WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new abortion clinic is scheduled to open in Wichita this week, the first since former abortion provider George Tiller was killed nearly four years ago. The South Wind Women’s Center will provide abortions up to 14 weeks of pregnancy, as well as other services. Clinic director Julie Burkhart, who worked for Tiller for seven years, says the clinic will open when last-minute details are worked out sometime this week. Three doctors will work on a rotating basis at the clinic. The Kansas City Star reports abortion opponents are vowing to force the clinic to close. Burkhart…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A 27-year-old man will be sentenced May 19 after pleading guilty in a shooting at a Burlington Coat Factory in Wichita. Jake Jacobs pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of aggravated assault for shooting at a security guard who asked him if he planned to pay for a drink he took from a store refrigerator. The guard was not injured. KFDI reports Jacobs aimed his gun at other customers during the incident last August. No one was hurt. Wichita police used a Taser on Jacobs as he struggled during his arrest.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Shawnee County District Court judge has awarded the Kansas treasurer’s office the title to $880,000 in unclaimed U.S. savings bonds. Treasurer Ron Estes will hold the bonds while efforts are made to return them to their legal owners or their heirs. Estes said Monday that the federal government is holding more than $16 billion in matured savings bonds that are no longer paying interest. He estimated that $151 million of the total is owed to people whose last known address was in Kansas. Some of the bonds were issued as far back as World War I.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas filmmaker Kevin Willmott will speak in Lawrence next week about the Tuskegee Airmen and introduce a Hollywood drama about the black World War II combat pilots. The University of Kansas says Willmott will speak April 9 at the Dole Institute of Politics. There also will be free screenings this Tuesday of the film “Red Tails” at the Dole Institute and the Kansas Union. The program is part of a series of events examining the role of African-Americans in World War II. Besides teaching at the University of Kansas, Willmott has written, directed and produced. He’s examined…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Franchise left tackle Branden Albert was the only player absent as the Kansas City Chiefs gathered Monday for the start of voluntary offseason workouts. Albert would have become a free agent this offseason had he not received the franchise designation from the Chiefs. He signed the contract worth $9.82 million late last month. The Chiefs mainly spent their first day of workouts in meetings, where coach Andy Reid laid out the groundwork for the offseason program and the coaching staff handed out playbooks, though several players said they already feel a more positive vibe at…
CHICAGO (AP) Chris Sale outpitched James Shields, Tyler Flowers homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 1-0 in the season opener on Monday. A dominant performance by Sale and Flowers’ drive leading off the fifth against Shields were just enough to beat a team that’s trying to make a big jump after finishing with a losing record 17 of the past 18 seasons. It also gave the White Sox a rare win over the Royals, who took 12 of 18 from them a year ago. Sale (1-0) showed the form that made him a 17-game…
A man facing charges in connection with an October fifth Manhattan home invasion has entered a not guilty plea in connection with the case. Levertis Horne, 22, was in Riley County district court Monday for his arraignment and entered the plea. He faces a variety of aggravated robbery and battery counts, with K-State student Chase Cargile shot and wounded during the break-in. Horne’s next appearance is scheduled for July first, with a pre-trial hearing. The actual trial is set for July 31st through August second.
Election day has arrived! Several city and school elections are being held in the area, but probably the more notable and gaining the most attention is the Manhattan City Commission race, with seven candidates trying for three positions. KMAN news had packages on each of these individuals the past few weeks, but they include John Ball, Daniel Hogan, incumbent Rich Jankovich, Karen McCulloh, Debbie Nuss, Usha Reddi, and Bob Strawn. Another race that’s highlighted locally is four USD 383 school board candidates for three positions, including Mitch Beims, Aaron Estabrook, Pat Hudgins, and Marcia Rozell. Ogden has two candidates for…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Kansas court officials say up to 25 percent of the state’s court reporters will be eligible to retire in the next three years, leaving a big gap in courthouses. Many of the state’s current 132.5 court reporters are older, and even more are expected to retire in the next five to 10 years. Court reporters type the official record of legal proceedings, using a series of complex letter combinations to record up to 225 words per minute with 95 percent accuracy. The Hutchinson News reports that Butler County Community College and the Court Reporting Institute of Kansas…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka woman charged with helping her husband avoid arrest in the 2009 murder of a Kansas woman is asking to have the complaint dismissed. Rebecca Hollister’s attorneys have filed a motion in Nemaha County seeking dismissal of a complaint that alleges she helped her husband, Roger Hollister, avoid arrest after the murder of Patricia Kimmi, 58, of rural Horton. Roger Hollister died March 20 while serving a life prison term for Kimmi’s death. Rebecca Hollister’s attorneys say in a motion filed Friday that she was given immunity before she testified against her husband. The attorneys contend…