Latest Kansas Headlines
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Kansas Storm Damage Insurance Claims Set Record
Sep 30 2011 // Spring and summer storms in Kansas have led to more than $1 billion in insurance claims this year. The Kansas Department of Insurance reported that the 197,000 claims have been filed for property and crop damage. The...
E. coli Scare Prompts Tyson to Recall Ground Beef from Kansas Plant
Sep 29 2011 // Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef because a family in Ohio fell ill after eating meat produced by the company that was contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Farmers Say Crop Insurance Critical to Kansas Agriculture
Aug 29 2011 // Kansas farmers and rural leaders told the U.S. Senate committee drafting the new Farm Bill that the federal crop insurance program is critical to Kansas agriculture. Their testimony came during a field hearing in Wichita...
ACLU Sues Over Kansas Abortion Insurance Law
Aug 18 2011 // The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Kansas law that restricts insurance companies from covering most abortions. The ACLU of Kansas and Western filed the lawsuit in federal court in...
Kansas Insurance Dept. Seeks African-American Scholarship Applicants
Jul 26 2011 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger is seeking applicants for five $1,000 scholarships to be awarded to African-American students enrolled in Kansas universities or community colleges during the 2012 spring...
Midwest Governors Unhappy with Corps’ Management of the Missouri River
Jul 18 2011 // Their states coping with massive flooding that is expected to continue through the summer, some Midwest governors are taking issue with the management of the Missouri River system by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers....
Demise of Missouri Medical Malpractice Bill Raises Ethics Questions
Jul 12 2011 // Ethics questions are being raised over a Missouri state senator’s handling of a medical malpractice insurance bill. The Kansas City Star reported that Sen. Rob Schaaf, the vice chairman of the committee where the...
Southwest Kansas Economy Could Take a Hit From Drought
Jul 12 2011 // Crop losses linked to severe drought conditions are expected to take a toll on the economy in southwest Kansas. The Garden City Telegram reported that the Garden City Co-Op is estimating taking about 35 to 40 percent less...
Iowa Governor Proposes Downstream Missouri River Group
Jul 8 2011 // Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has urged governors in three states to consider pulling out of a Missouri River association because of the Army Corps of Engineers’ long-term management of the river and what he believes is a...
Kansas Governor: Missouri River Floods Should Prompt Review of Corps
Jul 7 2011 // Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is questioning whether flood control is a high enough priority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as it oversees the Missouri River system. Brownback on July 6 called for the creation of a...
Erger and Miller Join Lockton in Kansas City
Jun 22 2011 // Kansas City, Mo.-based independent insurance broker Lockton Companies LLC has expanded its construction and design team with the addition of Karen Erger and Tom Miller. Erger joins Lockton’s Design and Construction...
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Jun 6 2011 // The IMA Financial Group Inc. promoted three in the company’s employee benefits division to vice presidents. Gregg Kamas was promoted to vice president of IMA Financial Group and national practice leader of health...
Brooke Fines Don’t Match Pain Franchiser Caused
Jun 6 2011 // The Securities and Exchange Commission last month charged six executives of Kansas-based Brooke Corp. and its subsidiaries with hiding critical information from investors and conducting financial fraud. The SEC says five...
14 Killed as Tornadoes Carve Path Through Midwest
May 26 2011 // A violent storm system rumbled through the central U.S. on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes that turned homes into splintered wreckage, killing at least 14 people over two days and hampering rescue efforts in a city slammed...
Kansas City Chiefs Gathering Aid for Missouri Tornado Victims
May 26 2011 // Hundreds of cars lined up all day on May 24 in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot as the Kansas City Chiefs filled two semitrailer trucks with bottled water for tornado victims in Kansas and Missouri. Chiefs spokesman Brad...
Tornado Kills Man, Destroys 20 Homes in Kansas
May 23 2011 // A tornado swept through a small eastern Kansas town, killing one person and destroying at least 20 homes, as severe thunderstorms pelted the region with hail that some residents said was the size of baseballs, authorities...
Kansas Governor Signs ‘Crash Tax’ Bill
May 16 2011 // Kansas has joined Arizona and Utah as the third state this year to ban or place restrictions on local governments charging accident response fees. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed House Bill 2119, which places restrictions on...
Brooke Corp. Fines Pale Next to Pain Caused by Franchise Scheme
May 16 2011 // The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged six executives of Kansas-based Brooke Corp and two of its subsidiaries with hiding critical information from investors and conducting financial fraud, according to a...
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May 16 2011 // Rich Poirier, a 20-year insurance industry veteran, was named vice president of claims at Church Mutual Insurance Co. Poirier previously served in senior staff roles at Liberty Mutual Agency Markets Corp. and Wausau...
Brooke Insurance Franchise Executives Settle SEC Fraud Charges
May 16 2011 // Five executives of the failed Kansas-based insurance agency franchise firm Brooke Corp. have agreed to settle charges of financial fraud brought against them by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Charges against a...
