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FILE -Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, left, speaks with Illinois Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet, right, while on the House floor after adjoining veto session, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 in Springfield Ill. Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a Hank Sanders, a local news reporter for what they say are persistent contacts with city officials for comment on treacherous fall flooding. Sanders continued to call and email city employees, drawing complaints including from Mayor Thaddeus Jones, who is also a Democratic state representative. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Illinois city tickets reporter for asking too many questions, in latest First Amendment dustup

Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall … more

By JOHN O'CONNOR | 11/3/23

Kansas day care worker caught on video hitting children is sentenced to 10 years in prison

A former suburban Kansas City day care worker who was caught on surveillance video kicking, hitting and shaking children was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison. Rachel Beth Schrader was arrested … more

11/3/23

SelectQuote: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — SelectQuote, Inc. (SLQT) on Thursday reported a loss of $31.1 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Overland … more

11/2/23

SelectQuote, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 2, 2023--SelectQuote, Inc. (NYSE: SLQT) reported consolidated revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 of $232.7 million compared to consolidated … more

11/2/23

Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan Offers Health Insurance to 91 Counties Across Kansas in 2024

Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan offers Kansas residents a variety of affordable plans during Open Enrollment beginning Nov. 1LENEXA, Kan., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambetter from Sunflower … more

11/2/23

Netsmart and RethinkFirst Partner to Integrate Leading Autism and ABA Technology into Human Services EHRs and Workflows

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 2, 2023--Netsmart and RethinkFirst have partnered to integrate Rethink Behavioral Health (RethinkBH), a comprehensive practice management software solution … more

11/2/23

MGP: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — MGP Ingredients Inc. (MGPI) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $13.1 million. The Atchison, Kansas-based company said it had net income … more

11/2/23

A stained-glass dome titled The Second Innocence, the Dream of Dionisyos, by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata decorates the El Santuario Resort hotel in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Over the last five decades, Quagliata has created these stained-glass artworks for sacred spaces, private homes and public exhibitions, using a fusible glass technique. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Renowned glass artist and the making of a gigantic church window featured in new film

A renowned glass artist in Mexico played a key role in the creation of a gigantic church window in the U.S. The 81-year-old Narcissus Quagliata is the master of the glass-fusion technique that made … more

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ | 11/1/23

FILE - In this photo taken by a drone, cleanup continues in the area where the ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kan., Dec. 9, 2022. TC Energy, the operator of the Keystone pipline system, has finished cleaning up a massive December 2022 oil spill, and the creek affected by it is flowing naturally again, the company and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (DroneBase via AP, File)

Cleanup is done on a big Kansas oil spill on the Keystone system, the company and EPA say

The operator of the Keystone pipeline system and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency say that the company has finished cleaning up a massive December 2022 oil spill in northeast Kansas. … more

By JOHN HANNA | 11/1/23

Spirit Aerosystems: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. (SPR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $204.1 million in its third quarter. The Wichita, Kansas-based company said it … more

11/1/23

Landmark Bancorp: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Landmark Bancorp Inc. (LARK) on Tuesday reported profit of $2.9 million in its third quarter. The Manhattan, Kansas-based company said it had net … more

10/31/23

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Kansas City Star. October 26, 2023. Editorial: We expect zero tolerance from the Chiefs on domestic violence. You should, too This week, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justyn Ross was … more

By The Associated Press | 10/31/23

SEABOARD CORPORATION REPORT OF EARNINGS AND DIVIDEND DECLARATION

MERRIAM, Kan., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --The following is a report of earnings for Seaboard Corporation (NYSE American symbol: SEB), with offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Merriam, Kansas, for the … more

10/30/23

Seaboard: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) — MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) — Seaboard Corp. (SEB) on Monday reported earnings of $126 million in its third quarter. The Merriam, Kansas-based company said it had profit of … more

10/30/23

Denise District Judge K. Christopher Jayaram follows arguments from attorneys as they argue over a new state law on how providers dispense abortion medications in Johnson County District Court, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Olathe, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas can’t enforce new law on abortion pills or make patients wait 24 hours, judge rules

A Kansas judge has put a new state law on medication abortions on hold and blocked the state from enforcing older abortion restrictions. The order Monday from a district judge suspended laws that … more

By JOHN HANNA | 10/30/23

Care Partner Network and Unite Us Celebrate Two Years of Connecting Missouri and Kansas Residents to Social Care Resources to Improve Community Health

JOPLIN, Mo., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Care Partner Network (CPN), a regional collaborative to support the needs of individuals in our communities, and Unite Us, the nation's leading software … more

10/30/23

Aetna CVS Health to enter the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual insurance exchange marketplace in Kansas for January 1, 2024

Aetna CVS Health Individual and Family Plans combine the quality health insurance coverage of Aetna®, with affordable care options at CVS Pharmacy® and MinuteClinic® locations to help members … more

10/30/23

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10/28/23

This photo shows a computer terminal normally used by the public to access Kansas court records shut down, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at the Shawnee County Courthouse in Topeka, Kan.. Most of the state's courts have been offline since Oct. 12, 2023, in what officials are calling a "security incident" that experts say has all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas court system down nearly 2 weeks in `security incident' that has hallmarks of ransomware

Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline for two weeks a “security incident.” While authorities have provided no explanation, … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA | 10/25/23

SelectQuote Announces Date of Fiscal First Quarter 2024 Earnings; Will Present at Sidoti’s Virtual Microcap Conference on November 15, 2023

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 25, 2023--SelectQuote, Inc. (NYSE: SLQT), a leading distributor of Medicare insurance policies and owner of an emerging Healthcare Services platform, today … more

10/25/23