WICHITA, Kansas, Jan. 10 -- Friends University issued the following news: A collaborative initiative between Friends University students, faculty, and the Belle Plaine community is breathing new life into the city with the Belle Plaine Revitalization Project. This pioneering campaign aims to reimagine and improve key areas of the city, including the downtown district, Watson Park, and the iconic historic water tower. Guided by civic engagement, more than 20 Friends University students involve  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today defended Iowa family farms and businesses against a costly mandate, the so-called Corporate Transparency Act, which threatens to make them close up shop. Iowa farms and businesses face new national registration requirements as part of the unconstitutional mandate. Some family-owned farms and businesses have been operating for decades without   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that John Myer has been named a Fellow at 5 Lakes Institute. In this role, Myer will help entrepreneurs, researchers and businesses in the Midwest/Great Lakes region identify and overcome challenges to commercialization of innovation technology. At Husch Blackwell, he helps clients develop, fund, and deliver advanced science and en  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release: * * * The Dual Energy THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter offers electrophysiologists the ability to switch between radiofrequency and pulsed field energy in a single, fully integrated catheter CE Mark supported by the SmartfIRE study on the Dual Energy THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Catheter for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib) Additional milestones announced include complete   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 11 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * 25-CONS-3228-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Application - Samuel Gary Jr. & Associates, Inc. Date Filed: 01/10/2025 * * * 25-EKSE-272-SEC Docket Type: SEC - Securities Docket Description: Evergy Kansas South Application Date Filed: 01/10/2025 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDo  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 10 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-5044-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 01/09/2025 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Governor Laura Kelly on Friday signed Executive Order 25-01, a first of its kind executive order to reform the allocation of federal benefits to foster youth. "Federal benefits belong to the child - it's their property," Governor Laura Kelly said. "By ending the exploitation of children's property as a revenue source, we are demonstrating our commitment to improving the foster care syste  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Governor Laura Kelly and the National Association of State Chief Administrators (NASCA) on Friday announced Secretary Adam Proffitt will serve as the 2025 NASCA president. Secretary Proffitt, who leads the Kansas Department of Administration and Kansas Division of the Budget, previously served as the treasurer of NASCA. "I'm proud to have Secretary Proffitt serve in this important role,"  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 11 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release: The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session January 22 at the Kansas Statehouse as part of its ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary. The court will be in session from 5:30 p.m. to about 6:15 p.m. The court will hear oral arguments in the courtroom used before the court moved across the street to the Kansas Judicial   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 11 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in a letter to the Trump administration asking the President-elect to secure the border and stop Biden immigration policies that caused a historic surge of illegal immigration. "Inauguration Day can't get here soon enough. I support President Trump'  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 11 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Veteran Media Executive Returns to the Central Valley to Lead KSEE-TV (NBC), KGPE-TV (CBS) and YourCentralValley.com * * * FRESNO, California (January 9, 2025) -- Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced that it has named Matt Morse as Vice President and General Manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in Fresno, California (DMA #55), including  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 10 -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * Kansas City Chiefs tight end and Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee receives $35,000 from Nationwide to benefit 87 & Running * * * By Karen Davis For the fourth time in the last five years, a Kansas City Chiefs nominee for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, presented by Nationwide, has won Nationwide's Charity Challenge as tight end Travis Kelce racked up more than two million vote  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Plant pathogens -- microorganisms and other disease-causing agents -- can wreak havoc on agricultural and forest crop plantings, as well as rangeland. Managing annual monoculture crops to resist disease means using specific products or practices to disrupt the pathogen population. But researchers think an altogether different strategy could work in an alternate system: perennial polyculture. University   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Whether it's the Emergency Medical Hologram in "Star Trek" or the "MedPod" in the "Alien" films, the creators of science fiction have long considered the healing possibilities of artificial intelligence. Now physicians are also pondering the modern reality of such futuristic concepts. "It's easy to speculate about how medicine will change with the emergence of AI. But for this research, we were concerned   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Popular Annual Event Will Be Simulcast on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, TBS, truTV, Max And Discovery+ With A Reimagined Puppy Bowl XXI Kickoff Show at 1PM ET/10AM PT * * * Puppy Bowl, the original and longest running call-to-adoption television event, returns for the 21st year on Sunday, February 9 at 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT and will be simulcast across   more