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A shooting early Sunday morning, July 2, 2023, at City Nightz nightclub in Wichita, Kan., left multiple people with gunshot wounds and a few more people hospitalized after being trampled in a rush for the exits, police said. Wichita Police Lt. Aaron Moses said investigators believe several shooters opened fire inside the club just before 1 a.m. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Police confirm additional Wichita club shooting victim, bringing total to 10 hurt

Police in Kansas have confirmed an eighth shooting victim at a Wichita nightclub over the weekend, bringing the total number of people hurt to 10. Police had originally reported seven people with … more

By TODD RICHMOND | 7/3/23

Kansas shooting hospitalizes 9 victims including 7 people shot and 2 trampled, police say

Police in Kansas say a shooting left seven people with gunshot wounds and an additional two victims hospitalized after being trampled as people rushed out of a nightclub. Wichita Police Lt. Aaron … more

7/2/23

Kansas man charged in his daughter's death has previous domestic violence-related cases

Court records show a 51-year-old Wichita man charged in the death of his daughter has been convicted once before of child abuse and has several other domestic violence-related cases. Thomas Ross … more

6/30/23

This Thursday, July 25, 2013, photo shows Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Ks. The major supplier to the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturers is suspending operations at a critical plant in Kansas after union workers rejected a tentative contract, sending shares of Boeing and Airbus lower Thursday, June 22, 2023. (Mike Hutmacher/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)

Striking workers at a key Boeing supplier approve a new contract and will return to work next week

Six thousand workers at a key supplier to Boeing are ending a brief strike after ratifying a new contract with Spirit AeroSystems. The International Association of Machinists said late Thursday that … more

6/30/23

Twin Valley to Sponsor 125 Teacher Scholarships to Attend Kansas Technology Summit

The rural broadband provider will first distribute the scholarships to rural Kansas teachers to support rural STEM education.CLAY CENTER, Kan., June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of tech … more

6/29/23

Children's Mercy and KVC Health Systems Form Joint Venture to Build New $53 Million Mental Wellness Campus

KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Mercy Kansas City, a leading independent children's health organization, and KVC Health Systems, a national leader in delivering specialized … more

6/29/23

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach answers questions during a news conference about a new state law that defines male and female in state law so that transgender people can't change their driver's licenses and birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, Monday, June 26, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. The number of people making those changes jumped more than 300% this year ahead of the new law taking effect. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Transgender Kansas residents can keep updating their documents despite a new law, governor says

Kansas’ Democratic governor says the state will keep allowing residents to change official documents to reflect their gender identities. Gov. Laura Kelly issued that statement Thursday despite a … more

By JOHN HANNA | 6/29/23

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach speaks during a news conference during which he declares that a new state law prevents transgender people from changing their birth certificates and driver's licenses to reflect their gender identities, Monday, June 26, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kans. The state saw an increase of more than 300% this year in the number of people seeking to change the gender markers on those documents. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

The number of Kansas residents changing their gender jumped 300% before a new law began

The number of people officially changing their gender in Kansas jumped more than 300% this year. The surge reported this week came ahead of a new state law that defines male and female on birth … more

By JOHN HANNA | 6/28/23

More Than Ever Is More Than Just a Theme at the NCTC-ACA Connects Independent Show

WASHINGTON & OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 28, 2023--The National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC) and ACA Connects (ACAC) will host and sponsor the 18 th annual … more

6/28/23

UCare Hires Former KanCare Director for Market Expansion

KANSAS CITY, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 28, 2023--UCare, a leading independent, nonprofit health plan, today announced the appointment of former Kansas Medicaid Director Jon Hamdorf to its new role … more

6/28/23

Brendon Maguffee, Tulsa Market President, CrossFirst Bank (Photo: Business Wire)

Brendon Maguffee Joins CrossFirst Bank as Tulsa Market President

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 27, 2023--CrossFirst Bank, a subsidiary of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFB), is proud to announce Brendon Maguffee has joined the Bank as the Market … more

6/27/23

Each area of Dr. Vince Clinical Research’s green-certified center in Overland Park, Kansas, contains a host of intentionally designed integrations and technologies, including more than 500 solar panels, free car charging stations, demand-controlled ventilation, water conservation strategies, and more. (Photo: Business Wire)

Dr. Vince Clinical Research Now Green Certified

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 27, 2023--Dr. Vince Clinical Research, a full-service Phase I-II contract research organization (CRO), announced its world-class clinical pharmacology unit, … more

6/27/23

Overlooked Art Destinations Waiting To Inspire You

Beyond the crowds of Paris and New York lies a world brimming with hidden artistic treasures. A wave of smaller cities is quietly revolutionizing the art tourism landscape.Delve into captivating … more

Melanie Allen | Wealth of Geeks | 6/27/23

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Kansas City Star. June 24, 2023. Editorial: Roger Marshall bemoans ‘climate demagogues’ but seeks farm aid in ‘historic drought’ On Wednesday, Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall called those … more

By The Associated Press | 6/27/23

TreviPay to Offer Payment Terms to Samsung Electronics Australia’s Business Buyers

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 27, 2023--TreviPay, the global B2B payments and invoicing network, today announced it will power the business trade credit offering for Samsung … more

6/27/23

DataLocker Ensures Uncompromised Security with Exclusion of Chinese Encryption Chips

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 27, 2023--DataLocker ®, the leading provider of encryption solutions, reaffirms its commitment to data security and clarifies that none of its encrypted … more

6/27/23

FILE - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach answers questions from reporters during a news conference outside his office May 1, 2023, in Topeka, Kan. Transgender people born in Kansas could be prevented from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities if Kobach is successful with a legal move he launched late Friday, June 23. Kobach filed a request in federal court asking a judge to end a requirement that Kansas allow transgender people to change their birth certificates. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Kansas must undo gender changes for trans people in state records, attorney general says

The conservative Republican attorney general of Kansas says a new Kansas law requires the state to reverse any previous gender changes in its records for trans people’s birth certificates and … more

By JOHN HANNA | 6/26/23

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. To Host Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Call

LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 26, 2023--CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB), the parent company of CrossFirst Bank, announced today that management will host a conference call to review … more

6/26/23

FILE- North Dakota House Majority Leader Rep. Chet Pollert, R-Carrington, second from left, gestures toward House Speaker Rep. Kim Koppelman, R-West Fargo, far right, prior to the start of the floor session and votes on whether to override three vetoes by Gov. Doug Burgum, which includes a bill restricting transgender girls from participating in public elementary and secondary school sports, Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. U.S. states with laws restricting what bathrooms transgender kids can use in public schools are wrestling with how those laws will be enforced. At least 10 states have enacted such laws and transgender, nonbinary and gender-noncomforming people expect states to rely on what they call vigilante enforcement by private individuals. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File0

Your state has a law on bathrooms and trans kids? Officials may not know how it will be enforced

U.S. states with laws restricting what bathrooms transgender kids can use in public schools are wrestling with how those laws will be enforced. At least 10 states have enacted such laws and … more

By JACK DURA, JOHN HANNA and SEAN MURPHY | 6/26/23

Montana Republicans report letters with mysterious powder after similar mailings in 2 other states

Montana Republican lawmakers are sharing that they received letters with white powder as federal agents investigate mysterious substances similarly mailed to GOP officials in two other states. … more

By The Associated Press | 6/24/23