Latest Kansas Headlines
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Kansas County to Pay $3M Over a Raid on a Small-Town Newspaper
Dec 1 2025 // A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom. Marion County...
Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Nov 18 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Johnson county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. Macario Butler, age 28, pleaded guilty on November 7, 2025 in Johnson County...
Kansas County to Pay $3M and Apologize Over a Raid on a Small-Town Newspaper
Nov 14 2025 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Members of Kansas Medical Mutual Group
Nov 14 2025 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb+” (Good) of Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance...
Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Oct 22 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Cherokee county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. William Owens, age 71, pleaded guilty in Cherokee County District Court to one...
Kansas Sues Snapchat for Deceptive Practices
Oct 3 2025 // Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced that his office filed a lawsuit in Washington County District Court against social media company, Snap, Inc., the creator of the SnapChat platform. The lawsuit alleges that...
DOJ Settles With Kansas Community College to Enforce Rights of Servicemember
Sep 24 2025 // The Justice Department announced it has reached a settlement with the Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) to enforce the rights guaranteed to Kansas Army National Guard Major Stephen W. Terry by the Uniformed...
Kansas Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Sep 2 2025 // A Kansas woman has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. Kenna Robinson, 50, pleaded guilty in the Douglas County District Court to one felony count of insurance fraud. Robinson involved multiple...
Kansas City Family Dollar Store’s Roof Collapses, Killing 65-Year-Old Man
Jul 30 2025 // Part of the roof and front facade of a Family Dollar store in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed Sunday, killing a 68-year-old man and seriously injuring a 50-year-old woman, authorities said. The building’s partial...
Insurer Says it Has No Duty to Defend Kansas City Super Bowl Parade Shooting Lawsuit
Jul 22 2025 // Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters said in a complaint last week that it has no duty to defend or indemnify a Kansas City sports promotion group facing an underlying lawsuit over a mass shooting at a 2024 Super Bowl...
Inszone Acquires Kansas’ Snell-Nelson Insurance Agency
Jul 17 2025 // Inszone Insurance Services announced that it has acquired Snell-Nelson Insurance Agency, Inc, an agency based in Ashland, Kansas, with additional operations throughout Kansas and Oklahoma. Established in 1985 by Monica...
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Schmidt Announces Run for Governor
Jul 9 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced her bid to run for Governor of Kansas in 2026. Schmidt, a lifelong Republican, began her career as a pharmacist after graduating from the University of Kansas. She has...
People Moves: Johnson Named Assistant Commissioner of Kansas DOI
Jun 23 2025 // Clay Johnson was named assistant commissioner of insurance for the Kansas Department of Insurance. Johnson, who was appointed by Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, succeeds Barb Rankin in the role. Rankin retired...
Kansas Insurance Commissioner to Visit Butler County After Widespread Flooding Event
Jun 10 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt and Kansas Department of Insurance staff will be on-site Tuesday, June 10 in El Dorado to assist Kansans affected by widespread flooding in Butler County, the department...
Teenage Basketball Players Among 8 Killed in Kansas Highway Crash
May 8 2025 // Two teenage basketball players, a coach and a trainer from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area who were on their way back from a tournament were among eight people killed in a fiery head-on highway crash in eastern...
Insurers Paid $612M on Kansas Storm Damage Claims in 2024
May 5 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt released data last month on the amount paid by insurance companies for Kansas storm damage claims in 2024. In 2024, reported storm claims totaled 56,778 and the amount paid out...
Kansas’ Key Insurance Placed Into Liquidation
Apr 21 2025 // Key Insurance, a Kansas-based insurer specializing in non-standard auto, was placed into liquidation after a court ruled the company insolvent. The Shawnee County District Court ordered the liquidation of Key on March 31...
Inszone Acquires Kansas’ Munson Insurance Agency
Apr 16 2025 // Inszone Insurance Services announce its second acquisition in the state of Kansas with the addition of Munson Insurance Agency, located in Arkansas City, Kansas. This milestone further strengthens Inszone’s presence...
Kansas’ Key Insurance Placed Into Liquidation
Apr 4 2025 // Key Insurance, a Kansas-based insurer specializing in non-standard auto, was placed into liquidation this week after a court ruled the company insolvent. The Shawnee County District Court ordered the liquidation of Key on...
Chipotle to Settle Kansas Religious Harassment Lawsuit
Apr 2 2025 // National restaurant chain Chipotle Services, Inc. will pay $20,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) religious harassment, retaliation, and constructive discharge...
