KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 11 -- Lockton, an insurance broker, issued the following news: * * * Departures & returns: Lockton Market Update December 2025 The insurance industry enters 2026 much like it began 2025 -- amid volatility and uncertainty. While commercial insurance conditions remain broadly favorable, especially in property markets, challenges persist in third-party liability. Insurers are financially healthy and underwriting discipline is strong, yet clarity remains elusive. Econ  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 11 -- The Kansas Court of Appeals issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * District Judge Courtney Craver says serving on Court of Appeals panel was 'great experience' District Judge Courtney Craver recently served on a Court of Appeals panel that heard oral arguments in two cases at Hutchinson Community College in October. Craver serves in the 8th Judicial District, which is composed of Dickinson, Geary, Marion, and Morris counties. There are 14 judges  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 11 -- The Kansas Court of Appeals issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * District Judge Sean Hatfield says Court of Appeals panels are 'team effort' District Judge Sean Hatfield recently served on a Court of Appeals panel that heard oral arguments in three cases at the Kansas Judicial Center in Topeka. Hatfield serves in the 18th Judicial District, which is Sedgwick County. The 18th Judicial District is Sedgwick County. The Court of Appeals has 14 ju  more

EMPORIA, Kansas, Dec. 11 -- Emporia State University issued the following news: * * * Emporia State University President Ken Hush, Giving It All Back Hush donating four years earned salary back to students * In an unprecedented move, Ken Hush is donating a gift equivalent to the compensation he has earned over the past four years as president back to Emporia State to continue building on the university's momentum. This gift marks one of the largest one-time individual gifts in ESU's history  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Dec. 10 -- Kansas State University posted the following news: * * * K-State team produces award-winning documentary on food insecurity in Kansas * Even amid the abundance of America's breadbasket, people experience hunger. According to the Kansas Health Institute's Hunger-Free Kansas Data Walk, 14% of Kansans face food insecurity, meaning they don't have enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle. Addressing this concern in Garden City is Emmaus House, which provides f  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 10 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * New book examines how educational reforms have attempted to fix past problems instead of inventing the future * LAWRENCE For decades, the consensus has been that American education is not good enough, students are falling behind and society needs to do something to improve schools. But countless efforts at reform and millions in investments have not resulted in better education. In a new book, a University  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 10 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Resistance to Spanish tribute in colonial Panama reflective of early Black community mobilization * LAWRENCE The phrase "paying tribute" originated in ancient times, meaning a payment by a subordinate group to a dominant power. It was typically made to ensure peace or protection, and often to show submission. But in a landmark event during the 1500s, a minority group in Panama fought against this practic  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 10 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Transforming law enforcement training: KLETC author outlines commitment to Kansas communities * HUTCHINSON The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, a division of the University of Kansas, is continuing to evolve its curriculum to meet the needs of modern policing through innovative, competency-based instruction. An article by Alvin Sowers, associate director for basic training at KLETC, was recently p  more