Month: August 2015

KCK man ordered to pay restitution in Medicaid case

A Kansas City, Kan., man was ordered last week to pay restitution related to Medicaid fraud, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.

Markeith Lowe, 30, was ordered by Judge Michael A. Russell to pay $5,639.64 in restitution to the Kansas Medicaid program. Russell also sentenced Lowe to 12 months probation with an underlying sentence of seven months in prison and 12 months post-release supervision.

The charges stemmed from an investigation by the attorney general’s Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Division which revealed that between June 2009 and October 2011 Lowe, while serving as a personal care attendant to his grandmother, charged Medicaid for services not provided. In June, Lowe pleaded guilty to one count of making a false claim to the Medicaid program.

Assistant Attorney General Alma Heckler of Schmidt’s office prosecuted the case.

Blazer rolls over three times, sending driver to hospital

A Chevy Blazer was exiting eastbound I-70 near 18th Street Expressway at 12:10 a.m. Aug. 2 when it overturned, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

The Blazer drove off the side of the ramp, struck a post and rolled about three times before coming to rest on the driver’s side, the report stated.

A 38-year-old man driving the Blazer was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the report.

T-Bones win in Canada, 2-1

The Kansas City T-Bones scored the winning run in the ninth inning, and held on to a 2-1 win against the Goldeyes Sunday afternoon in Winnipeg, Canada.

The T-Bones trailed 1-0 after the Goldeyes struck for their only run of the game in the sixth inning, with an RBI single from Casey Haerther.

The lead was short-lived, courtesy of Adam Bailey’s eighth home run of the season in the top of the seventh inning. The home run was the only mistake Goldeyes starting pitcher Edwin Carl made. Carl tossed six strong innings and racked up 10 strikeouts in a no-decision.

The Kansas City T-Bones, got a dominating starting performance by RHP Bobby Doran, who pitched six innings of three-hit, one-run baseball.

The T-Bones were tied 1-1 in the ninth inning, and got a leadoff single from Jacob Hayes, who scored from third, two-outs later, on a wild pitch from Winnipeg closer Jailen Peguero (2-2), to give Kansas City a 2-1 lead.

Fernando Fernandez, who picked up his 13th save of the season, pitched a perfect ninth to preserve the win for Kansas City. Aaron Baker (2-0) picked up the win for Kansas City, with two scoreless innings out of the bullpen.

The T-Bones (35-27) conclude the six-game road trip Monday afternoon against the Winnipeg Goldeyes (31-35), with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m.

The T-Bones return home to CommunityAmerica Ballpark on Aug. 5. Tickets are available by calling the box office at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 913-328-5618.
– Story from T-Bones