OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) An Overland Park woman says she found more than 1,000 private abortion records dumped in a recycling bin outside an elementary school. The Kansas City Star reports the patient records are from a defunct clinic, Affordable Medical and Surgical Services in Kansas City, Kan. They show personal information such as names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and health history, including if the women had abortions. The clinic was run by Krishna Rajanna, who lost his medical license in 2005. He told the Star he thought the records would be recycled before anyone saw them. Local and…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A bill that would have created a tax break to allow students to attend private or parochial schools has been defeated. The House voted Monday to block a proposal to provide tax credits for contributions to scholarships for students in 18 struggling public school districts who wanted to attend private or parochial schools. Supporters argued the bill would give parents in low-performing districts the option of improving their children’s education. But opponents of the bill said most poor people would not have been able to use the program, in part because the $4,000 scholarships would not cover…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The head of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services has named a permanent director for the agency’s Kansas City region. SRS Secretary Phyllis Gilmore announced the appointment of Mike Myers on Monday. Myers has been the interim regional director since February. The regional office covers Atchison, Douglas, Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties. The region serves more than 97,000 clients. Myers has more than 30 years of experience in management, human resources, budgets and business administration.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas House members are preparing to debate a proposed amendment to the state constitution aimed at blocking lawsuits over education funding. The measure on Tuesday’s agenda would declare that courts or the executive branch couldn’t direct the Legislature to appropriate money. The proposal is backed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and GOP leaders in both chambers. The Kansas Constitution currently says the state cannot spend any money unless the Legislature makes a specific appropriation. But in decisions in a school finance lawsuit in 2005 and 2006, the state Supreme Court told lawmakers they had to increase aid…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) Officials at Pittsburg High School are seeking more input from parents before advancing a proposed drug-testing policy for any student participating in extracurricular activities. The Joplin Globe reports that the policy would require students and parents at the southeast Kansas school to sign informed-consent agreements before the students can participate in activities. The agreement would make students eligible for random drug tests. Pittsburg High School activities director Doug Hitchcock says only about 20 people showed up for a session this month to discuss the proposal. Another meeting has been set for April 3. Hitchcock said administrators want…
EDWARDSVILLE, Kan. (AP) Police in a northeastern Kansas town are investigating the deaths of two men found inside a home. KCTV reports officers went to the house in Edwardsville after getting a 911 call shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday. Police haven’t said who placed the call. Investigators were trying to determine if the deaths were a murder-suicide or a double homicide. Edwardsville is a community of about 4,500 people in Wyandotte County, just west of Kansas City, Kan.
1. Riley County Police responded to a call from Mercy Regional Health Center concerning a possible rape, occurring in Northern Riley County. RCPD reported to KMAN Tuesday, that the rape was said to occur around 1:00 p.m. on Friday (March 23rd). The subject is said to have known the victim prior to the incident. 2. Two charges land a Manhattan man in jail with a $10,000 bond. 48 year-old Lee Smith was arrested around 7:00 p.m. Monday on the 1300 block of Baehr Place. Smith was arrested for theft and possession of paraphernalia.
WESTMORELAND, Kan. – Ground was broken on Monday at the site of the new Pottawatomie County jail-courthouse. The county commission, representatives from KBS Constructors, Inc., and Treanor Architects, among others were on hand for the ceremony. “We incorporated everybody that’s been involved in this because it has been a long process,” commission chair Gary Yenzer said. “We invited some of our past commissioners that started this process many years ago. They deserved to see the groundbreaking.” KBS will be handling the construction of the $11.6 million facility, which will be located just north of the current jail. “It’s a limestone…