LOWELL, Arkansas, May 15 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news: Arvest announced that Rodney Shepard has been promoted to regional executive where he'll be responsible for overseeing Arvest's banking operations in Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. He replaces Brad Krieger who retired after 28 years with the bank. Shepard has been with Arvest for 30 years and previously served as chief customer experience officer. Prior to that, he served as president for the Springfield, Mo., and Fort Smith, A  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, May 15 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: By Jennifer Micale The rivers ran wild in early New York, at least to European eyes -- ill-suited for the heavy, deep-bottom watercraft they brought with them from over the sea. For Indigenous peoples, however, waterfalls and shallows weren't an obstacle. They had long mastered the creation and navigation of birchbark canoes, popping them out at portage points in a long-established network of trade route  more

WICHITA, Kansas, May 15 -- Energy Inc., a company that says it focuses on producing, transmitting and delivering energy for the benefit of stakeholders, issued the following news release: To mark 50 years of Wichita's iconic Keeper of the Plains statue, Evergy is donating a treasure trove of original Keeper sketches, blueprints, original photographs, correspondence and other historic documents to the Mid-American All-Indian Museum. The museum is an inter-tribal facility and was named to be welc  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 15 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and a coalition of 20 other state attorneys general in sending a letter to President Biden in opposition to World Health Organization (WHO) agreements that would give the organization unprecedented and unconstitutional powers over the people of the United States. The letter raised concerns with proposals that coul  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sues California to hit the brakes on its green fleet fantasy and stand up for Iowa truckers. The 17-state lawsuit challenges California's mandate that forces truck fleets, even those based outside of California, to be all-electric by 2042. The lawsuit was announced at a press conference in Ankeny, where she was joined by Scott Szymanek, chairman for the Iowa Mot  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on May 13, 2024: * * * 24-EKSE-728-COM Docket Type: COM - Complaint Docket Description: Formal Complaint Against Evergy by Douglas Chartier Date Filed: 05/13/2024 * * * 24-BHCG-727-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Black Hills Energy Application Date Filed: 05/13/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-722-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Suspension o  more

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Shift4, a payment processing company, issued the following news release: The Kansas City Chiefs have selected Shift4 (NYSE:FOUR), the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, to power the team's ticket sales for GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. "We are incredibly excited to add Shift4 to our team and bring their seamless commerce technology to GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium and our fans for the 2024 season and beyond," said Kim Hobbs, Vice   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 15 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that South Dakota has joined 17 other states in challenging yet another example of overreach by the Biden Administration to advance radical gender ideology. "South Dakota has led the nation in ensuring fairness and equality for women in all aspects of life, and we will always strive to protect the rights of  more

WICHITA, Kansas, May 14 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Textron Aviation today announced the continued advancement of the Cessna Citation Ascend program following the successful completion by the prototype aircraft of numerous certification tests and more than 350 flight test hours. The Citation Ascend business jet was unveiled during the 2023 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) and the aircraft is expected   more

WICHITA, Kansas, May 15 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Textron Aviation today announced the Federal Aviation Administration has granted supplemental type certification (STC) approval of a fully integrated Future Air Navigation System (FANS) and Protected Mode Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (PM-CPDLC) program for Hawker 4000 aircraft equipped with the Honeywell PRIMUS EPIC integrated cockpit. This program allows pilots t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Laura Cobb, who earned a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in May 2023, has received a 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to work on a photography project in Germany. An Overland Park, Kansas, native, Cobb currently lives in Lincoln. In her work, Cobb combines various narratives as she explores humanity's connections to one another and the land.  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 15 -- The University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news: By Kaine Korzekwa The UW School of Medicine and Public Health class of 2024 spans numerous fields but its members share a commitment to empathy and compassion, coupled with a dedication to providing remarkable care and performing innovative research. Through the myriad careers ahead of them, these Badgers will maintain commitment to a vision of healthy people and healthy   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 15 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of states led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in a lawsuit opposing President Biden's changes to Title IX, the law designed to create opportunities for students in education and athletics. Attorney General Sean D. Reyes stated: "This is the very definition of improper and illegal federal coercion. Holding a sword over school districts, withou  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 15 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: The State of Wyoming, alongside a coalition of states and private parties, has taken legal action by filing a lawsuit opposing President Biden's new rules interpreting Title IX. Title IX is a law designed to create educational and athletic opportunities, particularly for female students. The lawsuit argues the new rules are contrary to the core principles of Title IX, compromising safety and privacy, ul  more