12 years ago
Kansas officials say they'll move ahead with the last part of an overhaul of the state's Medicaid program after receiving permission from the federal government. Gov. Sam Brownback announced Thursday that in-home services for 8,500 developmentally disabled Kansans will become part of the overhauled program, known as KanCare. The changes will take effect Saturday. The $3 billion-a-year ...

12 years ago
A new study of Kansas elementary and middle school students makes a link between physical fitness and better performance on math and reading exams. The research was conducted through schools participating in the Kansas Fitness Information Tracking. The study followed the fitness of 13,000 students in the 2011-12 school year. It is part of the Healthy ...

12 years ago
Influential gun-rights groups are pushing proposals to strip cities and counties of any power to regulate guns and limit local programs to buy guns back from their owners. The House Federal and State Affairs Committee had a hearing Thursday on the measure. It has the support of both the National Rifle Association and the Kansas State ...

12 years ago
The Internal Revenue Service opens the 2014 filing season on Jan. 31 and encourages taxpayers to use e-file or Free File as the fastest way to receive refunds. According to the agency, this year's new opening date for individuals to file their 2013 tax returns will allow the IRS adequate time to program and test its ...

12 years ago
It’s the Sunday that many in the Sunflower State look forward to all year. The time to gather around your televisions for football and commercial watching on Sunday, in a tradition known as Super Bowl Sunday. While sharing the latest cheese dip or hearty bowls of chili, many fans may be more inclined to drink ...

12 years ago
The strychnine poisonings of three dogs in northwest Kansas has prompted the Humane Society of the United States to offer a $5,000 reward for information in the deaths. Two Labrador retrievers and a Chihuahua were found dead on Dec. 18 in a neighborhood west of Hays. All three dogs were outdoors when they ingested the ...

12 years ago
An employee at a Salina women's apparel store is arrested on theft charges. Police arrested 39-year-old Amy Williams of Salina after she allegedly created 11 fake refunds at Cato Fashions in the Central Mall and kept the $1,200 for herself. Store management contacted authorities after an audit that looked at her activity between January 12th and January ...

12 years ago
Stolen guns are recovered after officers find drugs inside a Salina hotel room. Officers were called to the Howard Johnson Hotel, 222 E. Diamond Drive around 2:30am Wednesday after a disturbance left a door damaged. Police interviewed two women who told them that a man and woman had kicked in the door and left.Police noticed some blood ...

12 years ago
A driver who jumped from a moving car leaving a gun behind in the seat is arrested early Thursday morning. Police arrested 20-year-old Blake Nicol of Salina, after officers cleared a hotel room at the Village Inn on South Broadway. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, Nicol allegedly ran away from police early Wednesday morning after officers attempted ...

12 years ago
Charges have been filed in connection with a crash that critically injured a McPherson teacher. Jeffrey Paul Davis faces charges of aggravated battery while driving under the influence in the December 20th crash in McPherson County that left Mija Stockman with a traumatic brain injury. Mija Stockman is an elementary PE teacher ...

12 years ago
The superintendent of the northeast Kansas school district that serves children from the Army's Fort Riley plans to retire. Geary County superintendent Ron Walker told administrators and staff on Wednesday he will retire at the end of the current academic year. Walker has led Unified School District 475 for 10 years. Enrollment in the Junction City-based district ...