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Students of color, low-income students, students with disabilities and English learners have all made gains.

The staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was instructed by email to cease much of its work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street investor, replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.

The Environmental Protection Agency says Topeka’s drinking water is out of compliance with a federal standard for contaminants.

KS Governor: State Weathers Storm, But Cold Still Poses DangerTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State officials say that Kansas residents weathered the snowstorm that dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas, though the danger from cold temperatures remains. Governor Sam Brownback says Thursday that residents heeded warnings to prepare for the storm and to stay off the roads earlier this week to allow crews to clear the way. Three people died in traffic accidents during the storm. The Kansas Highway Patrol says troopers worked 11 injury accidents statewide. Brownback was joined at the news conference by Transportation Secretary Mike King, Deputy Emergency Management Director Angee Morgan and Highway Patrol Major John Eichkorn. The storm prompted Brownback to close state offices in Shawnee County on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Legislature also canceled all of its meetings for those two days.==============Judge Rejects Bid to Toss Kansas Voting LawsuitWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has rejected a claim that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has no legal authority to file a lawsuit seeking to force the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to modify the federal voter registration form. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren on Thursday denied a request by voting rights organizations that had intervened and then sought to dismiss the lawsuit. The court found that Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt had authorized Kobach to handle the litigation. Kansas and Arizona sued in a bid to force the commission to require proof-of-citizenship documents from residents of their states who use the federal registration form. Several groups including Valley del Sol, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Common Cause and others had challenged Kobach's authority to file the lawsuit on behalf of Kansas.==============Emporia Commission Approves Hostess Tax IncentivesEMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — The Emporia City Commission approved tax abatement incentives for Hostess Brands' planned expansion of the company's plant. The Emporia Gazette reports that Hostess plans to add a 36,000-square-foot warehouse for $3.5 million, add $24 million in equipment and make leasehold improvements of $2.5 million. In exchange for the 10-year tax abatement, Hostess said it will create 50 full-time jobs with a total payroll of $1.5 million. The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas board of directors approved the agreement on January 10. No timeline has been announced for the expansion project.==============KS House Panel Approves Gay Marriage Response LegislationTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House committee has approved a bill aimed at protecting individuals, groups and businesses that refuse for religious reasons to recognize same-sex unions or provide benefits to gay couples. The Federal and State Affairs Committee's voice vote Thursday sends the measure to the entire House. The committee's debate came amid an uncertain legal climate for states such as Kansas that ban same-sex marriage. Federal judges recently struck down bans in Oklahoma and Utah. The bill says governmental entities cannot require individuals, businesses or religious groups to provide services, facilities, goods or employment benefits related to any marriage or domestic partnership. Supporters say the measure will protect religious freedom. Critics say the measure promotes discrimination and would encourage government officials to ignore court rulings favoring gay marriage.==============KS House Panel Advances Tanning Salon BillTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House committee has endorsed legislation that would bar people under the age of 18 from using commercial tanning beds. Thursday's 11-4 vote by the Health and Human Services Committee sends the bill to the full House for consideration. Businesses that allow people under 18 use their tanning beds could be fined $250 for each violation. Minors could still get commercial spray tans. The committee amended the bill to let minors use commercial tanning beds if prescribed by a doctor to treat an identified skin condition. Supporters of the bill cited medical studies and committee testimony that exposure to tanning bed radiation at a young age increases the risks of developing melanoma and other skin cancers.==============K-State Campus Police Going After Drunken DriversMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Campus police at Kansas State University are cracking down on drunken drivers, calling them a hazard to pedestrians and bicyclists. The Manhattan Mercury reports that the university's police department has arrested 15 people suspected of drunken driving so far this year on and around the Manhattan campus. Kansas State officials note that Manhattan has several options for people who choose not to drive after drinking alcohol. The university's own Safe Ride program provides free rides on a scheduled route Thursdays through Saturdays. And anyone feeling buzzed can always take a taxi.==============NY Company Pleads Guilty to Contraband ChargeKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A New York company must pay up to $1 million in fines, forfeiture and restitution after pleading guilty in federal court in Kansas City to conspiring to transport contraband cigarettes from Missouri. AJ's Candy & Tobacco of Irving, New York agreed Thursday to forfeit $221,550 and pay a fine of $243,400. