All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 14 2019 // A massive winter snowstorm that blanketed several Midwest states was a factor in at least five road deaths on Saturday and forced the grounds crew to scramble to clear snow from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City ahead of...
Jan 11 2019 // Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Ken Selzer has issued a warning about a potential auto insurance telephone scam.According to information from insurance officials, the caller uses the following introduction: “Hi this...
Jan 7 2019 // With some of the highest auto insurance rates in the nation, Michigan’s no-fault insurance laws — much maligned by the insurance industry and business interests — are sure to be a target for legislative...
Jan 4 2019 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner-Elect Vicki Schmidt has picked a high-ranking Kansas Department of Transportation official to serve as her top deputy.Schmidt announced that upon taking office, she will appoint Barbara Rankin...
Jan 3 2019 // The Wichita, Kansas, school district plans to pay up to $25,000 to settle a lawsuit with a student who fell on a wet floor at a middle school on a rainy day and broke his leg. The Wichita Eagle reports that a court hearing...
Dec 17 2018 // Authorities say a massive fire has destroyed a 28,000 square-foot warehouse in a Wichita, Kansas, suburb.Television station KSNW reports that the fire at the Park City warehouse was reported around 9 p.m. on Dec. 14....
Dec 5 2018 // A drill bit left during repair of a single-engine Cessna aircraft is responsible for a 2015 crash in Arkansas that caused minor injuries to the pilot and destroyed the new $712,290 aircraft, a federal lawsuit filed in...
Nov 28 2018 // The upcoming trial over the Kansas derailment of an Amtrak passenger train has been cancelled after Cimarron Crossing Feeders admitted its runaway feed truck damaged the railroad track. Trial had been scheduled to start...
Nov 21 2018 // A.M. Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb” from “bbb-” of Upland Mutual Insurance Inc. in...
Nov 19 2018 // Kansas voters on Nov. 6 favored Republican Vicki Schmidt in the race to become the state’s next insurance commissioner.Schmidt won 63 percent of the vote, with all 3556 precincts counted, according to the Kansas...
Nov 19 2018 // Terry Miller has been named president and chief executive officer at Bloomington, Minnesota-based SFM Mutual Insurance Co.Miller has worked at SFM for more than 30 years, serving as the company’s original controller....
Nov 7 2018 // Kansas voters on Nov. 6 favored Republican Vicki Schmidt in the race to become the state’s next insurance commissioner.Schmidt won 63 percent of the vote, with all 3556 precincts counted, according to the Kansas...
Nov 5 2018 // The family of one of two Kansas men killed at an energy plant says in a lawsuit that the men died when the elevator they were in filled with superheated steam because of a faulty safety valve.The federal lawsuit was filed...
Nov 1 2018 // Demolition has begun on a giant waterslide that a 10-year-old Kansas boy was riding on when he was decapitated two years ago. KMBC-TV reports that deconstruction of the 17-story Verruckt, which was billed as the...
Oct 17 2018 // Kansas City, Missouri-based insurance services firm, Lockton Companies, has named Julie Gibson senior vice president, director of marketing, communications and external affairs. She is based in Kansas City.Gibson will...
Oct 11 2018 // For the fifth consecutive year, many Kansas business owners will pay less for workers’ compensation insurance again in 2019, the Kansas Insurance Department reported.“With another rate decrease, Kansas...
Oct 9 2018 // The mother of a 2-year-old girl who was fatally mauled by dogs at her father’s home is suing Kansas welfare workers. The Kansas City Star reported that the lawsuit filed last month says the Kansas Department for...
Sep 21 2018 // Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr says a flood over the Labor Day holiday weekend caused $17.2 million in structural damages in the city. Fehr told the Manhattan City Commission on Sept. 18 that four commercial and eight...
Sep 17 2018 // Tractor-trailers and other large trucks aren’t required to have crash-avoidance technology, despite thousands of crashes annually and repeated calls for it to be mandated.Federal data shows that more than 4,300...
Sep 12 2018 // A proposed $6.95 million settlement has been filed to end a class-action lawsuit alleging Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy co-founders Aubrey McClendon and Tom Ward conspired to rig bids on leases for land to explore...