Hawker Beechcraft Reorganization Okayed
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge has approved Hawker Beechcraft's reorganization plan, clearing the way for the aircraft-maker to exit bankruptcy later this month. Judge Stuart Bernstein ruled yesterday that the company proposed the plan in good faith to maximize the value.
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AG Files Appeal of School Funding Decision
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office has filed its expected appeal of a ruling on school funding with the state Supreme Court. Schmidt's office took the action yesterday in hope of overturning a decision last month by a three-judge panel in Shawnee County. The judges said the state isn't spending enough on public schools to meet its obligation under the Kansas Constitution to finance a suitable education for every child.
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House Names Voting Box After Lawmaker
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas House plans to name a handmade wooden ballot box that it uses in races for leadership positions for the late lawmaker who made it. The chamber's Federal and State Affairs Committee is sponsoring a resolution to bestow the honor on the late Representative Bob Bethell, an Alden Republican. He died in a one-car accident last year driving home after the annual legislative session ended.
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Toddler Hospitalized after Handgun Accident
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Police in a northeast Kansas town say a 3-year-old boy shot and wounded himself with a handgun his father had left unattended. Mission police said the boy remained hospitalized in stable condition yesterday, a day after the shooting in the father's apartment.