Latest Kansas Headlines
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Kansas County Sued For Racial Discrimination
Jan 31 2022 // A former Sedgwick County, Kansas employee alleges in a lawsuit that his coworkers called him the “colored guy” and sang spirituals from the slavery era while he worked as a bridge crewman. David Partridge, who...
Mother of Kansas City Woman Killed in Firetruck Crash Sues
Jan 26 2022 // The mother of a woman who died when she was hit by a firetruck in Kansas City last month has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, the fire department and the fire truck’s driver. Judy Holland, the mother...
Kansas High Court Keeps Law Allowing COVID Lawsuits Alive
Jan 24 2022 // Kansas’ highest court ruled on Jan. 7 to keep intact a law that allows people to sue counties over mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions and obtain quick trial-court decisions. The Kansas Supreme Court...
Kansas High Court Ruling Keeps Law Allowing COVID Lawsuits Alive
Jan 10 2022 // Kansas’ highest court on Jan. 7 kept intact a law that allows people to sue counties over mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions and obtain quick trial-court decisions. The Kansas Supreme Court declined to...
OSHA, Mexican Consulate Renew Alliance Protecting Workers in Kansas, Missouri
Jan 6 2022 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Consulate General of Mexico in Kansas City have renewed an alliance – first signed in 2013 – to continue their collaborative...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Kansas’ Safety Consulting
Jan 5 2022 // World Insurance Associates has acquired Safety Consulting, Inc. of Topeka, Kansas. Founded in 1971, Safety Consulting, provides loss control and risk management services that include safety training, site inspections, and...
Judge Approves Partial Settlement in 2018 Fatal Shooting by Kansas City Police
Jan 4 2022 // A federal judge has approved a partial settlement of a lawsuit filed by the parents of a man who was shot and killed by Kansas City police in 2018. Court records do not include the amount of the settlement paid to the...
Western Kansas Ranches Face Long Recovery after Wildfires
Dec 28 2021 // Ranchers in western Kansas have begun to recover from the deadly wildfires that torched their land earlier this month, but they acknowledge it will be a long process. Two men died and the Kansas Forest Service estimates...
Kansas Contractor Faces $223K in Penalties for Unsafe Workplace Exposures
Dec 22 2021 // A Kansas contractor faces $223,000 in penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that the company exposes its workers to asbestos and other workplace hazards. The OSHA...
Kansas Wildfires Kill Two
Dec 20 2021 // Two men have died from injuries suffered in wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres across Kansas last week, authorities said Friday, Dec. 17. Richard Shimanek, 84, a farmer and rancher who lived near...
Kansas Insurance Department Receives 5-Year Accreditation from NAIC
Dec 15 2021 // The Kansas Insurance Department announced the state has received accreditation from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for the next five years. The NAIC is the U.S. standard-setting and regulatory support...
Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation Expands to Kansas
Dec 10 2021 // Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation is now writing workers’ compensation coverage in Kansas effective January 1, 2022. Stonetrust is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is now operating in ten states...
Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Shakes North-Central Kansas
Dec 9 2021 // A moderate earthquake shook parts of north-central Kansas on Dec. 8 as residents were starting their day, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 4.3 earthquake was recorded around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday,...
Wife of Injured Kansas Officer Settles with Auto Dealership
Dec 2 2021 // A lawsuit filed against a Wichita car dealership by the wife of a police officer injured when he was run over by a sport utility vehicle from the business has been settled for an undisclosed amount. Officer Brian Arterburn...
Kansas School District to Pay $295,000 to Family of Girl Stalked by Teacher
Nov 18 2021 // A suburban Kansas City, Kansas, school district secretly agreed earlier this year to pay $295,000 to the family of an Olathe elementary student who was stalked by a now-jailed former teacher. Olathe Public Schools...
Buckle Up for Bucks: Kansas, Missouri Drivers on Alert for Deer
Nov 5 2021 // Officials in Kansas and Missouri are urging drivers to be especially cautious this time of year as collisions with deer become more frequent. The Kansas City Star reports that cooler weather and shorter daylight hours mean...
Family of Topeka, Kansas Man Killed by Police Sue for $10M
Nov 2 2021 // The family of a man who was fatally shot by two Topeka police officers in September 2017 has filed a federal lawsuit against the city seeking $10 million for alleged civil rights violations. The parents of Dominique White,...
Allegations of Bias Against Kansas Law Enforcement Rarely Yield Sanctions
Oct 26 2021 // Kansas law enforcement agencies have received hundreds of complaints of bias over the past 10 years, but records available to the public show only two alleging racial bias resulted in consequences for officers, an...
Kansas County Pays More Than $70K to End Cyberattack
Oct 7 2021 // A northeast Kansas county paid more than $70,000 to end a cyberattack that crippled its computer systems for about two weeks. Pottawatomie County administrator Chad Kinsley said the attackers had demanded more than $1...
Cybersecurity Weak for Many Kansas School Districts, Audit Finds
Oct 7 2021 // Many Kansas school districts aren’t taking basic steps to protect their computer systems and the privacy of sensitive information collected about students, according to a legislative audit release. The report from...
