KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Collins Tabbed NAIA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week After Strong Showing in Season's Second Meet * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brogan Collins finished third at the Biola Cross Country Invitational Friday, finishing third in a field of 178 runners, earning national recognition as Sept. 17's NAIA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week. Collins hel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSdok) -- The Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal to amend its Table of TV Allotments to change the channel for a noncommercial educational television station in Hutchinson, Kansas. The proposal, entitled "Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of TV Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Hutchinson, Kansas)" (MB Docket No. 25-287), stems from a petition filed by Kansas Public Telecommunications Service Inc., Wichita. The company is the licensee   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting five-year status reviews for 14 plant and six animal species in the Mountain-Prairie Region. This review is required by the Endangered Species Act and is intended to assess each species' status based on the best scientific and commercial data available. The listed species are from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 18 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * A next-generation collaboration for community health and well-being K-State, Stormont Vail Health celebrate two years of partnership to connect researchers, physicians and patients. By Jennifer Tidball, K State News and Communications Services It's been two years into a research collaboration between Kansas State University and Stormont Vail Health, and the two organizations are already seeing results, f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Mann, Alford, Real Estate Caucus Co-Chairs Introduce Saving the American Dream Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Mark Alford (MO-04) were joined by their fellow Co-Chairs of the Congressional Real Estate Caucus, Reps. Lou Correa (CA-46) and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), in introducing the bipartisan Saving the American Dream Act (link is external). This critic  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Montreat's Murphy Sets School Record, Claiming Cross Country Runner of the Week Honors * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Heather Murphy broke her own 5K school record for Montreat (N.C.) Friday at the Queen City Invite to earn recognition as the Sept. 17 NAIA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week. Murphy's record-breaking run ended in a time of 17:15:79  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * One Point Separates No. 1 and No. 2 In Second Coaches' Top 25 Poll * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- One point separates No.1 Keiser (Fla.) and No. 2 Cumberlands (Ky.) in the second NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 poll of the season. With two more weeks in the books, there is a lot of movement in the top 25. The only team not to move this week was Keise  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Only Two Teams Remain Perfect in Latest Top 25 * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- Eastern Oregon remains at No. 1 in the latest NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Poll. Only six teams remained at the same rank as the first regular season Top 25. Three new teams joined the poll this week: Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Grand View (Iowa) and Mobile. Mobile (Ala.) was l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds McDonald's $200M Investment in Regenerative Ranching * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), released the following statement applauding McDonald's announcement to invest $200 million in regenerative practices on US cattle ranches. Regenerative techniques focus on conserving water and enhancing soil health - reducing the need for synthet  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Releases Statement Praising Trump Admin for $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program * Washington - This week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), praised the Trump Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz for the newly released details on how states can apply for the $50 billion rural health transformation prog  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Thirty-Game Unbeaten Streak Keeps NAIA Coaches Top Spot with Dalton State in Season's Second Poll * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- Dalton State (Ga.) held firm at No. 1 in the second regular-season NAIA Men's Soccer Netting Professionals Top 25 Coaches' Poll. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) climbed into the No. 2 spot, while Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) made a strong p  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 18 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * 2024 Kansas Statistical Abstract now available By Jessica Moore The Kansas Statistical Abstract 2024 is now available online. This data compendium is published annually by the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas. It includes information on a wide range of topics about Kansas, with information in downloadable tables, maps and graphs. "The Kansas Statistical Abstract  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 18 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * NSF grant will support new research for pharmaceutical drug discoveries By Brad Stauffer Zarko Boskovic, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry in the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, has been awarded a $575,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will be used in the Boskovic Lab to shed light on the process of efficiently and selectively creating new molecules that hold pote  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 18 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Researchers will develop spectrum technologies for safer, more reliable communication for drones and air taxis By Brendan M. Lynch In a few short years your retail orders and even medical care may arrive via drone delivery. You might hop aboard an air taxi to glide to an important business meeting. Meanwhile, a drone-delivered defibrillator might save a neighbor's life because it came before the ambulance  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Women's Soccer Weekly Notebook, September 17-23 * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The fifth weekly notebook has arrived -- and it's loaded with storylines you won't want to miss. Last week brought the first-ever NAIA-UEN Featured Women's Soccer Game, and it didn't disappoint as at the time No. 5 Cumberlands (Ky.) handed No. 1 Keiser (Fla.) a rare home loss.   more