TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 25 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Stephen Stone On Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an outbreak of Escherichia coli (E. coli) linked to McDonald's quarter pounders. According to the Associated Press, 49 cases between Sept. 27 through Oct. 11 were reported in the states of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Known widely as E. coli, the bacteri  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 24 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Great Plains Center of Excellence convened its inaugural conference at the Hamm Institute for American Energy in Oklahoma City. Held on Sept. 9-10, this landmark event attracted 100-plus participants from various states, including Texas, New Jersey, Colorado, Missouri, and California. It brought together experts, industry leaders and educators to discuss advancements in the clean energy sector. GPCoE is   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 26 -- The Missouri Department of Revenue issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: The Missouri Department of Revenue's Motor Vehicle and Driver License (MVDL) division is preparing to deploy its modernized driver license and processing system at all license offices, with a launch date of Tues., Nov. 12. Installation of new equipment and the system conversion process for this vital upgrade will necessitate short license office closures. Customers with an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Lucas Kunce is officially under investigationby Missouri police after failing to report a potentially fatal shooting at his campaign photo-op--a class A misdemeanor under state law. The scandal engulfing Kunce's campaign has only grown in recent days, as the Kansas City Star uncovered that the event was hosted by a man mired in an active felony child abuse case, charged with 17 counts of felo  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Expansion plans will scale up production at the University of Missouri Research Reactor, the only U.S. supplier of the lutetium-177 radioisotope. * * * The University of Missouri is stepping up its fight against cancer with a new initiative to ramp up production of no-carrier-added lutetium-177 (NCA Lu-177), a critical ingredient in cutting-edge cancer therapies. Lutetium-177 is the a  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Device delivers naloxone upon sensing drop in respiration, animal study shows * * * The opioid epidemic claims more than 70,000 lives each year in the U.S., and lifesaving interventions are urgently needed. Although naloxone, sold as an over-the-counter nasal spray or injectable, saves lives by quickly restoring normal breathing during an overdose, administrating the  more