KFL seeks grand jury in Sedgwick County concerning abortions
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Today we are taking advantage of the opportunity offered by Kansas law to take enforcement of state laws directly to “the people.” We are seeking a Grand Jury led by a special prosecutor that has no ties to Foulston personally, her office, or to any past attorney general administration. This is necessary since this investigation’s main subject, late-term abortionist George Tiller, and his family have orchestrated monetary contributions and political advocacy campaigns to elect Foulston, former Attorney General Carla Stovall and current Attorney General Paul Morrison.

President Bush to speak in Kansas City
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President Bush will speak to the VFW national convention in Kansas City on Aug. 22, the White House announced Monday.

Police shootings have increased significantly in Kansas City and US
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Paired with a similarly stark increase in traffic-related fatalities, the nation’s police agencies are on pace to record their deadliest year since the late 1970s when police deaths were far more common, according to the group.

Former ‘Kansas’ guitarist and composer takes on new message
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Kerry Livgren has since brought countless souls to God with his music, his book, his teaching and his testimony. Livgren gave this recounting of the genesis behind his song, “Dust in the Wind.” "I happened to be reading a book of American Indian poetry and somewhere in it I came across the line, 'We're just dust in the wind.' I remembered in the Book of Ecclesiastes where it said, 'All is vanity,' " Livgren said of the passage that reminds man he came from dust and will return to dust was the background behind the song. The band Kansas was a successful rock band throughout the 1970’s.

Corn-fed ethanol production fuels controversy
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Kansas University geology professor emeritus Ernest Angino says ethanol couldn’t compete with other fuels without its governmental subsidies and protections that total roughly $1 per gallon. “It’s popular now because the government gives a huge subsidy to produce it. It’s not competing on a level playing field,” said Angino, who taught an energy and minerals resources course for decades.

Missouri Gov wants to repeal tax on Kansans
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Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt says he will work to repeal a new Missouri tax provision that Kansans consider a raid on their state’s coffers.

Drive by shooting have increased significantly
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Kansas City recorded 122 of them from January through June, Police Department data show. That is twice as many as occurred in the first six months of 2006 and nearly nine times the number from the same period just four

Blunt steps up criticism of judicial appointment process
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Applicants for appellate courts — and trial judges in urban areas — are evaluated by a selection commission. The seven-member appellate commission is composed of the chief justice of the state Supreme Court, three members elected by lawyers and three appointed by the governor.