Miscellaneous

• Kansas Governor Brought Into Ethics Controversy

  James B. Biggs | May 06, 2006 10:13 AM | 1 CommentTopeka, KS

  A conversation between two Kansas State Senators and a Kansas Supreme Court Justice over the continued school finance debate has taken a twist. Now Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has been brought into the ethics controversy and conservative Republicans have formally requested a report on any "outside" communications made by justices or the Governor on the issue. This inquiry started when Justice...

• Kansas Governor Vetoes Workers Compensation Bill

  James B. Biggs | March 24, 2006 10:35 AM | 1 CommentTopeka, KS

  Legislation that would change the amount of benefits due to injured workers has been vetoed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Over the past month benefits for injured workers has become a hot topic in Kansas with businesses and trial lawyer associations fighting on both sides of the battle. This specific measure would have limited an employers' responsibility for workers' compensation when an...

• Research Can Help You Avoid Medical Errors

  Lauren Kay | December 17, 2009 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, KS

  You might assume that all doctors practicing in a field are relatively the same. After all, they had the same education, and they deal with the same issues, so does it really matter which doctor you...

• Food Safety Tips for the Holiday Season

  Lauren Kay | December 17, 2009 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, KS

  It's the time of year when families get together and celebrate the holidays over a warm, home-cooked meal. And if you're planning on helping contribute to your family's holiday feast this year, then...

• Practice Safe Driving Around Tractor Trailers

  Lauren Kay | December 17, 2009 12:06 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, KS

  During the holiday season, more people than ever are on the road- driving to parties, to dinners, to shop for gifts, and to visit family and friends. So if you have to travel this holiday season,...

• 18 Workers Hospitalized Due to Ammonia Leak

  Jenny Albano | August 08, 2007 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  On Monday, August 6, an anhydrous ammonia leak at a nitrogen fertilizer plant next to an oil refinery sent 18 of the refinery's employees to the hospital. Two of the refinery workers remained in the hospital on Tuesday. The leak affected 47 of the workers, but only 18 were thought to have potential respiratory problems.Ammonia is a colorless gas that has a strong and distinctive odor. ...

• Cardiac Victim Turned Away from VA and Dies

  Jenny Albano | July 25, 2007 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A man who suffered a heart attack was located in a building that was only about 200 feet from the Bay Pines VA Medical Center, but when the ambulance came, paramedics were not sure where to take him since the man was not a veteran. They called the hospital and asked if he could be treated there, but hospital staff told the paramedics to take him to St. Petersburg General Hospital which is 3...

• Trampoline-Related Injuries Doubled in Last Ten Years

  Jenny Albano | July 14, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A new study, published in Academy Emergency Medicine, found that the number of children visiting emergency rooms because of trampoline injuries has more than doubled over the last ten years.From 2002 to 2006 there were over half a million visits to the ER, but from 1990 to 1995 there were only around a quarter-million accidents that sent children to the hospital. When Dr. James G. Linakis of...

• NovaStar to Settle Class Action Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | June 03, 2007 12:06 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  NovaStar Mortgage has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $5.1 million. The suit alleges the lender hid fees it paid to brokers for referring Washington homeowners to higher rate loans.The settlement, reached Thursday, affects over 1,600 borrowers within the state.Plaintiffs sued NovaStar, of Kansas City, Mo., last fall, claiming the lender did not disclose the "yield spread premium" fee...

• Greenies Class-Action Lawsuit Filed

  Christina Cole | May 22, 2007 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A new Greenies class action lawsuit has been filed in New York. This time the suit is against Petco and its food distributor Pet Food Experts Inc.The plaintiff's of the lawsuit filed in state court, Tuesday, are requesting reimbursement on their purchases of the original Greenies dental chews for dogs between June 2001 and May 2007.Ten pet owners from eight different states filed a class action...