While it’s been a fairly mild winter, the deadline for the Low Income Energy Assistance program, otherwise known as LIEAP is approaching. The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services will be accepting applications for LIEAP through Friday, March 30. Applications must be received in the LIEAP Processing Center or a SRS office by close of business on March 30. LIEAP provides an annual benefit to help qualifying households pay their winter heating bills. The primary groups assisted through the program are people with disabilities, the elderly and families with children. An average benefit of $262.97 will be received by…
Author: KMAN Staff
Governor Sam Brownback’s 2013 fiscal plan requested that Pawnee Mental Health and Services eliminate their family centered systems of care. Robbin Cole, Executive Director of Pawnee, explained to Riley County Commissioners earlier this week this will put a strain on Pawnee considering they would lose $300,000 from their budget starting in July. The Family Centered Systems of Care is a $5 million budget item that comes from tobacco settlement dollars. This allows community mental health centers to provide critical support to children with serious emotional disturbances and their families. “In terms of the impact, locally,” Cole said. “The potential elimination…
Riley County Emergency Preparedness officials took the state-wide tornado drill directly to Amanda Arnold Elementary school Tuesday afternoon, with the grand prize winner of a poster contest pushing the siren button during the 1:30 test. Jamie Kim is a kindergartner at Amanda Arnold, and County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison says Kim’s selection as grand prize winner speaks highly of her message. Other winners in the same kindergarten class were Avery Freeman and Brynn Ray. Teacher Deb Shepek tells KMAN Kim says she wants to be an artist someday .Shepek adds the children have been learning about what to do in…
KMAN’s Chris Swick takes a look at Your Farm for KMAN’s Morning News.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – A six-run fourth inning that was highlighted by Wade Hinkle’s first career grand slam and a tremendous effort out of the bullpen by Gerardo Esquivel sent Kansas State to a 9-5 victory over Minnesota Tuesday evening at the Metrodome. The Wildcats, who moved to 10-6 on the season, earned their first ever win at Minnesota in four tries and won for just the second time in nine games against the Golden Gophers. Minnesota fell to 7-9 with the loss. Hinkle, who was 2-for-5 with a career-best five RBI, recorded the big hit in the fourth after the two…
KMAN’s Chris Swick takes a look at Your Health for KMAN’s Morning News.
Fort Riley officials announced late Tuesday the death of Staff Sgt. Jesse Grindey, 30, of Hazel Green, Wis. Grindley died Monday in Kandahar Province in Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was a military policeman assigned to the 287th Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion at Fort Riley. This was his second deployment in support Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. Grindey entered the Army March 2002. He was assigned to Fort Riley in July 2011. His awards include the Army Commendation Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal with three oak leaf…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A longtime Republican activist in Kansas has filed two ethics complaints against a state senator, accusing him of misusing campaign funds and filing a false campaign finance report with the state. Kris Van Meteren, of Ozawkie, filed the complaints Tuesday against Sen. Dwayne Umbarger, a Thayer Republican, with the state Governmental Ethics Commission. Van Meteren is a reviving a case he pursued unsuccessfully in 2008, but he’s also added new allegations. Umbarger called the complaints a waste of taxpayer dollars. He said it’s a sign he’s likely to face opposition in the GOP primary in August. Van…