Latest Kansas Headlines
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Kansas Firm Sentenced for Mishandling Chemicals
Aug 28 2015 // An El Dorado, Kan., company has been ordered to pay $97,612 in restitution and a $10,000 fine for mishandling waste chemicals, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. The company also must pay a $400 special assessment and serve...
Kansas City Restaurant Explosion Lawsuit Goes to Jury
Aug 27 2015 // After five weeks of testimony, lawyers presented closing arguments in the civil trial involving a fatal explosion more than two years ago at a Kansas City, Mo., restaurant. The civil lawsuit stems from the February 2013...
Kansas Man Sentenced for Iowa for Insurance Scam
Aug 26 2015 // A 38-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for mail fraud connected to an insurance commissions scam in Iowa. Brian Henton, of Olathe, Kansas, was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court...
Geologist: Kansas Earthquakes Linked to Injection Wells
Aug 24 2015 // Kansas Geological Survey believes an increase in earthquakes in two southern Kansas counties is linked to saltwater injection after oil and natural gas drilling, according to an agency scientist. The agency had said in the...
High Beef Prices Fuel Rustling Revival in Texas, Plains States
Aug 17 2015 // Doug Hutchison wears a badge and carries a gun but his most effective weapon in the pursuit of livestock thieves in the nation’s largest cattle-producing territory may be his smartphone. With it, Hutchison, one of 30...
New Jersey Drivers Still Frowning Over ‘No Smile’ Driver’s License Policy
Aug 10 2015 // Smile and the world smiles with you — unless you’re having your driver’s license renewed in New Jersey. It’s been three years since New Jersey instituted its “no smiling” policy for...
Another Earthquake Shakes Northern Oklahoma
Aug 3 2015 // Another earthquake has shaken parts of northern Oklahoma near the Kansas border. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 3:28 p.m. on Aug. 1 about 11 miles south-southwest of Medford in...
Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Cline Wood in Kansas City
Aug 3 2015 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired Cline Wood Agency, a suburban Kansas City-based independent specialty insurance agency. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1984, Cline Wood...
U.S. Appeals Court Sides with Kansas Drivers in FedEx Employee Status Case
Aug 3 2015 // In early July, FedEx lost a round in employment practices litigation over whether or not its drivers are employees of the company under Kansas labor statutes. On July 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit agreed...
Study: Lawrence Area a Hotspot for Kansas Turnpike Accidents
Jul 28 2015 // Six of the nine most accident-prone spots along the Kansas Turnpike are in the Lawrence area, according to a study compiled for the Kansas Turnpike Authority. Two of the other accident hotspots along the 236-mile turnpike...
Kansas Man Gets 1 Year in Jail for 17th Drunk Driving Conviction
Jul 24 2015 // A 59-year-old eastern Kansas man has been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty in his 17th drunken driving case. The Kansas City Star reports Stephen Gast pleaded guilty after his June 10 arrest, when law...
Kansas to Receive Federal Disaster Aid; Missouri Seeks Declaration
Jul 22 2015 // President Barack Obama has signed a federal disaster declaration that will free up federal funds to help Kansas recover from recent spring storms. Meanwhile, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is asking the federal government to...
U.S. Court Sides with Kansas Drivers in FedEx Employee Status Case
Jul 17 2015 // FedEx has lost a round in employment practices litigation over whether or not its drivers are employees of the company under Kansas labor statutes. On July 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit agreed with the...
Hub International Acquires Kansas-Based Group Benefit Specialists
Jul 14 2015 // Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired Group Benefit Specialists (GBS), a Wichita, Kan.-based employee benefits brokerage. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The GBS team will continue to operate from their...
Kansas Gun Dealer Settles for $132K in Weapon Sell to Felon
Jul 6 2015 // Owners of a southeast Kansas gun shop sued for selling a weapon that a man used to kill himself and his 8-year-old son have reached a $132,000 settlement with the child’s mother, according to lawyers in the case. The...
Utah TNC Bill Makes Optional Coverages Mandatory
Jun 18 2015 // When Utah’s brief legislative session came to a close in March, proponents of ridesharing services offered by transportation network companies rejoiced. The state had passed S.B. 294, sponsored by state Sen. Stuart...
Lawrence, Kansas Mulling Stricter Fire Codes for Pet Businesses
Jun 15 2015 // Lawrence, Kan., officials are considering tougher fire codes at pet businesses after a fire last month at a pet store and an earlier blaze at a boarding business killed several animals. A proposal that commissioners have...
Kansas High Court: Insurer Must Cover Student Injured in Crash
Jun 15 2015 // The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company should cover a student who was in a private vehicle when he was injured in a crash on the way to a soccer match. The ruling stems from a 2006 accident in which...
Preliminary Data Shows 99 Twisters Reported in Kansas in May
Jun 10 2015 // Preliminary data shows storms that hit Kansas in May prompted reports of 99 tornadoes in the state. The national weather service says the number is likely to drop as multiple reports of the same tornado are eliminated. But...
Hudson Insurance Acquires Euclid Managers of Kansas City
Jun 4 2015 // Hudson Insurance Co. (Hudson) has acquired Euclid Managers LLC of Kansas City, Mo. (Euclid-KC) from Euclid Insurance Services Inc. and Euclid-KC’s management. Euclid-KC is an underwriting and claims manager for...
