All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 10 2014 // Weather officials in Kansas will be watching major thunderstorms this year for a clue about wind speeds that may help indicate the path of potential tornadoes.The research stems from tornadoes last year in Kansas and...
Mar 6 2014 // A 93-year-old Hutchinson woman who died in May left a lasting legacy to her city’s animal shelter. Hutchinson city officials say they were caught off guard by the $226,000 donation from Eula Fray. KAKE-TV reports...
Feb 28 2014 // Kansas Senate has approved a bill that increases the state’s limits on some damages in lawsuits but makes other changes in evidence rules.The Senate’s 32-8 vote sends the measure to the House. The bill is...
Feb 19 2014 // A Kansas City-area businessman has launched his campaign for Kansas insurance commissioner, with the state’s previous first lady serving as honorary chairwoman.Dennis Anderson of Overland Park is the first announced...
Feb 13 2014 // Police say thieves cost a south Wichita, Kan., pavement recycling center more than $100,000.The Cornejo plant crushes old highway pavement into small rock for new pavement. Plant supervisor Jon Lewman says the thieves cut...
Feb 10 2014 // The Kansas Insurance Department is asking the Legislature for permission to raise fees paid by insurance companies because the state has diverted millions of dollars from its regulatory fund for other purposes.Zachary...
Feb 4 2014 // The Kansas Insurance Department is asking the Legislature for permission to raise fees paid by insurance companies because the state has diverted millions of dollars from its regulatory fund for other purposes.Zachary...
Jan 30 2014 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is opposing fellow Republican Sam Brownback’s re-election as governor this year and has helped form a new, anti-Brownback group that includes his Democratic...
Jan 27 2014 // Since a law was enacted in July 2013 requiring roofing contractors to obtain a registration certificate from the Kansas Attorney General’s office, more than 500 roofers have complied.Kansas Attorney General Derek...
Jan 27 2014 // The conventional definition of an independent agent is an entrepreneur who owns his or her book of business and offers multiple carriers to service their clients. That is the simplified version, and it falls short of...
Jan 24 2014 // The city of Wichita, Kan., has denied a claim of more than $400,000 from the insurer of an apartment complex that was damaged during a long standoff last summer. Auto-Owners Insurance Co. is seeking $411,411 for damages to...
Jan 14 2014 // U.S. juries awarded three verdicts of $1 billion or more for the third straight year in 2013, topped by a $1.2 billion award against Dow Chemical Co., the largest ever in a price-fixing case.Second was $1.1 billion awarded...
Jan 13 2014 // Waukesha, Wis.-based R&R Insurance Services Inc. has welcomed Josh Timm as account executive. Timm has more than 10 years of insurance industry experience.He has held multiple sales, marketing and service positions...
Jan 7 2014 // Wichita, Kan.-based retail insurance broker, IMA Inc., announced it has created a new aviation practice in partnership with PIM Aviation Insurance.PIM Aviation Insurance, a division of IMA, will be led by Timothy K....
Dec 24 2013 // Sandy Praeger is approaching her final year as Kansas insurance commissioner with a national reputation for expertise on health care issues and a lengthy, unbroken string of election victories as a Republican in a...
Dec 23 2013 // Rail Car Services LLC has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 11 safety and health violations, including eight repeat, at its Kansas City rail car...
Dec 23 2013 // The Kansas Geological Society is investigating whether a recent earthquake in southern Kansas might have been caused by oil production practices in the area.But KGS interim director Rex Buchanan said it might be difficult...
Dec 19 2013 // For the third time in a month, a Missouri appeals court ruling has raised concerns about red light cameras.The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals on Dec. 17 reversed an earlier ruling that favored the red...
Dec 18 2013 // Tyson Foods Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for four workplace safety violations at the Hutchinson, Kan., prepared foods manufacturing plant after a...
Dec 18 2013 // A magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit south-central Kansas on Dec. 16, rattling windows and doors, but causing no reported damage or injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the earthquake that hit about 9 a.m. to...