ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 17 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * $12 million NIH grant supports study of Alzheimer's risk factors * Building on its longstanding leadership in Alzheimer's disease genetics and biomarkers, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has launched the Caribbean Omics & Genomics for Alzheimer Study (CONGAS) with the support of a five-year, $12 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part o  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: * * * 15 Jurisdictions Commit to ACF Effort to Close Foster Home Gap - A Home for Every Child The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced that 14 states and the District of Columbia have joined A Home for Every Child, a bipartisan initiative to increase the number of licen  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Administrator Zeldin Announces Selection of Members to the Science Advisory Board * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin is announcing the selection of new members to the Science Advisory Board (SAB). The well-qualified experts from a broad range of scientific disciplines bring the experience and expertise needed to provide Gold Standard scie  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Ann Wagner Votes to Greenlight Trump's Reckless War That is Raising Costs on Missouri Families * Yesterday, Ann Wagner voted in lockstep with Donald Trump and Deputy Speaker Mike Johnson to give the president unchecked power on his reckless war of choice in the Middle East. As a result, costs are rising for hardworking Missouri families who are paying more at the gas pump after   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission Enforcement Bureau announced the suspension of Charles A. Jones from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism, commonly known as the E-Rate Program. This action follows a criminal conviction involving a conspiracy to defraud the federal funding system. The bureau also started debarment proceedings to ban Jones from all federal universal service support mechanisms for three years. Jones pleaded guilty to c  more

AUBURN, Alabama, April 18 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 17, 2026, by Governor Christopher J. Waller at the David Kaserman Memorial Lecture hosted by Auburn University Department of Economics: * * * One Transitory Shock After Another Thank you, Joe, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today./1 My subject, as it often is, is the outlook for the U.S. economy and the implications for monetary policy. My last outlook speech was at the end of February, wh  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 17 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Appointment to 16th Judicial Circuit * Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced a judicial appointment to the 16th Judicial Circuit.  Patricia Marie "Tricia" Scaglia, of Kansas City, was appointed as Associate Circuit Judge for Jackson County in the 16th Judicial Circuit. Ms. Scaglia is the owner of Scaglia Law Firm, LLC in Independence. She previously served as  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 17 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Signs Executive Order 26-12 Activating State Emergency Operations Plan for Risk of Severe Weather * Governor Mike Kehoe has signed Executive Order 26-12, declaring a State of Emergency in Missouri in preparation for potentially dangerous severe weather that has been forecasted across most of the state. Under this Order, the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan has be  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Schmitt on Fox News Exposes Legal and Illegal Immigration Scams * WASHINGTON, DC -Yesterday, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' Ingraham Angle to expose how some legal immigration programs, such as OPT and H-1B visas, are hurting working-class families and called for increased funding of ICE operations to meet mass migration with mass deportations. Watch the full in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Institute of Food Technologists posted the following news release: * * * Institute of Food Technologists Student Association Elects New Board of Directors * CHICAGO - April 17, 2026 - The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), is proud to announce that its next Board of Directors have been elected, headlined by IFTSA Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * In One Week, National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces More Arrests, Convictions and Sentences Representing Over $340 Million In Taxpayer Fraud Five Arrested Yesterday in Three States for $1.6 Million COVID-19 Scheme * The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * MHA's Critical Access Hospital Network Meets, Visits With Legislators * Leaders from Missouri's critical access hospitals gathered April 15 in Jefferson City, Mo., for a Critical Access Hospital Network meeting hosted by the Missouri Hospital Association. During the full-day meeting, attendees learned about updates on several health care initiatives, met for collab  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 17 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber advances legislative priorities in final weeks of session * Just a few weeks remain before the end of the legislative session on May 15, and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is intensifying efforts to advance the organization's top legislative priorities. The Missouri Chamber government affairs team is working to maintain the  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Missouri Red Cross Workers Join Teamsters * (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) - Collections workers at American Red Cross in Jefferson City have voted to join Teamsters Local 833 to secure strong union representation and a voice on the job. By choosing to organize with the Teamsters, these health care workers became immediately covered by the Teamsters' National Master Agreement   more

