ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-KS Statement on Evergy Rate Increase * # Sep 25, 2025 by AFP TOPEKA, KS - Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) opposed a $128 million rate increase to Evergy approved by state regulators today that will put a massive financial strain on Kansas families and businesses. Next year, AFP-KS will pursue legislation that puts ratepayers first and lowers energy c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * As Secretary Rollins Travels to Kansas City, Missouri Soybean Farmers Suffer Under Trump's Trade War China, the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans, has yet to purchase any of this year's fall crop * Trump's Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is in Missouri today to speak at the 11th Annual Agriculture Outlook Forum. However hard she tries, she won't be able to dodge tough questions about Trum  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Discusses Priorities for Rural Kansas at KC Agriculture Forum * Today, Representative Sharice Davids spoke at the 11th annual Ag Outlook Forum (link is external), hosted by the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City. The Forum brings together leaders from across agriculture, business, and government to discuss economic trends and the future of the farm economy. "Here in Kansas, agri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * As Secretary Rollins Travels to Kansas City, Missouri Soybean Farmers Suffer Under Trump's Trade War China, the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans, has yet to purchase any of this year's fall crop * Trump's Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is in Missouri today to speak at the 11th Annual Agriculture Outlook Forum. However hard she tries, she won't be able to dodge tough questions about Trump'  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 7 Presents $2.5M to City of Topeka and Kansas Department of Health and Environment in Brownfields Grants * LENEXA, KAN. (SEPT. 25, 2025) - Today, at a brownfields site in Topeka, Kansas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 Administrator Jim Macy presented a $2 million award to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and a $500,000 award to the city of  more

HAYS, Kansas, Sept. 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- Hays Medical Center posted the following news: * * * HaysMed Celebrates 2025 Graduates of the KHA Leadership Institute * HaysMed is proud to recognize two exceptional leaders who graduated as part of the 2025 Kansas Hospital Association (KHA) Leadership Institute: Brian Pfannenstiel, Director of Critical Care at HaysMed, and Megan Donecker, Sleep Lab Director at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital. The KHA Leadership Institute is a respected p  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 26 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * K-State sets campus transformation in motion The university's Campus Master Plan is 'grounded in tradition, inspired by innovation and built for the future.' By Vikki Watson, K State News and Communications Services Following nearly two years of planning and study, Kansas State University's bold Campus Master Plan has received the green light to move forward. The Campus Master Plan is an ambitious and v  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology released the following testimony by Marty Vanier, director of the National Agricultural Biosecurity Center at Kansas State University, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Surveying the Threat of Agroterrorism: Perspectives on Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Defense": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Strong, Ranking Member Kennedy, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opport  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * ROUNDUP: Govs. Kelly, Meyer, and Lujan Grisham Call on Congressional Republicans to Extend ACA Subsidies * ROUNDUP: Govs. Kelly, Meyer, and Lujan Grisham Call on Congressional Republicans to Extend ACA Subsidies Yesterday, DGA Chair Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer, and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called on Congressional Republicans to extend critical Afford  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Warner, Scott, Gallego Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster American Entrepreneurship * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) reintroduced the bipartisan Expanding American Entrepreneurship Act, which would increase the permitted size of angel funds to allow for a higher number of investors in start-u  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 25 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * The Master's Remains No. 1, Followed by Shuffle in First Regular-Season Men's Cross Country Top 25 * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- The Master's (Calif.) started 2025 strong and remained the top-ranked team in the first regular-season edition of the NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Rating, followed by a big jump from Indiana Wesleyan, as the Wildca  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 25 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Three Teams Enter Top 25, Three Move into Top 10 in First Regular-Season Women's Cross Country Rating * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- Taylor (Ind.) used a strong start to the 2025 season to remain atop the 2025 NAIA Women's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 Rating, while three teams - Indiana Wesleyan, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), and College of Idaho - jumped into   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * VA Processing Claims at a Faster Pace A reinstates mandatory overtime and reports a surge in completed claims With more than one million disability claims filed since the spring, the VA is on pace to process 2.5 million of them by year's end. This surpasses VA's 2024 output by half a million, according to a VA press release.   more