All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 14 2015 // Prosecutors say a former insurance agent in Kansas has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for stealing from his clients.The U.S. attorney’s office said that 43-year-old Jason Matthew Pennington of Wichita pleaded...
Jan 9 2015 // The remaining age-discrimination claims against Boeing Co. and Spirit AeroSystems were tossed out by a federal judge in Kansas on Jan. 7, a major blow to a lawsuit that’s spanned nine years.When Boeing sold its...
Jan 9 2015 // Eleven Kansas hospitals are among more than 700 nationwide that have been penalized for having high rates of infections or patient injuries, leading to a 1 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursements since the current...
Jan 8 2015 // A southeast Kansas woman who says she was trampled at a Wal-Mart store on Black Friday in 2013 is suing the retail giant, claiming it did not do enough to protect her or make it clear to customers that so-called doorbuster...
Jan 6 2015 // The amount of storm damage reported in Kansas in 2014 was the lowest amount in 16 years, according to state insurance regulators.The Kansas Insurance Department says insurance companies received reports of $112.4 million...
Dec 31 2014 // Farmers and ranchers across Kansas are wrapping up the 2014 growing season, marked by rapidly changing fortunes that were buffeted by weather and markets.It began with a meager winter wheat harvest before late spring rains...
Dec 30 2014 // Missouri and Kansas transportation officials have suspended installations of a guardrail system after concerns that parts of the guardrails break off on impact and run through vehicles, causing injuries to drivers and...
Dec 15 2014 // The accountant and industry executive taking over as Kansas’ top insurance regulator next month says creating a more robust market is a top goal and argues that greater competition will address problems with the...
Dec 15 2014 // Outgoing Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger says the insurance industry has grown from an $11 billion industry to a $17 billion one during the time she has been in office.Praeger, who chose not to run for...
Dec 12 2014 // Incoming Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer says he’s planning to have a former Republican primary rival serve in a key position in the office.Selzer said that Republican state Sen. Clark Shultz of Lindsborg...
Dec 11 2014 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger says the insurance industry has grown from an $11 billion industry to a $17 billion one during the time she has been in office.Praeger, who chose not to run for re-election this...
Dec 10 2014 // Police are seeking help to identify whoever stole items from the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame’s collection in Bonner Springs, Kan. Bonner Springs police tell The Kansas City Star thieves broke into...
Dec 2 2014 // Zachary J.C. Anshutz, assistant commissioner at the Kansas Insurance Department, will be leaving his post to join Advisors Excel LLC, a Topeka-based independent insurance marketing organization, Insurance Commissioner...
Dec 1 2014 // Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. on Monday announced an agreement to acquire SeaFire Insurance Services, a Kansas-based managing general underwriter focused on providing property/casualty solutions for the auto dealership...
Dec 1 2014 // Four directors will retire from the Kansas Insurance Department on Dec. 5.The retirements announced on Nov. 25 come as Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger prepares to leave office in January. Department spokesman Bob...
Dec 1 2014 // Kansas insurance agencies say they’ve been flooded with queries about earthquake coverage after a 4.8 magnitude temblor struck near Conway Springs on Nov. 12.“We have been getting calls all day,” said...
Nov 21 2014 // What does it take to Ebola-proof a hospital?Over the past few months, U.S. medical centers have spent millions of dollars putting together a plan to treat patients with the scary, but extremely rare disease. To a large...
Nov 18 2014 // Todd Hlasney has been promoted to director of Lockton Health Risk Solutions for Lockton’s Kansas City benefits operation.Hlasney joined Lockton in 2013 as a Health Risk Solutions consultant, partnering with client...
Nov 18 2014 // Four more earthquakes were reported in south-central Kansas during the weekend. No serious injuries or damage was reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the largest quake was a 3.8-magnitude earthquake that was centered...
Nov 17 2014 // An Oklahoma resident says a preliminary 4.8-magnitude earthquake that struck a Kansas town on Nov. 12 caused at least $25,000 in damage to his home.The quake originated near the town of Conway Springs, Kan., and shook...