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Kansas Health Science Center is now Kansas Health Science University

WICHITA, Kan., July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After five years as a Wichita-based nonprofit university committed to developing strong, innovative education programs in emerging areas of health care, … more

7/9/24

Technology, Critical Infrastructure Executive James Moos Joins Black & Veatch to Lead Company’s New Technology, Commercial and Industrial (TCI) Sector

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 9, 2024--Global critical infrastructure leader Black & Veatch has recruited 30-year technology, infrastructure and government veteran James (Jim) Moos to … more

7/9/24

Perfection Industrial Sales and M&E Partners Announce Major Online Auction for Spirit AeroSystems Inc.: Critical PLC Spare Parts and MRO Assets

WICHITA, KS / ACCESSWIRE / July 8, 2024 / Perfection Industrial Sales, in collaboration with M&E Partners, announces an online auction sale featuring critical spare PLC and MRO items, available … more

7/8/24

BUTLER NATIONAL SUBSIDIARY OBTAINS FAA APPROVAL CESSNA CARAVAN WITH DUAL CAMERA PORTS AND "SPECIAL MISSION POD WITH OPTIONAL RADOME CAPABILITIES"

Butler National subsidiary Avcon Industries, Inc. obtained FAA STC Approval of the Textron/Cessna Model 208/208B Caravan with the dual Avcon Camera Ports and Aerodynamically Enhanced Under-fuselage … more

7/8/24

A sign stands in front of part of the Johns Hopkins Hospital complex, July 8, 2014, in Baltimore. Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University will no longer pay tuition thanks to a $1 billion gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Starting in the fall, the gift announced Monday, July 8, 2024 will cover full tuition for medical students from families earning less than $300,000. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)

Bloomberg Philanthropies gifting $1 billion to medical school, others at Johns Hopkins University

Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University will no longer pay tuition thanks to a $1 billion gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Starting in the fall, the gift announced Monday will cover full … more

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN | 7/8/24

WATCO COMPANIES ANNOUNCES PRIVATE OFFERING OF SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES

PITTSBURG, Kan., July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Watco Companies, L.L.C. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Watco Finance Corp. (collectively, "Watco"), today announced that Watco intends to commence a … more

7/8/24

More Than 4 Million U.S. Moviegoers Spent Part of Their Extended Holiday Weekend at AMC Theatres® as the Company Recorded Its Highest Domestic Attendance – for a Wednesday Through Sunday – in 2024

LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 8, 2024--AMC Theatres ® (NYSE:AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, today announced that more than 4 million domestic … more

7/8/24

FILE - The offices of the Marion County Record weekly newspaper are seen in Marion, Kan., on Aug. 21, 2023. A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper that made a small town the focus of a national debate over press freedoms. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Former reporter settles part of her lawsuit over a police raid on a Kansas newspaper for $235,000

A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper that made a small city the focus of a national … more

By JOHN HANNA | 7/5/24

Man dies after strong storm overturns campers at state park in Kansas

One man has died and three other people are injured after a strong thunderstorm struck a camping area in Kansas. Sixty-four-year-old Christopher Montoya of Holyrood, Kansas, was found dead after the … more

7/5/24

FILE - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, left, and Erin Hawley, Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel, speak to each other outside the Supreme Court after the Court heard oral arguments, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Washington. Kansas’ highest court on Friday, July 5, 2024, struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers and banning a common second-trimester procedure, reaffirming its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Kansas’ top court rejects 2 anti-abortion laws, bolstering a state right to abortion access

The Kansas Supreme Court has struck down state laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers and banning a common second-trimester procedure. The court’s … more

By JOHN HANNA | 7/5/24

Kansas businessman pleads guilty in case over illegal export of aviation technology to Russia

A Kansas business executive has pleaded guilty to illegally exporting sensitive American aviation to Russian companies in violation of U.S. sanctions. Fifty-six-year-old Douglas Edward Robertson, who … more

By JOHN HANNA | 7/3/24

Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

A federal judge in Kansas has blocked a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students from being enforced in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere across the … more

By JOHN HANNA | 7/2/24

FILE - The U.S. Justice Department sign is seen, Nov. 18, 2022, in Washington. Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when they used certain kinds of discipline, according to the U.S. Justice Department, which announced an agreement Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in which the district has agreed to revise its policies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Discipline used in Kansas' largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says

The U.S. Department of Justice says that discipline used by educators in the largest public school district in Kansas was discriminatory against Black and disabled students. The department announced … more

By JOHN HANNA | 7/2/24

President Joe Biden walks from the podium after speaking in the Cross Hall of the White House Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden plans to meet with Democratic governors and look to shore up support after shaky debate

President Joe Biden plans to speak with Democratic governors as he attempts to solidify support among his party’s top leaders after last week’s shaky debate performance. The discussion will come … more

By COLLEEN LONG | 7/2/24

Black & Veatch Names Jennifer Divito as President of BV Operations

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 2, 2024--As Black & Veatch proactively reconfigures its business structure to meet increasing and transformational client demands, the global critical … more

7/2/24

Equity Bancshares, Inc. Completes Merger with KansasLand Bancshares, Inc.

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 2, 2024--Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: EQBK) (“Equity” or the “Company”), the Wichita-based holding company of Equity Bank, announced the completed … more

7/2/24

Two Colorado residents die in crash of vintage biplane in northwestern Kansas

Authorities are investigating the crash of a vintage biplane in northwestern Kansas that killed two Colorado residents. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the 1934 WACO YKC single-engine biplane crashed … more

7/1/24

National Winners Named in the 22nd Annual eCYBERMISSION STEM Competition

CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 1, 2024--The U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) announced that teams Momentum Charge (6 th grade), The Water Project (7 th grade), The Scientists (8 th … more

7/1/24

Boeing announces purchase of Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion in stock

Boeing has announced plans to aquire Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion in an all-stock transaction for the manufacturing firm. Boeing, located in Arlington, Virginia, announced the purchase in a … more

7/1/24

FILE - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson delivers the State of the State address on Jan. 18, 2023, in Jefferson, Mo. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed funding Friday, June 28, 2024 for a school safety initiative that would have used special video surveillance software to detect guns, becoming the second governor in as many months to balk at implementing the technology. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Missouri governor vetoes school safety initiative to fund gun-detection surveillance systems

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed funding for a school safety initiative using gun-detection surveillance systems. Parson's rejection of the $2.5 million appropriation was one of 173 line-item … more

By DAVID A. LIEB | 6/28/24