WICHITA — Kansas is spending more than $215 million to overhaul a computer system that tracks information about the Medicaid health care program that covers the poor. The Wichita Eagle reports that the spending will be spread over four years and put the system in line with new federal standards. The federal government will pick up most of the tab, with about 21.3 percent coming from the state’s general fund this fiscal year. The system should go live in early 2019. Heading up the project is Hewlett Packard, which announced the contract last week. The state made no announcement. Angela de Rocha…
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Riley County Extension Agriculture Agent Greg McClure met with KMAN’s Cathy Dawes: Riley County Senior Service Center–Melissa Colby, Program Coordinator: Bob Stamey with Citizen Corps–long segment: Christina Nolte with Homecare and Hospice:
A police report was filed in the 900 block of Walnut Street in Ogden, Kansas yesterday August 18 at approximately 6:40 PM. This report is regarding an incident of aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and battery for which an arrest was made. Michael Salada, 26, of Dwight, Kansas was arrested on the aforementioned offenses and given a bond of $7,000. At the time of this report he was confined at the Riley County Jail. This arrest stemmed from an incident that involved a 19-year-old female after she was struck by Salada’s vehicle during an argument (there were no injuries…
The Junction City Department has a new permanent chief of police. City Manager Allen Dinkel named Dan Breci as chief of police effective immediately Thursday. Breci had been serving in an interim role since Tim Brown retired form his post in June. According to Human Resources Director Dawn Van Horn, Breci began his professional career as a law enforcement officer with the Mitchell Police Department in South Dakota in 1976. He also served as a sergeant in the United States Army, Military Police Investigations Unit, at Fort Riley. Breci has been with the Junction City Police Department since September 2009…
The Manhattan Junior Crew is holding a two-week fall introduction to rowing for high school aged kids beginning Monday and running through Friday, September 2nd. Practices will run Monday through Friday from 3:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Training includes fundamental rowing training, calisthenics, and a swim test. No previous experience is required.
An early morning crash on Highway 24 claimed the life of four people Thursday, including three kids and one adult. The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to an accident that occurred east of Silver Lake, shortly after 7 a.m. A white, 1999 Subaru Impreza was traveling westbound on Highway 24 between Hodges and Humphrey Roads in Shawnee County when it left the roadway and dropped off the north shoulder. The vehicle over corrected and was hit in the passenger side by a gray, 2007 Pontiac Vibe. The driver of the Impreza, Devin Greeve of Topeka, died in the accident along with his…
Several changes will be made to Fort Riley access control points this fall. The 12th Street Gate will have a commercial vehicles only lane begining on September 26th. Non- commercial vehicles will still be allowed to enthrough through the 12th Street Gate, however there will no longer be a designated lane for them. Outbound traffic at 12th Street Gate will also no longer be allowed. Estes Gate will be open 24 hours a day beginning September 30. Commercial traffic at Estes will also be required to have an access pass or badge prior to trying to access. Lastly, Four Corners…
A KDOT employee was killed Thursday in a mowing accident. Darren Way (39) was killed when his riding mower tipped over, trapping him underneath. He was mowing along I-70 in Sherman County when the accident occurred. “We are saddened at the loss of our co-worker and offer our condolences to Darren’s family, friends and co-workers,” said Interim Transportation Secretary Richard Carlson. “They are in our thoughts and prayers as they cope with this tragedy.” According to release from the Kansas Department of Transportation, Darren Way was an Equipment Operator working out the Goodland subarea office.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has thrown out the indictment against a former Bel Aire police officer accused of making a false statement during a federal investigation. The move Wednesday is at the request of prosecutors and comes just days before Robert S. McCaslin was to go to trial. Former Bel Aire Chief John Daily faces sentencing Friday for his role in the scheme to buy and sell discounted firearms by falsely claiming they would be used for law enforcement purposes. He has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge. Another former Bel Aire police officer, Ricky L. Swanson,…
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) Family and friends have gathered to remember a teen who drowned at a neighborhood lake in suburban Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports that more than 100 friends, family members and fellow classmates of 17-year-old Treyvon Mays met Wednesday night for a vigil at Lakeview Estates in Shawnee. Mays was at small lake there Tuesday night when his friends lost track of him. They weren’t sure whether he was still in the water or had gone up to a house. After reporting him missing, a dive team was called, and crews quickly recovered his body. During…