TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Medicaid program is mailing questionnaires to 130,000 households asking who lives in each one and how many expect to file income tax returns next year. Kansas officials said Monday they’re required to seek the information under the 2010 federal health care overhaul. Medicaid is a joint state-federal program covering health care for the needy and disabled. The forms are going to homes with children and pregnant women. They are not going to the elderly or disabled. The state is asking households to return the questionnaires by Sept. 15, so it can be collecting the information…
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On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Pat Collins Riley County Fire Chief, on their need for volunteer firefighters, followed by Ward Morgan, Chief Executive Officer of Civic Plus. [mp3-jplayer]
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Seeking to ease Washington gridlock, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged Republicans to accept a new fiscal deal to cut corporate tax rates in exchange for more government spending on jobs programs.
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed Tuesday to meet again within two weeks to start substantive negotiations on a so-far elusive peace deal with the goal of reaching a deal within nine months, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
Kansas City police say multiple people are hurt after an SUV crashed into a day care facility east of downtown.
Stagg Hill Road access to K-18 has been reopened to unrestricted traffic in Riley County. That’s according to the Kansas Department of Transportation, which indicates the road was reopened at 9:30 this (Tuesday) morning. Stagg Hill Road ties into the south end of Scenic Drive and continues east on the south side of K-18 into the existing Stagg Hill Road at the west edge of Manhattan. Access to the west side of Manhattan via Stagg Hill Road has been closed for several months due to the extension of Stagg Hill Road to Scenic Drive. This roadway reopening now allows all…
K-State will honor a group of 10 outstanding individuals with induction into its Athletics Hall of Fame this October, school officials announced on Monday. The list includes a pair of former men’s basketball players, Roy DeWitz and Steve Henson. DeWitz played at K-State from 1956 until 1958, and was named a 1st team all-American & all-Big Eight performer in ’58 as he helped lead the Cats to the Final Four. Henson is the only Wildcat to play in four NCAA tournaments during his career from 1986 to 1990, as he was a two-time honorable mention all-American and all-Big Eight selection. He…
A six-game winning streak was put on hold for an off day, as the Royals return to the field on Tuesday night against the Twins at Target Field. In the opener of a three-game series, KC will have arguably their best pitcher over the last month, Ervin Santana, on the hill. He’s 6-6 on the year, but has won three of his last four decisions and has only failed to pitch six innings once in his 20 starts this season. Santana will be opposed by Minnesota’s Mike Pelfrey. First pitch for the Royals and Twins will be at 7:10pm on Tuesday night…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt says he’s pleased with setup of training camp at Missouri Western State University and would be in favor of extending the team’s stay beyond next season. The Chiefs are in the fourth year of a five-year deal to stage training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., about a 90-minute drive north from Arrowhead Stadium. Many teams have eschewed going away for camp as they build gleaming new practice digs, but Hunt said he appreciates the camaraderie that is built through players living in dorms. Hunt said it would be possible to have…