Kansas transportation officials estimate it will cost about $300,000 to repair a Wichita bridge that was damaged when it was hit by a truck with an extended hydraulic boom. Kansas Department of Transportation spokesman Tom Hein told The Wichita Eagle …
Officials at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kan., said they are anticipating a federal investigation and possible fine after an online security breach potentially compromised 8,000 patients’ financial information. The Lawrence Journal World reported that the hospital mailed letters alerting …
Signature Select LLC, a retail insurance broker subsidiary of the IMA Financial Group Inc., has acquired Cassell Insurance of Wichita and Emporia, Kan., an agency specializing in personal lines and business insurance. The acquisition of Cassell adds five talented individuals …
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 numbers do not …
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 by the U.S. Senate Committee …
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 Topeka. It claims that the …
Signature Select LLC, a retail insurance broker subsidiary of The IMA Financial Group, Inc., expanded its commercial lines insurance practice in Kansas City adding Tracy Apperson and Jeff Buehler as business development executives. Signature Select is located within IMA’s Overland …
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 grain than …
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 special commission …
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 said early on May …
