JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Today, Governor Mike Parson announced 16 appointments to various boards and commissions. Brian Brooks, of Marshfield, was appointed to the Missouri Propane Safety Commission. Mr. Brooks currently serves as vice president of Brooks Gas Company and as the National Propane Gas Association's Missouri state director. He further serves as vice chair of the Missouri Propane Educa  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Aug. 31 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: SALINA -- Kansas State University Salina and Pure Imagination Labs have broken ground on the Kansas Advanced Immersive Research for Emerging Systems, or K-AIRES, Center, a spatial computing and learning facility that will propel the state of Kansas to the forefront of the technology entertainment industry. Announced last year, the $41 million, 47,500-square-foot K-AIRES Center will be a state-of-the-art st  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 31 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Aug. 30, 2024: * * * 25-PSEE-147-WND Docket Type: WND - Wind Energy Docket Description: Pixley Solar Energy LLC Application Date Filed: 08/30/2024 * * * 25-CYCE-145-COC Docket Type: COC - Certificate of Convenience Docket Description: Application for Clay Center Date Filed: 08/30/2024 * * * 25-CONS-3083-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Appli  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 31 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 24-TRAM-876-UCR) on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Chetos Roofing Inc of Kansas City, Kansas, Regarding the Violation of the Motor Carrier Safety Statutes, Rules and Regulations and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties, Sanctions and/or the Revocation of Motor Carrier Authority. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MOTOR CARR  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 31 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 24-TRAM-861-UCR) on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Sam Logistics LLC of Olathe, Kansas, Regarding the Violation of the Motor Carrier Safety Statutes, Rules and Regulations and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties, Sanctions and/or the Revocation of Motor Carrier Authority. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MOTOR CARRIER OP  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 31 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order suspending intrastate motor carrier operations (No. 24-TRAM-872-UCR) on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Investigation of Unique Logistics LLC of Overland Park, Kansas, Regarding the Violation of the Motor Carrier Safety Statutes, Rules and Regulations and the Commission's Authority to Impose Penalties, Sanctions and/or the Revocation of Motor Carrier Authority. ORDER SUSPENDING INTRASTATE MOTOR   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 30 -- Marian University issued the following news: INDIANAPOLIS, IN Marian University and Project Lead The Way (PLTW) are collaborating to provide Central Indiana students with access to more science, technology, engineering, and math experiences through the newly established Indy STEM Alliance. In addition to working with PLTW, Marian University will cultivate partnerships with local businesses, other Indiana universities and nonprofit organizations, and lean on th  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: A sorghum technology developed at Purdue University improves crop and animal safety. New research confirms that it appeals to the taste buds of grazing ewes. Sorghum is a resilient forage crop because it tolerates heat and drought. However, it produces the metabolite dhurrin, which breaks down into hydrogen cyanide, a substance also called prussic acid that is toxic to livestock. A research team   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas, along with a bipartisan coalition of 29 other states, has reached a settlement ending the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas and the other states will take possession of more than $190 million in unclaimed property. In 2023, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court sided with Texas and its coalition partners, holding that unclaimed official ch  more