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Midwest Regulation Report Card: States’ Grades Range from A to D
Jan 9 2017 // Grades assigned to the insurance regulatory systems in the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin range from A to D in a...
Kansas Universities Mulling Increase in Earthquake Insurance Coverage
Jan 9 2017 // Regents system universities in Kansas are reviewing earthquake insurance policies after several quakes were reported in the state this year. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the universities’ chief financial...
Kansas Universities Mulling Increase in Earthquake Insurance Coverage
Jan 3 2017 // Regents universities in Kansas are reviewing earthquake insurance policies after several quakes were reported in the state this year. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the universities’ chief financial officers...
Kansas County Agrees to $48K Settlement in Discrimination Lawsuit
Dec 30 2016 // Commissioners in Kansas’ Shawnee County have agreed to pay a $48,000 settlement to two women who claimed they were wrongfully terminated from their jobs in the prosecutor’s office because of racial and gender...
Kansas Mom’s Medical Pot Suit Dismissed by Federal Judge
Dec 29 2016 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a western Kansas woman against the state and several agencies after her son was removed from her home in 2015 when he told school officials she used marijuana. Shona Banda,...
Western Kansas Saw 3 Brief Tornadoes Seen On Christmas Day
Dec 28 2016 // Three tornadoes were reported in Kansas on Christmas Day, causing some damage but no injuries, the National Weather Service confirmed. The Dodge City office of the weather service said the first tornado was reported six...
Celebrity Chefs Flunk Food Safety Test
Dec 28 2016 // Celebrity chefs are cooking up poor food safety habits, according to a Kansas State University study. Kansas State University food safety experts Edgar Chambers IV and Curtis Maughan, along with Tennessee State...
Midwest Regulation Report Card: States’ Grades Range from A to D
Dec 22 2016 // Grades assigned to the insurance regulatory systems in the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin range from A to D in a...
Parents Blame Hospital in Death of Kansas Girl with Viral Meningitis
Dec 19 2016 // The parents of a 13-year-old Kansas girl who died of viral meningitis are suing a Lincoln hospital, alleging that doctors there were negligent when treating her in 2014. Terrisa and Scott Waters filed a wrongful death...
OSHA Investigating Kansas Oil-Drilling Blast That Injured 5
Dec 16 2016 // Federal workplace safety officials are investigating a western Kansas oil field explosion that injured five workers, two of them critically. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Lawsuit Alleges Inaction by Kansas State Officials Led to Another Rape
Dec 1 2016 // A female student contends in a court filing that Kansas State University’s failure to investigate the rape of another woman allowed the same alleged assailant to sexually assault her. The accusations were levied in...
Emporia State University Wins Kansas ‘Don’t Text #Just Drive’ Contest
Nov 29 2016 // Emporia State University received the highest number of votes by percentage of students enrolled to win the initial “Don’t Text #Just Drive” fall contest, according to the Kansas Insurance...
NORCAL Mutual to Acquire Kansas-Based PPM Services
Nov 7 2016 // PPM Services, the holding company for Preferred Physicians Medical Risk Retention Group Inc. (PPM), has agreed to be acquired by NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. (NORCAL). Based in Overland Park, Kan., PPM provides medical...
Recent Kansas Tornadoes Caused $500K in Damage, Official Says
Oct 28 2016 // An official says two tornadoes that recently touched down in eastern Saline County, Kansas, caused an estimated $500,000 in damage. The Salina Journal reports that Emergency Management Director Hannah Stambaugh told county...
Missouri Courthouse Asbestos Case Settles for $80M
Oct 28 2016 // An $80 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over removal of asbestos during renovation of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports $25 million will go toward...
Topeka, Kansas, Investigating High Number of Arson Fires
Oct 27 2016 // Authorities from several agencies are investigating a higher-than-expected number of arson fires in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 57 blazes have been intentionally set this year. That’s about 21...
Disaster Declared for Kansas Counties Hit by Storm
Oct 25 2016 // President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for 11 Kansas counties hit hard by last month’s severe storms and flooding. The declaration means federal funding is now available for state and eligible local...
Indiana, Kansas to See Lower Workers’ Comp Rates Next Year
Oct 24 2016 // Indiana and Kansas employers will see workers’ compensation insurance rates decrease in 2017, according to the insurance departments in both states. The Kansas Insurance Department said the 2017 rate filing by the...
Kansas to Appeal $120K Jury Award Linked to Deadly 2007 Crash
Oct 20 2016 // The state of Kansas plans to appeal a jury’s ruling that ordered it to pay $120,000 to the family of a 2007 car crash victim who died after a state trooper demanded she be sent to Missouri hospitals rather than a...
Study: Kansas’ Largest Earthquake Likely Caused by Wastewater Injection
Oct 17 2016 // The largest recorded earthquake in Kansas history was likely the result of wastewater injected into the ground by one or two nearby wells, according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey found. The 4.9 magnitude...
