Ebay removes anti-abortion items posted to help man accused in Kan. abortion doctor’s slaying

EBay removes anti-abortion memorabilia from site

Group decides against eliminating Kan. transmission line as priority, wants more study

Kansas transmission line project back in mix

Developers of Wichita-area casino say they’ll build hotel after board expresses concerns

Developers of Wichita-area casino plan hotel

Kansas board reviewing KC, Wichita-area casino proposals still worried about lack of hotels

Kan. board still worries casino plans lack hotels

Kansas board to review reports from consultants on casinos proposed for KC, Wichita areas

Kansas board to review reports on casino proposals

APNewsBreak: More students, lower property values create new school aid costs, perhaps $70M

TOPEKA, Kan. — New students in Kansas’ public schools and declining property values have punched what could become a $70 million hole in the state’s already shaky budget, a top education official confirmed Friday.

Kansas AG ties DNA testing backlog to budget woes, worries fight against crime is being hurt

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ attorney general said Tuesday that a state lab has a backlog of more than 38,000 DNA samples and suggested budget problems could keep some crimes unsolved longer.

Lottery: Group that includes former Wichita mayor submits proposal for southeast Kansas casino

TOPEKA, Kan. — A group that includes a former longtime Wichita mayor submitted a proposal Monday for a southeast Kansas casino, surprising state officials who had anticipated waiting until spring for a plan to emerge.

Army secretary says Kansas priest Emil Kapaun worthy of Medal of Honor for service in Korea

TOPEKA, Kan. — As his fellow prisoners of war returned home from the Korean War, they shared stories of self-sacrifice about Rev. Emil Kapaun, the humble priest from Kansas.

Grain elevators full of unsold wheat as fall harvest spreads across Great Plains

WICHITA, Kan. — Amid a global glut of wheat stockpiles, grain elevators across parts of the Great Plains remain crammed with unsold winter wheat as facilities brace for expected bumper fall harvests of corn, sorghum and soybeans.

Rains stall winter wheat seeding across Great Plains amid global stockpiles, low crop prices

WICHITA, Kan. — Widespread rains across parts of the Great Plains have stalled winter wheat seeding, fueling anxiety at a time of bountiful global stockpiles and plummeting prices.

Operation Rescue tells supporters it’s broke, facing financial crisis that may shut it down

WICHITA, Kan. — Operation Rescue, one of the nation’s highest-profile groups in the anti-abortion movement, has told its supporters it is facing a “major financial crisis” and is very close to shutting down unless emergency help arrives soon.

When the moment is right: Kansas couple’s trash bin tryst takes troubling turn

WICHITA, Kan. — A tender moment in a trash bin went all wrong for a couple who found themselves being held up at pocket knifepoint. Police said two 44-year-olds had climbed into a dumpster to be alone just after 6 p.m. Saturday when two men interrupted them and demanded their belongings. Officers said the man and woman were engaged in “an intimate moment” when they were robbed of their shoes, jewelry and the man’s wallet.

Appeals court upholds Kan. Internet pharmacist’s conviction, acquits computer technician

WICHITA, Kan. — An appeals court panel upheld on Wednesday the conviction of a pharmacist for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute prescription drugs through a Wichita-based Internet pharmacy.

Will suspect in shooting death of Kansas abortion provider use justifiable homicide defense?

WICHITA, Kan. — The suspect in the killing of abortion provider George Tiller is in talks with a prominent attorney who represents anti-abortion protesters and has long advocated justifiable homicide as a legal defense in such cases.

Abortion opponents take aim at Nebraska provider after Tiller’s death in Kansas

BELLEVUE, Neb. — An anti-abortion group from Kansas is moving its fight north to Nebraska, preparing for a weekend demonstration and holding a workshop to plot its strategy for putting Dr. LeRoy Carhart out of business.

Spirit AeroSystems engineers reject contract offer, authorize strike

WICHITA, Kan. — Union engineers at Spirit AeroSystems have overwhelmingly rejected a contract offer and have authorized a strike at the Wichita plant.

Kansas Lottery chief says Ensign, other ex-Mandalay Bay exec out of Wichita-area casino plan

TOPEKA, Kan. — Retired Las Vegas gambling executive Mike Ensign is no longer involved in an attempt to build a casino south of Wichita, the Kansas Lottery’s executive director said Tuesday.

Lakes Entertainment drops bid for Wichita-area casino to join push for rival plan

TOPEKA, Kan. — Developers competing for a contract to build a state-owned casino south of Wichita have joined forces to push a single proposal for a casino in south-central Kansas, one of the companies announced Monday.

PPG says Boeing requests windshield liner to keep glass from flight deck in bird-strike event

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — PPG Industries, a maker of paints, coatings and other specialty products, said Thursday one of its subsidiaries received a contract to redesign laminated glass windshields for Boeing’s next-generation 737 airplanes.