KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 6 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell served as counsel to NUSO, an omnichannel provider of cloud communications and collaboration solutions, in negotiating the strategic partnership with McCarthy Capital to accelerate growth. The investment by McCarthy Capital will help NUSO expand its market reach and position the company to develop further innovation to serve its customers and partners. NUSO delivers cloud native b  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 6 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in O'Brien County, Iowa. The affected farm is a dairy herd, and this is Iowa's first reported case of HPAI within a dairy. To date, APHIS has confirmed over 80   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 5 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: A Florida woman is under arrest in Nebraska for alleged election crimes committed in Kansas. Nebraska authorities arrested Jamie Johnson, 47, of Dade City, Florida, on May 29 for forging signatures on petitions to make "No Labels" an officially recognized political party in Kansas. Secretary of State Scott Schwab reviewed the allegations before forwarding the case to Kansas Attorney General Kris Ko  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 6 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: The Kansas Department of Commerce today announced that Kearny County has been awarded $296,250 through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for a new coffee and bakery shop. This Commercial Rehabilitation grant, along with $98,750 in local matching funds, will help restore an older building and revitalize downtown Deerfield in Kearny County. "With the opportunities tha  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Aylar Atadurdyyeva, a 2023 University of Kansas graduate who successfully completed four bachelor's degrees -- global & international studies, microbiology, political science and Slavic studies -- is the 2024 winner of the James Blackiston Memorial Graduate Fellowship from the KU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. Atadurdyyeva won $1,500 and is the chapter's nominee for a national Phi Kappa Phi fellowship. Atadurdy  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 6 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: For the second year in a row, the University of Kansas has landed a spot on the National Academy of Inventors' top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents list. The 2023 list showcases universities that play a pivotal role in advancing the innovation ecosystem within and beyond the United States. "Patents are incredibly important to promoting innovation, with proprietary rights to an invention often being th  more

PARKVILLE, Missouri, June 6 -- Park University issued the following news: A program that will provide an update on the Valor Medals Review Project being conducted by the George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War at Park University will be held on Tuesday, June 25, at Callsign Brewing, 1340 Burlington St. in North Kansas City, Mo. The event begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the program from 7 to 8 p.m. The program will include a presentation by Tim Westcott, Ph.D., di  more