All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 13 2013 // Garden City, Kan., officials are expecting city residents to file more than $300,000 in claims after a recent sewage pump malfunction at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.The malfunction on Oct. 20 caused sewage...
Nov 5 2013 // Chris-Leef General Agency Inc., in Shawnee Mission, Kan., has acquired H&W Insurance Services Inc., also located in Shawnee Mission at 4210 Shawnee Mission Parkway. H&W specializes in offering insurance products...
Nov 1 2013 // A former Kansas City municipal court employee has pleaded guilty in a scheme to use an insurance member benefit program to illegally rack up tens of thousands of dollars in gift cards. The U.S. attorney’s office says...
Oct 30 2013 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, announced that five of its members/agents were elected to leadership positions with the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (KAIA).CAA member Bob Wood,...
Oct 18 2013 // A Douglas County judge has ruled that a blood test from a DUI case in Lawrence, Kan., will be suppressed, rejecting the state’s argument that the test was lawful.Douglas County District Judge Kay Huff granted Julian...
Oct 11 2013 // Dovetail Insurance announced it is now offering its NetComp workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses in Arkansas, Iowa and Kansas. The product is available through independent agents. Dovetail’s...
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...