TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 5 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Commerce's Quality Places Division Awarded Two National Impact Awards Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Kansas Department of Commerce has earned national recognition for its innovative approaches to economic and community development. The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) will bestow two Aliceann Wohlbruck Impa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Celebrates Groundbreaking of Largest Infrastructure Project in Grandview's History * (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) joined city leaders and community members to break ground on the largest infrastructure investment in Grandview's history: a $24 million revitalization of nearly five miles of Blue Ridge Boulevard. The project is set to impr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Statement Following NTSB Hearing on January Midair Collision * Today, following the conclusion of last week's National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) three-day investigative hearing (link is external) into the tragic January midair collision between Flight 5342 from ICT to DCA with a military helicopter, Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement: "I'm grateful to th more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 5 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce posted the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Governor Kelly Announces $10.4M to Increase Broadband Adoption Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $10.4 million will be invested in critical broadband initiatives through the Advancing Digital Opportunities to Connect Kansans (ADOPT) program. The Kansas Office of Broadband Development will partner with 18 organizations across the state to connect Kansans to high-speed in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Known Surenos gang member arrested by ICE Kansas City after repeated illegal entries * KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Kansas City arrested a previously deported Mexican national with a long criminal record and confirmed gang ties following a targeted enforcement action July 20. Mario Torrez-Lopez, 34, of Mexico, is a sel more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 5 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA Satellites Help Certify World's Longest Lightning Flash Sparked by a major thunderstorm complex rumbling over the Great Plains, a single megaflash lightning bolt captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite was recently certified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as the world's longest flash on record more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone, Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Say New Republican Law Will Hurt Patients and Providers in New Jersey * NJ 6th District Congressman warns Republicans' Big Ugly Bill signed by Trump bars Medicaid Patients from using their insurance at Planned Parenthood health centers for essential services and preventative care PERTH AMBOY, NJ - At the Planned Parenthood health center in P more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service has published a new report, 'Feed Outlook: July 2025,' which indicates a net decrease in U.S. feed grains production for the 2025/26 crop year. The report, designated FDS-25g, was released on July 15, 2025, and was coordinated by Jennifer Bond, with contributions from Steven Ramsey, Seth Wechsler, and Joshua Huang. This downward adjustment follows data from the National Agricultural Statistics Se more PR