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  • Remaining Heparin Sodium Vial Products Recalled by Baxter

    Jenny Albano | March 02, 2008 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

    Baxter International Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling all remaining lots and doses of heparin sodium vial products, including all multi-dose, single-dose vials and HEP-LOCK heparin flush products. The company recently recalled nine lots of the heparin sodium injection multi-dose vials as a precaution due to more than normal reports of adverse reactions from the product....

  • 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...

  • Home Depot Faces Lawsuits Due to Stand 'N Seal grout sealer

    Jenny Albano | July 12, 2007 5:58 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

    Stand 'N Seal Spray-On Grout Sealer has been generating complaints for months about adverse side effects that are sending consumers to the hospital. Now there are over 160 people across the country that have brought product liability suits against The Home Depot, seller of the product, and five other companies that helped manufacture and distribute the grout sealer. The plaintiffs claim the...

  • Weber Gas Grills Recalled

    Shannon Weidemann | March 10, 2007 7:53 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

    Weber has recalled several models of gas grills due to a potential fire hazard. The gas hose on the side burner may have been damaged during shipping allowing gas to leak. This recall involves the Weber® Genesis® 320™ Series gas grills which are designed to be used with either natural gas or with liquid propane gas tanks, and are equipped with a flush-mounted side burner accessory. All...

  • Worker Dies At Kansas Steel Plant

    Matthew Bergmann | November 08, 2007 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

    A man from Osage City, Kansas, died Wednesday afternoon after a work accident at a steel plant. Today, investigators began looking into the details of the accident and how the fatality occured. The man killed has been identifed as Johnnie Dorsey, 50. Dorsey served as a production assistant at Schuff Steel in Ottawa, Kansas, and had been on the job approximately one month. Little is known,...

  • Pedestrian Injured In Hit And Run

    Chrissie Cole | August 23, 2009 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

    A pedestrian was struck and injured in a hit and run accident in Junction City Sunday early morning. William Head, 24, of Manhattan, was walking along the 1000 block of East 6th Street, just...

  • Many Halloween Toy Recalls Question CPSC's Ability

    Jenny Albano | October 31, 2007 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

    In the past month the CPSC has recalled numerous Halloween toy products saying they are unsafe for children. Now the government is saying the the recalls aren't enough to secure consumer safety, they want new measures to protect people from foreign imported products. The recalls include 142,000 purple witch buckets because of excess lead in the surface paint, 55,000 candy-filled skull pails...

  • Worker Killed After Fall From Scaffolding

    Matthew Bergmann | August 23, 2007 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

    A Topeka man was killed at a work site Wednesday morning when the scaffolding he was on tipped over. Authorities have identified the man as Anthony Anguiano, 46, of Topeka. Anguiano's death occured as his crew worked at Topeka Trailer Repair, 7215 S.W. Topeka Blvd. A co-worker was also injured in the accident has been identified as Lawrence McCall, 28, of Topeka. McCall was take to a Topeka...

  • Should Video Be Allowed in the Delivery Room?

    Staff Writer | July 03, 2006 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

    A recent article in The Kansas City Star highlights the issues associated with having cameras in the delivery room during childbirth. Some hospitals have started banning this practice, fearing that footage and photographs of the actual birth could be used against them in a medical malpractice case. Others say cameras could cause distractions that hinder patient care. However, some doctors and...

  • Father Files Suit After Daughter Killed By Tiger

    James B. Biggs | May 10, 2006 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

    A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the father of a teenage girl that was killed by a tiger last year.On Aug. 18, 2005, Haley Hiderbrand, a Labett County High School senior, was mauled to death while having her senior pictures taken with a Siberian tiger at the Lost Creek Animal Sanctuary near Mound Valley, Kansas. The suit seeks more than $75,000 for medical and funeral expenses, as...

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