KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Northwestern (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the latest 2024 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Rating as the unanimous No. 1, receiving all 21 first-place votes. The Raiders have now been rated No. 1 for all five regular-season ratings and are one of two teams in the Top 25 with a perfect record on the season. St. Thomas (Fla.) is the second team remaining in the Top 25, wi  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The Langston (Okla.) Lions continued to hold the top spot in the first regular season NAIA Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll after receiving 18 first-place votes. College of Idaho held second, receiving one first-place vote and Indiana Wesleyan rounds out the top three. Arizona Christian and Georgetown (Ky.) both jumped a pair of spots to fourth and fifth, respectively.  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Pat Gould of Life (Ga.) has been named the NAIA Men's Wrestler of the Week. The winner was selected based on their performance(s) from November 4-10 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees. Wrestlers of the Week are announced weekly throughout the regular season on Wednesdays on naia.org, Instag  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Dordt (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll. Two teams jumped up in the poll by six spots: Southern Oregon, who is now in the Top 5, and Briar Cliff (Iowa), who went from No. 23 to No. 17. Arizona Christian, Marian (Ind.), Bethel (Tenn.) and Mid-America Christian (Okla.) joined the Top 25 this week. Poll Methodolo  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Nov. 11, 2024: * * * For Medicare Members, the Inflation Reduction Act Cuts Drug Costs, Spreads Out Payments By Joseph Burns and Liz Seegert Two of the biggest stories this fall may focus on new benefits, starting on Jan. 1, for older adults enrolled in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. First is a $2,000 limit on out-of-pocket spending for prescription drugs. Those with Part D  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 13 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: In response to a Freedom From Religion Foundation letter, the Bolivar R-1 School District in Missouri won't impose prayer on its staff during official meetings. A concerned employee informed the national state/church watchdog that official prayer started the district's Aug. 13 all-staff assembly. A local pastor, Matt Bunn of Heights Church, recited the school-sponsored pr  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: Northwest Missouri State University alumna Emily Heisterkamp has a new perspective on teaching music after spending three weeks abroad last summer, combining a passion for education and travel that she developed during her undergraduate studies at Northwest. Heisterkamp was selected for The Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program, which gave her the opportunity to travel to India, wh  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news: Sterett "Stet" Schanze, president of Gray Manufacturing Company, Inc. in St. Joseph, Mo., will serve as chairman of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board of Directors. Gray Manufacturing designs and manufactures world class lifting and floor service products in the heavy-duty truck market. Schanze takes over chairman duties from Brad Thomas, president  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Joint center harnesses AI technologies to make health care more personalized, effective, efficient * * * Washington University School of Medicine and BJC Health System, both located in St. Louis, have launched the joint Center for Health AI to harness the power of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and fundamentally change the way health care is provided. The   more