Kansas News http://www.topix.com/state/ks http://www.topix.com/rss/state/ks.xml Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Event with Tiller may prompt legislation http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/event-with-tiller-may-prompt-legislation?fromrss=1 Published Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 12:47 p.m. CDT A reception involving abortion provider Dr.

]]> The Topeka Capital-Journal Thu, 29 May 2008 19:52:40 GMT 080529E11L39 3 Hail from weekend storms inflicts crop damage http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/hail-from-weekend-storms-inflicts-crop-damage?fromrss=1 Memorial Day weekend storms that spawned tornadoes also packed some whopping hail that damaged some western Kansas crops.

]]> Belleville News Thu, 29 May 2008 13:43:37 GMT 080529KV9F0F 0 State should support Gardner intermodal http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/state-should-support-gardner-intermodal?fromrss=1 Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' disdain for coal-fired power plants in Holcomb, Kan., led her to veto a key legislative bill known as the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.

]]> St. Louis Nursing News Thu, 29 May 2008 09:06:45 GMT 080529F3HHIR 0 Kansas Hit By Nearly 90 Tornadoes In Week http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/kansas-hit-by-nearly-90-tornadoes-in-week?fromrss=1 Nearly 90 tornadoes were reported in Kansas as of Monday, in a rough weather week that also included storms with large hail and record rainfall.

]]> KMBC Thu, 29 May 2008 00:55:41 GMT 080528RAOV5C 0 Kansas woman accused of exploiting man http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/kansas-woman-accused-of-exploiting-man?fromrss=1 A Kansas woman has been charged with exploiting an 80-year-old Oklahoma man.Carolyn Lamay Hicks of Wichita was charged in Washington County District Court with felony exploitation of an elderly person.The ...

]]> KansasCity.com Wed, 28 May 2008 20:22:22 GMT 0805286C4557 1 Group says Tiller was Cedar Crest guest http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/group-says-tiller-was-cedar-crest-guest?fromrss=1 Published Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 9:47 a.m. CDT An anti-abortion group says Gov.

]]> The Topeka Capital-Journal Wed, 28 May 2008 15:40:17 GMT 080528FIH8RB 0 Student Overcomes Demons to Finish Degree http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/student-overcomes-demons-to-finish-degree?fromrss=1 Thor Nystrom looked the Lawrence police officer in the eye on Oct. 10, 2003, nodded toward his gun and made the simplest of requests.

]]> NBC Action News Wed, 28 May 2008 07:55:06 GMT 080528G5JAOS 0 Ban Against Teaching For Those Convicted Of Certain Crimes http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/ban-against-teaching-for-those-convicted-of-certain-crimes?fromrss=1 A conviction for certain crimes against children will carry with it a lifetime ban from teaching under a new Kansas law.

]]> KAKE-TV Wichita Tue, 27 May 2008 23:47:41 GMT 080527S1VHSD 0 Funeral honors last surviving plaintiff in Brown lawsuit http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/funeral-honors-last-surviving-plaintiff-in-brown-lawsuit?fromrss=1 The governor is joining family and friends of Zelma Henderson for her funeral.Henderson is the last surviving plaintiff from Topeka in the historic Brown v. Board of Education lawsuit.That lawsuit and four ...

]]> Kansas City Star Tue, 27 May 2008 19:08:30 GMT 080527FBLTPI 0 Analysis: Debate over Energy likely to Continue Next Year http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/analysis-debate-over-energy-likely-to-continue-next-year?fromrss=1 This year's fight ended quietly last week. House leaders decided against attempting to override Governor Sebelius' lastest veto of a bill allowing the two plants and limiting the power of the regulator who's ...

]]> WIBW-TV Topeka Tue, 27 May 2008 14:35:15 GMT 080527RM1SN6 0 Robert Novak attacks Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and a touch of John Stewart http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/robert-novak-attacks-gov-kathleen-sebelius-and-a-touch-of-john-stewart?fromrss=1 By: John Amato on Monday, May 26th, 2008 at 7:00 PM - PDT The Prince of darkness returns! Novakula dusts off his old weather beaten type writer to give us his idiotic tirade against the v ery popular Sebelius .

]]> Crooks and Liars Tue, 27 May 2008 06:18:42 GMT 080526VTH2DJ 1 Veteran mental health becoming an issue With ... http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/veteran-mental-health-becoming-an-issue-with?fromrss=1 Soldiers in Kansas can get free hunting and fishing licenses and extra time to pay their taxes when they're deployed.

]]> Hays Daily News Mon, 26 May 2008 22:26:57 GMT 080526R20U35 0 Study: Kansas Could See More Droughts in Future http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/study-kansas-could-see-more-droughts-in-future?fromrss=1 A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey finds that Kansas could be facing more severe droughts in the future.

]]> KBSL 10 Mon, 26 May 2008 13:58:09 GMT 0805261U86O8 3 A Vice President for Abortion http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/a-vice-president-for-abortion?fromrss=1 Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, whose Roman Catholic archdiocese covers northeast Kansas, on May 9 called on Kansas Gov.

]]> Town Hall Mon, 26 May 2008 05:57:51 GMT 080525N8FFP0 252 Wealth transferring between generations in Kan ... http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/wealth-transferring-between-generations-in-kan?fromrss=1 The numbers simply are staggering, the amount of money that soon will transfer from one generation to the next.

]]> Hays Daily News Sun, 25 May 2008 21:47:10 GMT 0805253UCEQ2 2 Books prep kids for journey http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/books-prep-kids-for-journey?fromrss=1 Heading for the beach, hopping a plane to France or hitting the American road with your kids this summer? Some books to prep or pack: > "Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach" written and illustrated by Melanie Watt.

]]> Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sun, 25 May 2008 15:55:24 GMT 080525PSJGHC 0 Tornadoes strike western and central Kansas http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/tornadoes-strike-western-and-central-kansas?fromrss=1 Forecasters said Saturday that at least a dozen tornadoes spun across western and central Kansas a day earlier, destroying numerous homes, downing trees and injuring several people.

The National Weather Service in Dodge City said there were at least 10 twisters that touched down in central Kansas, while the Goodland office reported seven or eight in the western part of the state.

At least four people were hurt in Stafford County, including one person who was taken to a Wichita hospital with serious injuries, said Sharon Watson, spokeswoman for the Kansas Adjutant General's Department.

]]> The Associated Press Sun, 25 May 2008 07:32:21 GMT 08052548BU20 0 McCain to Offer Glimpse at Medical Files http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/mccain-to-offer-glimpse-at-medical-files?fromrss=1 Chicago Tribune May 23--WASHINGTON -- On last weekend's season finale of "Saturday Night Live," Sen.

]]> Air America Radio Sat, 24 May 2008 23:55:00 GMT 080524RHNM7G 0 Las Vegas group pitches casino http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/las-vegas-group-pitches-casino?fromrss=1 Las Vegas eyes watched Kansas carefully on March 29, 2007, as the high-stakes Statehouse debate over allowing casinos went into the night.

]]> Hotels Sat, 24 May 2008 15:36:05 GMT 080524T5KC5I 0 Tornadoes strike throughout western and centra ... http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/05/tornadoes-strike-throughout-western-and-centra?fromrss=1 Tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas for the second night in a row Friday, destroying numerous homes and causing widespread damage to farm buildings and power lines.

]]> Hays Daily News Sat, 24 May 2008 07:32:12 GMT 0805240707U4 0