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Spirit Aerosystems: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. (SPR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $281.2 million in its first quarter. The Wichita, Kansas-based company said it … more

5/3/23

Euronet Worldwide: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — Euronet Worldwide Inc. (EEFT) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $20.9 million. The Leawood, Kansas-based company said it had profit of 39 … more

5/3/23

Kansas total tax collections $1.3b in April

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Revenue announced today that total tax collections for April 2023 were $1.3 billion. That is 2.3%, or $30.1 million, below the estimate. … more

Staff Reports news@morningsun.net | 5/3/23

Landmark Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Landmark Bancorp Inc. (LARK) on Tuesday reported earnings of $3.4 million in its first quarter. The Manhattan, Kansas-based company said it had … more

5/2/23

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Kansas City Star. April 27, 2023. Editorial: With trans ban, Kansas lawmakers are teaching kids what the GOP of today is all about When talking about the laws that govern our rights, we’re … more

By The Associated Press | 5/2/23

FILE - Mylissa Farmer stands for a portrait at her home in Joplin, Mo., on Sept. 28, 2022. In early August, Farmer had to travel to Illinois to terminate her pregnancy when her water broke at 17 weeks and 5 days and put her life in danger. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)

Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law

A first-of-its-kind federal investigation has found two hospitals put a pregnant woman's life in jeopardy and violated federal law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion when she experienced … more

By AMANDA SEITZ | 5/1/23

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2016, file photo, Floyd Bledsoe, whose convictions for murder and kidnapping were vacated in 2015, speaks in favor of abolishing the death penalty in Kansas at the Statehouse in Topeka. A Kansas county will pay $7.5 million to Bledsoe, who spent 16 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit. Jefferson County commissioners (Chris Neal/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, File)

Wrongfully convicted Kansas man to get $7.5 million payment

A Kansas county will pay $7.5 million to a man who spent 16 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit. Jefferson County commissioners agreed to the settlement with Floyd Bledsoe. Under … more

4/29/23

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly discusses her veto of a bill that would have cut Kansas taxes nearly $1.4 billion over three years at a news conference, Monday, April 24, 2023, in a second-grade classroom at Elmont Elementary School in Topeka, Kan. Kelly objected to a proposal included in the bill that would have imposed a single-rate "flat" income tax for individuals and abandoned the state's current, three-rate tax. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

A veto and a switch: Kansas to see no big tax cuts this year

No big tax cuts are coming for Kansas residents even though the state treasury is bulging with surplus cash. Republican leaders went into the final days of the GOP-controlled Legislature’s annual … more

By JOHN HANNA | 4/29/23

Moran, Sinema introduce Veteran care legislation

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) – members of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – today introduced the Veterans’ Health … more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 4/29/23

Man fatally shot by police during confrontation in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man was fatally shot late Wednesday after a confrontation with police officers in Kansas City, Kansas — the second fatal shooting by police in the city this year. The … more

4/29/23

Construction workers work at O'Hare International Airport terminal 5 parking lot, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

How will we know if the US economy is in a recession?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's report Thursday that the economy grew at a 1.1% annual rate last quarter signaled that one of the most-anticipated recessions in recent U.S. history has yet to … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer | 4/29/23

Kansas Republicans struggle to pass school choice plan

Republican lawmakers in Kansas who say parents need alternatives to public schools have struggled to pass even a more modest version of the school choice plans enacted in other GOP-leaning states. … more

By JOHN HANNA | 4/28/23

Zooey Zephyr speaks on the House floor for the first time in a week during a session at the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Mont., on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Lawmakers and courts are wrestling with whether to ban gender-affirming care for minors in some states, while lawmakers in others are protecting access. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)

Conflict over transgender rights simmers across the US

Access to gender-affirming care is taking center stage in state governments across the U.S., with some states passing restrictions and others protections. The debates and lawsuits have raged … more

By GEOFF MULVIHILL | 4/28/23

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Washington. On Friday, April 28, 2023, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Fauci “admitted” in a recent interview that face masks were a “failure.” (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Dr. Anthony Fauci didn't “admit” that face masks don't work; he said he believes they work well for individuals … more

By The Associated Press | 4/28/23

Kansas Herpetological Society spring field trip

HUMBOLDT, Kan. —The Kansas Herpetological Society (KHS) will conduct its annual Spring Field Trip May 5 through 7 in Allen County. The KHS campsite and event headquarters will be at Camp Hunter, in … more

Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net | 4/28/23

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks during an event at the Kansas Statehouse, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in Topeka, Kansas. The Democratic governor vetoed a bill that would allow providers to be prosecuted criminally over allegations about their care of newborns delivered during certain abortion procedures but the Republican-controlled Legislature overrode her action. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Culture war clash gives Kansas new medication abortion law

Kansas clinics will be required to tell patients that medication abortions can be stopped using a drug regimen that the providers consider ineffective and potentially dangerous. That's because of a … more

By JOHN HANNA | 4/27/23

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks to reporters during a news conference, Monday, April 24, 2023, in a second-grade classroom at Elmont Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas. Kelly has allowed a bill that bars state and local officials from using environmental, social and governance factors in investing public funds or awarding contracts to become law without her signature. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law

Republican legislators in Kansas have enacted possibly the most sweeping transgender bathroom law in the U.S. The GOP-controlled Legislature on Thursday overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of … more

By JOHN HANNA | 4/27/23

Man fatally shot by police during confrontation in Kansas

Authorities say a man was fatally shot after a confrontation with police officers in Kansas City, Kansas. The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday near a bridge that crosses the Kansas River. … more

4/27/23

Wichita police officer won't be charged in fatal shooting

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Sedgwick County district attorney says a Wichita police officer will not be charged for shooting and killing a man who had shot another officer. District Attorney Marc … more

4/27/23

FILE - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly gives her inaugural address to start her second term in office, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, outside the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The Democratic governor has vetoed a Republican transgender bathroom bill and a GOP plan for ending gender-affirming care for trans youth. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas sets trans athlete rule; gender-affirming care saved

A Kansas board is telling high schools and middle schools that must see transgender athletes’ first birth certificates to decide what teams they can join. The Kansas State High School Activities … more

By JOHN HANNA | 4/26/23