Prominent abortion doctor George Tiller shot, killed while ushering at Wichita, Kan., churchWICHITA, Kan. — Late-term abortion doctor George Tiller, a prominent advocate for abortion rights wounded by a protester more than a decade ago, was shot and killed Sunday at a church in Wichita where he was serving as an usher and his wife was in the choir, his attorney said. City official: Prominent abortion doctor George Tiller shot, killed at Wichita, Kan., churchWICHITA, Kan. — Late-term abortion doctor George Tiller, a prominent advocate for abortion rights wounded by a protester more than a decade ago, was shot and killed Sunday at his church in Wichita, a city official said. Wichita police: Fatal shooting at church of late-term abortion doctor George TillerWICHITA, Kan. — A Wichita, Kan., official has confirmed that late-term abortion doctor George Tiller was shot and killed at his church in Wichita, Kan. US winter wheat forecast plunges 20 percent nationwide amid flooding, drought conditionsWICHITA, Kan. — The nation’s farmers are expected to harvest about 20 percent less winter wheat this season, in part because of fewer planted acres and exacerbated by floods and other weather conditions, the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service said. Recent rains revive Kansas winter wheat crop in some areas, but others could still struggleWICHITA, Kan. — Recent rains have helped revive parched winter wheat crops in western Kansas but farms elsewhere are still waiting for relief, industry experts said. Kan. man accused of involvement in Rwanda genocide pleads not guilty in citizenship fraud caseWICHITA, Kan. — An 82-year-old immigrant accused of participating in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he lied about his past to obtain U.S. citizenship. 2 die in Kan. when car swept into creek, raising state’s death toll from days of storms to 5WICHITA, Kan. — The death toll from days of heavy rain in Kansas rose to five Wednesday when authorities found the bodies of two people in a car submerged in a flooded creek. Cessna Aircraft announces 2,300 layoffs, closure of Ore. plant as plane orders fallWICHITA, Kan. — Wichita-based Cessna Aircraft Co. is laying off 2,300 workers and closing its Oregon plant as it tries to restructure amid declining plane orders. Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall agrees to one-year contract extensionWICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall has agreed to a one-year contract extension. Family of Rwanda genocide suspect says he’s innocent, charges a misunderstandingWICHITA, Kan. — The family of an 82-year-old immigrant suspected of participating in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide says he’s innocent, contending he was too old and sick to commit atrocities. Higher traffic, first-time home buyers ease slide of home sales, prices in MidwestKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Home sales in the Midwest declined again in March as lingering economic uncertainty kept early spring home shoppers from becoming buyers, but the region still fared better than the rest of the country, according to two reports released Thursday. |