TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Retiring Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts declared his support Tuesday for Rep. Roger Marshall as his replacement.

Roberts’ endorsement came in a string of tweets in which he praised Marshall without mentioning polarizing conservative Kris Kobach. Roberts, the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, touted Marshall’s service on its House counterpart and said Marshall’s experience as a doctor will be helpful during the coronavirus pandemic.

Marshall, an obstetrician, represents the same sprawling western and central Kansas district that Roberts did before being elected to the Senate in 1996. Marshall won the seat in 2016.

Roberts’ backing is another sign of the Republican establishment’s increasing solidarity behind Marshall ahead of the state’s Aug. 4 primary election. He also has endorsements from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Kansans for Life, the state’s most influential anti-abortion group.

Many Republicans worry that Roberts’ normally safe seat would be in play if Kobach were the nominee. Republicans haven’t lost a Senate race in Kansas since 1932.

Kobach, a former Kansas secretary of state, is nationally known for pushing tough immigration policies. He alienated independent and moderate GOP voters in losing the governor’s race in 2018 to Democrat Laura Kelly.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Retiring Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts declared his support Tuesday for Rep. Roger Marshall as his replacement.Roberts’ endorsement came in a string of tweets in which he praised Marshall without mentioning polarizing conservative Kris Kobach. Roberts, the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, touted Marshall’s service on its House counterpart and said Marshall’s experience as a doctor will be helpful during the coronavirus pandemic.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I couldn&#39;t be more honored to accept this endorsement as I seek to fill this seat, &amp; I accept the responsibility that comes with it. <a href="https://twitter.com/PatRoberts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatRoberts</a> has been an advisor, sounding board, &amp; friend. He’s a patriot, a fellow veteran, &amp; a giant of Kansas, especially Kansas ag. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kssen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kssen</a> <a href="https://t.co/cuAJsJPVw1">https://t.co/cuAJsJPVw1</a>&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1285673011102851072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Marshall, an obstetrician, represents the same sprawling western and central Kansas district that Roberts did before being elected to the Senate in 1996. Marshall won the seat in 2016.Roberts’ backing is another sign of the Republican establishment’s increasing solidarity behind Marshall ahead of the state’s Aug. 4 primary election. He also has endorsements from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Kansans for Life, the state’s most influential anti-abortion group.Many Republicans worry that Roberts’ normally safe seat would be in play if Kobach were the nominee. Republicans haven’t lost a Senate race in Kansas since 1932.Kobach, a former Kansas secretary of state, is nationally known for pushing tough immigration policies. He alienated independent and moderate GOP voters in losing the governor’s race in 2018 to Democrat Laura Kelly.

Retiring Kansas Sen. Roberts endorses Rep. Marshall for seat

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — David Tobias, director of operations for the Kansas State Fair, has been named the agency’s interim general manager.

The Kansas State Fair Board unanimously approved Tobias’ promotion at a special board meeting Tuesday. The decision comes following the July 14 resignation of Robin Jennison. Jennison had held the job since September 2018.

Tobias joined the Fair in 2011 and has held several positions during his tenure. As the operations director, he oversaw operations and human resources, plus spent time working with the maintenance team on long-term strategic initiatives.

The Fair Board chose Tobias to help guide the staff through a transitional time, which includes the cancelation of the September fair and the lack of anticipated revenue.

“As this pandemic has been rough on all Kansans and fellow fairs, we are continuing with plans for a special livestock event in September as the youth of Kansas look forward to showcasing what they have been working hard on all year,” Tobias said. “The Kansas State Fair will continue to seek out revenue-generating options during the non-fair period to bring back the Kansas State Fair in 2021.”

Tobias grew up on a farm near Lyons. He has a bachelor of crop sciences degree from Fort Hays State University. He and his wife have two children.

