Latest Kansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Internet Business Told to Stop Misrepresenting Kansas Health Exchange
Dec 22 2011 // An Internet business operating out of Washington state has been told to cease misrepresenting itself as linked to any official Kansas health insurance exchange. Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger has ordered a...
Kansas Insurance Regulator Rebuffs Proposed Workers’ Comp Rate Increase
Dec 22 2011 // Kansas’ top insurance regulator has refused a proposed workers’ compensation rate increase and actually got the rate to drop slightly, the state insurance department announced. Insurance Commissioner Sandy...
Drug Tampering Cases Show Gaps in Nurse Regulation in Kansas
Dec 14 2011 // A nurse with a prior felony conviction for forging prescriptions dilutes morphine solutions for five Halstead, Kan., nursing home patients. Another nurse convicted of stealing drugs from patients at an Emporia home gets...
Repairs to Kansas Bridge Hit by Truck to Cost $300K
Dec 2 2011 // Kansas transportation officials estimate it will cost about $300,000 to repair a Wichita bridge that was damaged when it was hit by a truck with an extended hydraulic boom. Kansas Department of Transportation spokesman Tom...
Kansas Hospital Alerts Patients to Online Security Breach
Nov 21 2011 // Officials at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kan., said they are anticipating a federal investigation and possible fine after an online security breach potentially compromised 8,000 patients’ financial...
Kansas Earthquake Risk Rated Low
Nov 21 2011 // Tornadoes, Flooding Are Top Hazards When it comes to the threat of damage and chaos from disasters in Kansas, earthquakes rank nearly at the bottom of the state’s list of concerns. Earthquakes rank 21st out of 22...
Kansas Earthquake Risk Rated Low
Nov 15 2011 // When it comes to the threat of damage and chaos from disasters in Kansas, earthquakes rank nearly at the bottom of the state’s list of concerns. Earthquakes rank 21st out of 22 potential hazards listed in the...
Signature Select LLC Acquires Kansas-based Cassell Insurance
Nov 10 2011 // Signature Select LLC, a retail insurance broker subsidiary of the IMA Financial Group Inc., has acquired Cassell Insurance of Wichita and Emporia, Kan., an agency specializing in personal lines and business insurance. The...
Kansas Storm Damage Insurance Claims Set Record
Sep 30 2011 // Spring and summer storms in Kansas have led to more than $1 billion in insurance claims this year. The Kansas Department of Insurance reported that the 197,000 claims have been filed for property and crop damage. The...
E. coli Scare Prompts Tyson to Recall Ground Beef from Kansas Plant
Sep 29 2011 // Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef because a family in Ohio fell ill after eating meat produced by the company that was contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Farmers Say Crop Insurance Critical to Kansas Agriculture
Aug 29 2011 // Kansas farmers and rural leaders told the U.S. Senate committee drafting the new Farm Bill that the federal crop insurance program is critical to Kansas agriculture. Their testimony came during a field hearing in Wichita...
ACLU Sues Over Kansas Abortion Insurance Law
Aug 18 2011 // The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Kansas law that restricts insurance companies from covering most abortions. The ACLU of Kansas and Western filed the lawsuit in federal court in...
Kansas Insurance Dept. Seeks African-American Scholarship Applicants
Jul 26 2011 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is seeking applicants for five $1,000 scholarships to be awarded to African-American students enrolled in Kansas universities or community colleges during the 2012 spring...
Midwest Governors Unhappy with Corps’ Management of the Missouri River
Jul 18 2011 // Their states coping with massive flooding that is expected to continue through the summer, some Midwest governors are taking issue with the management of the Missouri River system by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers....
Demise of Missouri Medical Malpractice Bill Raises Ethics Questions
Jul 12 2011 // Ethics questions are being raised over a Missouri state senator’s handling of a medical malpractice insurance bill. The Kansas City Star reported that Sen. Rob Schaaf, the vice chairman of the committee where the...
Southwest Kansas Economy Could Take a Hit From Drought
Jul 12 2011 // Crop losses linked to severe drought conditions are expected to take a toll on the economy in southwest Kansas. The Garden City Telegram reported that the Garden City Co-Op is estimating taking about 35 to 40 percent less...
Iowa Governor Proposes Downstream Missouri River Group
Jul 8 2011 // Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has urged governors in three states to consider pulling out of a Missouri River association because of the Army Corps of Engineers’ long-term management of the river and what he believes is a...
Kansas Governor: Missouri River Floods Should Prompt Review of Corps
Jul 7 2011 // Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is questioning whether flood control is a high enough priority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as it oversees the Missouri River system. Brownback on July 6 called for the creation of a...
Erger and Miller Join Lockton in Kansas City
Jun 22 2011 // Kansas City, Mo.-based independent insurance broker Lockton Companies LLC has expanded its construction and design team with the addition of Karen Erger and Tom Miller. Erger joins Lockton’s Design and Construction...
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Jun 6 2011 // The IMA Financial Group Inc. promoted three in the company’s employee benefits division to vice presidents. Gregg Kamas was promoted to vice president of IMA Financial Group and national practice leader of health...
