HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) An attorney for Hutchinson Regional Medical Center says he expects to appeal a $1 million award in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the death of a Great Bend man four years ago. The Hutchinson News reports a jury on Wednesday awarded the money to relatives of Jackie Sarff, a 73-year-old who went to the hospital in August 2008 with an upset stomach. A licensed practical nurse tried to insert a gastric tube into a nasal passage, but Sarff vomited during the procedure and inhaled it into his lungs. That led to brain damage and his death…
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GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Three Garden City food banks say they are in desperate need of supplies to provide meals for the needy. The Salvation Army, Emmaus House and United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries’ food pantries all are running short of staples. All three organizations say they have plenty of canned vegetables but are low on items needed to make meals, such as meat, cheese, beans, rice, flour and sugar. The Garden City Telegram reports officials with the three groups say the high cost of food is the main reason for the shortages. Robert DeLeon of the Salvation Army says donations…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The state health department says the number of births and abortions declined last year in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says in its annual vital statistics report that the number of abortions declined 4.6 percent from 2010 to 2011. That continued a trend of declining abortions that began in 1996. The Wichita Eagle reported Thursday that the KDHE says 88 percent of the abortions occurred within the first 13 weeks of pregnancy, and more than 85 percent were to unmarried women. At the same time, the number of births dropped to 13.8 live births…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A 20-year-old man is jailed after being arrested in a fatal Halloween shooting in Hutchinson. Hutchinson police say the man was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of second-degree murder and firearm charges. The arrest comes after the fatal shooting Wednesday of 26-year-old Dustin Brooks of Hutchinson. He died at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center after being shot outside a Halloween party. Police say the shooting occurred after Brooks and the suspect argued. Neither the victim nor shooter lived at the residence where the shooting occurred.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Three finalists to be the next leader of Kansas University Medical Center are scheduled to visit the campus this month. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the candidates for executive vice chancellor will take part in town-hall meetings designed to let faculty and staff hear from them and ask questions. The university says it will release the candidates’ names and other information one-by-one, on the day before each public meeting. The sessions are scheduled for Nov. 8, Nov. 15 and Nov. 20 on the campus in Kansas City, Kan. Search committee leader Ed Ellerbeck says the names are…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Journalists who cover the military and post-traumatic stress disorder are getting help from a new website launched by the University of Kansas. The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is creating the website in conjunction with a workshop taking place Nov. 16 at the National Press Club in Washington. The workshop is designed to help journalists improve their coverage of post-traumatic stress and related illnesses. Associate professor of journalism Barbara Barnett says the website is a place for journalists to share ideas and experiences. She says it also will help journalists cope with their…
SAN DIEGO (AP) Antonio Gates caught a 14-yard yard scoring pass from Philip Rivers on the game’s opening drive to snap a streak of six straight quarters without a touchdown and the San Diego Chargers went on to a 31-13 victory over the staggering Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. The Chiefs, who lost their fifth straight, committed four more turnovers to run their NFL-high mark to a staggering 29, which have led to 104 points. Snapping a three-game losing streak might take some heat off coach Norv Turner, who’s been heavily criticized by fans after the Chargers (4-4) blew…
With several new faces on board the K-State women’s basketball team began exhibition play last night against Fort Hays State in Bramlage Coliseum. Filling in the shoes of former Wildcats Jalana Childs and Branshea Brown, were Chantay Caron and Ashlynn Knoll in the Wildcat starting lineup along with a new face in true Freshman Brianna Craig who earned a bucket to help K-State extend their lead early. After going back and forth with the Tigers for quite some time, the Wildcats finally found some breathing room thanks to a basket from Sophomore Ashia Woods. Woods led the team in scoring with…
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