Latest Kansas Headlines
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4.5 Mag Quake Shook Southern Kansas on Sunday
Jan 22 2020 // A magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported in southern Kansas on Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck about 2 miles (3 kilometers) southwest of Hutchinson shortly after 1 p.m. The service had initially...
Blast at Beechcraft Plant in Kansas Injures More Than a Dozen People
Dec 30 2019 // More than a dozen people were injured on Dec. 27 when a nitrogen line ruptured at the Beechcraft aircraft manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas, causing part of the building to collapse, authorities said. Daniel...
Agriculture, Aviation Woes Cited for Lag in Personal Income Growth in Kansas
Dec 27 2019 // Personal income growth in Kansas is below the national average largely because of troubles in agriculture. Kansas farmers face an expanding drought and low commodity prices, though a break in an ongoing tariff dispute may...
Missouri Lawsuit: Bank Mismanaged Estate, Lost Artwork by Thomas Hart Benton
Dec 23 2019 // More than 100 pieces of art by the late Kansas City artist Thomas Hart Benton have been lost from an estate mismanaged by UMB Bank, according to a lawsuit filed in probate court by his family. The lawsuit claims UMB Bank...
Weather-Related Crashes Blamed on 5 Deaths in Missouri, Kansas
Dec 17 2019 // At least five people have died in weather-related crashes in Missouri and Kansas amid a storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in places, forced schools to close their doors and snarled traffic, authorities said. The...
Ratings of Kansas’ Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance, Subsidiaries Upgraded
Dec 13 2019 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” from “a-” of McPherson, Kansas-based Farmers Alliance Mutual...
Earthquake Rattles Prague, Oklahoma, Site of Past 5.7 Temblor
Dec 4 2019 // The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a magnitude 3.8 earthquake in Oklahoma near Prague, where a magnitude 5.7 quake struck eight years ago. Prague City Manager Jim Greff says there are no reports of injury or damage...
Kansas County to Pay $37.5K to Officer Bitten by Police Dog
Dec 3 2019 // A Kansas county has agreed to pay $37,500 to a Wichita police officer who was bitten by a sheriff deputy’s K-9, years after the deputy received her own settlement for being bitten by a police department dog. The...
Kansas County Paying $37K to Officer Bitten by Police Dog
Dec 2 2019 // A Kansas county has agreed to pay $37,500 to a Wichita police officer who was bitten by a sheriff deputy’s K-9, years after the deputy received her own settlement for being bitten by a police department dog. The...
Post-Tornado ‘Green’ Rebuild Considered a Mixed Success in Greensburg, Kansas
Nov 27 2019 // A dozen years after a tornado nearly wiped out Greensburg, Kansas, city leaders acknowledge that the decision to rebuild as “the greenest community in America” has been a mixed success. The E-5 tornado on May...
Nearly 30 Kansas Counties, Cities Suing the Opioid Industry
Nov 13 2019 // More than two dozen cities and counties across Kansas have sued the opioid industry, from a small town with a population of 150 near the Colorado border to the state’s most populous county at its opposite end. More...
No Major Damage as Earthquakes Rattle Kansas, Oklahoma
Nov 4 2019 // The U.S. Geological Survey says several earthquakes were recorded in south-central Kansas and northern Oklahoma this weekend, but no significant damage was reported. The Kansas City Star reports that one earthquake with a...
Issuer Credit Outlook Revised to Positive for Upland Mutual Insurance in Kansas
Oct 31 2019 // Ratings agency AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of...
McGriff, Siebels & Williams Expands in Midwest, Opens Kansas City Office
Oct 30 2019 // Specialty insurance broker McGriff, Siebels & Williams (McGriff) has launched an office in Kansas City led by industry experts Stacy Spurgeon, Paula Brennan and Vicky Owens. The team will tackle the new challenges...
Kansas-Oklahoma Border Shaken by 3.7 Magnitude Quake
Oct 25 2019 // A 3.7 magnitude earthquake centered near the Kansas-Oklahoma border was felt as far as 75 miles away, but no injuries have been reported. The Kansas City Star reports that the temblor happened just after 4 p.m. Tuesday and...
Kansas Farmer Pleads Guilty to Nearly $500K in Crop Insurance Fraud
Oct 23 2019 // Federal officials say a Kansas farmer has pleaded guilty to federal charges of crop insurance fraud and bankruptcy fraud. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said Kevin W. Struss, 63, Wakeeney, Kan., pleaded guilty to one...
Ratings of Members of Kansas Medical Mutual Group Downgraded
Oct 21 2019 // AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) to “bbb+” from “a-” of Kansas Medical Mutual...
Two Midwest School Districts Join Lawsuit Wave Against Juul Over Vaping
Oct 8 2019 // Two public school districts on Monday sued Juul Labs Inc, accusing the company of endangering their students and draining their resources by marketing its addictive e-cigarettes to teenagers. The St. Charles, Missouri, and...
11 Earthquakes Recently Recorded in Kansas’ Jewell County
Oct 2 2019 // The Kansas Geological Survey reports 11 earthquakes were recorded in a northern Kansas county last weekend. The agency’s data shows the cluster of quakes struck north and east of Randall in Jewell County Saturday and...
Medical Malpractice Insurer Ordered into Rehabilitation in Kansas
Sep 16 2019 // A medical professional liability insurance provider serving nearly 500 medical professionals in Missouri and Kansas has been placed into rehabilitation after the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) found the company’s...
