Author: KMAN Staff

A convoy of white trucks with humanitarian aid parked in a field about 28 kilometers from Ukrainian border in Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. A large Russian aid convoy resumed its journey toward Ukraine Thursday, taking a road leading directly toward a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region.

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Police walk through a cloud of smoke as they clash with protesters Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent Wednesday night, with some people lobbing molotov cocktails at police who responded with smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse the crowd.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The crowd roared as Jason Vargas emerged from the dugout for the ninth inning, the Kansas City Royals trying to hold onto a 3-0 lead over the Oakland Athletics in a matchup of playoff hopefuls. Five pitches later, the crowd roared even louder. Vargas finished off his three-hitter with a flourish, breezing through the A’s for his sixth career shutout. It was the second shutout by Kansas City starters in the past week and the third complete game over that stretch, a big reason why the Royals are leading the AL Central. Vargas (9-5) retired the…

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(Courtesy of K-State sports information) MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State’s Brandon Bolden and Justin Edwards each scored in double figures in helping Athletes in Action wrap up its international tour with a 108-99 win over the Barons, a Latvian professional team, on Wednesday at Olimpic Center in Riga, Latvia. After trailing 25-24 after the first quarter, Athletes in Action was able to slowly build a lead against the Barons, narrowly winning the second quarter, 26-24, to take a 50-49 edge into the locker room at halftime, before winning both the third (29-22) and fourth quarters (29-28) to gain the victory.…

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Health officials say none of the state’s KanCare providers met benchmarks for timeliness in claims processing during 2013. The Wichita Eagle reports the state set a goal to have all claims without mistakes processed in 20 days and all claims processed in 60 days. An August report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the state’s three KanCare providers Amerigroup, Sunflower Health and United Healthcare failed to meet that benchmark in any month last year. KDHE spokeswoman Sara Belfry says part of the companies’ payments for the year were withheld, and the state continues to…

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Royals lose 11-3, but still in 1st. Baylor Powercat Gameday reporter Lark Smith and the Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus joins the show. “Around College Football” in the 2nd hour. Nebraska AD vouches for Bo Pelini. You Can’t Be Serious wraps up the show.

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  Sunflower CASA Project, Inc. has just been awarded certification by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association. This certification recognizes that Sunflower CASA, serving Riley, Clay, and Pottawatomie Counties, is in compliance with National CASA’s high standards for quality child advocacy.  According to Michael Piraino, CEO of the National CASA Association, “The National CASA quality assurance process is very rigorous, and reflects our commitment to ensure every child we serve has the most powerful volunteer advocate working on their behalf. This certification says Sunflower CASA has demonstrated to us a strong capacity to provide excellent services to the…

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On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to USD 323 Superintendent, Darrel Stufflebeam and USD 320 Superintendent, Denise O’Dea, as well as Ella Casey with Sunset Zoo.

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