Kansas Senate leader promises debate on abortion
The Kansas Senate s top leader promised Thursday that his chamber will debate abortion this year after the House easily approved a Nebraska-style fetal pain bill to block late-term procedures and add other restrictions on ending pregnancies.

Steamboat Briefs: Education Fund Board to hear $1.4M in requests
The Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board is scheduled to hear the first readings tonight from its Education Excellence committee, which will present requests for nearly $1.4 million at 5:30 p.m. at the George P. Sauer Human Serv ices Center on Seventh Street.