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the court may also order the company to pay an additional $535,050 in restitution to the state of New York for excise tax it lost in the scheme. A federal indictment says conspirators bought more than $17 million worth of contraband cigarettes from Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents during an undercover sting. Officials say roughly 620,000 cartons of cigarettes were transported to New York without paying the state's $4.35 per pack excise tax.==============KS Man Sent to Jail for Killing CatHUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A Hutchinson man was sentenced to a year in jail after killing a cat by throwing it against a wall. Reno County District Court Judge Joseph McCarville on Wednesday sentenced to 25-year-old Bradlee Ellis, who pleaded no contest in October to misdemeanor animal cruelty. The Hutchinson News reports that one year in prison is the maximum sentence for the crime. Hutchinson police arrested Ellis and Emileigh Martens in October 2013 after finding the cat dead at their home. The pair reportedly told officers they were upset that the cat kept going to the bathroom inside the house. Martens pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor cruelty to animals. Court records do not show a scheduled trial date.============== State Says 16 Kansans Have Died from Flu This SeasonTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State health officials say 16 Kansans have died from the influenza during the current flu season. Flu season is generally considered to run between November and March. A spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment says at this time last year, 42 people had died from the flu. The state's reporting period is from September to May. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the H1N1 flu strain this season is the same strain that caused killed more than 18,000 people in the U.S. in 2009. But state epidemiologist Charles Hunt says this year's strain won't be as severe because people have developed more immunity to that strain. State health officials remind Kansas residents that it is not too late to get a flu shot to hold off the disease.============== Official: Kansas to See Action on Prairie ChickenTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The state's top wildlife official is warning Kansas legislators that complaints from state officials will not stop the federal government from taking action to protect the Lesser Prairie Chicken. Robin Jennison, secretary of the state Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, told a legislative committee that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will either impose a conservation plan across the range of the bird, or list it as a threatened species. Jennison says the conservation plan would be best for Kansas. He says listing the bird on the threatened species list would dramatically impact the state's economy. The Lawrence Journal-World reports agriculture and energy officials say their costs will increase if the Lesser Prairie Chicken is listed as a threatened species because they will have to avoid disturbing the bird's habitat.============== Tours of Kansas Statehouse Dome ResumeTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Visitors to the Kansas Statehouse can once again make the long climb to see the sights from the dome, now that renovations to the building are complete. Guides from the Kansas Historical Society lead free tours of the dome each weekday from 9:30 am to 3:15 pm. Tours include a glimpse of the inner and outer domes of the Statehouse, as well as a 296-step climb to the top without an elevator. The tour gives a 360-degree view of Topeka and the surrounding countryside. The dome was closed to visitors during part of the 13-year, $330 million Statehouse renovation. The building was dedicated on January 29, the 153rd anniversary of Kansas statehood.============== KS Sheriff Warns of Jury Duty Telephone ScamWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County officials are warning residents about a jury duty scam that has resurfaced in the area and cost one person several hundred dollars. The Wichita Eagle reports that several people have received calls saying they missed their jury duty and must pay a fine. Sheriff's Lieutenant David Mattingly says one person who was called paid $500 for the bogus fine. Instead of providing financial information or money, Mattingly urges anyone who gets such a call to hang up and call sheriff's investigators, or 911 after business hours.==============El Dorado Reviewing Pit Bull BanEL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — Another Kansas community is reviewing its ban on pit bulls. The Butler County Times Gazette reports that requests from the public have prompted the El Dorado City Commission to study a repeal of its 1989 ban on the dogs. El Dorado's regulation defines a pit bull as a bull terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier, American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire or a mix of those breeds. Commissioner Bill Young says he wants to get a history of pit bulls in El Dorado and see why the prohibition was adopted 25 years ago. The city commission in Garden City voted this week remove pit bulls and similar breeds from its vicious dog ordinance. Residents had been allowed to own the dogs, but had to post signs or keep them in pens.==============Man Sentenced in Shooting of Butler County DeputyEL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — A man convicted of shooting a south-central Kansas sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to more than 21 years in prison. Jan Tracy Kilbourne was sentenced Thursday to 263 months in prison for shooting Butler County deputy Jacob Lawrence on Labor Day last year. Lawrence returned fire, injuring Kilbourne. The confrontation occurred in Augusta, about 15 miles east of Wichita. Kilbourne was arrested four days later in Wichita. He was convicted last December of attempted second-degree murder. KWCH-TV reports Lawrence testified Thursday that he believed he would have died if he wasn't wearing a bulletproof vest that day. He said he was trying to help people in a disabled vehicle and didn't even intend to write Kilbourne a ticket.