The U.S. Senate has confirmed the appointment of a Kansas attorney to the U.S. Court of Appeals.a KU study has shown the association between health and wealth differs across racial and ethnic groups.and the City of Topeka's Chief Financial Officer has been arrested following a domestic disturbance. Click here for a summary of area headlines, as prepared by KPR news staffers. This summary is made possible by people who pledge to KPR. Make a pledge today.
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The 2022 regular session of the Oklahoma Legislature has officially ended, and officials with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber said in a recent article in the VeloCity newsletter that lawmakers did an outstanding job looking out for the business community.
this hour president obama was talking about his green energy goals and a big theme was biofuels. corn ethanol is probably the one most americans are familiar with, and maybe you ve heard of biodiesel made from recycled frying oil. well, amtrak is testing a newer type of biodiesel made from cows. i know, it sounds awful, doesn t it? but we re not talking about the happy cows from california, we re talking about fat, trimmed, and leftover at the slaughterhouse. it s rendered in tallow and converted to fuel and the b biodiesel is helping to run amtrak s heartland flyer route for a year or so. they want to see how the diesel engines react so they will be doing regular inspections and emissions testing. animal rights folks including the humane society and peta