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AMC Theatres Tuesday filing shows its cash supply could run dry by end of year

AMC Theatres said Tuesday ongoing challenges in the industry could leave it without cash as soon as the end of 2020. The Leawood-based company made the announcement in a filing Tuesday to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the filing,… more

Monday marks first meeting on new crime reduction plan for Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas met with the community a town hall Monday for his Reform Project KC initiative. Lucas plans to host a series of community meetings which he hopes “will guide Kansas City’s ongoing work to build a safer community… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri Hospital Association adds flu monitoring tool to COVID-19 dashboard

A new tab on the Missouri Hospital Association COVID-19 dashboard will track influenza-like illness and is intended to help hospitals and health care workers manage resources during the approaching flu season with COVID-19 still very much present in Missouri. “A… more

Notary required for some voters following Missouri Supreme Court decision

A Friday decision by the Missouri Supreme Court finalized the ruling by a lower court that absentee and mail-in voters in Missouri will be required to have their ballot notarized, supporting the verdict that the fear of contracting COVID-19 is… more

Donations strong for fiscal year 2020 at Kansas State University

Donations to Kansas State University reached more than $177.4 million in private gifts through the Kansas State University Foundation and the value of the long-term investment pool hit an all-time high of $628.7 million as of June 30, 2020. “This… more

Missouri economic recovery ends extended unemployment benefits program

Extended unemployment benefits from federal government end in Missouri due to economic recovery The U.S. Department of Labor's unemployment Extended Benefits program came to an end in Missouri due to unemployment rates dropping in the state, the state's labor department… more

Missouri S&T receives largest single gift in the history of Missouri higher education

In the largest single gift in the history of Missouri higher education, St. Louis businessman Fred Kummer and his wife June have donated $300 million to a foundation that will support Missouri S&T, the university announced today. The new gift… more

Voter registration deadline closes tomorrow for Kansans

Kansas City voters on the Kansas side of the metro will need to register to vote by tomorrow’s deadline, Tuesday, Oct. 13 if they have not already done so. The deadline applies to all forms of voting whether by mail,… more

Two Kansas City area job training programs receive portion of $1 million grant through state

The Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development approved over $1 million in grants and tax credits for three organizations through the Workforce Training Initiative. “Workforce development has always been a focus… more

Coping with COVID: Database error on Missouri COVID-19 dashboard causes inaccurate update

A database error on Missouri's COVID-19 dashboard resulted in an "incorrect inflation" of cases and the appearance of more than 5,000 coronavirus cases being reported in a 24-hour time span, according to the Department of Health and Senior Services. The… more