Latest Kansas Headlines
All the headlines from our Kansas Topic Page, ordered by recency.
4th Minor Earthquake in 2 Weeks Felt in Kansas
Dec 9 2020 // An earthquake rattled Wichita, Kan., on Dec. 8 — the fourth earthquake in the area in the last two weeks. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 3.0, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It struck in the morning in...
Wichita, Kansas, Bar Owners Sue for Return to Pre-Pandemic Rules
Dec 9 2020 // Bar owners in Kansas’ largest city are challenging rules designed to slow the spread of COVID-19, hoping to use the courts to overturn a mask mandate, limits on public gatherings and an 11 p.m. closing time for bars...
Investigation Into Cause of Fire at Kansas Alcohol Plant Underway
Dec 1 2020 // Authorities say no one was hurt in an explosion and fire at a northeast Kansas distilling plant that was fined earlier this year over a noxious cloud of fumes that sent dozens to the hospital in 2016. Atchison Police Chief...
Outlooks Revised to Positive for Bremen Farmers Mutual Insurance in Kansas
Dec 1 2020 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “bbb+” of Bremen Farmers Mutual...
Trucks Keep Striking Missouri Overpass, Again and Again
Nov 25 2020 // Despite the warning signs and flashing lights, trucks just can’t seem to stop hitting a Kansas City, Missouri, overpass. The Kansas City Star reports that the bridge on Independence Avenue is struck so often that it...
Missouri Couple Wins $4M Wrongful Death Suit Against Gun Dealer, Manufacturer
Nov 19 2020 // The parents of a Kansas City, Mo., man who died in a 2016 shooting have been awarded $4 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against a man who trafficked in firearms, as well as a gun dealer and manufacturer. Court...
Kansas College Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Over Athlete Recruitment
Nov 17 2020 // A small community college in northeast Kansas has settled a lawsuit accusing it of directing coaches to recruit more white athletes and subjecting Black students to excessive scrutiny such as background checks before...
Declarations
Nov 16 2020 // Kansas Crop Risk “Kansas is having a relatively larger increase in crop risk as a response to a one-degree Celsius warming, compared to the other parts of the country.” — Jisang Yu, assistant professor of...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Alliance Insurance in Kansas
Nov 12 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired LIA Great Bend Inc. (d/b/a Alliance Insurance Group) (Alliance) of Salina, Kan. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Led by CEO Cody Smith, Alliance is a...
Kansas AG Accuses Man Who Did Illegal Autopsies of Duping 82 Consumers
Nov 9 2020 // A Kansas man accused of performing illegal autopsies duped at least 82 consumers, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. The state now has control of more than 1,600 biological samples collected by Shawn Parcells of...
AM Best Upgrades Credit Rating of Upland Mutual Insurance in Kansas
Nov 4 2020 // AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of Junction, Kansas-based Upland Mutual...
Kansas Farmers Will Be Disproportionately Affected by Rising Temps, Study Finds
Nov 2 2020 // Growing corn and soybeans will become increasingly challenging for Kansas farmers as the climate warms, according to a Kansas State University study. The study found that drought and heat are the biggest reason for crop...
Study: Kansas Farmers Will Be Disproportionately Affected by Rising Temps
Oct 27 2020 // Growing corn and soybeans will become increasingly challenging for Kansas farmers as the climate warms, according to a recent Kansas State University study. The study found that drought and heat are currently the biggest...
3.2-Magnitude Quake Shakes Area on Oklahoma-Kansas Border
Oct 26 2020 // A magnitude 3.2 earthquake shook an area on the Kansas-Oklahoma line on Oct. 22, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The tremor struck at 8:17 p.m. and was centered in a remote area 22 miles (35 kilometers) northwest of...
Kansas Governor Wants Statewide Mask Mandate
Oct 23 2020 // Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is again calling for a statewide mask mandate as the coronavirus case count continues to climb in rural parts of the state that don’t require them. Kelly said that two-thirds of the...
Slightly Smaller Corn Harvest Predicted for Kansas
Oct 13 2020 // Kansas farmers are expected to harvest slightly less corn than last year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this year’s crop is forecast at just under 800 million bushels, down 2% from last year, The Hays Daily...
Kansas Man Sues Trucking Firm, Driver Over Crash That Killed Wife, 4 Children
Oct 12 2020 // A Kansas man is suing a over a crash that killed his wife, three of his children and his stepdaughter. Jeffrey Williams, of Viola, is seeking more than $75,000 in damages in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Andrew...
Lawsuit Filed Against Trucker in Kansas Crash That Killed Mother, 4 Kids
Oct 2 2020 // The paternal grandparents of a 10-year-old Kansas girl killed in a crash last week are suing the truck driver involved in the collision, along with his employer. The Wichita Eagle reports that Mark and Carrie Brady are...
Kansas Woman Didn’t Pose a Danger When Deputy Killed Her, Lawsuit States
Oct 1 2020 // A Kansas woman who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy after refusing to pull over was unarmed and posed no danger to him or the public, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. The court filing paints a...
Former Kansas Employee Settles Case for $125K
Sep 30 2020 // A former employee of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, has won a $125,000 settlement after her boss was convicted of grabbing her by the shirt and pushing her into a wall. The Kansas City Star...