<figure>
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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — David Tobias, director of operations for the Kansas State Fair, has been named the agency’s interim general manager.The Kansas State Fair Board unanimously approved Tobias’ promotion at a special board meeting Tuesday. The decision comes following the July 14 resignation of Robin Jennison. Jennison had held the job since September 2018.Tobias joined the Fair in 2011 and has held several positions during his tenure. As the operations director, he oversaw operations and human resources, plus spent time working with the maintenance team on long-term strategic initiatives.The Fair Board chose Tobias to help guide the staff through a transitional time, which includes the cancelation of the September fair and the lack of anticipated revenue.“As this pandemic has been rough on all Kansans and fellow fairs, we are continuing with plans for a special livestock event in September as the youth of Kansas look forward to showcasing what they have been working hard on all year,” Tobias said. “The Kansas State Fair will continue to seek out revenue-generating options during the non-fair period to bring back the Kansas State Fair in 2021.”Tobias grew up on a farm near Lyons. He has a bachelor of crop sciences degree from Fort Hays State University. He and his wife have two children.

Kansas State Fair board names interim general manager

By JIM MCLEAN <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-07-20/democrats-want-to-face-kobach-in-senate-race-but-a-gop-group-is-spending-millions-to-stop-him">Kansas News Service</a>

TOPEKA — Kris Kobach, a lightning rod throughout his 
political career, finds himself at the center of a Republican primary 
battle for the U.S. Senate. That includes independent groups spending 
millions on ads for and against him.

One of those efforts comes 
from Democrats, who think a primary win for Kobach gives their party the
 best chance to take over the seat for the first time since the Great 
Depression. They’re boosting the former Kansas secretary of state as the
 race’s one true conservative while attacking his chief competitor, U.S.
 Rep. Roger Marshall, as a “phony” and a “fake.”

The gambit has Marshall, a retired doctor and two-term congressman from western Kansas, crying foul.

“Democrats
 think Kansas Republicans are stupid,” Marshall said in a guest 
editorial in Sunday’s Topeka Capital-Journal. “It’s a bunch of smug 
Washington elites thinking they can sneak one past you.” 

It 
worked in 2012 when Democrats intervened in Missouri’s Republican U.S. 
Senate primary to help Todd Aiken. Running from the party’s right wing, 
Aiken won the nomination. But controversial statements about abortion 
cost him in the general election, which he lost to incumbent Democrat 
Claire McCaskill.

“All the signs are there, it’s almost the same 
ad they ran for Todd Aiken in 2012,” said Eric Pahls, Marshall’s 
campaign manager.

The Sunflower State PAC, a recently formed group
 with ties to a Democratic media firm in Virginia, is orchestrating the 
anti-Marshall campaign. Its treasurer is the same Lawrence attorney who 
once served as treasurer of former Kansas Democratic Gov. Kathleen 
Sebelius’ PAC, the Bluestem Fund.

Meanwhile, another new group with ties to U.S. Senate Majority Leader
 Mitch McConnell is spearheading an ad offensive against Kobach. The 
Plains PAC is spending $3 million to convince Republican primary voters 
that Kobach’s loss to Democrat Laura Kelly in<a href="https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/18elec/2018_General_Election_Official_Votes_Cast.pdf" target="_blank"> the 2018 governor’s race</a> and “ties to toxic white nationalists” would make him a risky nominee.

The charge connecting Kobach to white nationalists stems from a<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article236355618.html" target="_blank"> 2019 story by the Kansas City Star,</a>
 which reported that his gubernatorial campaign had paid $500 to Joe 
Suber, an Olathe man who had regularly posted on a white nationalist 
website.

A spokesman for Kobach said the campaign “immediately 
severed ties” with the independent contractor when the posts were 
discovered.

Both of the recently formed groups are super PACS that
 can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money. Federal election rules 
require them to disclose their donors, but that information often isn’t 
made public until after the elections in which the money is spent.

Kobach led the race early, but <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/497865-poll-marshall-takes-lead-over-kobach-in-kansas-senate-primary" target="_blank">recent polls have Marshall ahead</a>.

