Kansas NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Jury Being Picked In Videotaped Sex Killing Case- July 8, 2008 Jury selection began Monday in the capital murder trial of a suburban Kansas City man accused in the 2006 videotaped sex killing of Marsha Spicer.http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/07/jury-being-picked-in-videotaped-sex-killing-case?fro... Lawmakers Order Analysis of Immigration Costs- July 7, 2008 Kansas legislators failed this year to pass a bill dealing with the growing problem of illegal immigration in the state.http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/07/lawmakers-order-analysis-of-immigration-costs?fromrs... Kansas Summer Theatre stages world premiere of new musical- July 7, 2008 The world premiere of "The Girl, the Grouch, and the Goat: A Modern Fable" will be staged by Kansas Summer Theatre at the University of Kansas at 7:30 p.m. July 15-19 and 2:30 p.m. July 20 on Stage Too! in the ...http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/07/kansas-summer-theatre-stages-world-premiere-of-new-m... Kansas Classical Students Turning to Irish Traditional Music- July 7, 2008 Over in Western Kansas some classical music students are leaving classical music behind for a bit in preference of the exploration of Irish tunes and ballads, according to the Hays Daily News It's part of a ...http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/07/kansas-classical-students-turning-to-irish-tradition... Kansas Giveaways to Wealthy Homeowners- July 7, 2008 A Wichita Eagle news story describes two apparently wealthy College Hill homeowners who plan to benefit from Kansas tax credits .http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/07/kansas-giveaways-to-wealthy-homeowners?fromrss=1 Kansas Wheat: July 3 Harvest Report- July 6, 2008 Kansas Wheat, the cooperative agreement between the Kansas Wheat Commission and the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, provides the following wheat harvest report.http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/07/kansas-wheat-july-3-harvest-report?fromrss=1 High schools abandoning Kansas' Big 7 conference- July 6, 2008 In the past two weeks, the Big 7 League just got a lot smaller. After a series of June meetings and subsequent school board rulings, three Big 7 schools - ' Holton, Jefferson County West and Royal Valley - ' ...http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/07/high-schools-abandoning-kansas-big-7-conference?from... Man arrested in KU student's death found dead ...- July 6, 2008 A man suspected of killing a University of Kansas law student killed himself after being arrested in New Jersey, police say.http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/07/man-arrested-in-ku-students-death-found-dead?fromrss... Business booms in Kansas oil town Eds: Movin ...- July 5, 2008 There is no cafe, no gas station, no bank, no church, no school. But Kansas 42 through town is bustling with traffic, and people come and go from the 10 or 12 businesses scattered around the center of town.http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/07/business-booms-in-kansas-oil-town-eds-movin?fromrss=... Kansas June 27 Wheat Report: Day Seven of Wheat Harvest and 'Farmers Are Happy With Yields'- July 5, 2008 Kansas June 27 Wheat Report: Day Seven of Wheat Harvest and "Farmers Are Happy With Yields" Date Posted: Jun.http://www.topix.net/state/ks/2008/07/kansas-june-27-wheat-report-day-seven-of-wheat-harve... |