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Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Kansas City Star. May 19, 2022. Editorial: Every GOP Missouri and Kansas US representative voted no on baby formula bill — but 1 Wednesday, the U.S. House approved a bill providing $28 … more

By The Associated Press | 5/24/22

Evergy’s 2021 Sustainability Report Highlights Emission Reductions, Customer Assistance Resources and Robust Community Investment

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2022--Evergy (NYSE: EVRG) published three reports, including its 2021 Sustainability Report, that provide details on the company’s achievements and … more

5/24/22

NEW VIRTUAL MARKETPLACE FOR KANSAS MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSOCIATION

TOPEKA, Kan. , May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Martha Neu Smith, Executive Director of the Kansas Manufactured Housing Association today unveiled a state of the art online virtual marketplace of … more

5/24/22

Kansas state Rep. Barbara Wasinger, R-Hays, left, confers with Senate President Ty Masterson, R-Andover, right, at the back of the House chamber, Monday, May 23, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Lawmakers have approved a bill setting up a program to provide $50 million in relief to businesses that were forced to close or restrict their operations early during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas looking at $50M for businesses restricted over COVID

Kansas is moving to provide $50 million in relief to businesses forced by state or local officials to shut down or restrict their operations during the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. The … more

By JOHN HANNA | 5/23/22

California couple gives McPherson College $25 million gift

A California couple known for their philanthropy is donating $25 million to McPherson College in Kansas. Melanie Lundquist announced the gift from her and her husband, Richard, during her … more

5/23/22

Kansas authorities investigating after man shot by police

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is probing the police shooting of a Junction City man over the weekend. The agency says in a news release that the shooting happened late Saturday afternoon. That's … more

5/23/22

Storm Guard Plans Expansion into Kansas City

Trusted Roofing and Construction Brand Aims to Achieve Expansion Goal by Opening 4 Locations in Kansas and MissouriFORT WORTH, Texas, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Storm Guard – an innovative and … more

5/23/22

Kansas ordered to pay $63 million to former pizza magnate

The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered the state to pay more than $63 million to settle a 16-year tax dispute with former pizza magnate Gene Bicknell. The court ruled on Friday that Bicknell was a … more

5/21/22

Bicknell wins $63 million dispute with KDOR

Gene Bicknell, the former Pizza Hut magnate with ties to Pittsburg who has been involved in a long-running legal dispute with the State of Kansas over a multi-million-dollar tax bill, has won his appeal following a Kansas Supreme Court decision announced Friday. more

By Jonathan Riley / jriley@morningsun.net | 5/21/22

Kansas Supreme Court disbars former prosecutor

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday disbarred former prosecutor Jacqie Spradling over her conduct in a Topeka murder case. The court found Spradling engaged in unethical misconduct during the 2012 … more

5/20/22

FILE - In this April 12, 2022, file photo, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks after signing into law a bill making it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma's Legislature has given final legislative approval to another Texas-style anti-abortion bill. Abortion providers say once the bill is signed, it would be the most restrictive abortion ban in effect in the country. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, file)

Days before Oklahoma bans abortion, details still uncertain

Oklahoma is only days from enacting the toughest U.S. state ban on abortion and providers are preparing to stop terminating pregnancies. Meanwhile, questions remained Friday about how the law’s … more

By SEAN MURPHY and JOHN HANNA | 5/20/22

Wind energy plants in Kansas, Iowa closing, could reopen

Siemens Gamesa wind-energy plants in Hutchinson, Kansas, and Fort Madison, Iowa, will close down while the company waits for new orders. Officials with the company announced Friday that most … more

5/20/22

Six juveniles charged in man's shooting death in Kansas

Six young Kansas teenagers have been charged with shooting and killing a 19-year-old man at a park in suburban Kansas City. The Johnson County District Attorney's office says it wants to try four of … more

5/20/22

Kansas police: Road rage led to fatal parking lot shootout

Police in Lawrence say a prolonged road rage incident involving two vehicles led to a shootout in a grocery store parking lot that killed two men. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the incident … more

5/19/22

Wendy Prestwood, new partner and wealth advisor at Prime Capital Investment Advisors (Photo: Business Wire)

Wendy Prestwood Joins Prime Capital Investment Advisors

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2022--Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) is pleased to announce Wendy Prestwood, CMFC, CRPC, has joined the firm as Partner and Wealth Advisor. She … more

5/19/22

Harris to meet with abortion providers as court ruling looms

Vice President Kamala Harris will speak with abortion providers from states with some of the nation’s strictest restrictions on the procedure Thursday to thank them for their work, The White House … more

5/19/22

One of Gatik's class 6 autonomous trucks in operation (Photo: Business Wire)

Gatik to Expand Operations to Kansas Following Enactment of New Legislation Enabling Autonomous Vehicle Deployment

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2022--Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced that it will be expanding operations to Kansas following the … more

5/19/22

CURO Announces Transformational M&A Transactions

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2022--CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) (“CURO”), a tech-enabled, omni-channel consumer finance company serving non-prime and prime consumers in the … more

5/19/22

A new website, www.kansasfoodsource.org, includes a map showing locations of food pantries in each county statewide, including several in Pittsburg.

New website connects Kansans with food pantries

Kansans in need of food assistance now have an easier way to find help thanks to a new project supported by the nonprofit Sunflower Foundation. more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 5/19/22

FILE - This image shows the "Ad Astra 2" congressional redistricting plan for Kansas drafted by the Kansas Legislative Research Department for Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled Legislature, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. A Kansas district court judge on Monday, April 25, 2022, struck down a new Republican-backed congressional map that would likely make it harder for the only Democrat in the state's delegation to win reelection this year. (Kansas Legislative Research Department via AP)

Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map

Kansas’ highest court has upheld a Republican redistricting law that makes it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation to win reelection. The state Supreme Court on … more

By JOHN HANNA | 5/18/22