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Explosive Wildfires Surge Through Oklahoma Panhandle and Kansas
Feb 19 2026 // A fast-moving wildfire on Oklahoma’s panhandle has doubled in size as it presses into Kansas, as firefighters contend with days of dry heat and gusting winds across the Great Plains. The Ranger Road Fire had consumed...
Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud, Forgery
Feb 13 2026 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Reno County man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for insurance fraud, making false information, and forgery. Larry Wilson, aged 54, pleaded guilty on...
EPA Identifies Spilled Chemical Compound That Affected 260 Cars in Kansas
Feb 10 2026 // The EPA has identified the chemical compound spilled in Garnett, Kansas, on Dec. 31, 2025. Recent laboratory analysis corroborates EPA’s preliminary field screening results with a “high level of...
Kansas Jury Awards $8M to Family of Teen Who Died at Juvenile Intake Center
Feb 9 2026 // Jurors have awarded $8.3 million to the family of a Kansas foster teen who died in 2021 after he was held facedown for 39 minutes in a juvenile intake center while in the throes of a mental health crisis. Five juvenile...
Kansas Commissioner Supports Bill to Create Insurance Savings Account
Jan 28 2026 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt this week testified in favor of a bill that would create an Insurance Savings Account (ISA). The Kansas Department of Insurance introduced the bill to give Kansans a state tax...
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