Kansas

Supreme Court ruling allows census to end early

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration can end census field operations early, in a blow to efforts to make sure minorities and hard-to-enumerate communities are properly counted in the crucial once-a-decade tally. The decision was not… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas and Missouri statewide case update

On Monday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the state has 67,862 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 771 deaths since the outbreak started. Kansas continues to update COVID-19 data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Missouri Department of… more

Approval passes 10-0 for Shawnee mixed-use project

Shawnee has given the ultimate OK for a mixed-use growth deliberate for the town’s downtown space. The Shawnee Planning Fee on Monday voted 10-Zero to approve a website plan for Blume Shawnee, a brand new residential, retail and workplace undertaking… more

U.S. Bank’s Head of Community Banking to retire

Longtime Kansas City resident and Head of Community Banking at U.S. Bank, Mark Jorgenson, announced plans to retire at the end of 2020. Jorgenson's announcement follows 39 years of work in banking including the last four years serving as Head… more

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

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

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

Newly established Office of Broadband Development in Kansas to distribute millions for broadband expansion

Governor Laura Kelly today signed Executive Order #20-67 to establish the Office of Broadband Development and announced the distribution of nearly $50 million in Connectivity Emergency Response Grant (CERG) funds to underserved communities across Kansas. By expanding access to broadband,… more

Jobless claims show modest decline from previous week

Jobless insurance claims continue to drop, but only slightly, recording between 800,000 and 900,000 for over a month. Advance figure claims totaled 840,000 last week, a 9,000 drop from the previous week, according to a Thursday news release from the… more

Finance companies, lenders urged to participate in Federal Reserve census

Another census has only just begun, this time for finance companies and other lenders. On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve Board announced the beginning of the 2020 Census for financers and other lenders. "Your participation is important to help us understand… more