Latest Kansas Headlines
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Kansas City Police to Pay $200K in Settlement With Demonstrator
Aug 20 2021 // A man who suffered a compound fracture to his leg when he was hit by a tear gas canister during racial injustice protests last summer has received a $200,000 settlement from the Kansas City, Missouri, police...
Forecast: Smaller Corn Crop Expected in Kansas
Aug 16 2021 // Kansas farmers are expected to harvest a smaller corn crop this season, according to a forecast released Aug. 12. The National Agricultural Statistics Service said in its monthly production report that the state is...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Kansas Agency, Dissinger Reed
Aug 16 2021 // Global insurance broker and financial services firm, Hub International Limited (Hub), acquired the assets of Dissinger Reed LLC (Dissinger Reed), located in Overland Park, Kansas. Terms of the transaction were not...
Officials: Illness Outbreak at Kansas Splash Park Not Caused by Zoo Animals
Aug 11 2021 // An outbreak of illness at a splash park near Wichita, Kansas, was not caused by animals at its interactive zoo, health officials said. The Wichita Eagle reported that email exchanges it obtained through an open records...
Risk Strategies Buys Centric Actuarial Solutions in Kansas
Aug 4 2021 // National specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, Risk Strategies, acquired property/casualty actuarial consulting firm Centric Actuarial Solutions LLC, based in Overland Park, Kansas. Terms of the deal were...
People Moves: Dreier Now Leading Minnesota Insurance Division; O’Brien Joins Kansas Insurance Agents Group’s Executive Committee
Aug 4 2021 // Minnesota Commerce Insurance Division Julia Dreier has been appointed to lead the Minnesota Commerce Insurance Division. Drier brings extensive knowledge and experience with Minnesota’s insurance industry. She has...
COVID Outbreak Shuts Down Kansas Summer Camp
Jul 28 2021 // A suburban Kansas City summer camp has been shut down after eight COVID-19 cases were reported, and hospitals were raising alarms about a rise in infected patients. The Kansas City Star reports that the camp, which was put...
New Case Linked to Illness Outbreak at Kansas Splash Park
Jul 19 2021 // Health officials have identified another person infected with the bacteria that may have caused an outbreak of illness at a splash park near Wichita. State and Sedgwick County health investigators said in a news release...
Lawsuit Filed over Illness After Kansas Wildlife Park Visit
Jun 25 2021 // A woman who said she and her three children became violently ill after using a splash park at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park is suing the attraction, alleging unsanitary conditions led to an illness outbreak. The Kansas...
Abuse Claim Substantiated Against Previously Cleared Kansas City Priest
Jun 24 2021 // The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has substantiated a sexual abuse claim against a priest nearly two decades after clearing him. The archdiocese announced in a statement published in Friday’s...
Kansas Company Faces $119K Civil Penalty in Consumer Protection Case
Jun 10 2021 // A now-defunct Wichita, Kansas, moving company has been ordered to pay more than $119,000 in restitution, civil fines, penalties and court costs after the company president ignored a consumer protection lawsuit filed by the...
People Moves: Domek Joins HOAIC in Illinois; United Heartland Promotes Richeson in Kansas City; Liberty Mutual, Safeco Name Meuret Midwest Field Exec
Jun 4 2021 // HOAIC Homeowners of America Insurance Co. (HOAIC), an Irving, Texas-based property/casualty insurance provider, has added Paul Domek as a territory sales manager in Illinois. Domek brings over 20 years of insurance...
Tornado Damages Buildings in Northwest Kansas Town
May 26 2021 // A tornado caused lots of property damage, but no serious injuries, in the northwestern Kansas town of Selden as strong storms raked the area, the National Weather Service said. Sheridan County officials reported the...
Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Law Barring ‘Wrongful Birth’ Suits
May 3 2021 // Kansas’ highest court on April 30 upheld a law barring so-called wrongful birth lawsuits against doctors, in a case in which a couple sued because they weren’t told of serious fetal defects until after an...
North-Central Kansas Rattled by Small Earthquakes
Apr 26 2021 // Several small earthquakes have rattled north-central Kansas. The largest had a magnitude of 3.5 and was reported Friday in Jewell County. Two other quakes measuring 2.3 and 2.5 on the Richter scale were recorded Saturday...
Kansas Jury Awards Black Ex-Firefighter $2.43M in Discrimination Case
Apr 23 2021 // A Black Kansas City firefighter was subjected to racial discrimination then fired in retaliation for his complaints, a federal jury found in a trial that highlighted systemic racism in the department. The Unified...
Hacking of Small Kansas Water Utility System Highlights Risks
Apr 13 2021 // A former Kansas utility worker has been charged with remotely tampering with a public water system’s cleaning procedures, highlighting the difficulty smaller utilities face in protecting against hackers. Wyatt...
Medical Marijuana Bill Advances in Kansas
Mar 31 2021 // Kansas medical marijuana supporters have found support from some conservative Republican legislators, allowing a proposal to advance on March 29 after weeks of deliberations. Some Republicans say they have been motivated...
Kansas AG: Roofer Fined $110K, Must Repay More Than $8.3K in Resititution
Mar 26 2021 // A Salina roofer has been ordered to pay more than $8,300 in restitution and fined $110,000 for violating the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, including the Kansas Roofing Registration Act, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
Former Kansas Insurance Agent Sentenced in Fraud Case
Mar 21 2021 // A former Johnson County, Kansas, insurance agent has been sentenced to 24 months of probation on insurance fraud charges and ordered to repay nearly $86,000 in restitution, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt...
