BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: ESPN 30 for 30 Podcasts today announces the debut of its new four-episode podcast series GIRL v. HORSE. Premiering today and available to listen wherever you get your podcasts, the series chronicles Arab-American long-distance runner Nicole Teeny's epilepsy diagnosis and how she finds herself where many athletes have been before: at the top of her game, but staring down a huge at  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 25 -- The Missouri Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Funds must benefit residents affected by food insecurity in urban areas. * * * The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today that 17 projects will receive funding through the Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant Program. The competitive grant program will provide up to $50,000 per project to address food insecurity in urban areas. Grant funds may be used  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 26 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador, joined by 28 other states, has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States. The broad coalition requests a writ of certiorari, asking SCOTUS to take up the case of Snope v. Brown, where the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maryland's unconstitutional ban on hundreds of styles of firearms, including the AR-15, the most   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Joseph E. Marcy, esteemed researcher, professor, mentor to many, and former department head in the Virginia Tech Department of Food Science and Technology, passed away suddenly on Aug. 26 at the age of 72. Marcy's storied career at Virginia Tech began in 1988 when he joined the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' Department of Food Science and Technology as associate professor. Over the next 35 years, he became a   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 26 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * 25-CONS-3119-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Application - Merit Energy Company, LLC Date Filed: 09/25/2024 * * * 25-MDAP-166-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Mid-America Pipeline Company, LLC Application Date Filed: 09/25/2024 * * * 25-MDAP-167-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Mid-Am  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 26 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following presiding officer order setting prehearing conference (Nos. 24-CONS-3001-CSHO; 24-CONS-3072-CPEN; 24-CONS-3086-CMSC) on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * In the matter of whether the license of Thor Operating, LLC (Operator) should be revoked. In the matter of the failure of Quito, Inc. (Operator) to comply with K.A.R. 82-3-120. In the matter of the failure of Quito, Inc. and/or Thor Operating, LLC to comply with K.A.R.   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 26 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Sci-fi fans rejoice: The annual Sturgeon Symposium at the University of Kansas is right around the corner -- and this year's conference will feature a very special guest. The event, now in its third year, will take place over two days, Oct. 24-25, both virtually and in person at the Hall Center for the Humanities. Hosted by KU's J. Wayne & Elsie M. Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction, this year's theme   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: New research from the University of Kansas represents a scientific revision in the assumed origins of a group of snakes that include terrifying and highly venomous species as well as species widely popular as pets. Based on the fossil record, it's been assumed that elapoid snakes, found worldwide, had their origins in Africa. But the new KU study appearing in Royal Society Open Science -- which depends o  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that partners Robert Hudock and Julianne Story have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers guide. Based in Los Angeles, Hudock is an experienced litigator with more than two decades of experience defending employers in state and federal court, in both single-plaintiff and class action matters. He also defe  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: As the old saying goes, bad news travels fast. Research shows that saying holds true when it comes to young men discussing HIV on social media. An analysis of viral tweets from young men and adolescents, the most at-risk group for new infections in the United States, revealed a wider propagation and greater audience engagement for tweets entailing a negative message -- particularly, tweets using humor to   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 25 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: The Kansas Supreme Court will conduct a special evening session November 12 in Louisburg as part of its ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary. The court will be in session from 6:30 p.m. to about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, November 12, at Louisburg High School, 202 Aquatic Drive, Louisburg. The public is invited to attend th  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 25 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Doubleheader on Nov. 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas * * * ESPN Events today announced that Terry's Chocolate will be the title sponsor of the 2024 Vegas Showdown basketball doubleheader. The Terry's Chocolate Vegas Showdown will be played on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with Duke vs. Kansas tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN, followed by Furman vs. Se  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 26 -- The University of Missouri Board of Curators issued the following news release: The University of Missouri Board of Curators recently named 17 faculty members from across the UM System as Curators' Distinguished Professors and Professor Emeritus. "Honoring our faculty with this distinction is the highest honor the board awards," said Robin Wenneker, chair of the UM Board of Curators. "These designations recognize these professors for their contributions to their  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 25 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Department of History will host a two-part symposium titled "The U.S. West Between World Wars" Thursday, Oct. 10. The event is free and open to the public. The first part, which will be held in Room 506 of Coe Library, is slated to take place from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The symposium's scholars will explore changes and challenges that emerged in the U.S. West between the two World   more

DANBURY, Connecticut, Sept. 26 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: The start of a new academic year at Western Connecticut State University brings with it a number of ceremonies and celebrations. Among them are the Entering the Gates Ceremony, which welcomes new students to campus, and the Opening Faculty Meeting, at which the university president lays out the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Also at the Opening Meeting is the announcement of t  more