DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 9 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combat Illegal Robocalls * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP r more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Pushes for stronger rules to combat illegal robocalls * Attorney General JB McCuskey and a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require voice service providers to e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, intends to repatriate human remains representing one Native American individual to 12 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains were acquired by William Henry Shrawder before 1938, reportedly from an unknown location in Florida. Ball State Teachers College purchased the Shrawder Collection in 1938, and the collection was cataloged in 1953 as an "Indian skull from Florida," with no additional pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, intends to repatriate human remains representing three Native American individuals to 15 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains were disinterred from an unknown location, possibly in Alabama, before 1954 and acquired by the Birmingham Public Library. The library loaned them to the museum in 1954, and permanently transferred the collection to the museum in 1978. Collection records identified th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, intends to repatriate human remains representing one Native American individual to 15 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains were removed from an unknown location before 1969 by Samuel Fischer III, who donated them to the museum that year. Based on Fischer's collecting activities and the acquisition history, the museum determined the remains were likely removed from Northern Alabama. The muse more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, intends to repatriate human remains representing one Native American individual and 12 associated funerary objects to 12 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains were disinterred from Coosa County, Alabama, before 1961. Museum records state that the individual and objects were removed from the Wynn Plantation, property of the Wynn family, and donated to the museum in 1961. The 12 associated fun more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensation stood at $44.03 in the Midwest and $51.66 in the W more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- The University of Tulsa College of Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * From the Dean's Desk: A&S, September 2026 * We started this fall semester by making news, as The University of Tulsa's president announced that we were cutting annual tuition and fees from $54,000 to $25,000, making us the most affordable private research institution in America's heartland. Forbes magazine noted that the move is all about making an excellent UTulsa education accessible by "providing greater transparency to stude more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest by C.H. Guernsey and Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, challenging the Defense Logistics Agency's award of a utilities privatization support services task order to ScottMadden Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina. The task order, issued under a request for quotations, covers utilities privatization support services at three military installations in Alaska. The services include administration of existing utility services contracts, analysis of utility contracts and tariffs, more ST

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Gov. Stitt Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff on 25th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks * OKLAHOMA CITY (September 10, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt today issued Executive Order 2026-34, directing that the American flag, Oklahoma flag and Freedom flags on state property be flown at half-staff on Friday, September 11, 2026, in remembrance of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "Twenty-five years later, September 11 remain more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Grand Rapids Public Museum School is Example of Transforming High School State Board of Education Hears Why Michigan is One of Only 13 States to Meet Goals for More Rigorous, Career-Connected Work - LANSING - Students at Grand Rapids Public Museum School participate in experiential learning through access to hundreds of thousands of artifacts and archives from the West Michigan community and beyond. Students and staff from the scho more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport: FCC Must Strengthen Due Diligence Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require "voice servi more PR

SHAWNEE, Oklahoma, Sept. 10 -- Oklahoma Baptist University issued the following news: * * * OBU Welcomes Royer and Knight to the Division of Science and Engineering Program Faculty Oklahoma Baptist University has welcomed Dr. Derek J. Royer as associate professor of biology and Jason Knight as assistant professor of mechanical engineering, joining the Division of Science in the James E. Hurley School of Science and Mathematics. Dr. Derek Royer Royer will teach biology courses while drawing on his background in biomedical research to help  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, intends to repatriate human remains representing 33 Native American individuals and five associated funerary objects to 10 Indian Tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains and objects were removed from Texas archaeological site 41NU2 in Nueces County by George Woodbury in 1934 and donated to the museum by the Gila Pueblo Archaeological Foundation more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combate Illegal Robocalls PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 48 other Attorneys General in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robo more PR

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University posted the following news release: * * * SWOSU Hosts More Than 270 Athletes for Oklahoma Senior Games Basketball Events * More than 270 athletes ages 52 to 89 came to Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) Aug. 28-29 for two days of Oklahoma Senior Games basketball competition. The weekend included a 3-on-3 qualifying tournament for the 2027 National Senior Games, along with 3-point and free throw contests. Athletes competed at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 8 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Tech Tidbits: Wonder Boys Head West in Week Two * The first road trip of the 2026 football season is the longest road trip of the year for Arkansas Tech University. The Wonder Boys (1-0) will visit the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rangers (0-1) for a 6 p.m. Great American Conference game at Ranger Field in Alva, Okla., on Thursday, Sept. 10. "The road is a special place," said Roy Thompson, ATU head football coach. "You don't always get  more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Sept. 9 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Safety Council posted the following news: * * * Traffic Fatalities Down Slightly in First Half of 2026, Preliminary NSC Analysis Shows * WASHINGTON, D.C. - An estimated 18,460 lives were lost in motor vehicle crashes during the first six months of 2026, according to preliminary analysis by the National Safety Council. This represents a 2% decrease from the revised count for the first half of 2025, as overall miles driven increased by 0.8% between January and June. The res more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * TSA launches Gateside by TSA PreCheck at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport New program allows trusted travelers to access terminal areas without a boarding pass LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is announcing the launch of a new benefit for TSA PreCheck(R) members called Gateside by TSA PreCheck. This new benefit allows TSA PreCheck members to request a  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 9 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI Forensic Lecture Series back on the crime beat this fall * KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 9, 2026 - The University of Rhode Island's Forensic Science Partnership lecture series is once again back on the crime beat, with several legal and forensic experts slated to visit the Kingston Campus every Friday afternoon this fall starting Sept. 11. In recent years, one of Rhode Island's more unique seminar series has brought international and local autho more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued Scientific Investigations Report 20265047, 'Streamflow, Base-Flow, and Precipitation Trends and Simulated Effects of Groundwater Withdrawals From the North Fork Red River Aquifer on Base Flows Upgradient From Lake Altus, Western Oklahoma, 1980-2022,' by Adam R. Trevisan. Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation, the 40-page report finds that groundwater pumping can reduce groundwater-fed river flows entering Lake Altus, with the largest effects generally occurring  more PR

LAWTON, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * Walton named Brewczynski chair at CU * Longtime Cameron University professor Dr. Aubree Walton has been appointed the Virginia Brewczynski Endowed Chair in the McMahon School of Business. As the endowed chair for the Brewczynski program, Walton is charged with cultivating tomorrow's business leaders by educating Cameron students to be globally oriented, technically up-to-date, customer focused, cost-efficient and effective, competitive, and culturally more PR

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University posted the following news release: * * * Washington Monthly Ranks SWOSU Among Best Colleges for Rural America * Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) has earned national recognition for the opportunities it provides to Oklahoma students and the communities it serves. Washington Monthly ranked SWOSU No. 18 in its inaugural Best Colleges for Rural America ranking, which evaluates how well rural colleges expand access, keep costs manageable, prepare graduates for more PR

LAWTON, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * Williams named interim director of Cameron Psychology Clinic * Dr. Joe Williams has been named interim clinical director of the Cameron Psychology Clinic. Williams, an assistant professor of psychology at Cameron University and a licensed marriage and family therapist supervisor, assumed his duties Aug. 10. "Dr. Williams brings a wealth of clinical, academic and leadership experience to the role," said Dr. Stephanie White, chair of the CU Department o more PR