Latest Kansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Survey: As Trade Fears Mount, Economic Growth Slows in Midwest
Jul 3 2018 // Business remains strong in nine Midwest and Plains states, but a new monthly survey suggests growth is slowing as concerns about trade and tariffs increase. The region’s overall economic index decreased to 61.8 in...
Kansas Wildfire Efforts Inadequate, Audit Finds
Jul 2 2018 // An audit has found that Kansas doesn’t have money to devote to wildfires and its fire-fighting efforts are inadequate. In Kansas, local government has first responsibility for fighting fires and often have to cover...
8 Injured When Tornado Hits Eastern Kansas Town
Jun 28 2018 // Residents in a small Kansas town were surveying damage Wednesday after the community took a “direct hit” from a tornado for the second time in two years. Eight people were hurt, two critically, when the latest...
Legislative Audit: Kansas Wildfire Response Underfunded, Understaffed
Jun 21 2018 // A legislative audit says Kansas’ wildfire suppression system is underfunded and understaffed and operates with a fragmented leadership. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the audit was ordered after wildfires in 2016...
Buffett’s Geico to Open Service Center in Lenexa, Kansas, Create 500 Jobs
Jun 20 2018 // Business icon Warren Buffett plans to open a new Geico Insurance service center that will bring 500 jobs to Lenexa, Kansas. The Kansas City Area Development Council said in a news release that the center will open in...
Kansas Woman Says City Wants $132K After Son Topples Sculpture
Jun 19 2018 // A Kansas mother says an insurance company wants her family to pay $132,000 after her 5-year-old son accidentally knocked over a sculpture at a city community center. Sarah Goodman tells the Kansas City Star the incident...
Kansas Commissioner Unhappy with Intended Sweep of Department Funds
Jun 18 2018 // Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Ken Selzer issued a bulletin in late May informing “all persons and entities that have paid money to the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) Service Regulation Fund in the past 24...
Investor Group Acquires Kansas City Insurance Compliance Services Firm
Jun 13 2018 // A group of investors that own Affinity Worldwide and National Real Estate Insurance Group (NREIG) and led by Tim Norris, has purchased First Consulting and Administration Inc., a Kansas City-based insurance compliance...
Part of Northern Oklahoma Shaken by Magnitude 4.4 Quake
Jun 11 2018 // The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of northern Oklahoma and neighboring Kansas. Geologists say the earthquake was recorded at 8:59 a.m. Saturday about 16 miles (26 kilometers) east of...
2 Kansas Utility Plant Workers Die After Suffering Severe Burns
Jun 6 2018 // Two Westar Energy employees in Kansas have died after suffering severe burns at the utility’s largest plant for generating electricity. The company said the plant was shut down following the accident. Westar...
McLaughlin Files to Run for Kansas Insurance Commissioner
May 29 2018 // A retired healthcare company manager who has been active in the NAACP is running for Kansas insurance commissioner as a Democrat. Nathaniel McLaughlin of Kansas City, Kansas, filed for a spot on the August primary ballot....
Kansas Woman Struck by Deputy Settles Lawsuit for $40K
May 22 2018 // A Kansas woman who was injured when a deputy crashed into her car while rushing to an accident at a motorcycle race course is settling her lawsuit for $40,000. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Sedgwick County commission...
People
May 21 2018 // Kansas City-based independent insurance broker, Lockton, named Said Taiym executive vice president and chief digital officer. Taiym will focus on digital innovation and new technologies to help Lockton. He most recently...
Fallen Power Pole Started Fire at Kansas Tractor Business
May 11 2018 // Fire investigators say a fallen power pole started a fire that caused about $4 million damage to a Lawrence, Kansas, tractor business. Lawrence-Douglas County fire official James King says when the pole fell Saturday...
Kansas Lawmakers’ Proposed Ban on State-Paid Harassment Claims Advances
May 4 2018 // Kansas legislators are moving to ban taxpayer-funded settlements of sexual harassment claims against state officials and block non-disclosure agreements in harassment cases. House and Senate negotiators have agreed to...
Kansas City Transportation Authority Paid $3M in Settlements Over 5 Years
May 3 2018 // The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has paid nearly $3.3 million in settlements for bodily injuries or property damage from 2012 to 2017, according to claims data. Last year also saw the highest number of...
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Running for Governor, Releases Tax Returns
Apr 23 2018 // A Republican running for Kansas governor has released his income tax returns for the past three years and is calling for other candidates to do so. Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer said Friday that he’s setting an...
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas Facing Dual Threats: Tornadoes, Wildfires
Apr 9 2018 // Emergency officials in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas are bracing for two types of disasters as spring gets into full swing: The start of what’s historically the most active time of year for tornadoes plus wildfire...
Designer of Deadly Kansas Water Slide Arrested in Texas
Apr 4 2018 // One of the designers of a massive Kansas water park slide that decapitated a 10-year-old boy has been arrested in Texas, federal authorities said. Trent Touchstone, chief deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service in Dallas,...
Schools Could Be Liable for not Arming Staff Under Proposed Kansas Bill
Apr 2 2018 // Kansas schools that refuse to allow teachers to carry guns could be held legally responsible in the event of a tragedy under a proposal drafted after last month’s mass shooting at a Florida high school. Opponents of...