The
 proxy battles being waged by the competing PACS suggest that Kobach is 
still within striking distance of Marshall, said David Kensinger, a 
longtime Republican strategist who ran campaigns for former Kansas 
governor and U.S. senator Sam Brownback.

“With a fractured primary
 field, it’s mathematically possible for him (Kobach) to eke out the 
narrowest of pluralities as he did in 2018,” Kensinger said.

Kobach’s<a href="https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/18elec/PrimaryElectionOfficialResults.pdf" target="_blank"> win over Gov. Jeff Colyer in 2018</a> was the narrowest in Republican gubernatorial primary history.

<a href="https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/elections_upcoming_candidate.aspx" target="_blank">Eleven candidates</a> are running for the GOP senate nomination. But only four appear to have the money or visibility to be competitive.

Dave Lindstrom and Bob Hamilton are potential wild cards.

<a href="https://www.lindstromforsenate.com/" target="_blank">Lindstrom</a> is a former player for the Kansas City Chiefs who served on the Johnson County Commission from 2003 to 2013.

Hamilton
 is the founder of a prosperous Kansas City area plumbing company who’s 
spending millions to bankroll his self-described “outsider” campaign.

In
 a television ad that’s airing frequently in the closing weeks of the 
campaign, Hamilton aligns himself with President Trump and says career 
politicians like Kobach and Marshall can’t help shake-up the 
establishment because “they are the establishment.”

More candidates are competing for the Republican nomination this year because incumbent U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts<a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/01/04/682217789/kansas-republican-sen-pat-roberts-wont-seek-re-election-in-2020" target="_blank"> is retiring after nearly 40 years in Congress.</a>

Roberts’ retirement, Trump’s sinking poll numbers and other factors are threatening the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate.

Democrats are hoping to take control by flipping GOP held seats in swing states like Colorado, Maine and Arizona.

If
 in addition to those races Republicans “start blowing states like 
Kansas, Alabama or South Carolina,” Kensinger said, “the math becomes 
almost impossible.”

Establishment Republicans have been lining up 
behind Marshall for months. Several groups with outsized influence in 
GOP circles are also backing him. They include the Kansas Farm Bureau, 
Kansans for Life and the U.S Chamber of Commerce.

The New York Times has reported that President Trump, who endorsed Kobach in 2018 bid for governor,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/us/politics/trump-2020-campaign-problems.html" target="_blank"> is also now working behind the scenes to help Marshall.</a>

Kensigner
 is among those who believe Marshall would give Republicans their best 
chance of holding the seat. He said Kobach’s loss in the governor’s race
 and his failed bid to upset Democratic then-U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore in 
2004 provide “real-world evidence” that Kobach “could be the first 
Republican to lose a Senate race in Kansas in over 80 years.”

Kobach rejects that analysis, pointing to the two statewide races he won for secretary of state.

“There’s
 no doubt that I’ll be able to win in the general election,” he said. 
“But that’s the only argument they’ve got, so they keep saying it over 
and over again.”

The winner of the GOP primary will face presumptive Democratic nominee Barbara Bollier in the November general election.

Bollier
 is a state senator from Johnson County who left the Republican Party in
 2018. Without a primary fight, she’s been busy raising money,<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/506245-bollier-raises-37-million-in-second-quarter-in-kansas-senate-race" target="_blank"> raking in $3.7 million in contributions</a>
 in the most recent reporting period. That’s the largest amount ever 
raised in a single quarter by a Kansas candidate for any office.

