Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is calling lawmakers back to work Sept. 6 for a special session to cut income taxes. Parson on Monday said he wants lawmakers to cut the top income tax rate from 5.3% to …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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8/22/22
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Upgraded digital banking system offers a more powerful financial management experienceLEAWOOD, Kan., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First Federal Bank of Kansas City today launched a refreshed, …
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8/22/22
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TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- About 20 field organizers with the Kansas Democratic Party joined Teamsters Local 696 and have been recognized by the party's leadership.The new bargaining …
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8/22/22
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Schools are installing panic buttons to summon help during a shooting, as they scramble to reassure worried parents after this spring's massacre in Uvalde, Texas, and ahead of back-to-school. Panic …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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8/21/22
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The final Kansas county that's been recounting ballots from an Aug. 2 vote that affirmed abortion rights in the state was expected to release its numbers Sunday. Sedgwick County officials missed …
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8/21/22
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Recounts of election results in eight of nine Kansas counties appear to confirm that voters soundly rejected an amendment to remove abortion rights from the state's constitution. The counties faced a …
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8/20/22
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A former elder in a Kansas City, Missouri, church has been convicted of killing his wife in Kansas. A jury on Friday found Robert Lee Harris guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old …
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8/19/22
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Abortion opponents and abortion rights advocates together spent more than $22 million on a ballot question this month in Kansas, and famed film director and producer Steven Spielberg contributed to …
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By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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8/19/22
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The Kansas Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Wichita woman who was convicted of decapitating her ex-boyfriend's mother in 2017. Forty-year-old Rachael Hilyard was convicted in 2020 of …
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8/19/22
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A Kansas woman accused in the death of a 9-month-old at a day care where she worked will face another trial, despite a Kansas Supreme Court decision to let a ruling reversing her conviction stand. …
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8/19/22
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A former Hutchinson, Kansas, police officer is suspected of committing a series of sexual assaults between 2012 to 2018 while he was working for the department. Fifty-one-year-old Todd Allen was …
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8/18/22
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Online-wagering platform partner DraftKings readies for timely debut of online and mobile sports betting in KansasOLATHE, Kan., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Butler National Corporation (OTCQB: …
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8/18/22
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Bail has been set at $10 million for a man charged in the shooting deaths of four people in a southwestern Ohio town earlier this month. Authorities say 39-year-old Stephen Marlow didn't enter any …
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8/18/22
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LAWRENCE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 18, 2022--Cobalt Iron Inc., a leading provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, today announced that GigaOm has named Cobalt Iron an industry Leader in …
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8/18/22
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Kansas Attorney General and Republican Nominee for Governor Derek Schmidt provided additional details Wednesday about his plan if elected to prioritize a four-lane highway connecting Southeast Kansas, Wichita, and Southwest Kansas.
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By Jonathan Riley / jriley@morningsun.net
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8/18/22
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USDA’s Farm Service Agency FSA is reminding drought-impacted producers in Kansas this week that they may be eligible for assistance through the ELAP program.
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Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net
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8/18/22
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The 185th Air Refueling Wing is temporarily flying and maintaining the unit’s tankers at an air base in Kansas while the main runway at Sioux Gateway Airport undergoes …
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By DOLLY BUTZ
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8/17/22
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is suing the state of Missouri over a new law requiring the city to increase funding for its police department. The lawsuit filed Wednesday is the latest step in a …
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By MARGARET STAFFORD
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8/17/22
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TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 17, 2022--Security Benefit, a leading provider of retirement planning products and solutions, today announced that Michael Dolaher has joined as Director, Financial …
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8/17/22
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Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday announced the appointments of three new members of the Kansas Board of Regents, including Blake Benson, president of the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce.
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By Jonathan Riley / jriley@morningsun.net
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8/17/22
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