==============KS School Official Hurt When SUV Hits BuildingEL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — A south-central Kansas school superintendent says she's bruised and sore after an SUV crashed through the wall of her office. Police in El Dorado say Tuesday's accident occurred when an 80-year-old driver failed to negotiate a turn on a snow-covered street and hit the school district's administration building. KAKE-TV reports the driver was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, but his condition was unknown Wednesday. El Dorado superintendent Sue Givens was hit by debris as the vehicle dislodged paneling in her office. Givens's husband took her to a hospital to be checked. Givens posted on the school district's Facebook page she felt fortunate to have survived what she called a "bizarre accident." She asked the public to keep the elderly driver in their prayers.============== KS Native to Help Open OlympicsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas native will have a front-row seat at the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. Bryan Pinkall is one of only two Americans on a 250-person team that is producing the opening ceremonies, which air Friday evening. He's managing production operations and directing for part of the ceremony, and is one of several music directors. The 28-year-old Pinkall is a native of Great Bend and currently is a voice instructor at Kansas State University. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Conservatory of Music and Dance last year. The Kansas City Star reports that Pinkall can't reveal much of what will happen during the opening ceremonies in Russia. But he's promising that if everything goes well, it will be an "astounding production."==============City, County Lean Different Ways on Road Project Near LandmarkDODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dodge City commissioners say a state Transportation Department plan that would carve away part of a historic rock formation west of town is the safest option for the $69 million highway expansion project. Ford County commissioners say most of the phone calls they have received support an option that would create a smaller median and preserve the Point of Rocks, so they're tentatively supporting that proposal. The Dodge City Globe reports that a third option that would have completed part of the highway expansion but waited for increased funding to bypass the formation was deemed too risky because of the uncertainty of future funding. Construction of the $69 million expansion of U.S. 50 from Dodge City to Cimarron is scheduled begin in spring of 2018.==============Man Convicted in KC Firefighters' Deaths Seeks Lighter SentenceKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man serving a life sentence for a 1988 explosion that killed six Kansas City firefighters will argue in court that his sentence should be reduced. U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson agreed Wednesday that Bryan Sheppard, who was 17 at the time of the explosion, will be able to argue his case before a federal judge. Sheppard was one of five people convicted in the firefighters' deaths in an explosion at a construction trailer fire in south Kansas City. One of the defendants has died. All of them always maintained they were innocent. The Kansas City Star reports that Sheppard's attorney sought the re-sentencing hearing after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sentences of life without parole for juveniles violated the Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.==============MO Commission: MGE Violated Safety Rules in Plaza FireKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Public Service Commission staff report accuses Missouri Gas Energy of failing to take "prompt and adequate" steps to ensure safety the day of a fatal restaurant explosion in Kansas City. The report released Thursday says MGE employees waited too long before checking whether gas levels had reached unsafe conditions inside JJ's restaurant on February 19, 2013. An explosion and fire leveled the building, killing a JJ's employee and injuring several people. Authorities have said the explosion and fire were caused when a cable company's subcontractor breached a natural gas supply line. The PSC staff also filed a complaint against MGE asking the commission to find the utility violated PSC safety rules. MGE disputed the allegations in the PSC staff report, which it says failed to include "important facts."==============Kansas Speedway Extends Toyota PartnershipKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Speedway has announced an extension of a multi-year partnership with Toyota that will keep the automaker's line of vehicles as its official pace car. Toyota became the pace car of the two Sprint Cup races at Kansas Speedway in 2012. The deal was announced on the same day Toyota revealed an 11-year agreement for various naming rights at revamped Daytona International Speedway. The famous Florida track is owned by International Speedway Corporation, which also owns Kansas Speedway. Kansas Speedway president Pat Warren said the partnership helps to strengthen the track's ties to Toyota dealerships in the Kansas City area.==============Division I Schools Flock Again to Kansas Junior CollegesEL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — Troy coach Larry Blakeney might as well have bought a house in Kansas. Or at least rented a nice apartment somewhere within driving distance of its many junior colleges. Blakeney has been around long enough to know quite well the number of Division I prospects that schools in the Jayhawk Conference spit out each year. He's gone after many of them in the past, as have more high-profile schools such as Auburn and Florida State. So it was little surprise that he began plugging holes with a trip to the Sunflower State. And by the time signing day rolled around Wednesday, six of his 19 prospects were from Kansas junior colleges. In all, nearly four dozen Kansas JUCO players signed Division I letters of intent.

