Scott Roeder, 51, has been arrested in the murder of Dr. George Tiller, 67, one of the few remaining U.S. providers of late-term abortions despite decades of protests and attacks. Tiller (pictured) was shot and killed Sunday in Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita where he was serving as an usher. Furthermore, his wife was in the choir.

Kavya Shivashankar, 13, from Olathe, Kansas, was the only one of 11 finalists standing at the end, winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. She took home more than $40,000 in cash and prizes and the huge champion's trophy.

The income tax refunds, paychecks and the payments for Medicaid providers and schools may be delayed and in jeopardy as the Democratic governor of Kansas and the Republican-controlled legislation clashed on Monday and could not agree on the cash flow of the state.

As Heartland Men’s Chorus brings its 22nd season to a close, the group’s music lingers in its newest recording, Quest Unending. The ninth recording from the 120-voice men’s chorus includes some of the Chorus’s most ambitious and most beautiful selections.

Heartland Men's Chorus highlights its lighter side with its final concert of the season. Divas! (June 14-15, 2008) celebrates fabulous, glamorous, iconic women of song. From Whitney to Britney and all the sequined glamour goddesses that came before, audiences will dance in the aisles during HMC’s summer concert spectacular.

Such timekeeping devices give structure to our lives, and we rely on them to chart the minutes of our days and the moments of our existence. As astronomer and anthropologist Anthony Aveni notes, "Time gets spent, wasted, killed, kept, and lost. We have leisure time, quality time, good times, bad times, hard times, and even hot times." The exhibition will be on view from August 23 t December 14 2008, at Spencer Museum Of Art, Kansas.

Floral images have been among the most popular with America's quiltmakers. This view of approximately 30 quilts from the collection considers the sources for many of the classic patchwork designs. Rather than drawing from nature, quiltmakers drew from traditions of fine and folk arts. The exhibition will be on view from July 12 to October 12 2008, at Spencer Museum Of Art, Kansas.

The summer display in the Central Court features selections from the permanent collection, including works that evoke dreams and ideas of place, near and far. The exhibition will be on view from June 21 to September 6 at Spencer Museum Of Art, Kansas.

The Department of Music and Dance in the School of Fine Arts presents the KU Wind Ensemble on Sunday, April 27, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. at the Lied Center of Kansas. This concert is part of Festival of the Arts, a month-long celebration dedicated to Murphy Hall's 50th anniversary, and will feature a work written by conductor and KU alumni, David Holsinger.

The Department of Music and Dance in the School of Fine Arts presents the KU Symphony Orchestra/KUSO on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center of Kansas.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Murphy Hall, KU alumni William Lane and Bill Booth will teach a master class and perform at a recital on Monday, April 7, 2008. The recital begins at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall and is free and open to the public.

Heartland Men's Chorus welcomes their brothers from Wichita, the Heart of America Men's Chorus, to the Folly Theater stage for "Exile: The Journey Home," March 29-30, 2008. "We're excited to have more than 200 men on the stage of the Folly Theater," HMC artistic director Dr. Joe Nadeau said. "It's going to be a powerful sound when all these voices combine as one."