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During a time of ongoing concern surrounding COVID-19, administrators in colleges and universities across the U.S. have announced plans to require signed pledges – or oaths – from students this coming fall. Announcements from colleges planning to reopen have wavered…
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MANHATTAN (K Kansas State University) — The Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute (PPI) has been awarded $550,000 over the next five years to provide communication and collaboration tools, including a website, in support of the National Small Business Environmental…
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On Saturday, President Trump signed four executive orders for economic relief for many Americans. The orders were created and signed to provide relief for a handful of different groups including extending the unemployment insurance supplement, extending the eviction moratorium for renters, deferring…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State senators on Friday passed a bill proposed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson to address a surge in violent crime in Missouri’s cities. The bill would temporarily lift a requirement that St. Louis police live…
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KSN 3 News) – In an anniversary statement, the popular Southern fast-food burger chain announced that it will be expanding into three new states in 2021, including Kansas and Missouri. The company had already confirmed they were…
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The current seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases in the Kansas City area is 361. As of one week ago, the average was 497 and two weeks ago it was 438. These numbers are showing a slight downward trend in…
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The onset of COVID-19 did little to help the struggling Bread & Butter Concepts LLC, the company now hoping to sell the majority of its assets. In Nov. 2019, the restaurant group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after reporting it…
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New figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show that in the week ending August 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 1,186,000, a decrease of 249,000 from the previous week's revised level. The report includes information…
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A surge in violent crime on both sides of Missouri has prompted Gov. Mike Parson to announce the expansion of Kansas City-based Operation LeGend to St. Louis. Parson revealed plans to expand in a Thursday news conference in St. Louis…
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It's just two sentences in length, but the implications will be significant for employees of Kansas City, Mo.: The City Council has directed acting city manager Earnest Rouse to draw up plans for idling certain city staff for a minimum…
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