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Northwest confers record number of degrees at spring commencement
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (116+ words) News-Press NOW (News-Press NOW) " Northwest Missouri State University honored its spring graduates during four commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday, awarding a record 1, 659 degrees while celebrating students" journeys and offering encouragement to embrace the unknowns ahead. During his opening remarks, university…...
Walmart Names Erin Nealy Cox as Chief Legal Officer
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (167+ words) News-Press NOW Erin Nealy Cox, Walmart's next Executive Vice President of Global Governance, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary. BENTONVILLE, Ark. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 12, 2026-- Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ: WMT) announced today that Erin Nealy Cox has been named Walmart's next Executive…...
Firearms would be allowed in cars during school pickups, dropoffs under House bill
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (173+ words) An Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill Tuesday allowing people to keep firearms in their cars when picking up and dropping off students at school. Richard Rogers with Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc. spoke to lawmakers at a House subcommittee Feb....
A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1. 817 billion lottery jackpot - newspressnow. com
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (292+ words) The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being 19. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previous expected, making it the second-largest in U. S. history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025, according to'www. powerball. com. The jackpot had a…...
Walmart CEO Doug Mc Millon is stepping down
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (299+ words) New York (CNN) " Doug Mc Millon, Walmart's CEO for just over a decade, is retiring next year, the retailer announced Friday. Mc Millon will be succeeded by John Furner on February 1, 2026. Furner is currently the CEO and president of Walmart's…...
10 Alaskans born in American Samoa plead not guilty in voting case highlighting citizenship issues
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (498+ words) By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Those facing charges " most of them related to one another " were born in American Samoa but live in the isolated Alaska community of Whittier, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) south of Anchorage. The state contends they falsely…...
Great Plains News Digest
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (377+ words) Gun store owner says shooter who killed 2 schoolchildren showed no warning signs before attack WORDS: 634 " MOVED: 09/04/2025 2: 34 p. m. CDT A Minnesota man imprisoned for 27 years is free after a key witness says she committed the murder WORDS: 501 " MOVED: 09/04/2025 2: 14 p. m. CDT WORDS: 1589 " MOVED: 09/04/2025 8: 12 p. m. CDT…...
Tracking late-season drought development
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (382+ words) Meteorological summer officially ended on Aug. 31, and astronomical summer wraps up in just a few days. As the season concludes, how does this year's summer rainfall stack up? Earlier this summer, Missouri experienced something rare: drought-free conditions across the entire…...
Texas passed a Bible-themed curriculum. But many districts aren't using it
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1270+ words) This coming school year, the Fairfield, Texas, school district, about halfway between Dallas and Houston, will roll out a new K-5 reading program that includes multiple biblical references, The 74 reports. But the staff, hoping to avoid debates over families" religious beliefs,…...
Students question University of Arkansas over communication after false shooter reports
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (409+ words) FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) " Students at the University of Arkansas are speaking out after false reports of an active shooter left the campus on edge Monday afternoon. While police responded within minutes, many say the university's communication during the events…...