TOPEKA, Kansas, March 3 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Announces February Total Tax Collections Surpass Estimate by $121.9M TOPEKA - The State of Kansas ends February 2025 with total tax collections at $548.2 million. That is $121.9 million, or 28.6%, above the estimate. Total tax collections are up 5.1% from February 2024. "While our tax collections this month highlight the strength of Kansas' economy, we must continue to exercise cau  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 4 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: * * * K-State's Animal and Veterinary Innovation Center will focus on livestock pain management MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University has been identified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine as one of four Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers that will receive funding for work for advancing regulatory science and further developing innovative products and approaches  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 27 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets: * * * Docket Number: 25-CONS-3267-CPEN Date Opened: 02/27/2025 Status: Open Description: Penalty Order - Quito, Inc. Synopsis: In the matter of the failure of Quito, Inc. (Operator) to comply with K.A.R. 82-3-407 at the Tom Appleby #3 well in Chautauqua County, Kansas. * * * Docket Number: 25-CONS-3279-CMSC Date Opened: 2/27/2025 Status: Open Description: Compliance Agreement - Novy Oil & Gas  more

SALINA, Kansas, March 4 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Feature: CRH Director Makes Connections with Europe, Family History Sabrina Rosario knew a trip to Europe would be about making and strengthening connections. But she also discovered some important ones she hadn't known about. Rosario is director of Kansas Wesleyan's Community Resilience Hub (CRH). CRH is launching a hands-on training in regenerative agriculture and addressing food security, among   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 4 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * New Kansas Geological Survey publication explores geology of eastern Kansas LAWRENCE -- A new publication from the Kansas Geological Survey integrates data drawn from scientific observations and detailed oil and gas industry well logs to modernize understanding of the geology of eastern Kansas and create a framework to support identification and management of the state's vital natural resources. KGS Bullet  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 4 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Expert can comment on President Trump's address to Congress LAWRENCE - If past is prologue, President Donald Trump will double down on the nationalist populist themes that animate his MAGA movement in his first post-reelection remarks to Congress Tuesday evening. Robert Rowland, a University of Kansas professor of communication studies and expert on presidential rhetoric, is available to journalists to com  more