Jim
 McLean is the senior correspondent for the Kansas News Service is a 
collaboration of KCUR, Kansas Public Radio, KMUW and High Plains Public 
Radio focused on health, the social determinants of health and their 
connection to public policy. You can reach him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/jmcleanks" target="_blank">@jmcleanks</a> or email jim@kcur.org.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595281679598.png" alt="Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Kris Kobach speaking at a debate earlier this year with rival Bob Hamilton looking on. Jim McLean / Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption>Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Kris Kobach speaking at a debate earlier this year with rival Bob Hamilton looking on. Jim McLean / Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>By JIM MCLEAN <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-07-20/democrats-want-to-face-kobach-in-senate-race-but-a-gop-group-is-spending-millions-to-stop-him">Kansas News Service</a>TOPEKA — Kris Kobach, a lightning rod throughout his 
political career, finds himself at the center of a Republican primary 
battle for the U.S. Senate. That includes independent groups spending 
millions on ads for and against him.One of those efforts comes 
from Democrats, who think a primary win for Kobach gives their party the
 best chance to take over the seat for the first time since the Great 
Depression. They’re boosting the former Kansas secretary of state as the
 race’s one true conservative while attacking his chief competitor, U.S.
 Rep. Roger Marshall, as a “phony” and a “fake.”The gambit has Marshall, a retired doctor and two-term congressman from western Kansas, crying foul.“Democrats
 think Kansas Republicans are stupid,” Marshall said in a guest 
editorial in Sunday’s Topeka Capital-Journal. “It’s a bunch of smug 
Washington elites thinking they can sneak one past you.” It 
worked in 2012 when Democrats intervened in Missouri’s Republican U.S. 
Senate primary to help Todd Aiken. Running from the party’s right wing, 
Aiken won the nomination. But controversial statements about abortion 
cost him in the general election, which he lost to incumbent Democrat 
Claire McCaskill.“All the signs are there, it’s almost the same 
ad they ran for Todd Aiken in 2012,” said Eric Pahls, Marshall’s 
campaign manager.The Sunflower State PAC, a recently formed group
 with ties to a Democratic media firm in Virginia, is orchestrating the 
anti-Marshall campaign. Its treasurer is the same Lawrence attorney who 
once served as treasurer of former Kansas Democratic Gov. Kathleen 
Sebelius’ PAC, the Bluestem Fund.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595281853153.png" alt="Anti-Marshall ad / screen shot" />
 <figcaption>Anti-Marshall ad / screen shot</figcaption>
 </figure>Meanwhile, another new group with ties to U.S. Senate Majority Leader
 Mitch McConnell is spearheading an ad offensive against Kobach. The 
Plains PAC is spending $3 million to convince Republican primary voters 
that Kobach’s loss to Democrat Laura Kelly in<a href="https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/18elec/2018_General_Election_Official_Votes_Cast.pdf" target="_blank"> the 2018 governor’s race</a> and “ties to toxic white nationalists” would make him a risky nominee.The charge connecting Kobach to white nationalists stems from a<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article236355618.html" target="_blank"> 2019 story by the Kansas City Star,</a>
 which reported that his gubernatorial campaign had paid $500 to Joe 
Suber, an Olathe man who had regularly posted on a white nationalist 
website.A spokesman for Kobach said the campaign “immediately 
severed ties” with the independent contractor when the posts were 
discovered.Both of the recently formed groups are super PACS that
 can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money. Federal election rules 
require them to disclose their donors, but that information often isn’t 
made public until after the elections in which the money is spent.<h2>Still up for grabs</h2>Kobach led the race early, but <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/497865-poll-marshall-takes-lead-over-kobach-in-kansas-senate-primary" target="_blank">recent polls have Marshall ahead</a>.The
 proxy battles being waged by the competing PACS suggest that Kobach is 
