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Safety Inspections of Thrill Rides Vary by State
Aug 24 2016 // In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not...
Lockton Adds Aschentrop as Vice President in Kansas City
Aug 16 2016 // Robert Aschentrop has joined insurance broker Lockton Cos. as vice president in its Kansas City, Mo., office. Aschentrop comes to Lockton with more than 10 years of experience in the financial services industry with...
State Regulation Limited for Kansas Water Park
Aug 15 2016 // The huge Kansas City, Kan., waterslide on which a 10-year-old boy died was built in a state known for its light regulation of amusement park rides, and the company lobbied legislators to help ensure that it remained...
Complaints Surface After Boy Dies on Kansas Waterslide
Aug 11 2016 // At least two people who rode in the last year on the same Kansas waterslide where a 10-year-old boy was killed say nylon shoulder straps came loose during the raft ride featuring a 17-story drop. It’s unclear whether...
Kansas Couple Sues Over Internet Glitch that Led to Fraud Accusations
Aug 10 2016 // A couple who rented a Kansas farmhouse is suing a company over an internet glitch that brought them numerous legal problems. The glitch put the coordinates for the center of the U.S. in the front yard of James and Theresa...
Boy Dies of Neck Injury at Kansas Water Park
Aug 9 2016 // A Kansas waterslide billed as the world’s tallest remains off-limits as authorities try to figure out how a state lawmaker’s 10-year-old son died of a neck injury while riding it on Sunday. Kansas City, Kan.,...
BCBS of Kansas City Service Provider Reports Data Breach
Aug 9 2016 // The Missouri Department of Insurance says the insurance information of more than 400,000 Missourians are potentially impacted by data breach at Newkirk Products Inc., a service provider that issues healthcare ID cards for...
Official: Tornado Activity in Kansas in July Was Unusually High
Aug 3 2016 // The high number of tornadoes seen in Kansas in July was unusual, according to a state official. Eight tornadoes touched down in the state in July, The Wichita Eagle reported. Three twisters occurred in Greenwood County on...
Can States Stop Man-Made Earthquakes?
Jul 21 2016 // Stopping an earthquake before it starts? It sounds like a feat possible only for a superhero. But in Kansas and Oklahoma state policymakers are showing that insofar as humans are causing earthquakes, they can stop them,...
Ex-Workers Allege Age Discrimination, Sue Spirit AeroSystems in Kansas
Jul 13 2016 // Twenty-four workers laid off by Spirit AeroSystem in 2013 have sued the aircraft parts maker alleging it targeted older workers covered by its health insurance who had costly medical conditions. The former employees,...
Twister Causes Widespread Damage in Kansas Town
Jul 11 2016 // A tornado ripped through southeast Kansas late on July 7, causing widespread damage in a small town, though no injuries have been reported. The National Weather Service confirmed that at about 10 p.m. Thursday, the tornado...
J.M. Wilson Promotes Montgomery to Transportation Underwriter in Kansas City
Jul 11 2016 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Ashley Montgomery to transportation underwriter in Kansas City, Mo., office. Montgomery is responsible for quoting new and renewal transportation...
Appeals Court Sides with Boeing in Kansas Whistleblower Lawsuit
Jun 15 2016 // A federal appeals court sided with Boeing and one of its suppliers in the whistleblower lawsuit brought by three ex-workers at the aircraft manufacturer’s former plant in Wichita, Kan.. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Health Insurers File for Rate Hikes in Kansas
Jun 2 2016 // The Kansas Insurance Department is reviewing requested rate filings for individual and small group health plans in Kansas for 2017. The range of requested average rate revisions by insurance companies is from 3.3 percent...
At Least 6 Dead, 2 Missing After Floods in Texas, Kansas
May 31 2016 // Authorities in central Texas have found two more bodies along flooded streams, bringing the death toll from flooding in the state to six. It was unclear Sunday whether a body found in Travis County near Austin was one of...
Tornadoes Destroy Homes in Western Kansas, Damage Assessment Begins
May 26 2016 // Crews were evaluating the damage Wednesday after tornadoes destroyed several homes and left two people critically injured in western Kansas as a series of severe storms swept across the Plains. Meanwhile, one person...
Kansas Insurance Dept. Adds Chat Feature to Interact with Agents, Consumers
May 17 2016 // A new interactive online chat feature on the Kansas Insurance Department’s website gives consumers and insurance agents another way to gather insurance information easily, the department announced. “This new...
Settlement Reached Over Kansas Discrimination Claim
May 5 2016 // Saline County in Kansas and a former interim director of the Saline County Health Department have reached a $75,000 settlement over a sexual discrimination claim. The Salina Journal reported the county said that it denied...
Kansas Tornado Damages 10 Homes, Destroys Trailer
Apr 27 2016 // The National Weather Service is surveying damage from a northern Kansas tornado that left two people with minor injuries, damaged about 10 homes and destroyed a trailer. National Weather Service meteorologist Brian...
Central U.S. States Hit with Tornadoes, Strong Storms
Apr 27 2016 // A powerful spring storm brought strong winds and baseball-sized hail to several central states on April 26, with tornadoes spotted in Kansas and Oklahoma as the severe weather marched east, forecasters said. The storm...
