TOPEKA, Kansas, May 4 -- The Kansas Supreme Court posted the following news release: The 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected David Braun to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in Franklin County. Braun's new position will be effective on his swearing-in. He currently is in private practice at Braun Law. He fills a vacancy created by the March 1 retirement of District Magistrate Judge Kevin Kimball. The 4th Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Coffey, Franklin,   more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, May 4 -- Hastings College issued the following news: Two Hastings College students took home awards at the 2024 Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation/Lincoln Industries Student Art Show. Alexis Linnebach of Olathe, Kansas, received the 1st Place 3-D award with her ceramic piece "Treat Yourself Friday," while Ally Stratton of Omaha, Nebraska, received Honorable Mention in 2-D with an untitled linocut piece. More than 120 works by students from CINCF's 13 member  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, May 5 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on May 3, 2024: * * * 24-CONS-3344-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: Merit Energy Company, LLC Application Date Filed: 05/03/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-702-UCR Docket Type: UCR - UCR Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of DMK Transport LLC Date Filed: 05/03/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-703-UCR Docket Type: UCR - UCR Penalty Orders   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 4 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The University of Kansas has awarded 14 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. The University Awards, among the most prestigious awards presented at KU, were established to recognize students who embody service excellence, dedication or whose academic achievements are stellar. Class of 1913 Awards These annual awards go to two graduating students who show evidence of int  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: KU International Affairs has awarded more than $58,000 in travel grants to 23 University of Kansas faculty members and eight graduate students to support research and collaboration abroad. These competitively awarded funds were dispersed among faculty and students in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the schools of Architecture & Design, Business, Education & Human Sciences, Music and Social Welfa  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 4 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The University of Kansas ranks fifth nationally among Tier 1 research institutions in the annual "Military Friendly Schools" survey. The annual survey is the longest-running review of college and university investments in serving military-affiliated students. Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using public data sources and survey information. More than 1,800 institutions par  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 4 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Members of the Black-Cheslik family of Kansas City, Missouri, are avid University of Kansas basketball fans and equally passionate about the power of a liberal arts education. Julie Cheslik and her husband, Paul M. Black, provided a $1 million gift through KU Endowment to establish the John P. Black Professorship in History. It was named for their son John Black, of Fairway, who graduated in 2022 with a bachelor's   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship at the University of Kansas will travel to Europe for the inaugural Self Graduate Fellowship International Seminar from May 14 to 23. The 2024 international seminar will take place in Paris; Brussels; and Frankfurt and Darmstadt, Germany. The seminar attendees include 23 Self doctoral students. On May 21, the Self Graduate Fellows will present their research a  more