JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Today, Governor Mike Parson ordered the U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at half-staff at government buildings in Camden and Miller counties and at all police stations across Missouri on Thursday, September 5, to honor Osage Beach Police Department Officer Phylicia Carson. "Officer Carson was a member of the Osage Beach Police Department for just under a year, but in tha  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 5 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Governor Mike Parson today announced that his Deputy Chief of Staff, Kelli Jones, will step down from her current role in the Office of the Governor to pursue a new opportunity with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as Deputy Commissioner-Division of Learning Services, effective November 1, 2024. Her last day in the Office of the Governor will be   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Authors and students will produce books and articles on immigration, the meatpacking industry, racial segregation in Oklahoma and the ravages of shareholder capitalism on small-town America. * * * The Missouri School of Journalism has selected its fifth class of authors to receive the Watchdog Writers Group fellowship, a $50,000 annual stipend that will allow the  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 5 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Medications thought to show promise did not improve patients' outcomes * * * By Mark Reynolds Stroke patients who survive a blood clot in the brain's blood vessels are prone to developing new blockages during their recovery periods, even if they receive vessel-clearing interventions. In an effort to avoid further clots, doctors at 57 sites around the U.S. te  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Mouse study shows engineered immune cell therapy protects damaged neurons * * * By Marta Wegorzewska Severe injuries to the spinal cord damage nerve cells, disrupt communication with the brain and rest of the body, and lead to lasting disabilities for millions of people worldwide. The injury itself accounts for only a fraction of the overall damage   more

FULTON, Missouri, Sept. 5 -- William Woods University issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Appointment of Emily Straw is effectively immediately * * * William Woods University (WWU) today announced the appointment of Emily Straw, a longtime national competitor in the Equestrian industry and investment manager by trade, to the University's Board of Trustees. The appointment of Straw was voted on unanimously by the university's current governing board and is effective imm  more