Kansas Oil Spill Biggest in Keystone History December 12, 2022 By John Hanna, Heather Hollingsworth and Ryan J. Foley TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil this week into a northeastern Kansas creek to nearly fill...
Captain, 2 Others Charged in Deadly 2018 Missouri Duck Boat Sinking July 19, 2021 By John Hanna A local prosecutor on July 16 charged a boat captain and two other employees over 17 deaths in July 2018...
Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Law Barring ‘Wrongful Birth’ Suits May 3, 2021 By John Hanna Kansas’ highest court on April 30 upheld a law barring so-called wrongful birth lawsuits against doctors, in a case in...
Kansas Lawmakers Look to Extend COVID-19 Liability Shield for Businesses March 4, 2021 By John Hanna and Andy Tsubasa Field Kansas lawmakers moved on March 2 to extend protections for businesses from lawsuits over COVID-19. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved...
Kansas Fitness Studio Sues State Over COVID-19 Restrictions, Losses December 14, 2020 By John Hanna A Wichita fitness studio’s owner and his business are suing Kansas for compensation for being forced to shut down and...
Kansas Legislature Passes Bill Barring COVID-19 Lawsuits May 25, 2020 By John Hanna Republicans pushed a sweeping coronavirus measure through the GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature on May 22, aiming to shield businesses and health...
Kansas Sausage Making Plant with COVID-19 Cases Shuts Down May 15, 2020 By John Hanna and Heather Hollingsworth A Kansas plant that makes sausage shut down on May 13 after employees tested positive for the coronavirus, and an...
Kansas GOP Lawmakers Want to Limit Coronavirus Lawsuits May 14, 2020 By John Hanna Republican legislators in Kansas are joining a broader effort to shield doctors, hospitals and businesses from lawsuits stemming from the...
Kansas Lawmakers OK Bill Allowing Farm Bureau Non-ACA Compliant Health Plan April 7, 2019 By John Hanna Republican lawmakers in Kansas pressed ahead with allowing the state Farm Bureau to offer health coverage to members that doesn’t...
Farm Bureau Health Coverage Plan Favored by Rural Kansas Lawmakers February 24, 2019 By John Hanna Rural state lawmakers are pushing a plan to allow the Kansas Farm Bureau to offer health insurance coverage to members...