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President Trump's handling of coronavirus pandemic and race relations are weighing down his reelection campaign. He continues, however, to have an advantage on the economy.

The Senate voted around 2 a.m. Friday to confirm retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump plucked him from retirement to be his top military adviser.

It’s time now for " My Farm Roots," a series from Harvest Public Media in which we hear Americans’ stories and memories of rural life. Because when you hail from farm country, roots run deep. In today's installment, we hear from Ryan Brady, of Cimarron, Kansas. In one sense, Ryan has been farming for most of his 40 years. But in another, he's a newcomer to the business. To learn more about this series, "My Farm Roots," visit the Harvest Public Media website. Read our stories... and share your own! This piece was produced for Harvest Public Media by Justine Greve, who began her broadcasting career as a news intern at Kansas Public Radio. Justine is a graduate of Baker University and is currently in graduate school at the University of Kansas.

Three police officers were injured in a shootout with suspected drug dealers in Kansas City, Kansas... KU coach Bill Self updates reporters on his health... Kansas bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports... and a fatal crash near Emporia claims two lives. Those stories and more can be found here.

KS Governor Seeks More Power over Kansas JudiciaryWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Governor Sam Brownback is seeking more power to appoint Kansas Supreme Court justices and is using a Wichita murder case to make it a campaign issue. The Republican incumbent addressed the topic Tuesday during his fourth and final debate with Democratic challenger Paul Davis. Davis said Brownback was "exploiting" the case of brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr, whose death sentences for a quadruple homicide were vacated by the state Supreme Court in July. Brownback's campaign released a new ad on Tuesday focusing on judicial philosophy. During the debate, he repeatedly assailed the Supreme Court as "liberal" while contending Davis wants to appoint liberal justices. The Carr brothers were convicted of killing four people execution-style in a Wichita soccer field in December 2000.===============================Kansas Governor, Challenger Discuss Gay MarriageWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Governor Sam Brownback vowed during a debate last (MON) night to defend Kansas's ban on same-sex marriage. His Democratic challenger, Paul Davis, said Monday that he voted against the ban as a legislator because it would give the state an unwelcoming image. But he also said he respects the decision of voters to approve the prohibition. Davis added that the matter is now in the courts and there is nothing either candidate can do to impact its outcome. The televised debate at KWCH studios in Wichita was the candidates' third. Their final debate is Tuesday before the Kansas Association of Broadcasters meeting. The back-to-back appearances come amid recent independent polling showing the governor's race has tightened as outside money from has flooded into the state with negative ads.===============================GOP Official Breaks with Party in Big Kansas RacesTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Retiring Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger grew up in a Republican family and won't drop her GOP affiliation even after the party moved well to her right. But Praeger is breaking with the GOP by publicly opposing the re-election of Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts and Governor Sam Brownback. She's also endorsed Democrat Dennis Anderson for insurance commissioner. Praeger said Tuesday that she's backing Democrat Paul Davis in the governor's race and independent candidate Greg Orman in the U.S. Senate race because she wants to move the GOP back toward the center. She's finishing her third, four-year term as insurance commissioner after deciding not to seek re-election this year. She turned 70 on Tuesday. Kansas GOP Executive Director Clay Barker doubts her endorsements will carry much weight.===============================Kansas Independent Orman Campaigns Under the RadarLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Independent candidate Greg Orman is not nearly as well known as his opponent in the U.S. Senate race in Kansas, three-term Republican incumbent Pat Roberts, but he's not spending much time in public to raise his profile. Instead, Orman, 45, is campaigning mostly through ads, social media and small invitation-only events. He's hoping that staying under the radar will keep the attention on the embattled Roberts, who has been criticized for losing touch with his home state during his four decades in Washington. Roberts, 78, complains that Orman is dodging questions that would show he's a secret liberal. Roberts is conducting his most vigorous campaign in many years, touring towns across the state to meet voters.