pass Historic Housing Legislation * (Washington, D.C.) \- Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, released the following statement after the announcement of an agreement between the House of Representatives and the Senate to finalize the 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Act. The U.S. Senate is expected to pass the leg more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, June 18 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Corn Growers Urge USDA to Fund Research on Corn Grain, Not Just Stover Author: Abby Meier The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with 15 state corn organizations, delivered a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics Scott Hutchins, encouraging investment in research that supports the full value of corn grain as a driver of new market opportunities and farm inco more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Justin Smith's Nomination, Slams Trump For Nominating His Personal Lawyers To The Federal Bench In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke against the nomination of Justin Smith to be on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Durbin outlined how Mr. more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * FDA Approves New OTC Naloxone Nasal Spray For Opioid Overdose * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rextovy, a new over-the-counter intranasal naloxone spray (4 mg dose), making it the third nonprescription option available in the U.S. for reversing opioid overdoses. Naloxone is the standard treatment for reversing opioid overdoses, including those involving illicit fentanyl. While national overdose de more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Goldwater Sues Over Illegal Giveaway to American Airlines * When city leaders in Columbia, Mo., struck a deal with American Airlines to launch a new daily route to North Carolina, they agreed to put up $750,000 in taxpayer money to guarantee the corporate giant's monthly profits. But that's an unconstitutional giveaway of public dollars, which is why the Goldwater Institute filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Columbia taxpayers to prot more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 17 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Two Judicial Appointments * Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced two judicial appointments to the Southern District Court of Appeals and the 22 nd Judicial Circuit. Joseph L. Hensley, of Joplin, was appointed as a Judge for the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District. Judge Hensley currently serves as a Circuit Judge in Division 1 of the 29 th Judicial Circuit in Jasper County. He remains active in commu more PR

NEW YORK, June 22 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news: * * * Graduate Center Books to Enhance Your Summer * From the history behind America's political fault lines to the latest developments in Mexican television to the cultural forces shaping censorship, migration, music, and mental health, the books we've covered recently by Graduate Center faculty, students, and alumni illuminate both the promise and the complexity of our moment. Consider adding these new books to your reading list as you head ou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration said it is withdrawing approval of an abbreviated drug application held by SpecGx LLC, Webster Groves, Missouri, for Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-Release tablets in 27 mg, 36 mg and 54 mg strengths after concluding that the products had not been shown to be bioequivalent to the brand-name drug Concerta. The agency said the application, identified as ANDA 202608, was approved on Dec. 28, 2012, based on bioequivalence data that  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on June 17, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith Statement on Fed Rate Announcement Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced interest rates will remain unchanged: "There is a reason the economy has repeatedly beat the so-called experts' economic growth projections. The pro-growth tax cuts in the Working Families Tax Cuts are  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Announces New Energy Agreement to Strengthen American Energy Security and Lower Costs * WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of the Interior announced a settlement agreement with affiliates of Invenergy, North America's largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of independent power infrastructure, aimed at strengthening American security and lowering costs, advancing goals central to President Donald Trump's Energy Dominanc more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 17 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * Khairat to serve as chief AI officer * Saif Khairat, PhD, MPH '17 (public health policy and management), Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Professor in the UNC School of Nursing, has accepted a secondary appointment as chief artificial intelligence officer and vice provost for AI, effective June 3. An international expert in digital health and AI, Khairat will help develop the strategy for AI  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 18 -- Lockton, an insurance broker, issued the following news on June 17, 2026: * * * Lockton Appoints Caroline Rowlands as Head of Transaction Liability for EMEA Senior Appointment Reinforces Lockton's Continued Investment in its Global Transaction Liability Platform - Lockton Companies today announced the appointment of Caroline Rowlands as Head of Transaction Liability for EMEA. Rowlands joins Lockton's growing global Transaction Liability (TL) platform, which brings together representations and warranties in more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, June 17 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T researcher combines lessons from ants and birds to improve AI * Combining ideas inspired by ant colonies and flocks of birds may hold the key to unlocking more effective artificial intelligence, according to a researcher at Missouri S&T. "With the way AI algorithms are currently structured, they sometimes settle on an answer that seems good enough and stop searching before finding one that may be much better," says Dr. D more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 18 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou leads the charge to protect Missouri's $4 billion cattle industry from tick threats Researchers track disease-carrying American dog ticks threatening Missouri cattle. - A tiny parasite-carrying tick is posing an outsized threat to Missouri's cattle. