Latest Kansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kansas City-Area Insurance Exec Seeks GOP Nod for Commissioner Post
Jun 14 2013 // A certified public accountant from Leawood who’s also an insurance industry executive has launched a campaign for the Republican nomination for Kansas insurance commissioner. Ken Selzer announced that he’s...
Kansas Farmer Sues Monsanto over GMO Wheat Discovery
Jun 6 2013 // A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over the recent discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon, claiming the company’s gross negligence hurt U.S. growers by driving...
Kansas Town Reports Tornado Damage, No Deaths
May 29 2013 // At least four tornadoes hit different counties in northeast Kansas Monday night, causing the most damage in the town of Marysville but no fatalities or serious injuries, according to preliminary reports from emergency...
Weather Service: Kansas Weekend Tornado Was an EF4
May 24 2013 // The National Weather Service says a tornado that traveled seven miles across rural western Kansas during the weekend was an EF4, with winds of 165 to 185 mph. The report from the agency’s Dodge City office follows a...
U.S. Senate Passes Bill with Kansas River Levee Funding
May 23 2013 // The U.S. Senate has approved a bill that includes funding aimed at improving Topeka’s levee system along the Kansas River. The bill approved in the Senate would provide about $15.7 million in federal matching funds...
Midwest AGs Go After Storm-Chasing Roofing Companies
May 20 2013 // The attorneys general of Illinois, Kansas and Ohio are targeting storm-chasing roofing companies in their states with legal actions. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against a Chicago-area home repair...
Midwest AGs Go After Storm-Chasing Roofing Companies
May 15 2013 // The attorneys general of Illinois, Kansas and Ohio are targeting storm-chasing roofing companies in their states with legal actions. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against a Chicago-area home repair...
Signature Select Adds Rasby as Kansas City Market Leader
Apr 23 2013 // Signature Select LLC, an IMA company, has added Greg Rasby as the Kansas City market leader. Rasby joins Signature Select from Gallagher, where he had several years of experience prospecting, marketing and servicing a...
People – West
Mar 11 2013 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSE Insurance Group President and CEO Pierre Bize announced he will be transitioning out of his current role at the company at the end of 2013. The move comes after 19 years at the helm of CSE....
Subcontractor in Deadly Kansas City Blast Lacked Permit
Mar 6 2013 // A cable company subcontractor suspected of rupturing a natural gas line before a deadly Kansas City restaurant explosion didn’t have an approved permit for the work, city officials said Monday. Pat Klein, assistant...
Snow and Rain Shrink Drought Area of U.S. Crop Belt
Mar 1 2013 // Light snow fell in much of the drought-stricken U.S. Plains and Midwest crop region early Friday with a bigger storm forecast for late next week, shrinking the area hit by the worst dry spell in 50 years. Agricultural...
2nd Winter Storm in Days Blasts Central U.S.
Feb 27 2013 // The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation’s midsection on Feb. 26, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2...
Blizzard Eases U.S. Plains Drought but Crops Need More Moisture
Feb 27 2013 // A blizzard this week in the drought-stricken U.S. Plains will moisten soil for major crops, but the snow storm made it difficult to feed cattle and reach some cow herds, an agricultural meteorologist said on...
People – Southeast
Feb 25 2013 // Insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced that Thomas Zacharopoulos, managing principal and the firm’s market relations leader, will assume the role of Chicago operations leader. The move to...
Business Moves – Midwest
Feb 25 2013 // Johnson McCann, C.O. Brown, Apollo Insurance Agency Three Minnesota insurance agencies — Johnson McCann of St. Paul, C.O. Brown of Rochester and the Apollo Insurance Agency of St. Cloud — have joined forces to become...
Business Moves – South Central
Feb 25 2013 // Monster Insurance, OneBeacon Insurance MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA headquartered in Dallas, announced that MarketScout subsidiary, Monster Insurance, entered into an agreement...
Rain and Snow Help Ease Plains/Midwest Drought
Feb 20 2013 // Crop-friendly rain and snow is blanketing much of the drought-stricken U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat region and the dry western Midwest, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday. “Widespread coverage of...
Kansas Securities Commissioner Resigns; Eyes Insurance Regulator Post
Feb 14 2013 // The Kansas securities commissioner has resigned and announced plans to pursue opportunities in the private sector. Aaron Jack is seeking the 2014 Republican nomination for state insurance commissioner. He previously served...
Kansas Bill Would Limit Employer Access to Applicants’ Social Media Accounts
Jan 31 2013 // Two Kansas lawmakers are seeking support for a measure that would limit employers’ access to job applicants’ social media accounts. Rep. Gail Finney and Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau, both Democrats, back measures...
Consulting Firm Director Seeks Kansas Insurance Post
Jan 30 2013 // The director of a northeast Kansas health insurance consulting company is running for next year’s Republican nomination for state insurance commissioner. Beverly Gossage, of Eudora, announced her candidacy in a...
