LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * 'Conquest of Mexico' chronicles complex history of Spanish contact with New World LAWRENCE -- The "Conquest of Mexico" is both a misnomer and an oversimplified depiction of history, according to John Schwaller. "People think there was a plucky group of Spanish swashbucklers who defeated an empire of millions of natives," said Schwaller, a research adjunct in Latin American studies and history at the University of Kansas. "That's not exactly accurate." H more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 15 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Alan Cates Awarded Jac Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Chattanooga, Tennessee-based attorney Alan Cates was awarded the Jac Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chattanooga Bar Association's 128th Annual Meeting. The award is presented to a member who has demonstrated the highest standards of excellence for the legal profession, facilitated access to the justice sys more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Groundwater levels fall across western, south-central Kansas LAWRENCE -- Preliminary groundwater level measurements compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey show an overall decline of almost a foot across the High Plains aquifer region in western Kansas in 2024. All areas in western and south-central Kansas experienced declines in water levels. "For the most part, we've been on the dry side the last five years, and this year especially so in northwest Kan more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-5053-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 02/14/2025 * * * 25-BLVT-321-MIS Docket Type: MIS - Miscellaneous Docket Description: Application for Blue Valley Tele-Communications, Inc. Date Filed: 02/14/2025 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx more PR