Latest Kansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kansas-Based Infinity Insurance Solutions Acquired by Patriot National
Jun 4 2015 // Patriot National Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has acquired Infinity Insurance Solutions, a premium auditing and underwriting survey agency based in Overland Park, Kan. Infinity serves providers of...
Economic Report Suggests Slower Growth in Midwest
Jun 2 2015 // Slower economic growth is likely through the end of the third quarter this year for nine Midwestern and Plains states, according to a report issued on June 1. The survey report says the overall Mid-America Business...
Bage Named COO at Kansas-Based MutualAid eXchange
Jun 2 2015 // Overland Park, Kan.-based MutualAid eXchange (MAX) named Lisa Bage as its new chief operating officer. She will direct the enterprise’s sales, marketing and underwriting operations. Lisa Bage Bage comes to MAX...
Wild Weather Leaves 1 Dead in Texas; Tornados, Flooding Reported
May 11 2015 // Several tornadoes ripped through the northern part of Texas, leaving one person dead and others unaccounted for in a sparsely populated area over the weekend, authorities said. One of the tornadoes on Saturday shattered...
Damage Reported in 6 Kansas Counties Following Storms
May 8 2015 // Storms that packed at least nine confirmed tornadoes, hail and heavy rain left behind damage in Kansas counties but no fatalities or major injuries. The Kansas Division of Emergency Management said in a news release that...
Uber’s Not in Kansas Anymore; Will New Jersey Be Next?
May 7 2015 // The decision by the Kansas Legislature earlier this week to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of onerous ridesharing legislation already is yielding its inevitable consequence. Transportation network company Uber...
Uber Pulls Out of Kansas After Senate Imposes Stricter Regulations
May 6 2015 // Ride-hailing service Uber said it ceased operations in Kansas after the state legislature decided to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of a bill that will impose stricter regulations on ride-hailing services. Uber...
Kansas Overrides Brownback Veto on TNC Bill
May 5 2015 // In a disappointing development, the Kansas Legislature has overturned Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of S.B. 117, the so-called “Uber bill.” While S.B. 117 is not without redeeming qualities – a regulatory...
Blue Bell Creameries Expands Recall to All of its Products
Apr 22 2015 // Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries has issued a voluntary recall for all of its products on the market after two samples of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream tested positive for listeria, a potentially deadly...
Kansas Gov. Says ‘No’ to Expanded Uber Driver Regulation
Apr 22 2015 // Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has vetoed a bill that would have increased regulations on ridesharing companies like Uber, a decision that could face an override vote when the Legislature returns from its annual recess April...
Uber Urges Kansas Governor to Veto Bill Raising Insurance Costs
Apr 7 2015 // Ride-hailing company Uber says it will be forced to pull out of Kansas if the governor signs a bill increasing regulations on its drivers. The dispute over the bill, which passed both chambers on April 2, has grown...
Changes to Kansas Workers’ Comp System Raise Lawsuit Fears
Mar 16 2015 // A change to the state system for paying medical bills and lost wages for injured workers in Kansas has some fearing big lawsuits and others looking forward to cost savings. Starting Jan. 1, the state began rating injuries...
Kansas Hotel Owner Going to Prison for Hiring Illegal Workers
Mar 12 2015 // A suburban Kansas City hotel owner has been sentenced to 27 months in prison in a case that highlights the U.S. Justice Department’s shift to targeting employers who knowingly hire immigrants not authorized to work...
Kansas Hotel Owners Hired Illegal Immigrants, Didn’t Pay Taxes, Workers’ Comp
Mar 9 2015 // When a suburban Kansas City couple bought two Clarion hotels, they systematically replaced lawfully employed workers with immigrants not authorized to work in the United States, cutting labor costs by 40 percent. Not only...
People – Midwest
Mar 9 2015 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected Missouri Insurance Director John M. Huff to fill the vacant position of the office of president-elect. The office was vacated on Jan. 20 when former...
Kansas Earthquakes Further Damaging Century-Old Courthouse
Feb 25 2015 // Harper County officials are grappling with how to fix a century-old courthouse that was already deteriorating before a sharp increase in earthquakes began rattling south-central Kansas. The bill just to repair the...
Colleges Warned of Liability for Basketball Fans’ Court Storming
Feb 25 2015 // College basketball’s tradition of storming the court after big upsets poses a potentially devastating liability threat to universities and athletic departments, personal injury lawyers said. Video showed coaches...
Kansas Governor Nixes Gay State Worker Anti-Discrimination Order
Feb 23 2015 // Kansas will no longer specifically ban discrimination against gays, lesbians and the transgendered in hiring and employment in much of state government because of action announced by Republican Gov. Sam...
Only 3 Days Jail Time for Kansas Man’s 10th Drunk Driving Conviction
Feb 22 2015 // A Kansas man convicted for the 10th time for drunken driving has been sentenced to jail, but only for three days. The Kansas City Star reports that Leavenworth County District Court Judge Gunnar Sunby sentenced 57-year-old...
Kansas Commune Leader Found Guilty in Murder-for-Insurance Case
Feb 20 2015 // A man who led a Kansas commune that collected millions of dollars in life insurance payouts from dead members has been convicted of premeditated murder in the 2003 drowning death of a female member. Daniel Perez, 55, also...
