Recent programs funded with federal money are helping keep Kansas kids out of foster care.the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded the Kansas State Fire Fighters Association a grant to help recruit and volunteer firefighters across the state..and the federal government will spend millions to improve drinking water and sanitation in rural Kansas. Details on those stories are more are available inside.
The Legislature is considering a new retirement option for state employees to replace the KPERS system. It would match employee contributions into a retirement plan, similar to a 401(k). A senior official with the Kaw Nation says universities in Kansas should offer full scholarships to members of the tribe.
An 84-year-old KC area man will stand trial for allegedly shooting a Black teen who rang his doorbell by mistake. Kansas officials will no longer be required to change a transgender person's birth certificate to reflect a change in gender identity. and KU aerospace engineering students win big with a new missile design. Details inside.
Russian tanks in the country. he said that on one of the sunday shows. why do they need so many more javelins right now, and i m a little confused about that. well, you don t just send a system in based on one potential target. it is an anti-armor design it s a missile design for anti-armor use for those kind of targets. but it does not mean you have to exclusively use it to hit tanks. it can be used on other vehicles as well and even fixed targets if need be, and there have been thousands of javelins that we have provided to ukraine, and we know they are using them. you can see the evidence for yourself when you look at the videos and the images on tv of the burnt out tanks and burnt out trucks and armored personnel carriers. you can see the work of the javelin right there. so we are not you don t count 1 to 1, because they are not
To the launch in may based on a russian missile design. kim jong-un witnessed the launch in person. these new missiles put all of south korea and parts of japan in range. officials call it a first strike weapon. the north korean launch took place hours after president trump s national security advisor john bolton left south korea. bill: a lot to follow. back to you for developments from the pentagon today. thank you, lucas. alicia: another alert now president trump sounding off on robert mueller s testimony in an interview with sean hannity last night he slammed mueller s poor performance calling it a disgrace to our country. president trump: so they create this phony crime and then they say he obstructed. they said there was no collusion, but he obstructed. and there has never been anything like this ever before in our country. the crime was committed on the other side. and we ll find out about that.