Latest Kansas Headlines
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Kansas City Chiefs Sued by Former Players Over Head Injuries
Dec 5 2013 // Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 have filed a lawsuit claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no...
Post-Hailstorm Roofing Permits in Kansas Town Return to Normal
Dec 4 2013 // A surge in demand for roofing permits that began in Hutchinson, Kan., after a July 23 hailstorm appears to be coming to an end. Nearly 2,000 new roofs, with a value of just under $24 million, have been installed since the...
Kansas’ Douglas County to Get Flood Insurance Update
Dec 4 2013 // Commissioners in Douglas County, Kansas, will hear a presentation about the impact of changes taking effect next year in the National Flood Insurance Program. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the changes could affect the...
Let College Player Keep Half-Court Shot Prize Money: Athletic Board
Dec 3 2013 // The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference recommended that the college basketball player who hit a half-court shot for $20,000 at an Oklahoma City Thunder game be allowed to use the money toward his tuition. Cameron...
Kansas Agency Releases Report on Party Bus Death
Dec 2 2013 // Although a party bus driver insists she properly latched a door from which a Kansas woman fell to her death, Kansas Highway Patrol troopers said in an investigative report released this week they doubted that was...
Combined Agents of America Expands in Kansas with New Member
Nov 26 2013 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has added a new member agency, Kansas-based Fouts, Davidson, Burks Agency LLC. CAA now has 53 insurance agency members. Fouts, Davidson, Burks Agency LLC. is a family owned and operated...
College Player May Be Blocked from Collecting on $20,000 Half-Court Shot
Nov 26 2013 // Making a half-court shot during a promotion at an Oklahoma City Thunder game might be easier for 23-year-old Cameron Rodriguez than keeping the $20,000 prize. Rodriguez, a basketball player at Southwestern College in...
State Insurance Commissioners Lack Consensus on Cancellations
Nov 21 2013 // Kansas, North Dakota and other state insurance commissioners snubbed a meeting with President Barack Obama set up to discuss allowing some people to keep medical plans that don’t meet the requirements of the U.S....
Former Kansas Player Sues NCAA Over Head Trauma
Nov 15 2013 // Former Kansas fullback Christopher Powell alleges in a lawsuit that the NCAA failed to adequately protect athletes from head trauma. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that the suit was filed this week in the in the U.S....
Garden City, Kansas Expects $300K in Sewer Claims
Nov 13 2013 // Garden City, Kan., officials are expecting city residents to file more than $300,000 in claims after a recent sewage pump malfunction at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The malfunction on Oct. 20 caused sewage...
Kansas-Based Chris-Leef General Agency Acquires H&W Insurance
Nov 5 2013 // Chris-Leef General Agency Inc., in Shawnee Mission, Kan., has acquired H&W Insurance Services Inc., also located in Shawnee Mission at 4210 Shawnee Mission Parkway. H&W specializes in offering insurance products...
Former Kansas City Worker Admits Insurance Fraud
Nov 1 2013 // A former Kansas City municipal court employee has pleaded guilty in a scheme to use an insurance member benefit program to illegally rack up tens of thousands of dollars in gift cards. The U.S. attorney’s office says...
5 CAA Members Elected to Kansas Agent Association Leadership Positions
Oct 30 2013 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, announced that five of its members/agents were elected to leadership positions with the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (KAIA). CAA member Bob Wood,...
Kansas Judge Says Test in DUI Case Can Be Suppressed
Oct 18 2013 // A Douglas County judge has ruled that a blood test from a DUI case in Lawrence, Kan., will be suppressed, rejecting the state’s argument that the test was lawful. Douglas County District Judge Kay Huff granted Julian...
Dovetail Insurance Offering NetComp to Small Businesses in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas
Oct 11 2013 // Dovetail Insurance announced it is now offering its NetComp workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses in Arkansas, Iowa and Kansas. The product is available through independent agents. Dovetail’s...
Fire Damage Put in Millions at Kansas Packing Plant
Oct 8 2013 // The damage from a recent fire at a south-central Kansas packing plant is estimated in the millions of dollars. Doug Mackay, director of human resources at Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, shared the estimate with members of...
Ohio Insurance Marketing Firm Fined, Told to Stop Operating in Kansas
Oct 7 2013 // Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger announced fines totaling $9,000 and a cease and desist order against an Ohio-licensed insurance marketing firm for illegal activities in Kansas. The company, now known...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Kansas-Based RJ Dutton
Oct 3 2013 // Insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announced it has acquired RJ Dutton Inc. (RJ Dutton) of Overland Park, Kan. Established in 1995, RJ Dutton provides employee benefit...
Kansas Attorney Sentenced on Insurance Fraud Charges
Sep 27 2013 // A Sharon Springs, Kan., attorney and former insurance agent has been ordered to repay $47,685 and will serve 18 months’ probation after pleading guilty to forgery, failing to forward an insurance premium, theft by...
Ohio Insurance Marketing Firm Fined, Told to Stop Operating in Kansas
Sep 19 2013 // Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger announced fines totaling $9,000 and a cease and desist order against an Ohio-licensed insurance marketing firm for illegal activities in Kansas. The company, now known...
