A team of KSHB 41 reporters spent months with De Soto residents ahead of the Panasonic EV battery plant opening.

Lithium-ion batteries contain nickel, cobalt, and lithium – valuable resources that play a major role in powering electric vehicles. Mining has been the typical method for obtaining these metals, but ...

Johnson County Community College (JCCC) is ready to launch an eight-week apprenticeship training program with Panasonic. JCCC ...

"This collaboration supports our mission of fostering a sustainable society." Global electronics leader announces ...

One of the region's newest employers is just starting what will be a massive hiring campaign to eventually bring on roughly 4,000 people to work inside Panasonic's EV Battery Plant. One of the ...

Panasonic has been working to boost the energy density of the 2170 cell, Watanabe said, adding that it could help reduce the overall cost of an EV. “We will expand battery capacity and improve ...

KSHB 41 News held a community listening session Wednesday evening at Force of Nature Brewing in De Soto, Kansas.