WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Announces More Than $13.3 Million in Federal Transportation Grant Funding for KCATA During Preparation for the 2026 World Cup * Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) announced a federal grant award of $13,333,000 for the Kansas City Area Transit Authority (KCATA). This grant will support KCATA in buying and rehabilitating buses, vans, and related equipment, and building and rehabilitating bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Kansas SB 244 Reinforces Sex-Based Protections in State Law The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Stephanie Whitt, Chief State Action and Engagement Officer, in response to Kansas lawmakers' decision to override Governor Laura Kelly's veto of the state's transgender bathroom ban, ensuring that women will no longer be forced to share private s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver, Local Leaders Highlight Federal Funding to Strengthen World Cup Security * (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) hosted a press conference with local leaders from KC2026, Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), and the Kansas City Transportation Authority (KCATA) to highlight federal funding secured to support World Cup security and readiness in  more PR

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Feb. 19 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * CVS Pharmacy community health partnership with U.S. Soccer and National Women's Soccer League * Building on its relationship with the Washington Spirit, CVS expands its commitment to soccer through a new multi-year sponsorship with the league and federation, which includes a national community field investment and partnering with the Kansas City Current and Seattle Reign  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Visits Ottawa Co-Op to Highlight Local Ag Supply Chain, Lower Grocery Costs Ahead of Farm Bill * SPRING HILL, KS -Today, Representative Sharice Davids, a member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, visited the Ottawa Cooperative Association (Co-Op) to hear directly from local producers and discuss her efforts to strengthen the regional agricultural supply chain and lower grocery prices f more PR

HAYS, Kansas, Feb. 20 -- Fort Hays State University issued the following news: * * * Donor Support Brings FHSU's Bickle-Schmidt Athletic Complex to Life Construction is complete on the Bickle-Schmidt Athletic Complex at Fort Hays State University. Those who donated $1,000 or more to the facility, along with all FHSU Difference Makers*, had the opportunity to attend an exclusive preview of the building earlier today. "This impressive project was made possible through the generosity of loyal d more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Homeland Security Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Before the Whistle: Assessing Information Sharing and Security Collaboration Ahead of Major Events" at 10 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2026, at 310 Cannon House Office Building: WITNESSES: * Mike Sena, President, National Fusion Center Association * Ray Martinez, Chief Operating Officer, 2026 FIFA World Cup Miami Host Committee * Joseph Mabin, Deputy Chief, Kansas City Missouri Police * more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 19 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Japanese painting tradition meets street materials in new exhibition * LAWRENCE -Don't call Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani (1920-2012) an outsider artist just because he lived on the streets of New York for more than a decade. Maki Kaneko, associate professor in the Kress Foundation Department of Art History at the University of Kansas, and Kris Ercums, curator of global contemporary and Asian art at KU's Spen more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 19 -- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * KDHE Announces Emission Reduction and Mitigation Plan Grant Recipients The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), through the Climate Pollution and Reduction Grant (CPRG), is pleased to announce agreements with four Kansas cities as part of the Emission Reduction and Mitigation Plan (E-RAMP). CPRG Grant consisted of two phases: planning and impleme more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Katie Woods Earns Second Consecutive Indoor Track Athlete of the Week Award Marian (Ind.) senior Katie Woods of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is the NAIA Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week after a record-breaking weekend at the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee, where she delivered two elite performances. Woods opened the meet on Friday, Fe more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Nagel Earns Second Indoor Field Athlete of the Week Honors Dickinson State (N.D.) senior Kori Nagel has been named the Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week after a standout performance at the SDSU Indoor Classic on February 14, 2026. Competing in a meet that drew high-level talent, Nagel delivered a pair of winning throws. Nagel opened her day  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Nathan Cemin Earns Indoor Track Athlete of the Week with Two First Place Finishes Montreat (N.C.) junior Nathan Cremin has been named the NAIA Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week after a record-breaking weekend at the Tryon Mid-Winter Collegiate Invitational in Tryon, North Carolina. The Limerick, Ireland native delivered two winning performances more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * VanVleet Lands Final Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week Cade VanVleet of Montana Tech has been named the NAIA Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week after delivering a standout performance at the Montana Tech Winter Series No. 2 on February 14, 2026. A senior from Noxon, Montana, VanVleet headlined the meet with a winning effort in the shot put more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System is reviewing an application from Digital Asset Acquisition Corp., Princeton, New Jersey, to become a bank holding company, expanding its financial footprint. As part of the transaction, Digital Asset Acquisition intends to acquire Old Glory Holding Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This acquisition would grant the firm indirect control of Old Glory Bank, Elmore City, Oklahoma. The request includes the power to vote shares and acquire asset more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 19 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * One-Station Unit Training Adds Drone Training * Soldiers participating in One-Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, are now undergoing a 10-hour familiarization course in small unmanned aircraft systems as part of the formal program of instruction, the Army announced. Modeled after the 75th Ranger Regiment's Ranger Robotics Lethality Course, the 12-lane c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Applauds President Trump's Federal Judicial Appointments for Kansas * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) released the following statement regarding President Trump's appointment of Jeffrey Kuhlman, Tony Mattivi and Anthony Powell to fill vacancies on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas: "I applaud President Trump's appointment of Jeffrey Kuhlman, Tony Mattivi a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Completes Day 4 of 4 Corners 50 Counties Tour in South Central Kansas * South Central Kansas - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), completed day 4 of his 4 Corners 50 Counties tour, making stops in 7 counties across South Central Kansas to meet directly with farmers, small business owners, manufacturers, health care providers, and aerospace leaders. As wildfi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Praises Kansas Nominees for U.S. District Courts * Wichita - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), praised President Trump's excellent nominations of Kansas Bureau of Investigations Director Tony Mattivi, Great Bend Attorney Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, and Kansas Solicitor General Anthony J. Powell as judges on the United States District Court for the District of Kans more PR

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: * * * Senior SETAF-AF leader visits Senegal, reinforces military partnership * DAKAR, Senegal -U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Daniel Cederman, engaged with Senegalese senior military leaders, U.S. Department of State officials, and U.S. service members in late January as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen professional military relationships an more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 19 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Undergraduate student wins prestigious scholarship intended for graduate physics students * LAWRENCE -A University of Kansas undergraduate student whose research interest focuses on planets beyond our solar system, or exoplanets, has been awarded a prestigious physics scholarship intended for graduate students. Lucciana Caceres Holgado, a senior from Cusco, Peru, was chosen as the recipient of the second more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Demands VA Rescind Disability Rating Rule Change VFW National Commander calls VA response 'dismissive and unacceptable' * The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is demanding that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) immediately rescind its interim final rule changing how disability ratings are evaluated, warning that th more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 19 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Witnessing service workers being treated poorly inspires bigger tips, study finds * LAWRENCE -An adage called the "waiter rule" states you can tell an individual's true character by the way they treat service workers. "It's a situation where you're not obligated legally to tip them or treat them well," said Jonathan Beck, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Kansas. "But how you treat th more PR