MORRIS, Minnesota, July 30 -- University of Minnesota Morris campus issued the following news: * * * Alumni Spotlight: Jennifer Jones '01 * Named 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year, Jennifer Jones '01 says the professors at UMN Morris modeled the kind of teaching she still strives for. Jones, a graduate of the secondary education program at UMN Morris, teaches English at Lee's Summit West High School in suburban Kansas City, MO. She fondly recalls an Intro to Computer Science class she took a  more

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, July 31 [Category: BizHospital] -- The University of Kansas Medical Center posted the following news: * * * Campus exhibit illustrates evolution of anesthesia and highlights connection to KU Medical Center * To mark the 60th anniversary of the University of Kansas School of Medicine's Department of Anesthesiology, the Clendening History of Medicine Library and Museum has a special exhibit on display about the history of anesthesia. The exhibit runs through Oct. 16, 2026  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Rural Hospitals * WASHINGTON D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) helped introduce the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act (REH 2.0), legislation led by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), to expand access to federal resources for rural hospitals through the Rural E  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule correcting the published geographic coordinates of the Thedford, Nebraska, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) in the legal descriptions of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes T-285 and T-286. The amendment becomes effective at 0901 UTC on October 29, 2026. FAA said the action follows a third-party survey that found th  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has proposed changes to Jet Route J-24 and Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Federal (VOR) Airways V-244 and V-508, while revoking VOR Federal Airway V-255, as part of an update tied to the planned decommissioning of the VOR component of the Hays, Kansas, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation navigational aid. The proposal stems from the agency's VOR Minimum Operational Network program, which is r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Federal Law Enforcement Officer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $340,000 Cash from Elderly Scam Victims * BOSTON - A former U.S. Postal Inspector has pleaded guilty to stealing over $340,000 cash from packages mailed by elderly victims of lottery fraud scams, laundering some of the cash and failing to report it to the IRS. Scott Kelley, 52, of Pembrok  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 (TNSjou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: * * * Traditional Food Program Reduces Heart Failure Hospital Visits in Navajo Nation Culturally and medically tailored meals improve cardiovascular health, food security - A culturally tailored meal program rooted in traditional Dine (Navajo) foods significantly reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits among heart failure patients in rural Navajo Nation, according to a new randomized  more

FARGO, North Dakota, July 31 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU Agricultural Trade Monitor earns national policy award * The NDSU Agricultural Trade Monitor earned the Bruce Gardner Memorial Prize for Applied Policy Analysis from the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. Sandro Steinbach, NDSU Farmers Union Endowed Professor of Agribusiness and Applied Economics and Shawn Arita, NDSU associate professor, accepted the honor at the AAEA Awards & Fell  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: * * * NGA Summer Meeting Begins in Oklahoma City * OKLAHOMA CITY - The National Governors Association (NGA) Summer Meeting is underway in Oklahoma City. The bipartisan event welcomes governors from across the country to collaborate on policy solutions for priorities like AI, education, economic development, infrastructure, affordability and restoring dign  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Legislation to Strengthen Rural Emergency Hospital Program * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) in introducing the bipartisan Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act (REH 2.0), bipartisan legislation to expand access to federal resources for rural hospitals through the Rur  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Rural Hospitals * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) this week introduced the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act (REH 2.0), bipartisan legislation to expand access to federal resources for rural hospitals through the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Medicare designation. This legisla  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Topeka Capital-Journal: New federal legislation seeks to save rural hospitals in Kansas * New federal legislation seeks to save rural hospitals in Kansas The Topeka Capital-Journal By: Stacey Saldanha-Olson July 31, 2026 Rural hospitals in Kansas could soon have expanded resources and be less at risk of closing. On July 29, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, and U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minneso  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 27 -- Norfolk Southern issued the following news release with Union Pacific: * * * Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Affirm Strength of Merger Application and Offer Unprecedented New Customer Assurances OMAHA & ATLANTA - Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) today enhanced their merger application by offering customer protections that go beyond those provided in any prior rail merger. The new commitments are provided with the supplemental informati  more