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri are stepping in to protect the state's $4 billion cattle industry by tracking different ways the American dog tick spreads a deadly disease kn more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 17 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $5.2 million in assistance to Plattsburg City will make wastewater improvements - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $5.2 million in financial assistance to the city of Plattsburg for upgrades to its wastewater treatment system. The city estimates the assistance will cover the entire cost of the project, which should be completed by June 2027. The project in more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 17 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Creighton City will evaluate wastewater system improvements - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the city of Creighton to evaluate the city's wastewater system. The department's Clean Water State Revolving Fund finances improvements to wastewater treatment facilities, sewer collection system  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 18 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $7.3 million in assistance to Iberia City will make wastewater system improvements - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $7.3 million in financial assistance to the city of Iberia for upgrades to its wastewater treatment system. The city estimates the project to total $8.4 million and expects to complete the improvements by November 2027. The project will inc more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 18 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Department of Natural Resources Seeks Contractor for Home Energy Rebates The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority, has released a request for proposals to identify a contractor to deliver two Home Energy Rebates Programs to Missourians. The request for proposals is open until 3 p.m. July 2. The department is seeking a qualified contrac more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 18 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * MoDNR selects global firm to develop the Missouri Critical Minerals Plan The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Missouri Geological Survey is partnering with the Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority and Guidehouse, a global consulting firm, to develop a new Missouri Critical Minerals Plan. The department and the authority will work with Guidehouse to develop a plan that will align collaboratio more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 18 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * NAIA Women's Flag Football Approved as Association's 30th Championship Sport The National Administrative Council (NAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has approved women's flag football as the NAIA's 30th championship sport, elevating the sport from invitational to championship status beginning with the 2026-27 academic year and culminating in the inaugural NAIA Women's Flag Football more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, June 16 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Progress Made on 45Z Tax Credit Author: Bryan Goodman, Matt Ziegler The U.S. Department of Energy recently released updates to a greenhouse-gas-emissions model, called 45Z-CF Greet, which will be used to determine allocation of a crucial biofuel tax credit. This update reaffirms changes made to the credit in President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The latest changes represent a step in the right direction for biofuel advocacy gr more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, June 18 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * ND Law's Program on Church, State & Society Announces 2026 Writing Competition Winners Author: Annika Johnson Notre Dame Law School's Program on Church, State & Society has announced the winners of its annual writing competition. The competition encourages scholarship exploring the intersections of church, state, and society, particularly how the law structures and governs those relationships. Steven Tu, a 2026 Notre Dame Law School gra more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, June 17 -- The University of Dayton posted the following news: * * * Political scientist examines how Brown won Trump's Ohio * How did Sherrod Brown win re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2018 in a state Donald Trump had just carried by eight points, and where Republicans swept every other statewide race? In a chapter for The Liberal Heartland, University of Dayton political scientist Christopher Devine examines Brown's campaign that ran on an unapologetically liberal record with a working-class message. Brown is wagering h more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 17 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Researchers find a common weakness in major gut pathogens * The bacteria enterotoxigenic E. coli and Shigella together cause hundreds of millions of infections each year and are among the leading causes of diarrheal death, especially in children. Decades of vaccine development efforts have come up short, in part because the usual vaccine targets vary too much from one strain to the next. New research from Washington Univer more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 18 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * UMKC Named a Best Global University by U.S. News & World Report UMKC is among the top third of universities globally and its School of Medicine programs rank among the best in the world - U.S. News & World Report has recognized the University of Missouri-Kansas City among the world's top universities in its 2026-2027 Best Global Universities rankings. Out of more than 2,250 institutions across more than 100 countries, UMKC earne more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Modernization of the Foreign Agricultural Service to Strengthen Market Access and Support for U.S. Agriculture * Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a reorganization of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to streamline operations, consolidate support functions, and bring employees and programs closer to America's agricultural heartland.  The effort is part of a broader Department more PR

TAMPA, Florida, June 17 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news: * * * USF football wide receiver uses NIL earnings to bring clean water to Nigeria By Paul Guzzo, University Communications and Marketing Mudia Reuben grew up hearing his parents' stories of childhood in Nigeria, where survival came before anything else. Their mornings began with long walks, often barefoot, to distant streams to collect water, followed by gathering tree sap after school to help their families earn income. But the stories only went so fa more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 17 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Weihl named inaugural Gabe Weil Professor * Conrad "Chris" Weihl, MD, PhD, an internationally known scientist in the study of rare, inherited neuromuscular disorders, has been installed as the inaugural Gabe Weil Professor in the WashU Medicine Department of Neurology. Gabe was born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy -an inherited, fatal genetic disorder that weakens muscles over time and leads to an early death. A former patient of Weihl's and more PR