============================== Roberts Ad Protests Housing Gitmo Detainees in KansasLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Senator Pat Roberts is airing a television advertisement in his re-election campaign in which he vows to filibuster any federal effort to house terrorism detainees at Fort Leavenworth that are now being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Roberts made the statement earlier this month while campaigning for re-election. He's seeking a fourth term in a surprisingly competitive race with independent candidate Greg Orman, a Kansas City-area businessman. President Barack Obama this month was weighing bringing detainees to U.S. federal prisons, such as Leavenworth. Roberts has tried to paint Orman as a Democrat and automatic vote for Obama's agenda, though Orman repeated Tuesday that he opposes bringing detainees to U.S. prisons. Senate Republicans need to gain six seats to capture a majority and weren't counting on having to defend GOP-heavy Kansas.============================== Orman Outlines College Cost Accountability PlanLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Independent candidate for Senate Greg Orman says colleges that receive federal dollars should be barred from raising costs to students above the rate of inflation. During a press conference at the University of Kansas Tuesday, Orman says college costs are holding back business growth, despite previous government plans to ease the burden of paying for higher education. Orman's plan would cap government lenders' profit margins on college loans at the rate of 10-year Treasury bonds, plus one percent for administrative costs. Orman says the policy would not require additional government bureaucracy. The government already keeps the statistics, but isn't doing anything with them to curb costs, he says. Orman is in a close race with three-term Republican Senator Pat Roberts.===============================Romney to Campaign for Kansas Senator Pat RobertsOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney plans to campaign for Kansas Senator Pat Roberts in suburban Kansas City next week, the latest national figure working to save the embattled three-term incumbent. Romney is to headline a rally with Roberts next Monday at the Prairie Fire shopping and residential complex in Overland Park. In a statement, Romney calls Roberts "a conservative champion for Kansas." The former Massachusetts governor has also endorsed Senate nominees in battlegrounds such as Colorado, Iowa and Louisiana. Romney in recent weeks has stepped back into the limelight, acting as a national GOP leader in a party searching for one. Roberts is facing independent candidate Greg Orman, an Olathe businessman, in what has become a surprisingly competitive race in GOP-heavy Kansas.===============================Court Sets Hearing in Kansas Gay Marriage LawsuitKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- A federal judge has set a hearing this week to hear arguments over whether he should order Kansas to allow same-sex marriages. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree has scheduled a hearing for Friday at the federal courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas. At issue is the request by the American Civil Liberties Union for a temporary injunction that would bring Kansas into line with a binding 10th Circuit Court of Appeals precedent set in other cases. The ACLU argues gay couples should not be prevented from marrying, while government officials have vowed to defend the state's constitutional prohibition against gay marriages. The ACLU contends that a federal ruling specific to Kansas law would aid the state Supreme Court in a separate case.===============================Brownback Calls for Steps to Prepare for Ebola VirusTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has ordered the creation of a special team to respond quickly to any suspected Ebola cases in the state. The governor's office also wants to come up with $4 million that could be used in an emergency and is calling on the federal government to provide an emergency cleanup team and federal disposal of Ebola-related waste. Brownback says in a news release he also has ordered the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to develop a plan for the state that includes stronger rules on protective gear and isolation than those required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kansas has had no confirmed cases of Ebola.==============================Kansas Company Raising Money for Ebola ClinicsWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita-based nonprofit is trying to raise $300,000 to send eight solar-powered clinics to western Africa in response to the Ebola crisis. The Wichita Eagle reports that Clinic in a Can also will be collecting food locally and money for food to be purchased by aid organizations in Africa. Clinic in a Can was founded by Mike Wawrzewski, a physician assistant, converting shipping containers into medical clinics. The eight clinics to be sent to Liberia are the first to be completely solar powered, which Wawrzewski says is necessary because of the country's weak power system. He says the clinics will be ready to ship in about three weeks if funding is in place. The containers will be packed with personal protective equipment for medical personnel who are treating Ebola patients.