ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 17 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news on May 16, 2024: BCLP Associate Elliott Averett was mentioned in Law360, Court News Service and MyNewsLA regarding his representation of former Los Angeles Dodger Yasiel Puig, and whether Puig's agreement to plea guilty to lying about illegal gambling should be admissible in any future trial--even though Puig, citing newly discovered evidence of innocence, withdrew from the agreement before it had   more

ROLLA, Missouri, May 16 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Robert "Bob" Clark, founder of Clayco, offered Missouri University of Science and Technology graduates some inspiration from his story, his life and his career, along with some of his successes and failures, during two commencement ceremonies at Missouri S&T. Clark spoke during Missouri S&T commencement ceremonies held at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Gale Bullman Building on the S  more

POINT LOOKOUT, Missouri, May 17 (TNSres) -- College of the Ozarks issued the following news release: College of the Ozarks hosted its annual Celebration of Student Scholarship, Research, and Creative Work on May 9, at The Keeter Center. Featuring projects from 12 areas of study, select departments held an awards ceremony, recognizing students for their academic excellence and personal achievement. Students with various majors presented personal research accumulated throughout their college car  more

ROLLA, Missouri, May 16 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Dr. Kim D. Colter, a family medicine physician for Mercy Clinic Community Hospitalists in Washington, Missouri, shared with Ph.D. graduates of Missouri University of Science and Technology the importance Rolla, Missouri, had on his life and provided advice for their future careers. Colter spoke during the Missouri S&T Ph.D. commencement ceremony, held at 6 p.m. Friday, May 10, in the Gale Bullma  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 16 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news: The Missouri Democratic Party congratulates Democratic candidate Elad Gross for clearly demonstrating why he is the best candidate to serve as Missouri's Attorney General during a Springfield candidate forum. Over nearly two hours, Gross presented himself as a competent professional with a strong understanding of the issues impacting Missouri families, demonstrating sharp contrasts between himself an  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 17 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey demanded Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas turn over all documents, records, and communications relating to his office's X (formerly Twitter) post retaliating against Kansas City Chief's kicker Harrison Butker for comments he made in a commencement speech at Benedictine College in which he openly discussed his Catholic faith.  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 17 -- Missouri Secretary of State John R. Ashcroft issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's office announced today that the Missouri State Library and Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library are making available Braille Enhanced StoryWalk kits. Included in the kits are weatherproofed double-page layouts of a picture book with braille overlay. Seven different picture book titles are available with additional titles bein  more

WEST PLAINS, Missouri, May 16 -- Missouri State University's West Plains Campus issued the following news release: Area high school students who participated in band or orchestra have a new educational opportunity available to them at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP). The university will begin offering instrumental music classes this fall, as well as a jazz band and community concert band. "In my eight years at the university, I have been approached countless times about why we   more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, May 16 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: For 35 years, Marjean Potter Ehlers and her husband, Don, served as co-directors of the Wesley Foundation at Northwest Missouri State University, impacting hundreds of students' lives through their mentorship, care and support. That legacy is continuing after Marjean's passing last December through a new scholarship created in her memory. The Marjean Potter Ehlers Memorial Scholarship is now a  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, May 16 -- Southeast Missouri State University issued the following news: Southeast Missouri State University will transition services provided by the Horizons Enrichment Center to a new provider pending approval by the Missouri Department of Mental Health. SEMO will continue to operate the Horizons Enrichment Center until the new organization receives approval from the State. At that time, daily functions of the Center will be conducted under a new organization not af  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: The University of Missouri-Kansas City has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the United States Cyber Command. This partnership is set to transform the landscape of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity through collaborative education and research. UMKC is the first university in the country to sign a cooperative research and development agreem  more

FULTON, Missouri, May 17 -- William Woods University issued the following news release: A fascinating new documentary honoring the individuals who served the U.S. in the Vietnam War is coming to William Woods University (WWU). "MANCHU: A Brotherhood of Sacrifice," a project of local author and Vietnam War veteran Stan Adams, his wife Rita Adams and documentary filmmaker Matt Wilcox, will have a special pre-release viewing this Saturday, May 18th, at 3:30 p.m. in WWU's Cutlip Auditorium. The ev  more