EMPORIA, Kansas, Sept. 25 -- Emporia State University issued the following news: An Emporia State alumnus is welcomed back to campus where he will speak on leadership and the experiences that led him to a senior leadership role at a major coffee company. Dennis Brockman will present the Sam E. and Jeannene Hayes Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in Webb Hall on the second floor of the Memorial Union. His presentation is titled "Servant Leadership -- It's all about the PEOPLE!" Brockman earne  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 25 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell grew its national tax practice with the addition of partner Kal Dargan, who is in the firm's virtual office, The Link. Dargan represents clients on a broad spectrum of federal tax matters, including advising on U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, partnership tax matters, structuring issues arising from debt and equity investments, bank  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 25 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * 25-MTLT-161-KSF Docket Type: KSF - Kansas Universal Service Fund Docket Description: Application for Mutual Telephone Company Date Filed: 09/23/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 25 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * 25-TRAM-5022-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 09/24/2024 * * * 24-DPAX-895-PEN Docket Type: PEN - Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Kansas Gas Service, A Division of ONE Gas Date Filed: 09/24/2024 * * * 25-CONS-3118-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 25 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Current educational affiliation agreement to expire June 30, 2029 * * * By Ellen McDonald After a groundbreaking and fruitful partnership of more than 60 years, Kansas City Repertory Theatre (KCRep) and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) announce today that their current educational affiliation agreement will be allowed to sunset upon its conclusion   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: While vice presidential debates are "often a sideshow that has little influence on the election outcome," the Oct. 1 faceoff between Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Walz has the potential to be a revealing and consequential exchange between two effective communicators, according to Robert Rowland, University of Kansas professor of communication studies. A former national champion college debater h  more