TOPEKA, Kansas, March 7 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 6, 2024: * * * 24-GIMT-612-GIT Docket Type: GIT - Gen Inv: Telephone Docket Description: Certification of Compliance with Section 254(e) Date Filed: 03/06/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-613-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Emergency Suspension of Operating Authority of JJS Renovation Date Filed: 03/06/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-614-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Ou  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 7 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced today that 58 projects at 37 airports have been selected to receive $14.3 million through the Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP). "Improvements made to our aviation infrastructure are vital to local economies, even in rural parts of Kansas," Governor Laura Kelly said. "These enhancements ensure that no matter where they are in the state, businesses an  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 7 (TNSres) -- The Kansas Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: The Kansas Department of Transportation announces the launch of a three-month pilot study exploring whether a pay-per-mile road usage charge (RUC) could potentially replace the current state fuel tax as a new way to fund roads and bridges. The study, part of the Kansas Midwest RUC Study, asks Kansans to try out mileage reporting options and provide feedback about their  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 7 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The University Theatre will present Lynn Nottage's 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning play "SWEAT," which explores the lives of Rust Belt factory workers and the pressure of productivity. Performances are in the William Inge Memorial Theatre at Murphy Hall. "SWEAT" will play at 7:30 p.m. March 22, 23, 26, 27 and 28 and at 2:30 p.m. March 24. Tickets are available for purchase at kutheatre.com/sweat, by calling 785-864-39  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 6 -- Quarles and Brady, a law firm, issued the following news release: The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that Jaimie Mansfield and Wakaba Tessier have joined the firm's St. Louis office as partners. Mansfield is in the Real Estate Practice Group and Tessier, who will work remotely from the Kansas City area, is in the Health & Life Sciences Practice Group. The addition of Mansfield and Tessier brings the attorney count to 13 for the firm's S  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 7 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Bestselling author and leader in innovation Steven Johnson will be the keynote speaker of the second annual Startup Jayhawk, a University of Kansas School of Business multiday event celebrating entrepreneurship. Johnson's talk, set for 6:30 p.m. March 26, will take place in the Dicus Family Auditorium, 1111 Capitol Federal Hall. It is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Johnson will present  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 7 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Jane Barnette believes that witches on stage and screen should get the same respect that other minority identities do. Barnette is a University of Kansas associate professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance and a practitioner of the craft herself. Barnette reminds readers of her new book that witches are people, too, citing a study showing there are as many of them in the United States as there are Unitarians.  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, it did so by insulating itself from considering the effect the decision would have on women and marginalized communities, according to authors of a new study. By refusing to connect the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to the gendered impact of its decision, the authors said the decision has resulted in a two-t  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 7 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: Each year, five outstanding teachers at the University of Missouri are selected as recipients of the prestigious William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. This peer-nominated award includes a $15,000 stipend. This week and next, university administrators and executives from Commerce Bank will surprise the honorees. The William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence were established i  more