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Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

Here are the headlines for our area, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

In 2013, Snowden showed journalists thousands of top-secret documents about U.S. intelligence agencies' surveillance efforts. He's been living in Russia ever since. His new book is Permanent Record.

Kansas corrections officials say the next prison built by the state will be fully air-conditioned, including the cells for inmates. The union representing Kansas corrections officers says a lack of air conditioning contributed to inmate unrest earlier this summer at the maximum-security prison in El Dorado.

There are a handful of key races that could indicate how big (or small) a GOP wave is coming on election night and afterward.

It is the 7th anniversary of the death of NPR photographer David GIlkey, who was killed by a grenade attack while on assignment in Afghanistan. His colleagues talk about his life and work.

The historic Parker House Hotel in Minneapolis, Kan. (Photo via historicparkerhotel.info)MINNEAPOLIS, Kan. (AP) — A vacant, historic hotel has partially collapsed in central Kansas. A section of the Parker House Hotel in downtown Minneapolis collapsed about 6 a.m. Friday. Minneapolis City Administrator Barry Hodges told radio station KSAL that no one was inside the building and there were no injuries outside. The collapse caused a brief gas leak that was shut off by Kansas Gas Service. The two-story Parker Hotel was built in 1887 as a bank and remade into Parker House Hotel in 1899. It was converted to apartments in the 1950s and the last tenant moved out in 1989. An insurance company rented the front portion until 2008. The hotel was added to the Register of Historic Kansas Places in 2009, and a group was raising funds to restore it.

It's been more than six months since Congress convened in Washington with many new members. Controversy over the budget and raising the debt ceiling have caused a divide among lawmakers and brought the nation to the brink of default. One of the new members of Congress to take office at this critical time is Republican Kevin Yoder, who represents the 3rd District. KPR's Stephen Koranda caught up with Yoder after an appearance in Overland Park. Yoder says it's been a frustrating term for him so far.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa79f8a0000That's 3rd District Congressman Kevin Yoder speaking to KPR's Stephen Koranda. Congress is currently on a break and will reconvene on September 6th.

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Four former astronauts will attend the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Hutchinson Planetarium, which became the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. Astronauts Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt, Joe Engle and Steve Hawley will discuss their space missions during an April 28 celebration at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson. The Hutchinson News reports the celebration is a tribute to Patty Carey, the driving force behind the creation of the planetarium and its development into the Cosmosphere. She died in 2003. The celebration coincides with "Lift-Off," a three-year campaign to raise $1.6 million to improve and expand the facility.

(Photo Credit: Topeka Fire Department)The Topeka Fire Department will host its 2012 open house on Saturday, October 6. Topeka fire investigator Michael Martin says they're planning events that all members of the family can enjoy.The open house will be held at the Topeka fire academy at 324 SE Jefferson. There will be opportunities to participate in some fire safety demonstrations, have photos taken in actual firefighting gear and to spray water from a real fire hose. Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be available free of charge, provided by the International Association of Firefighters, local 83. For more information, visit the Topeka Fire Department's website.