ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Dec. 20 -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: BCLP advised Freehold Royalties (USA) Inc. ("Freehold") in its acquisition of mineral and royalty assets located in the core of the Midland Basin in Texas. The assets were acquired from a private seller for approximately US $184M ( CAD $259M), net of customary closing adjustments. The acquisition closed in conjunction with Freehold's completion of its bought-deal equity financing of common share  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 20 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell served as buyer's counsel to Legacy Sports Partners in its acquisition of Vendsyssel FF, a professional football club based in Hjorring, Denmark and currently competing in Denmark's 1. Division, from owner Jacob Andersen. Andersen will remain with the organization as a minority shareholder and serve as its Chairman of the Board. The value of the acquisition was not publicly disclose  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 20 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * 25-TRAM-246-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Jonathan Kelly d/b/a It's Your Move Date Filed: 12/19/2024 * * * 25-CONS-3196-CPEN Docket Type: CPEN - Penalty Docket Description: Penalty Order - Cycle Oil & Gas Ltd. Date Filed: 12/19/2024 * * * 25-DPAX-238-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Descrip  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly, on behalf of the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (KCJCC), announced on Thursday the 2025 grant awards for the Federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. The JAG funds are provided to criminal justice system partners to address crime and improve public safety across Kansas. Specifically, the JAG awards made to local and state ag  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 20 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that ten proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor projects have been scaled down to three, none of which will run through Kansas. In the meantime, the Grain Belt Express transmission line, approved by the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) in 2011, will continue through the state regulatory process. While the route of the Grain  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 20 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of three nominees to fill a district judge vacancy in the judicial district. Although the principal office for the position will likely be Sumner County, the district judge filling this position may maintain residency in any of the 30th Judicial District counties. The 30th Judicial District is composed of Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt, and   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 20 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Candace Lattin to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Barber County. Lattin's new position will be effective on her swearing-in. She is the district magistrate judge in Barber County. Her term will expire January 13. She is also judge for the city of Medicine Lodge. The 30th Judicial District is composed of Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt,  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: By Brendan M. Lynch A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that afflicts about 1 million people and kills about 30,000 people around the world every year. The findings, reported recently in Nature Communications, also solve a decades-long scientific puzzle that  more