Kansas

The man accused of killing Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller said Thursday from the county jail that he's "being treated as a criminal" even though he hasn't been convicted. In a brief telephone conversation with the Associated Press, Scott Roeder also disputed what he called "broad-brush" characterizations of him as anti-government.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill Friday to ensure that women and girls seeking abortions in Kansas are allowed to see ultrasound images or hear their fetus' heartbeat before the procedure.

In a trial watched closely by activists on both sides of the abortion debate, Dr. George Tiller, the Kansas physician accused of performing illegal late-term abortions, was found not guilty Friday.

Dr. George Tiller, the Kansas doctor who has become a national symbol of the struggle over legalized abortion, unexpectedly testified in his defense Wednesday during the criminal trial that abortion opponents are following with passionate interest.

Opening arguments got underway Monday in the criminal case against Dr. George Tiller, one of the only physicians in the country who provides late-term abortions.

Cal State Northridge today VS. MEMPHIS Time: 9:15 a.m. PDT. On the air: TV: Channel 2. Where: Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo. Records: Northridge 17-13, Memphis 31-3.

For activists on both sides of the debate over legalized abortion, the criminal trial of Dr. George Tiller, which begins Monday in a Wichita courtroom, is an oddly unfulfilling culmination of a struggle that has wrenched Kansas for years.

Washington -- Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is President Obama's choice for secretary of health and human services, a White House source said today.