Latest Kansas Headlines
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Kansas Lawmakers Move to Help Survivors Pursue Child Sex Abuse Claims
Apr 4 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Abuse survivors and advocates who’ve pushed for legislation making it easier in Kansas to prosecute abusers and file lawsuits decades later have achieved a breakthrough in the Legislature,...
Wichita, Kansas Settles Fatal SWAT Shooting Suit for $5M
Apr 3 2023 // The city of Wichita, Kansas approved a $5 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was shot and killed by a police officer during a hoax call in 2017. The settlement will go to the two children of...
Family of Kansas Toddler Killed by Police During Standoff Sues
Mar 29 2023 // BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) – The family of a toddler who was fatally shot by a police officer during a standoff last year between her father and law enforcement has filed a federal lawsuit over her death. Kansas...
Wichita, Kansas Settles Fatal SWAT Shooting Suit for $5M
Mar 17 2023 // The city of Wichita on Tuesday approved a $5 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was shot and killed by a police officer during a hoax call in 2017. The settlement will go to the two children...
Crews Clean Up After UP Train Derails in Kansas
Mar 16 2023 // MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) – Crews continued to clean up after a train derailment a day earlier in McPherson that spilled denatured alcohol and caused a grass fire. Officials said 13 cars of the Union Pacific train came...
Railroad: Broken Wheel Likely Caused Kansas Derailment
Mar 15 2023 // MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) – Union Pacific officials believe that a broken wheel likely caused this weekend’s derailment that spilled denatured alcohol inside a Kansas refinery. Railroad spokeswoman Kristen South...
Gun Dealer Sued by Kansas City Reaches $150K Settlement
Mar 10 2023 // KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence that firearms were being sold...
Faulty Weld Led to Kansas Oil Spill; Cleanup Costs at $480M
Feb 13 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek, the pipeline’s operator said last...
Kansas High Court Reverses $3.4M Bad Faith Judgment Against Insurer
Feb 1 2023 // An insurer’s duty to act in good faith and with reasonable care does not necessarily include a requirement to begin settlement negotiations before a claim is filed, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled. The high court...
Kansas Man Arrested on Suspected Arson That Killed Woman, 2 Girls
Jan 25 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – The only survivor of a Kansas house fire that killed a woman and two young girls has been arrested on suspicion of setting the blaze. Topeka police arrested Kyle J. Tyler, 32, of Holton, on Saturday,...
Kansas Insurance Dept. Recovers $7.6M for Policyholders
Jan 19 2023 // The Kansas Insurance Department announced it has recovered more than $7.6 million for Kansans in 2022, the largest single-year recovery in department history. Funds considered “recovered” are calculated when...
Kansas Commissioner Schmidt Sworn In For Second Term
Jan 10 2023 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt today took the oath of office to begin her second term Monday. Re-elected in November to her second four-year term, Commissioner Schmidt received the most votes of any statewide...
Company Starting to Recover Oil From Kansas Pipeline Spill
Dec 15 2022 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – The company operating a pipeline that spilled about 14,000 bathtubs’ worth of oil into a Kansas creek during a test for potential problems is recovering at least a small portion of the...
Career Certified Acquires Kansas-Based Licensing School A.D. Banker
Dec 13 2022 // Career Certified acquired A.D. Banker, a 43-year veteran provider of online education for Insurance (Pre-Licensing and Continuing Education) and Securities (Pre-Licensing). A.D. Banker provides a comprehensive offering for...
Kansas Oil Spill Biggest in Keystone History
Dec 12 2022 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil this week into a northeastern Kansas creek to nearly fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, becoming the largest onshore crude pipeline spill in nine years and surpassing...
EPA Fines Kansas, Missouri Home Renovators for Lead-Based Paint Violations
Nov 17 2022 // Five home renovation companies in Kansas and Missouri have agreed to pay nearly $132,000 collectively in penalties to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic...
Kansas Utility to Pay $120K Settlement
Nov 9 2022 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) program with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. at the company’s retired Tecumseh Energy Center...
Kansas City to Pay $5M After Police Killing of Black Man
Nov 9 2022 // KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City will pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2019. The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners...
Vicki Schmidt Reelected as Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Nov 9 2022 // Republican Vicki Schmidt was reelected Kansas Insurance Commissioner Tuesday, defeating challenger Kiel Corkran, a Democrat, by a near 2-1 margin. Schmidt led with 63.4% of the votes and more than 95% of precincts...
Kansas City Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Black Teenager
Nov 1 2022 // KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ A Kansas City, Missouri, police officer who kneed a Black 15-year-old in the neck and pushed his face into the ground pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree assault and lost his law enforcement...
