KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Dalton State (Ga.) finishes the regular season on top of the NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll claiming 13-of-17 first-place votes. The Roadrunners have been the No. 1 team for three poll periods and are the fourth different team to hold the top line at some point this season. Oklahoma Wesleyan stays second with four first-place votes followed by Mobile (Ala.) in third.  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 6 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Jordy Lopez of Madonna (Mich.) is the NAIA Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Ernesto Ascenzo of Viterbo (Wis.) was named the NAIA Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from October 28 - November 3 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group n  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The Patriots of Cumberlands (Ky.) finished the 2024 regular season in the top spot of the NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches Poll. The Patriots are just the second team since 1999 to hold the top spot in the nation for the entire season, joining the only other team to do so in Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) back in 2015. The top five remained nearly the same with Tennessee Southern jumping t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 6 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Hailey Heider of Bushnell (Ore.) has been named the NAIA Women's Volleyball Attacker of the Week, Ava Saiers of Providence (Mont.) has been named the NAIA Women's Volleyball Defender of the Week, and Aleksandra Dalach of Morningside (Iowa) has been named the NAIA Women's Volleyball Setter of the Week. The trio was selected based on their performances from October 28 - Novemb  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Tennessee Wesleyan begins the 2024-25 campaign as the preseason favorite in the NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25, narrowly edging out the reigning champions from Hope International (Calif.) The Bulldogs take four first-place votes, the Royals are awarded 11 and Georgia Gwinnett, who is ranked third, earns the final two. LSU Shreveport (La.) and Cumberlands (Ky.) round out the t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Jake Hutchinson of Keiser (Fla.) has been named the NAIA Men's Swimmer of the Month. Swimmers/Divers are evaluated on their performance during the month before the announcement. Each swimmer/diver is selected out of a pool of nominees from around the country. Players of the Month are announced monthly throughout the regular season on Wednesdays on naia.org, Instagram, and X  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Juliana Lopez Morales of Cumberlands (Ky.) has been named the NAIA Women's Swimmer of the Month. Swimmers/Divers are evaluated on their performance during the month before the announcement. Each swimmer/diver is selected out of a pool of nominees from around the country. Players of the Month are announced monthly throughout the regular season on Fridays on naia.org, Instagr  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The Saints of Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) and defending national champions, step to the plate and open the 2025 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Rating in first place, garnering 15 first-place votes. Science & Arts (Okla.) ranks second earning a pair of first-place votes. Cumberlands (Ky.) opens the year in third, while Southern Oregon received the final two first-place votes   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The American Society for Reproductive Medicine issued the following news release: The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the nation's leading group for professionals involved in reproductive and fertility care, applauds the passage of measures designed to protect access to reproductive care in seven additional states. Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New York, and Nevada all passed ballot measures to protect and enshrine access to  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * For Medicare Open Enrollment, Journalists Should Advise: Buyer Beware By Joseph Burns and Liz Seegert For seniors seeking health insurance coverage for 2025, open enrollment comes with new risks. During open enrollment (Oct. 15 through Dec. 7,) beneficiaries can change their Medicare or drug-coverage plan, enroll in or switch to a new Medicare Advantage (MA) plan,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: St. Louis, MO Ameren Missouri must pay up to $61,000,000 to compensate the region for the illegal pollution emitted from the now-shuttered Rush Island coal plant that it owns near Festus, Missouri. Following a federal judge's decision (affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals) that Ameren illegally polluted the air at its Rush Island coal plant in violation of the Clean Air Act, a remedy settlement w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) congratulates Representative-elect Wesley Bell (MO-01) on his victory. We look forward to working together in the 119th Congress and beyond to continue making progress on addressing the climate crisis and protecting our democracy. "Missourians chose to reject extremism and politicians beholden to Big Polluters by electing Wesley Bell," said   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 6 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is excited to unveil the newly-designed NAIA Network, powered by Visaic, an AI-enabled sports and entertainment engagement platform for digital content delivery and monetization, which allows for free streaming of NAIA national championships. The five-year partnership with Visaic is a two-part effort to promote ac  more

ALVA, Oklahoma, Nov. 7 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: Northwestern Oklahoma State University alumna Judith Ridgeway will deliver the commencement address at her alma mater during the University's fall commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2:30 p.m. in Percefull Fieldhouse. Ridgeway's history with Northwestern began at an early age. Born in Missouri, she moved in with her aunt Aurice Huguley at a young age. Huguley worked at the university for  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: Kansas City -- Following the passage of Amendment 3, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, Missouri's two Planned Parenthood providers filed suit to restore abortion access in the state. The lawsuit seeks to enjoin Missouri's numerous abortion bans and countless burdensome, medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion that do not improve care or protect patient health. Missouri will b  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 7 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * $1 million federal cooperative agreement launches team to generate suppliers of microchip materials and create highly trained workforce * * * The University of Missouri-Kansas City on behalf of the University of Missouri System has received a $1 million 24-month federal cooperative agreement to lead the development of a microelectronics hub across Missouri and Kansas. The $999,48  more