WEST PLAINS, Missouri, April 18 -- Missouri State University West Plains campus issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Senator Brad Hudson to speak at MSU-WP commencement May 9 The event will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the West Plains Civic Center. * Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) announced today that Sen. Brad Hudson will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2026 commencement ceremony. The event will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, May   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, from an April 17, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairman Calvert, Ranking Member McCollum, and esteemed members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the 435,000 Soldiers, Airmen, and civilian teammates of the National Guard. I also want to thank SEA Raines, the Senior Enli  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 17 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * New research reveals best practices for newsrooms on TikTok By Austin Fitzgerald TikTok has exploded as a source of news for young people, and its rise offers key insights for news organizations looking to adapt to changing audience habits. New research from Kaia Tran, MA '25, highlights how to create news content that resonates with TikTok users. More than half  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 17 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * Professor Michael Cosmopoulos honored as a Guggenheim Fellow in the Classics * Michael Cosmopoulos was one of 223 individuals chosen to be part of the 2026 class of Guggenheim Fellows. Nearly 5,000 people applied for the honor. (Photo courtesy of Michael Cosmopoulos) The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation unveiled its 2026 class of fellows this week. Michael Cosmopoulos, t  more

RADFORD, Virginia, April 18 -- Radford University issued the following Highlander Highlights wrap up for the week of April 13, 2026: * * * Our Highlanders are using their education to do extraordinary things. In this column, we highlight some notable mentions from local, regional, national and international news media. Whether our students, alumni, faculty and staff are featured as subject matter experts in high-profile stories or simply helping make the world a better place, we'll feature the  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Tennessee Businesses, Nonprofits, and Residents Affected by the Severe Winter Storm * WASHINGTON -In response to an Presidential disaster declaration issued April 10, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest disaster loans for Tennessee businesses, nonprofits, and residents affected by s  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Scott Cummings shares insight with Law360 and Bloomberg Law on new USPTO procedure * Scott Cummings, a partner in BCLP's Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes practice, recently spoke with Law360 and Bloomberg Law about a new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) procedure allowing patent owners to respond to ex parte reexamination requests. In his   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Applauds Trump Administration's Appointments to Missouri Farm Service Agency State Committee * COLUMBIA, MO -Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) applauded the Trump Administration's appointment of five Missourians to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Missouri Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Committee. Senator Schmitt worked closely with Secretary of Agricultu  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 17 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Separating fact from fiction in housing affordability and corporate investors * The United States has a growing housing affordability problem. Recently, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, and Tim Scott, of South Carolina, introduced the 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan legislative package aimed at increasing housing supply and lowering costs. It has been described a  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Pharmacy professionals are gaining specialized skills to combat the opioid crisis through a specialized training program co-developed by Phillip Marotta, associate professor at the Washington University St. Louis George Warren Brown School. The curriculum prepares pharmacists and technicians to serve as community health workers focused on harm reduction and substance use care. The course, titled Integrated Community Approaches to Overdose Prevention and Substance Use Hea  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSjou) -- A guaranteed income program for artists led to improvements in financial stability and reduced debt while increasing motivation and artistic output, according to a study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. The research indicates that unconditional cash assistance provides a pathway toward personal and professional growth by allowing creators to focus more on their craft. The research document, Empowering Artistic Labor: How Guaranteed In  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 17 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * WashU researchers use efficient method to split hydrogen from water for energy * Using a renewable energy source has multiple benefits, including reducing harmful emissions and dependence on fossil fuels while increasing efficiency. But many renewable energy sources have a higher cost than fossil fuels due to the materials needed to make them usable, such as platinum group metals (PGMs), and   more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 17 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Western Illinois University Announces Launch of Multi-State Maritime Workforce Consortium * MACOMB, IL -Western Illinois University announces the formal establishment of the Corn Belt Ports Rural Logistics & Maritime Training & Education Consortium, a multi-state collaboration designed to strengthen the inland maritime workforce and support economic growth across the Midwest. The Consortium br  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU sweeps leaderboard in ASCE concrete canoe competition * Western Kentucky University's American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter brought home an array of accolades from the 2026 ASCE Indiana-Kentucky Student Symposium. WKU was among 14 teams composed of civil engineering students in the competition held April 9-11, hosted by the University of Kentucky and the University of L  more