All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 29 2016 // Emporia State University received the highest number of votes by percentage of students enrolled to win the initial “Don’t Text #Just Drive” fall contest, according to the Kansas Insurance...
Nov 7 2016 // PPM Services, the holding company for Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group Inc. (PPM), has agreed to be acquired by NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. (NORCAL).Based in Overland Park, Kan., PPM provides medical...
Oct 28 2016 // An official says two tornadoes that recently touched down in eastern Saline County, Kansas, caused an estimated $500,000 in damage. The Salina Journal reports that Emergency Management Director Hannah Stambaugh told county...
Oct 28 2016 // An $80 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over removal of asbestos during renovation of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports $25 million will go toward...
Oct 27 2016 // Authorities from several agencies are investigating a higher-than-expected number of arson fires in Topeka.The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 57 blazes have been intentionally set this year. That’s about 21 more...
Oct 25 2016 // President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for 11 Kansas counties hit hard by last month’s severe storms and flooding.The declaration means federal funding is now available for state and eligible local...
Oct 24 2016 // Indiana and Kansas employers will see workers’ compensation insurance rates decrease in 2017, according to the insurance departments in both states.The Kansas Insurance Department said the 2017 rate filing by the...
Oct 20 2016 // The state of Kansas plans to appeal a jury’s ruling that ordered it to pay $120,000 to the family of a 2007 car crash victim who died after a state trooper demanded she be sent to Missouri hospitals rather than a...
Oct 17 2016 // The largest recorded earthquake in Kansas history was likely the result of wastewater injected into the ground by one or two nearby wells, according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey found.The 4.9 magnitude...
Oct 17 2016 // Rainwater has seeped into the building that houses the Kansas Supreme Court, causing extensive damage and forcing some employees to temporarily relocate.The Kansas Judicial Center’s leaking roof, which was in the...
Oct 13 2016 // Kansas transportation officials say more than 300 people have died in traffic accidents this year, a 16 percent increase over the same period in 2015.Kansas Department of Transportation traffic safety manager Chris Bortz...
Oct 12 2016 // A corn disease that is new to the heartland is infecting Kansas crops and may be contributing to this year’s decline in yield.The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service...
Oct 4 2016 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer announced that many business owners in the state will pay less for workers’ compensation insurance in 2017. It will be the second consecutive year for workers’ comp rate...
Oct 3 2016 // Kansas has launched a campaign against texting while driving that includes a contest for university fans.The Kansas Department of Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer announced the campaign, Don’t Text #Just Drive,...
Sep 26 2016 // CNA has appointed Maria Cole assistant vice president, branch production leader for the St. Louis branch.Cole will lead CNA’s St. Louis team in cultivating deeper relationships with producers, accelerating...
Sep 22 2016 // Kansas has launched a campaign against texting while driving that includes a contest for university fans.The Kansas Department of Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer announced the campaign. The campaign’s message,...
Sep 21 2016 // The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck extreme northern Oklahoma late Monday and was widely felt throughout parts of Kansas. No injuries or damage were reported. The earthquake was centered near...
Sep 20 2016 // A lightning-damaged sculpture is again a fixture of the Kansas City skyline after undergoing repairs paid for by insurance.Designed by New York artist R.M. Fischer, their official name is the Sky Station sculptures,...
Sep 19 2016 // In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not...
Sep 6 2016 // The 37 wastewater disposal wells to be shut down in north-central Oklahoma, where a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck this weekend, are just a fraction of the state’s total number.There are about 4,200 total wells...