Bryan Thompson
Bryan Thompson has been KPR's Health Reporter since 2000. He's a lifelong Kansan, and a graduate of Wichita State University. He's been involved in radio news longer than he'd care to admit, serving as news director at stations in El Dorado, Liberal, and Salina before joining KPR. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of six outstanding children--one of whom now looks down on them from above. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys music and sports.
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Farmers are teaming up with state scientists to find more effective ways to irrigate without depleting the Ogallala Aquifer. -
When it comes to getting health insurance, a recent report suggests rural Americans are faring better than their urban counterparts under the Affordable Care Act. -
Bill Rein previously served as chief counsel for the Kansas Department on Aging and Disability Services and has been its commissioner of behavioral health services. -
Salina County residents are increasingly concerned about the effects of lead exposure in their community. Tuesday night, they peppered local and state health officials with questions about that exposure and what's being done about it. -
Health and Human Services Department officials say they are stepping up efforts to get more young people enrolled in the Health Insurance Marketplace, or - as some call it - Obamacare. -
Kansas State will use a federal grant to help enroll more Kansas children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP.
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The study indicates that when more people are eligible for Medicaid, far fewer patients show up at the emergency room without a way to pay their bill -
KDHE will hold a public meeting at the Salina Community Theater June 21 to explain their investigation and address concerns from the public. -
Dredging is underway at the John Redmond Reservoir in east-central Kansas. Redmond was created as a flood control project a half century ago and has been used ever since as a water supply for nearby communities and those located downstream. But the lake has lost nearly 50 percent of its capacity to store water and now, state officials are trying to change that. -
Emergency officials say the twister stayed on the ground for about 90 minutes as it swept through a 23-mile stretch of rural Dickinson County.
