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- Kansas: Abortion doctor’s murderer gets life prison term WICHITA, Kan. — Defiant to the end, an anti-abortion zealot who murdered one of the few U.S. doctors who performed late-term abortions was sentenced Thursday to life in prison and won’t be eligible for parole for 50 years — the maximum allowed by law.
- Oklahoma: Amid furloughs, Dems rip House carry-over funds OKLAHOMA CITY — Democrats in both the House and Senate criticized Republican House leaders Thursday for having an estimated $4 million in carry-over funds amid the state’s budget crisis. Several Democrats aired their complaints one day after the Senate announced cost-cutting plans that include requiring its employees to take 12 furlough days before the end of the year.
- Missouri: K.C. suspect in fatal crash faces charges in chase KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three weeks before being accused of causing a five-car crash that took the life of a 12-year-old boy, Clayton Dunlap was flying down residential streets in Kansas City in a Chevy Blazer with officers in pursuit, both in cars and a police helicopter.
- Kansas: Killer of abortion doctor faces life sentence WICHITA, Kan. — The man who gunned down one of the few doctors in the U.S. to perform late-term abortions could be sent to prison Thursday for the rest of his life, but he may have gotten what he wanted all along: It is now markedly harder in Kansas to get an abortion.
- Oklahoma: OSBI defends investigation in case of missing girl OKLAHOMA CITY — The agent in charge of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation’s search for a missing 7-year-old girl and her alleged abductor vigorously defended the agency’s handling of the case Wednesday even as a state lawmaker criticized it.
- Does Bigfoot exist? Professor unsure For decades, the legend of Bigfoot has grown. Most people think it’s a myth, but Saint Louis University biology professor John Severson isn’t so sure.
- Missouri: Bill would tell prosecutors of teen abortions JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Abortion clinics would be required to tell prosecutors about teenagers seeking abortions under legislation passed Tuesday by the Missouri House that supporters hope could provide leads on potential rapists.
- Kansas: Body parts found at medical waste company KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Three individuals have been identified so far among six heads and numerous other human body parts found in a truck at a Kansas medical waste facility, including at least one man who was to have been cremated, a coroner said Tuesday.
- Kansas: House panel grills health agency official TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas health administrator tried Monday to reassure legislators that his agency is working aggressively to hold down prescription costs for the state and its government workers after a union group raised some concerns.
- Missouri: Christians pray for officials handling budget JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of Christians gathered Monday at the Missouri Capitol to pray that God would grant wisdom to public officials dealing with a budget shortfall. Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of Billy Graham, led the crowd in a call to personal repentance and encouraged them that God would answer their pleas to help the governor and lawmakers solve Missouri’s budget crisis.
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