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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

Cherokee Nation Federal Consulting is seeking qualified applicants in Austin, Ogden and Kansas City for full-time contractor clerical support (data entry) positions for the IRS Paper Processing Clerical Support Program. (Photo: Business Wire)

INSERTING and REPLACING Cherokee Nation Federal Consulting Seeks Applicants for Immediate Job Openings Supporting Internal Revenue Service

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2022--Insert first paragraph before the hiring events information: Cherokee Nation Federal Consulting (CNFC) has an immediate need to fill 2,500 full-time jobs … more

5/18/22

Weather service confirms weak tornadoes in Kansas, Nebraska

The National Weather Service has confirmed a series of weak tornadoes across rural parts of northwestern Kansas and a county in southwestern Nebraska along the Kansas line. The tornadoes hit Tuesday … more

5/18/22

KANSAS TEAMSTERS: GOV. KELLY SETS DANGEROUS PRECEDENT WITH AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BILL

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Teamsters Joint Council 56 and Teamsters across Kansas are disappointed in Gov. Laura Kelly (D) for signing into law Senate Bill 313, … more

5/17/22

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Debuts in North and South Dakota With Two Restaurant Openings

Leading Fast-Casual Concept Builds on Development Momentum Expanding its Presence to 36 StatesWICHITA, Kan., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fast-casual restaurant concept Freddy's Frozen Custard & … more

5/17/22

A man walks through the lobby of Thomasville Regional Medical Center in Thomasville, Ala., on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The hospital is among three in the nation that say they are missing out on federal pandemic relief money because they opened during or shortly before the COVID-19 crisis began. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

New US hospitals face fiscal crisis over COVID relief money

A handful of U.S. hospitals are facing a financial crisis that officials say was caused by the federal government's rules for pandemic relief money. A trio of hospitals in Alabama, Kansas and New … more

By JAY REEVES | 5/17/22

Kansas Supreme Court Justice Dan Biles gestures during arguments over whether a new congressional redistricting law enacted by Republican lawmakers violates the state constitution, Monday, May 16, 2022, in Topeka, Kan. The Supreme Court is considering the state's appeal of a lower-court ruling that struck down the law and ordered the Legislature to draft a new redistricting plan (Thad Allton/Kansas Reflector via AP, Pool)

Kansas court wrestles with barring political gerrymandering

A top Kansas government attorney has argued that congressional redistricting is naturally political and the Kansas Supreme Court shouldn’t try to decide when partisanship goes too far. But Kansas … more

By JOHN HANNA | 5/16/22

BUTLER NATIONAL CASINO SUBSIDIARY POISED TO OFFER FIRST IN CLASS SPORTS BETTING TO KANSANS

Boot Hill Casino & Resort announces agreements with popular online sports booksOLATHE, Kan., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading the way to bring sports betting one step closer for Kansans, … more

5/16/22

The fight against school segregation began in South Carolina, long before it ended with Brown v. Board

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Roy Jones, Clemson University (THE CONVERSATION) When it comes to the case of Brown v. … more

Roy Jones | 5/16/22

Doctors: NC woman youngest in US to get rare heart surgery

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For three years, Kristiana Rigney, a dirt-bike-riding, soccer-playing, hunting-and-fishing outdoors enthusiast from Mooresville, couldn’t catch her breath after the … more

By JOE MARUSAK, The Charlotte Observer | 5/14/22

Kansas governor vetoes Republican plan to ban mask mandates

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill that would prohibit government mask mandates in Kansas and curb the power of state and local health officials during outbreaks of infectious diseases. … more

5/13/22