Changes Ahead For Shawnee County Safety Net Clinics
The switch from county oversight to management by a Wichita-based nonprofit is under way for the four safety net clinics in Shawnee County. Together, the four clinics provide health services to about 8,000 patients a year, regardless of their ability to pay. That sounds like a lot. But for a county with 20,500 uninsured children…
MIDTOWN KC CHARTER WINS APPROVAL FROM STATE PANEL
A band of Midtown Kansas City parents is close to realizing their dream of creating a diverse, high-performing school district aimed at serving young families that might otherwise leave the city for better education options in the suburbs. The Missouri Charter Public School Commission this morning approved a plan put forth by the nonprofit Citizens of…
Rethinking Mental Health’s Role In Rural Kansas
A new partnership in southwest Kansas aims to build mental health services and help strengthen a couple of rural hospitals at the same time. The nonprofit United Methodist Health Ministry Fund is leading an effort to make the health system work better for people in rural Kansas. The fund’s president, Kim Moore, says the current…
Federal Investigation of Kansas Medicaid Waiting Lists
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that the department is still investigating complaints about Medicaid waiting lists for disability services in Kansas. The services are daily living supports in home and community-based settings that people with disabilities would normally receive Medicaid coverage for if they were in assisted living facilities. In…
Vigil tonight marks anniversary of police shooting
It has been two years since Ryan Lee Stokes lost his life at the hands of Kansas City police, and his supporters are scheduled to gather this evening at City Hall to mark the grim anniversary and to highlight the circumstances of his death.
KC schools supporters speak on superintendent search
For a school district that has had a revolving door of superintendents over the past several decades, it would seem natural that Kansas City Public Schools residents would value a person with staying power as the school board is on the hunt yet again for a top administrator.
Working overtime at the Double Shift Brewing Company
Aaron Ogilvie sits at the dark lacquered tables inside the Double Shift Brewing Company – his microbrewery and taproom slated to open in less than 48 hours at 412 E 18th Street. The tables, built by his hand, resemble indoor picnic tables with long benches. He runs a hand through his hair and exhales slowly….
Kansas Groups Gear Up For Yet Another Run At Medicaid Expansion
Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories looking at Medicaid expansion in Missouri and Kansas. Today’s story looks at the failure to expand Medicaid in Kansas. Wednesday’s story looked at the failure to expand Medicaid in Missouri. Tonight, Thursday, at 7:25 p.m., KCPT Channel 19 will air a video tied to the stories….
Rankings show Kansas up in child health, but down in child poverty
Kansas improved its ranking in child health but dropped in child poverty in the latest data released by a national nonprofit that advocates for children. The state retained its No. 15 overall ranking from the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its 2015 Kids Count survey published Tuesday. The latest information comes from 2013 and shows…
My Farm Roots: Farm kids’ big life lesson
Farm dog? Check. Barn cats? Check. Muddy work books lined up at the back door? Five checks. We kick off our fourth season of “My Farm Roots” with the Renyer Family, five farm kids I had the pleasure of meeting last week. Driving onto the Renyer farm, out in Nemaha County, Kan., I was struck…