===============================Arrests Made in Deaths of Wichita CoupleWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say they have arrested two people in connection with the deaths of a Wichita couple. A 19-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon and booked into the Sedgwick County jail on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder and other charges. A 17-year-old suspect was arrested Monday morning and is being held in a juvenile detention center. They are suspects in the deaths of 70-year-old Martha Moreno and her husband, 72-year-old Godofredo Moreno, whose bodies were found in their home Thursday. Police originally said the victims apparently died of stab wounds but Lt. Todd Ojile said Tuesday they died of gunshot wounds. Ojile says the suspects knew one of the couple's children and both have criminal histories. He says robbery was the apparent motive for the crime.==============================Former Bourbon County Worker to Be Sentenced for TheftFORT SCOTT, Kan. (AP) — A former payroll clerk for a southeast Kansas county will be sentenced in November for stealing nearly $24,000 in public funds. The Fort Scott Tribune reports that 29-year-old Angela Timi faces up to 29 months behind bars at her sentencing November 10 in Bourbon County District Court. She must also pay full restitution. Timi worked in the county clerk's office from August 2011 until she was fired in January 2013, when officials announced an employee was being investigated for theft. Timi initially faced 59 charges. Most were dismissed last month when Timi pleaded guilty to misusing public funds and two counts of criminal use of a county credit card. Agents from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation found numerous instances of a county credit card being used for Timi's personal expenses.===============================Student Still Hospitalized After School Bus WreckLEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — One member of the Raymore-Peculiar High School girls volleyball team remained hospitalized after the team bus collided with a truck on the way to a match. Thirteen students were taken to hospitals after the accident in Lee's Summit Monday. Police say the bus driver tried to make a U-turn when the truck hit the bus. The Kansas City Star reports that the student was in stable condition Tuesday with non life-threatening injuries. District spokeswoman Michele Stidham says the other students were treated and released. A 14th student who was taken to the hospital by her family also was treated and released. Police say the team was on its way to a tournament at Lee's Summit West High School when the driver missed a turn and tried to make the U-turn.===============================Military Converges at Scene of Jet CollisionKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Military personnel are investigating at the site in southeast Kansas where two Oklahoma Air National Guard fighter jets collided during a training exercise. One pilot ejected after Monday's crash about three miles northeast of the Elk County town of Moline. The Oklahoma National Guard said Tuesday that the pilot was taken to a clinic at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, where he was treated for slight injuries and released. The other pilot wasn't injured and landed his F-16 safely at a Tulsa base. Crews are assessing the damage. The Guard said more information would be released when the investigation is completed. The pilots are part of an F-16 unit that routinely trains in designated airspace over sparsely populated areas.===============================School Bus Driver Arrested on Suspicion of DUIALLEN, Kan. (AP) — An eastern Kansas school district has fired a bus driver following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. KWCH-TV reports that the 57-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon after pulling up to Northern Heights High School in Allen, about 20 miles north of Emporia. An employee of the North Lyon County School District notified the sheriff's office that a driver appeared to be driving under the influence. No students were on the bus. The North Lyon County superintendent said the driver had worked for the district for eight years without any previous problems. The sheriff's office declined to comment about the driver's blood-alcohol level. Charges were pending Tuesday.===============================KC, San Francisco Mayors Announce World Series WagerKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The mayors of Kansas City and San Francisco have a bet riding on the outcome of the World Series. If the Royals take the crown, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee will travel to Kansas City to read to students. If the Giants prevail, Kansas City Mayor Sly James will serve meals to the homeless in San Francisco and sing with a church musical group. Food also is on the line, with James betting barbecue, and Lee wagering Humphry Slocombe ice cream and Boudin sourdough bread. James says that Kansas City has waited 29 years for a World Series championship team and that "not even a Giant can stand in our way." But Lee says that although Kansas City has been playing well, the Royals are no match for the Giants.==============================='Sweat Equity' Housing Starts in Reno CountySOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - A project that will build homes for four families is bringing a new way to provide housing in Reno County. Interfaith Housing Services and the four low-income families broke ground Monday in South Hutchinson on a project that requires the families to help with construction. The new home owners will provide about 20-30 hours of labor each week on the homes to earn "sweat equity" that reduces their costs. The project is supported by a federal grant and is restricted to communities with less than 35,000 residents. It's new in Reno County, although the city of Liberal has had a similar program for years. The Hutchinson News reports South Hutchinson is planning a comparable program to build homes for moderate income families.