All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 8 2013 // The damage from a recent fire at a south-central Kansas packing plant is estimated in the millions of dollars.Doug Mackay, director of human resources at Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, shared the estimate with members of...
Oct 7 2013 // Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger announced fines totaling $9,000 and a cease and desist order against an Ohio-licensed insurance marketing firm for illegal activities in Kansas.The company, now known...
Oct 3 2013 // Insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., announced it has acquired RJ Dutton Inc. (RJ Dutton) of Overland Park, Kan. Established in 1995, RJ Dutton provides employee benefit...
Sep 27 2013 // A Sharon Springs, Kan., attorney and former insurance agent has been ordered to repay $47,685 and will serve 18 months’ probation after pleading guilty to forgery, failing to forward an insurance premium, theft by...
Sep 19 2013 // Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger announced fines totaling $9,000 and a cease and desist order against an Ohio-licensed insurance marketing firm for illegal activities in Kansas.The company, now known...
Sep 9 2013 // The federal Affordable Care Act will not lead to widespread premium increases in the individual health insurance market. That’s according to a new analysis of 10 states and the United States overall by RAND Corp.,...
Aug 29 2013 // The state attorney general’s office plans to do more outreach before pursuing fines under a new Kansas law aimed at cutting down on roofing fraud.The law, which requires roofers to register, took effect July 1, The...
Aug 9 2013 // Bailey Tardy of Norcross, Ga. and Sam Stevens of Wichita, Kan., won the girls and boys divisions, respectively, at the recent 45nd Annual Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship in Pinehurst, N.C.The...
Aug 5 2013 // A western Kansas company is recalling more than 50,000 pounds of ground beef products due to concerns that it could be tainted with E. coli. The U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday that National Beef Packing...
Aug 5 2013 // Firearms dealers must use the highest degree of care in preventing the sale of guns to a felon, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled.The decision comes in the appeal of a mother who filed a negligence lawsuit against the...
Jul 29 2013 // The hailstorm that pounded south-central Kansas last week left automotive dealers with big headaches, but it’s also giving prospective buyers a chance at big bargains.The Hutchinson News reports dealerships in the...
Jul 29 2013 // A Hutchinson, Kan., couple who bought a home without being told they would be responsible for maintaining a dam on the property has been awarded $202,500 in a lawsuit they filed against their real estate agent and a realty...
Jul 24 2013 // The Kansas Fire Marshal is drawing fire for his efforts to reinstate oversight of the explosive industry in the state.The fire marshal lost legal authority to issue permits to explosive industry operators in 2010, when an...
Jul 22 2013 // Firearms dealers must use the highest degree of care in preventing the sale of guns to a felon, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled.The decision comes in the appeal of a mother who filed a negligence lawsuit against the owners...
Jul 22 2013 // The Kansas House Insurance Committee’s longtime chairman is running for insurance commissioner, becoming the fourth declared candidate for next year’s Republican primary.Rep. Clark Shultz of McPherson said that...
Jul 18 2013 // A Missouri appeals panel says it agrees with a lower court ruling that said a Kansas gun store is protected from lawsuits in a 2007 fatal shooting at a Kansas City mall. The Kansas City Star reports the appeals court on...
Jul 15 2013 // A former insurance company for the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., is seeking to avoid paying for priest sexual abuse settlements.The Chicago Insurance Co. said in a federal court filing that it has no...
Jul 11 2013 // Sandy Praeger, Commissioner of Insurance in Kansas, has named Steve O’Neil as Consumer Assistance Division director and LeAnn Crow and Elizabeth Fike as supervisors in the same area.Crow will serve as the...
Jul 1 2013 // The founder of failed Kansas-based insurance franchising business Brooke Corp. has pleaded guilty to providing misleading information in a federal securities filing.Robert D. Orr, formerly of Smith Center, Kan., and now...
Jun 27 2013 // Federal prosecutors have charged a former Kansas insurance agent with stealing nearly $2 million from policyholders.The U.S. attorney’s office says a 51-count indictment unsealed June 25 alleges 41-year-old Jason...