Westar to launch direct renewable participation program
Westar Energy gains state approval for a direct renewable participation service enabling large commercial customers to lock in wind powered rates for up to 20 years. The Soldier Creek Wind Energy Center, a 300 MW project by NextEra Energy Resources affiliate, will supply power starting in late 2020, creating hundreds of local jobs and over 50 million in landowner payments.
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Westar Energy
Nemaha County
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Kansas Corporation Commission
Westar
Soldier Creek
NextEra Energy Resources LLC
Juno Beach
Fla
Terry Bassham
Energy
Kansas City Power
Bassham
Kansas
Longtime inmate refuses to attend key hearing in Douglas County
Danny Coleman, 33, one of the Douglas County Jail’s longest-serving inmates, again refused to leave jail for a crucial court hearing where Judge Sally Pokorny would consider withdrawing his plea and, if denied, proceeding to sentencing. He was placed on administrative lockdown after missing the session, with sentencing reset to August 2. Coleman has been in jail since 2016, facing multiple district court cases and past prison terms, largely tied to aggravated robbery, theft, meth possession, and forgery. His attorneys cite substance abuse, mild intellectual disability, depression, and anxiety as factors in his offenses.
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Douglas County
Coleman
Douglas County District Court
Sally Pokorny
Sheriffs Office
Pokorny
Kristen Channel
The
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KU Mourns Former Chancellor Del Shankel
KU and campus leaders remember Delbert M. Shankel who died at 90. He served KU as chancellor twice, including 1980-81 and 1994 seven months, later becoming chancellor emeritus. He held multiple leadership roles, survived by his wife Carol two children and two grandchildren, with a memorial service planned for early September.
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University of Kansas
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del” Shankel
University
Kansas Board of Regents
Shankel
Carol
Douglas Girod
KU Grant Funds Digital Archive of African American Literature
University of Kansas scholars secure a $150,000 ACLS extension grant to develop the Black Book Interactive Project. Led by Maryemma Graham, the effort creates the first searchable digital collection of undervalued African American novels. The database aims to reduce racialized gaps in digital scholarship and tracking, expanding access to previously overlooked works.
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University of Kansas
American Council of Learned Societies
Maryemma Graham
Black Book
Graham
National Endowment For the Humanities
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