MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 21 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Six Kansas State University students have been awarded the nationally competitive Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for international study opportunities. The selected students are Hannah Macke, senior in agribusiness, Baileyville; Kadin Waterman, sophomore in park management and conservation, Fontana; Thomas Worstell, graduate student in architecture, Blue Springs, Missouri; and Richard Charlton, junior in   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: KIRKSVILLE, Mo--To make it easier for deer hunters to help monitor Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has deployed deer head drop-off sites in 13 counties in the Northeast region. Each site has a freezer that will preserve the samples, which will be picked up later by MDC staff for CWD testing. To submit a deer head for testing, hunters will be requi  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news: COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) seeks information in the case of seven illegally harvested geese found in central Columbia. Local Conservation Agents Brandon Cotter and Adam Doerhoff are looking for any relevant information on who poached the geese and left them along Rock Quarry Road in Columbia. These Canada geese were shot and dumped on the road, and no port  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 20 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of State Parks has opened the Bus Grant Program for the 2024-2025 school year. This is a noncompetitive grant that is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to qualified applicants. The deadline to apply is May 23, 2025. The Bus Grant Program is available to public school districts, private schools, charter schools and  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: New BCLP Business and Commercial Disputes partner, Shivani Sanghi, will be a featured speaker at this year's edition of India Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Week. Shivani will be speaking at two events, the first of which will be a panel discussion hosted by Trilegal on 23 September in Bangalore, which will cover "Arbitration of Shareholder Disputes." The second panel discussion will be ho  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: The Northwest Missouri State University campus is offering its students, employees and visitors new ways to learn about the tree species that make up the Missouri Arboretum through an enhanced tree walk funded in part by a Missouri Department of Conservation Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) grant. Signage being installed on the campus this month will highlight 24 trees and fo  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 20 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: By Greg Edwards Missouri S&T is starting another year of the Missouri Manufacturing Academy, and school districts throughout the state with after-school programs or career courses are invited to apply to participate. The academy will begin on Thursday, Sept. 26 in Rolla with field trips to tour local industry partners' facilities. Students will also visit Missouri S&T's Center for Aerospace M  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 21 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * "The Second Trauma" hopes to bring an end to sensationalized, episodic coverage of America's signature brand of violent crime * * * By Austin Fitzgerald This week, a panel of educators, journalists and experts in public health and trauma visited the Missouri School of Journalism to present "The Second Trauma," their documentary about the ways in which news coverage of g  more