still within striking distance of Marshall, said David Kensinger, a 
longtime Republican strategist who ran campaigns for former Kansas 
governor and U.S. senator Sam Brownback.“With a fractured primary
 field, it’s mathematically possible for him (Kobach) to eke out the 
narrowest of pluralities as he did in 2018,” Kensinger said.Kobach’s<a href="https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/18elec/PrimaryElectionOfficialResults.pdf" target="_blank"> win over Gov. Jeff Colyer in 2018</a> was the narrowest in Republican gubernatorial primary history.<a href="https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/elections_upcoming_candidate.aspx" target="_blank">Eleven candidates</a> are running for the GOP senate nomination. But only four appear to have the money or visibility to be competitive.Dave Lindstrom and Bob Hamilton are potential wild cards.<a href="https://www.lindstromforsenate.com/" target="_blank">Lindstrom</a> is a former player for the Kansas City Chiefs who served on the Johnson County Commission from 2003 to 2013.Hamilton
 is the founder of a prosperous Kansas City area plumbing company who’s 
spending millions to bankroll his self-described “outsider” campaign.In
 a television ad that’s airing frequently in the closing weeks of the 
campaign, Hamilton aligns himself with President Trump and says career 
politicians like Kobach and Marshall can’t help shake-up the 
establishment because “they are the establishment.”Part of a bigger battleMore candidates are competing for the Republican nomination this year because incumbent U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts<a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/01/04/682217789/kansas-republican-sen-pat-roberts-wont-seek-re-election-in-2020" target="_blank"> is retiring after nearly 40 years in Congress.</a>Roberts’ retirement, Trump’s sinking poll numbers and other factors are threatening the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate.Democrats are hoping to take control by flipping GOP held seats in swing states like Colorado, Maine and Arizona.If
 in addition to those races Republicans “start blowing states like 
Kansas, Alabama or South Carolina,” Kensinger said, “the math becomes 
almost impossible.”Establishment Republicans have been lining up 
behind Marshall for months. Several groups with outsized influence in 
GOP circles are also backing him. They include the Kansas Farm Bureau, 
Kansans for Life and the U.S Chamber of Commerce.The New York Times has reported that President Trump, who endorsed Kobach in 2018 bid for governor,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/us/politics/trump-2020-campaign-problems.html" target="_blank"> is also now working behind the scenes to help Marshall.</a>Kensigner
 is among those who believe Marshall would give Republicans their best 
chance of holding the seat. He said Kobach’s loss in the governor’s race
 and his failed bid to upset Democratic then-U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore in 
2004 provide “real-world evidence” that Kobach “could be the first 
Republican to lose a Senate race in Kansas in over 80 years.”Kobach rejects that analysis, pointing to the two statewide races he won for secretary of state.“There’s
 no doubt that I’ll be able to win in the general election,” he said. 
“But that’s the only argument they’ve got, so they keep saying it over 
and over again.”The winner of the GOP primary will face presumptive Democratic nominee Barbara Bollier in the November general election.Bollier
 is a state senator from Johnson County who left the Republican Party in
 2018. Without a primary fight, she’s been busy raising money,<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/506245-bollier-raises-37-million-in-second-quarter-in-kansas-senate-race" target="_blank"> raking in $3.7 million in contributions</a>
 in the most recent reporting period. That’s the largest amount ever 
raised in a single quarter by a Kansas candidate for any office.Jim
 McLean is the senior correspondent for the Kansas News Service is a 
collaboration of KCUR, Kansas Public Radio, KMUW and High Plains Public 
Radio focused on health, the social determinants of health and their 
connection to public policy. You can reach him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/jmcleanks" target="_blank">@jmcleanks</a> or email jim@kcur.org.

