For those who have been laid off from the aerospace industry, there might be a small ray of hope. 

While standing next to Samsung's new softball-shaped robot Ballie at the CES tech show this week, a company spokesperson told me the personal assistant prototype may one day be able to roll over to me and call 911 if I've fallen down. My dark-yet-immediate reaction was to wonder whether the newly-announced "artificial humans" from startup Neon a few booths over would be able to do the same. 

Moody’s Investors Services says the fallout from the 737 MAX layoffs in Wichita threatens to zap the region of vital talent in an already-tight local labor market and have other, broader impacts on the local economy. 

In what will go down as one of the greatest $20 investments in recent memory, two Chiefs fans definitely got their money’s worth when Budweiser and Bud Light repaid them in cases for a couple of “borrowed” beers.

Boeing is working to fix a newly discovered problem with software powering up on the 737 Max, adding to the list of tasks the aircraft maker faces to get the grounded plane back in the air. Boeing said Friday it has told the Federal Aviation Administration about the issue. 

Payless ShoeSource has emerged from bankruptcy for the second time, with a focus on international markets. 

The Kansas Humane Society found homes or placement for nearly 12,000 animals last year, an official with the organization says.  

Customers who used their QuikTrip debit cards to shop or buy gas in the last couple of months may see those charges come out of their bank accounts in January. 

David Calhoun took over Monday as Boeing's third CEO in the last five years, following the firing last month of Dennis Muilenburg. 

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly proposed Monday that Kansas give itself more breathing room in its budget by slashing annual payments to its pension system for teachers and government workers, offering a new version of a plan that the Republican-controlled Legislature spiked last year. 

The Hyatt Regency's new exterior paint job is turning heads. The downtown Wichita hotel, which has been beige since it was built 22 years ago, is getting freshened up with a new coat of gray paint. "I think the color is going to be much more identifiable and suitable for the building," said Tom Conner, director of marketing and sales at the Hyatt. 

Three crashes involving Teslas that killed three people have increased scrutiny of the company’s Autopilot driving system just months before CEO Elon Musk has planned to put fully self-driving cars on the streets. 

The Arizona Republic reported Wednesday that U-Haul International approved the nicotine-free policy set to go into effect Feb. 1 in 21 states where the company operates.

Now you can take your Amazon returns to Kohl's and you don't even need a box. The retailer will pack it up and ship it for free.

Kohl's is showing appreciation for service members by offering an in-store discount to all active and former military personnel, veterans and their families every Monday for the rest of the year.

After months of delays, the Pentagon will let the Air force accept its first delivery of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker at McConnell AFB in Wichita.

Fresh off a campaign to get Amazon to raise its minimum wage, Senator Bernie Sanders is now shining his progressive spotlight on Walmart.

A first-term president is always running for re-election. Kansans are making donations to President Trump's re-election efforts. 

Scientists say they have more evidence that an increase in earthquakes on the Colorado-New Mexico border has been caused by wells that inject wastewater from oil and gas production back underground.