===============================Restaurant Owner Pleads in Illegal Workers CaseKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - The owner of restaurants in Kansas City, Missouri and Olathe, Kansas, has pleaded guilty to employing and harboring several illegal workers. Forty-year-old Wei Liu of Olathe pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to harbor illegal aliens for private financial gain. Several of his family members, including his wife, 36-year-old Xiang Liu, pleaded guilty to other charges in the case. Liu and his wife owned Wei's Super Buffet restaurants in Olathe and Kansas City. Prosecutors say Wei Liu admitted that he employed at least 12 illegal workers in his two restaurants, paid them in cash and provided them with housing without charging for the rooms. Xiang Liu pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to the Department of Homeland Security.===============================Salina Man Gets 60 Days in Cyclist's DeathSALINA, Kan. (AP) - A 64-year-old Salina man has been sentenced to 60 days in prison in the fatal hit-and-run death of a bicyclist. A Saline County judge handed down the punishment to Dennis Grider on Monday. He was also ordered to serve 36 months of probation after the jail time. A jury convicted Grider last month of misdemeanor vehicular homicide and a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident. He struck and killed 49-year-old Gail Kline in May 2013. She was riding alone west of Salina as part of the Kandango Bicycle Tour. A trucker found her in a ditch and called emergency officials. Grider testified he didn't see Kline on the road and thought he struck a deer.===============================Missouri Man Charged in Cocaine ScamKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A 39-year-old suburban Kansas City man is accused of extorting $3 million from a businessman who thought the money was going toward bribing judges and paying off lawyers in pending drug cases. Shelton E. Lewis of Grandview was arrested earlier this month in Atlanta on federal charges of money laundering and making exortionate communications. Prosecutors say the scam began in July 2012 when Lewis agreed to sell the businessman $3,000 worth of cocaine. When the deal fell through, prosecutors say Lewis said his drug source had assessed a $10,000 "penalty" against the businessman. Prosecutors say the man paid more money with each new claim Lewis made, but instead of bribing judges Lewis used the money to live an extravagant lifestyle.===============================Sheriff: Topeka Woman Arrested After ChaseST. MARYS, Kan. (AP) - The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman who it says led officers on a slow-speed chase and ran into a police car. Deputies say the chase began Sunday night after authorities received a call about an unwanted person at a home in Emmett. They say the 43-year-old woman from Topeka left in a van and wouldn't pull over for authorities. Deputies say she was driving slowly. The chase ended in St. Marys after city police officers used spike strips on the van. Officers say the woman hit a patrol car directing that was traffic before coming to a stop. No injuries were reported. The woman faces charges of criminal damage to property, fleeing and eluding, DUI and transporting an open container.===============================Former White House Spokesman to Appear at Fort Hays StateHAYS, Kan. (AP) - Former White House press secretary Jay Carney will speak at Fort Hays State University on the eve of this year's midterm elections. The university says Carney will speak the evening of November 3 as part of the Sebelius Lecture Series on Current Issues. Carney resigned in May after more than three years as President Barack Obama's primary spokesman. He was communications director for Vice President Joe Biden from 2009 to 2011 and worked at Time magazine for two decades before that. His university speech is expected to cover topics including the situation in the Middle East, immigration and health care reform, the economy and the November 4 elections. He'll also talk about working with the White House press corps. Carney joined CNN last month as a political commentator.===============================Man Pleads to Lesser Charge in Olathe DeathOLATHE, Kan. (AP) — An Olathe man has pleaded no contest to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the death of his brother's estranged girlfriend. Thirty-year-old Samuel L. Moore originally was charged with first-degree murder in the 2011 death of 25-year-old Laura Coltrane in Olathe but he pleaded to the lesser charge Monday. He will be sentenced December 29. The Kansas City Star reports that Moore's brother, 33-year-old Derek Deon Owens, is serving a 74-year prison sentence after he was convicted of strangling and beating Coltrane in her apartment. He also found guilty of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and violation of a protection order. Coltrane was a radiologic technologist from Humboldt, Kansas.