GOP group spending millions to stop Kobach Senate chances

SALINA —A Salina police officer was placed on administrative leave after he was involved in a one-vehicle accident early Sunday morning in north Salina.

Just after 3:30a.m. Sunday, a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Officer Anthony Roman, 27, of Salina, who was off-duty at the time, was northbound on North Broadway Boulevard, according to&nbsp;Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.

An on-duty police officer observed the pickup traveling at a high rate of speed and failing to stop at the red light at the intersection of North Broadway Boulevard, North Ninth Street and Pacific Avenue.

The pickup struck the north curb of Pacific Avenue, a power pole, the south side of Del’s Automotive, 901 North Eighth Street, a fire hydrant, a stop sign and then rolled onto the driver's side and came to rest on North Eighth Street, according to Forrester.

The power pole sustained minimal damage. The automotive building had a wooden garage door broken and caved inward. The hydrant was slightly ajar from the base and water was leaking out. The stop sign was broken off and in the roadway.

Roman received a small cut to his left arm and refused treatment, according to Forrester.&nbsp; Police arressted Roman was arrested on requested charges that included DUI, Reckless driving Failure to stop at a traffic control signal and Improper driving on laned roadways.

He has been placed on administrative leave from the Salina Police Department, according to Forrester.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595182598802.jpeg" alt="Roman photo Saline County" />
 <figcaption>Roman photo Saline County</figcaption>
 </figure>SALINA —A Salina police officer was placed on administrative leave after he was involved in a one-vehicle accident early Sunday morning in north Salina.Just after 3:30a.m. Sunday, a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Officer Anthony Roman, 27, of Salina, who was off-duty at the time, was northbound on North Broadway Boulevard, according to&nbsp;Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.An on-duty police officer observed the pickup traveling at a high rate of speed and failing to stop at the red light at the intersection of North Broadway Boulevard, North Ninth Street and Pacific Avenue.The pickup struck the north curb of Pacific Avenue, a power pole, the south side of Del’s Automotive, 901 North Eighth Street, a fire hydrant, a stop sign and then rolled onto the driver's side and came to rest on North Eighth Street, according to Forrester.The power pole sustained minimal damage. The automotive building had a wooden garage door broken and caved inward. The hydrant was slightly ajar from the base and water was leaking out. The stop sign was broken off and in the roadway.Roman received a small cut to his left arm and refused treatment, according to Forrester.&nbsp; Police arressted Roman was arrested on requested charges that included DUI, Reckless driving Failure to stop at a traffic control signal and Improper driving on laned roadways.He has been placed on administrative leave from the Salina Police Department, according to Forrester.

Kansas police officer placed on leave after alleged DUI crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to Jim Ryun, a former Kansas congressmen who was the first high school runner to clock a mile in under 4 minutes. 

Trump is scheduled to honor the three-time Olympian with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Friday. The Wichita native entered the record books in 1964 at age 17 by becoming the first high school runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile with a time of 3 minutes, 59 seconds. 

He competed in three Olympic Games and later served in Congress.&nbsp; &nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595003758174.png" alt="Image courtesy White House" />
 <figcaption>Image courtesy White House</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to Jim Ryun, a former Kansas congressmen who was the first high school runner to clock a mile in under 4 minutes. <figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595244984595.png" alt="Jim Ryun-courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>Jim Ryun-courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>Trump is scheduled to honor the three-time Olympian with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Friday. The Wichita native entered the record books in 1964 at age 17 by becoming the first high school runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile with a time of 3 minutes, 59 seconds. He competed in three Olympic Games and later served in Congress.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Kansas legend Jim Ryun to receive Medal of Freedom

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, say a hit-and-run crash involving three vehicles has left one driver dead and closed a bridge for hours. Police say the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Monday on the 7th Street Trafficway bridge. 

Investigators say the crash happened when a speeding pickup truck cross the median and side-swiped car before crashing head-on with a white utility truck. Police say the male driver of the car died at the scene, while a passenger in the car and the utility truck diver were uninjured. Police say the driver of the pickup ran from the scene. 

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595338449354.png" alt="Scene of the hit and run crash Monday -photo courtesy KCTV" />
 <figcaption>Scene of the hit and run crash Monday -photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, say a hit-and-run crash involving three vehicles has left one driver dead and closed a bridge for hours. Police say the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Monday on the 7th Street Trafficway bridge. Investigators say the crash happened when a speeding pickup truck cross the median and side-swiped car before crashing head-on with a white utility truck. Police say the male driver of the car died at the scene, while a passenger in the car and the utility truck diver were uninjured. Police say the driver of the pickup ran from the scene. