KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 15 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Baseball Players of the Week - No. 8 (April 15) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brock Buckley of Indiana Wesleyan is the NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week, and James Jett of Missouri Baptist is the NAIA Baseball Player of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from April 7-13, chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athlet  more

POINT LOOKOUT, Missouri, April 16 -- College of the Ozarks issued the following news release: * * * College of the Ozarks to hold Commencement Ceremony Saturday, May 10 Ceremony marks the 118th annual commencement for the College College of the Ozarks will host its 118th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 10, at 10 a.m. in The Howell W. Keeter Athletic Complex on the College campus. The ceremony will honor 328 graduating students: 79 Bachelor of Arts, 230 Bachelor of Science, and 19 Bach  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Missouri Utilities Granted Presidential Pardon to Pollute Jefferson City, Mo - Following executive orders on coal last week, three utilities received an exemption so they can continue releasing mercury and other toxins into Missouri's air and water at five different coal plants. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are expected to prevent 11,000 premature deaths, 4,700 heart attacks, and  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 15 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * NAIA Announces United States Marine Corps as Title Sponsor of Track & Field National Championships KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has signed a partnership with the United States Marine Corps as the Title Sponsor of the 2025 NAIA Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. As the titl  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 15 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * The Jackson Heart Study: How historic research can inspire story ideas In the late 90s, researchers launched the largest effort to understand the factors driving heart disease among African Americans in the U.S. The Jackson Heart Study, which includes 5,300 participants in the Jackson, Miss., area, has led to discoveries such as specific versions of genes that can doub  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 16 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * The surprising truth about 'pink slime' journalism Pink slime news is low quality -- but not because of political bias, according to research from the Missouri School of Journalism You've probably seen one before: a news website filled with an overwhelming amount of aggregated content from all over the internet, with just enough local stories thrown in to capture your at  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 16 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * New study may help detect early signs of autism in the first year of life Mizzou researchers hope parent surveys could lead to earlier interventions to help children flourish. Autism is typically diagnosed in children ages 3 to 5 years old, but researchers at the University of Missouri's Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment are exploring whether signs of autism could be detected as   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 15 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Names 2025 Top National Teachers Each teacher will be awarded $1,000 for professional development and $1,000 for their school The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the selection of the national top three teachers in its annual 2025 Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award contest. Established in 1999   more