All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 28 2026 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt this week testified in favor of a bill that would create an Insurance Savings Account (ISA). The Kansas Department of Insurance introduced the bill to give Kansans a state tax...
Jan 22 2026 // Cottingham & Butler Names Hessling PresidentCottingham & Butler, headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, named Mike Hessling as president. Hessling joins Cottingham & Butler from Gallagher Bassett, where he served as...
Jan 15 2026 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced the Kansas Department of Insurance recovered $56.7 million for Kansans in 2025Funds considered “recovered” are calculated when Department staff assists...
Jan 14 2026 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Sedgwick county man has been sentenced to 24 months of probation for insurance and identity fraud.Marquez Gails, age 43, pleaded guilty on January 9, 2026, in...
Jan 2 2026 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt this week announced a Sedgwick county man has been sentenced to 18 months of probation for insurance fraud. Shawn Gales, age 37, pleaded guilty on December 18, 2025, in Sedgwick...
Dec 3 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced state efforts have prevented over $4.97 million from going to bad actors through the Protect Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act.“Identification and...
Dec 1 2025 // A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press freedom.Marion County...
Nov 18 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Johnson county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud.Macario Butler, age 28, pleaded guilty on November 7, 2025 in Johnson County...
Nov 14 2025 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outcry over press...
Nov 14 2025 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “bbb+” (Good) of Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance...
Oct 22 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Cherokee county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. William Owens, age 71, pleaded guilty in Cherokee County District Court to one...
Oct 3 2025 // Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced that his office filed a lawsuit in Washington County District Court against social media company, Snap, Inc., the creator of the SnapChat platform.The lawsuit alleges that Snap...
Sep 24 2025 // The Justice Department announced it has reached a settlement with the Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) to enforce the rights guaranteed to Kansas Army National Guard Major Stephen W. Terry by the Uniformed...
Sep 2 2025 // A Kansas woman has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud.Kenna Robinson, 50, pleaded guilty in the Douglas County District Court to one felony count of insurance fraud. Robinson involved multiple...
Jul 30 2025 // Part of the roof and front facade of a Family Dollar store in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed Sunday, killing a 68-year-old man and seriously injuring a 50-year-old woman, authorities said.The building’s partial...
Jul 22 2025 // Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters said in a complaint last week that it has no duty to defend or indemnify a Kansas City sports promotion group facing an underlying lawsuit over a mass shooting at a 2024 Super Bowl...
Jul 17 2025 // Inszone Insurance Services announced that it has acquired Snell-Nelson Insurance Agency, Inc, an agency based in Ashland, Kansas, with additional operations throughout Kansas and Oklahoma. Established in 1985 by Monica...
Jul 9 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced her bid to run for Governor of Kansas in 2026.Schmidt, a lifelong Republican, began her career as a pharmacist after graduating from the University of Kansas. She has...
Jun 23 2025 // Clay Johnson was named assistant commissioner of insurance for the Kansas Department of Insurance. Johnson, who was appointed by Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, succeeds Barb Rankin in the role. Rankin retired...
Jun 10 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt and Kansas Department of Insurance staff will be on-site Tuesday, June 10 in El Dorado to assist Kansans affected by widespread flooding in Butler County, the department...