TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Seeks Applicants to Fill District Court Judge Position in the 18th Judicial District TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly is seeking applicants to fill the district court judge position in the 18th Judicial District, which is composed of Sedgwick County. The governor received official notice of this vacancy from the Clerk of the Appellate Courts on Feb. 13, 2025. Individuals wishing to ap  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 27 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Husch Blackwell Represents SKS Development in Securing Strategic Investment from SWEN Capital Partners National law firm Husch Blackwell represented SKS Development LLC ("SKS"), a national biogas developer creating waste-to-energy facilities that generate renewable natural gas ("RNG"), in securing a strategic investment from SWEN Capital Partners ("SWEN CP"), a Paris-based investment firm w  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 27 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Jayhawk Athletic Performance Lab teams up with KU Football to elevate pro day training LAWRENCE -- The Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory (JAPL), a sport performance-based research center housed under the Achievement & Assessment Institute, is collaborating with Kansas Athletics to help KU football players better prepare for the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine and Big 12 Pro Day through technology and data a  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Feb. 27 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: * * * K-State researchers developing index to measure cattle pain, stress using consumption rate By Joe Montgomery MANHATTAN -- How much can you tell about a cow's health by the way and rate at which it eats? A team of researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University is developing a way to tie that rate to cattle health. Hans Coetzee, currently the interim vice president of   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 27 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-331-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Suspension of Operating Authority of JNA Transport LLC Date Filed: 02/26/2025 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 27 -- The Kansas State Corporation Commission has issued a Presiding Officer Order in two related dockets concerning Somerset Energy, Inc., mandating electronic service of all documents and orders. This move aims to expedite proceedings related to the potential revocation of Somerset Energy's injection authority at eight wells and the company's petition to open a separate docket. The order, issued by Presiding Officer Jonathan R. Myers on February 26, 2025, covers Docket No  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 27 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Supreme Court to conduct special session April 29 in Logan TOPEKA--The Kansas Supreme Court will visit Logan, Kansas, April 29 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 visit USD No. 326 and the Logan Intergenerational Family Education Center, also known as the LIFE Center, at 601 W. N  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 27 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Presentation at KU Libraries to highlight impact of open education LAWRENCE -- Virginia Clinton-Lisell, associate professor in educational foundations and research at the University of North Dakota and lead researcher of the Open Education Group, will visit the University of Kansas Lawrence campus to deliver a public lecture about her research on open education. Open educational resources (OER) are openly   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 27 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Author pays tribute to 'Bob Dylan of the English Renaissance' LAWRENCE -- Jonathan Lamb likes to think of Philip Sidney as "the Bob Dylan of the English Renaissance." Not only does the University of Kansas associate professor of English make the comparison because Sidney was so facile with words, but because he often confounded his audience's expectations. Lamb's chapter, titled "Sentences," is part of th  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 27 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Researcher urges emphasis on democratic accountability standards in public administration education LAWRENCE -- To say the field of public administration has changed rapidly in recent months would be an understatement. And as headlines about President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to downsize the federal workforce reflect, the role of the public servant is changing. While that example is fresh, chang  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 27 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Husker scientist illuminates species' ability to glow By Deann Gayman From the lakes in Minnesota and the streams in Kansas and Nebraska to the Pacific Ocean off the shores of California and the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Husker biologist Rene Martin is chasing light. Or, more specifically, bioluminescence and biofluorescence. Martin, assistant professor in the School of Natural R  more