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• 4 Killed in Car Accidents as Snow Storm Rolls across Plains

  Christina Cole | January 23, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A winter storm rolled across the Plains states on Saturday and with it caused several car accidents that killed at least four people within two states.Heavy snow hit western and central Kansas, limiting visibility and creating hazardous driving conditions.A couple and their 20-month-old daughter were killed when their car drove off U.S. 50 and collided with two other cars, said authorities. The...

• Costco Disappointed with Class-Action Decision

  Christina Cole | January 17, 2007 2:32 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Jim Sinegal, CEO of Costco, is "disappointed" with a San Francisco federal judge's decision to allow a class action discrimination case against the company to continue proceeding. Sinegal said they will continue to defend themselves in the suit and they are optimistic that the company will prevail.In a ruling last week, U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel decided the suit Ellis vs....

• Toyota Settles Class Action Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | January 11, 2007 12:16 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. has come to a tentative agreement to settle a class action lawsuit by the owners of select Toyota and Lexus models whom made complaints that their engines were damaged by oil sludge. A Louisiana federal judge is expected to give final approval to the settlement on February 7, said Sam Butto, spokesman for Lexus.The settlement applies to owners of specific 1997-2002...

• Accident at Deadly Intersection

  Christina Cole | January 05, 2007 2:34 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Two people escaped serious injury in a car accident this morning at U.S. 54 ands 215th Street in Goddard - the very same intersection which a 26-year-old man was killed at just last night.A woman was heading west on U.S. 54, attempting to turn onto southbound 215th, Police Chief George Bloesing said. A man that was driving east on U.S. 54 hit her car, veered into a ditch and crashed into a...

• Settlement with Consolidated Workers Approved by Judge

  Christina Cole | December 28, 2006 11:07 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  On Thursday, a Wichita judge approved a settlement agreement in a class action suit brought upon by employees of Consolidated Manufacturing.Checks made out to the 98 employees involved in the suit should be sent before year end, said the employees' representative. "They have ten days, so theoretically they can issue them New Year's Eve," said Spahn.The suite alleges the company violated Federal...

• Deadlocked Jury in Olesky Malpractice Case

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 1:18 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A Collier County jury was deadlocked today after 2.5 days of deliberation in a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit involves two local physicians and a physician assistant in the death of Ann Olesky, before her death in 2004.The jury of four women and two men were sent back into deliberations by the Judge. The defendants are Dr. Dennis Stapleton, a cardiothoracic surgeon...

• Two Die in Collision near Independence

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 1:07 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  On Monday, two Cherryvale residents were killed in a car-semi collision east of Independence in Montgomery County. Gerald Steffen, 75 and Jeanette Steffen 68, were dead at the scene of the 1 p.m. accident, reported the Kansas Highway patrol. The report said Gerald Steffen was driving a 1996 Nissan pickup truck east on US-160 highway when he failed to stop at a stop sign and drove into the path...

• Emerson Ceiling Fans Recalled

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 12:55 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Approximately 4,000 60-inch ceiling fans are being recalled by Emerson Electric Co. because the blades can potentially fall off. The brackets that hold the fan blades can break and cause the blades to detach. Falling pieces can hit and injure innocent bystanders.Emerson Electric Co. has received one report of a blade striking a consumer in the head. Additionally, the company is aware of six...

• Consolidated, Ex-employees, Agree to Terms in Class-Action Suit

  Christina Cole | December 12, 2006 12:47 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  98 people that were laid off and filed suit, will end with judge's approval of agreement. Former employees of Consolidated Manufacturing have come to a tentative settlement agreement with the company in conjunction with February's unexpected mass layoff. The agreement, still awaiting judge's approval, will end a class action lawsuit filed in June by 98 employees alleging the company violated...