WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Air Evac EMS to Pay $59,000 in EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit * Medical transportation company settles suit charging it wrongfully withdrew job offer because of prescription medication JACKSON, Miss. - Air Evac EMS, an emergency air medical transportation services company headquartered in O'Fallon, Missouri, operating more than 150 helicopter air ambulance bases across 15 states, will p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Urges President Trump to Keep Kansas City as World Cup Host Site * Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to retain Kansas City as a 2026 World Cup host site. This follows President Trump's announcement that his administration is reconsidering host cities with crime problems, which local leaders have allowed to fester in Kansas City for far too l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Four Key Moments: Hearing on Harnessing Innovation & New Technology to Help America's Foster Youth Succeed At a Ways and Means Work & Welfare Subcommittee hearing on modernizing the Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood ("Chafee"), witnesses shared how using new and innovative technologies will enhance caseworkers' ability to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Lockton Companies, Kansas City, Missouri, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding the implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. The letter underscores the importance of establishing a robust insurance framework to foster innovation and protect consumers in the digital asset space. In the communication, Lockton detailed its global presence, serving over 52,000 clients  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * MHA Launches Payer Performance Initiative Hospitals across Missouri face growing challenges with payer relationships -- from downcoding and delayed payments to complex contract negotiations. To help hospitals strengthen financial performance, the Missouri Hospital Association and Hospital Industry Data Institute are launching the Payer Performance Initiative (https://www.mohospitals.org/how  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana posted the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Missouri Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for $174 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that JAMIE P. MCNAMARA ("MCNAMARA"), age 50, of Missouri, was sentenced on October 23, 2025, to 10 years in prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud Medicare by unlawfully billing hundreds   more

ROLLA, Missouri, Nov. 20 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T plans new degrees in data science * To meet the state and country's growing demand to make sense of large amounts of statistics and data, Missouri S&T plans to add a new bachelor's and master's degree in data science. The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved Missouri S&T's proposal to create the new bachelor of science and master of science degrees during the  more

WEST PLAINS, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- Missouri State University's West Plains Campus issued the following news release: * * * Leatherback Sea Turtle Expedition Travelogue Our turtle census was participating in authentic ongoing research to find Leatherback Sea Turtles in the process of laying eggs in the dead of night. By Alexandra Graham, Director of Assessment and Accreditation Every year, Ana Estrella, Department Chair of Natural and Applied Sciences at Missouri State University-West Plains,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Kansas City, Missouri, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury regarding the implementation of the GENIUS Act. The NAIC emphasizes the effectiveness of the current state-based insurance regulatory framework in safeguarding consumers and ensuring the financial stability of insurers. In the letter, the NAIC states that for over 150 years, state insurance regulators have adapted to chan  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Couple creates geology scholarship after oil industry career took them around the world A Northwest Missouri State University alumnus and his wife have established a scholarship to support geology students through a gift to the Northwest Foundation. The new George and Diana Kerns Scholarship will award an annual $1,000 scholarship, beginning for the 2026-27 academic year. To be eligib  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Onder Introduces House Companion to Sen. Cruz's ROTOR Act * (Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Bob Onder (R-MO) joins Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to introduce the House companion of the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act to strengthen aviation safety. Rep. Onder is a pilot serving on the Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Foster Youth Bill of Rights Resolution * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Don Bacon (R-NE), members of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, introduced a Foster Youth Bill of Rights Resolution to help ensure foster youth nationwide are informed about their rights while in foster care. While fifteen states an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Statement on September Jobs Report Report shows 119,000 new jobs and wage growth continuing to beat inflation. * Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the September jobs report 48 days late because of the Democrats' government shutdown: "119,000 new jo  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Associate Professor Carissa Philippi presents on understanding depression and trauma through the brain as part of NextGen Precision Health's Discovery Series Her talk explored how such negative self-related thoughts become prolonged and persistent in different psychiatric disorders. By Heather Riske It's estimated that adults spend nearly half of every day lost in thought, whether da  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards $4M to continue disaster-relief jobs for Missouri residents affected by multiple severe storms * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $4 million in additional funding to support continued disaster-relief jobs for Missouri residents affected by severe storms that occurred in spring 2025. In July 2025, the department's Employment and Training Administr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * US Department of Labor awards $4M to continue disaster-relief jobs for Missouri residents affected by multiple severe storms Funding also supports recovery efforts for May 2025 storms * The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded $4 million in additional funding to support continued disaster-relief jobs for Missouri residents affected by severe   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 21 (TNSjou) -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * Timing may be key to effective cancer treatments By Maddy Frank When doctors biopsy and treat cancer may be just as important as how they treat it. New research from Erik Herzog, PhD, the Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor in biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, revealed that when a treatment is given may play a key role in how well brain cancer pa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Wellcare, the Medicare brand of St. Louis, Missouri-based Centene Corp., announced its comprehensive Medicare product offerings for the upcoming year. Wellcare, the Detroit, Michigan-based company, will now provide Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to over 51 million beneficiaries across 32 states and Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) options to more than eight million members nationwide. This expansion includes entering 51 new counties in eight markets. A primary focus for the 20  more