==============================Kansas Teenager Sentenced for Death of FatherOLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas teenager will spend five years and four months in a juvenile facility for killing his father during a custody exchange. The Kansas City Star reports that the Bonner Springs youth was sentenced in Johnson County on Monday, which was his 16th birthday. He pleaded guilty earlier to second-degree murder. The fatal shooting occurred in July 2013 outside a Shawnee business where the boy's mother and stepfather had arranged to turn him over to his 46-year-old father. The mother and stepfather were inside when the teen walked to his father's car and fired several times with a handgun. The teen told police and mental health professionals that he had suffered years of emotional, physical and sexual abuse by his father. He was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.===============================Wheat Seeding Running Behind in KansasWICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas farmers are running a bit behind normal in planting next year's winter wheat crop. Monday's weekly update from the National Agricultural Statistics Service showed 78 percent of the winter wheat now seeded in Kansas. That is below the five-year average of 84 percent by mid-October. About 58 percent of the wheat crop has emerged. Meanwhile, harvest continues for other farm crops. About 66 percent of the corn in Kansas has now been cut. Sorghum harvest is at 25 percent, while the soybean harvest is 31 percent complete. About 12 percent of the state's sunflowers have also been cut.================================Kansas Man Killed by Freight TrainMcPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas man is dead after being struck by a Union Pacific freight train over the weekend. The McPherson County sheriff's office told HutchPost.com that the body of 36-year-old Joshua Miller was discovered around 2 am Sunday by the crew of a westbound train. Authorities say Miller had been struck by an eastbound train while walking near the tracks just outside the city of McPherson. Miller was a resident of McPherson. The sheriff's office was still investigating the accident Monday while waiting for information from Union Pacific. ==============================Card Maker Hallmark Wishes the Royals LuckKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hallmark Cards is playing off its historic ties to the Kansas City Royals as the club makes its first World Series appearance in 29 years. In the 1960s, an artist for the Kansas City-based greeting card giant created the logo for the Royals. The logo features a crown similar to the crown that is part of Hallmark's logo. Before the first game of the series against the San Francisco Giants kicked off Tuesday night, Hallmark artists began work on a chalk art mural. The company also invited the public to sign a specially designed greeting card for the team. The mural says "Go Royals!" and includes the phrase "Crown to Crown." Similarly, the card reads "From Our Crown to Yours."===============================Jackie Robinson's Daughter to Speak at MuseumKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The daughter of Major League Baseball's first black player will be at the landmark Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City before the second game of the World Series. Robinson began his professional career with the Negro Leagues' Kansas City Monarchs in 1945 before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. His daughter, Sharon Robinson, will speak Wednesday to a group of about 60 elementary school students. Her appearance is part of a program called "Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life." Participants learn and write about Jackie Robinson and how they can use his example to overcome obstacles. MLB says the program has reached more than 22 million youths. The Kansas City Royals are playing host to the first two games of the series against the San Francisco Giants.================================Chiefs Raise Expectations After Comeback Win in San DiegoKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were such a mess in their season opener against Tennessee that some people were quick to write them off, their dramatic turnaround last season merely a fluke. After steadily improving over the first few weeks of the season, the Chiefs earned a marquee victory on Sunday when they rallied for a 23-20 victory in San Diego — not only knocking off one of the league's hottest teams but taking a big step toward the top of the division. Now, they face a schedule that starts with the Rams and Jets at Arrowhead Stadium, a chance to pick up a couple more wins before the schedule gets difficult again.===============================Royals Add Nix to Active Roster and Drop ColonKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Infielder Jayson Nix has been added to the Kansas City Royals' active roster for the World Series against San Francisco in place of rookie Christian Colon. The 32-year-old Nix hasn't played since the wild-card playoff win over Oakland on September 30, when he entered in the 10th inning and struck out in the 11th. Kansas City is his eighth major league team. Colon sacrificed as a pinch hitter in the 10th inning of that game, then drove in the tying run with an infield single on a 12th-inning chopper as the Royals rallied to win 9-8. Colon's only other postseason appearance was when he entered Game 2 of the AL Championship Series as a ninth-inning defensive replacement.