Lenten Season Invites Us to Turn Away from Indifference

This statue of Jesus is located inside St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Pilsen, Kansas. (Photo by J. Schafer)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016, by Bob Schremmer

The Lenten season is here. For Christians, it's a time of fasting and sacrifice that ends with Easter. Commentator Bob Schremmer says Lent is also a good time to let go of "indifference." In this Lenten message, he calls upon the faithful to care for the poor and sick.

Kansas Hospitals: Not Expanding Medicaid Costing State More than $1 Billion So Far

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016, by Jim McLean

While more than half the states have expanded Medicaid, Kansas and Missouri have not. The Kansas Hospital Association says that by rejecting Medicaid expansion, the state has lost out on more than a billion dollars in federal funding.

KS, MO Enrollment in Health Insurance Marketplace Surges

Friday, February 5th, 2016, by Heartland Health Monitor

More people are getting insured, but progress in Kansas is moving more slowly than in the nation as a whole.

Kansas Hospitals Introduce New Medicaid Expansion Bill

Tuesday, January 26th, 2016, by Jim McLean

Expanding Medicaid in Kansas would allow the state to access nearly $950 million in federal funds.

Wichita Effort Part of National Initiative to Reduce Food Waste

Monday, December 21st, 2015, by Bryan Thompson

Americans waste tons of food each year, but an effort is underway to put that food to better use so it doesn't wind up in the landfill. An effort in Wichita involving a grocery store chain and community groups is trying to cut food waste in half during the next 15 years.

Rural America Still Struggling Post-Recession

Welcome sign in a section of rural Kansas, near the border with Colorado (Photo by J. Schafer)

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015, by Harvest Public Media

Seven years into the Great Recession, people living in rural American are having a tougher time than city folks.

Advocacy Group: Kansas Budget Plan Hurts State's Poorest Children

Friday, November 13th, 2015, by Jim McLean

The Topeka-based advocacy group, Kansas Action for Children, says the state's plan to deal with a budget deficit is hurting the state's most vulnerable population - poor children.

Headlines for Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Here's a summary of the day's AP news headlines for our area, mostly Kansas.

Tuesday, November 10th, 2015, by Associated Press

Here's a summary of today's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by the KPR News Team.

Headlines for Monday, November 9, 2015

Monday, November 9th, 2015, by Associated Press

Here's a summary of Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by the KPR News Team.

Brownback Calls for Mentoring Program for Kansans in Poverty

Brownback speaking to reporters last month. (Photo by Stephen Koranda)

Thursday, October 15th, 2015, by Stephen Koranda

The proposal would use mentors to help people on state assistance programs move out of poverty.

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Lenten Season Invites Us to Turn Away from Indifference

Kansas Hospitals: Not Expanding Medicaid Costing State More than $1 Billion So Far

KS, MO Enrollment in Health Insurance Marketplace Surges

Kansas Hospitals Introduce New Medicaid Expansion Bill

Wichita Effort Part of National Initiative to Reduce Food Waste

Rural America Still Struggling Post-Recession

Advocacy Group: Kansas Budget Plan Hurts State's Poorest Children

Headlines for Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Headlines for Monday, November 9, 2015

Brownback Calls for Mentoring Program for Kansans in Poverty

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