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Kansas Department of Labor launches website to combat false unemployment claims

A spike in the number of fraudulent unemployment claims, identity theft and other fraudulent activity has taken a rise nationwide. Kansas has seen a notable increase in false unemployment claims and is aiming to combat it through the launch of… more

Coping with Covid: Kansas to receive more rapid-response COVID-19 tests over next few months

More rapid-response COVID-19 tests are on their way for the state of Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly announcing on Monday that the state will receive 870,000 COVID-19 tests from the federal government over the next three months. This shipment will follow… more

$40 million in grant funds for remote learning support now available in Kansas

While remote learning remains present in many school districts across the region and nation, funding and additional resources have opened for this newer learning method. Last week Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced that applications for grant funding through the state’s… more

Enrollment drops 8.1 percent across Kansas colleges, 2.8 percent at KU

Colleges and universities across the nation and region have taken a hard hit from COVID-19, The Kansas Board of Regents released a report on Thursday showing that across the state of Kansas, colleges and universities combined have experienced an 8.1… more

Metropolitan Community College to break ground on new Engineering Technology building

Tomorrow, Metropolitan Community College’s Penn Valley campus will upturn the first shovels-full of dirt where a completed Engineering Technology building will sit next year. In a 1 p.m. groundbreaking ceremony to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the event will… more

U.S. Department of Labor reports half of jobs lost due to COVID-19 have been restored

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released an announcement that a recent report shows half of jobs lost due to COVID-19 have been restored. A Friday news release from the U.S. Department of Labor included a statement from U.S.… more

Missouri receives $1 million investment in rural business development

The tail-end of September and beginning of October brought good news for rural organizations and businesses in Missouri, the state receiving just over $1 million in funding for rural business development. An investment of $1,068,984 has been given to Missouri… more

Coping with Covid: Missouri among three states reporting a decline in new cases over the weekend

Missouri fell among only three U.S. states that reported a decline in new COVID-19 cases this past weekend compared to new case numbers from the week prior. As of Saturday night, new cases were down in Missouri, Texas and South… more

Kansas City, Mo. to receive over $4 million in funding in Monday award ceremony

An award ceremony this afternoon will present over $4 million to the city of Kansas City, Mo. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and being given to the city to protect families and… more

Coping with Covid: Reactions, current impact of President Trump testing positive for COVID-19

In the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 2, word spread of President Trump and First Lady Melania testing positive for COVID-19. Vice President Mike Pence sent out a tweet wishing both a swift recovery, the news also drawing in… more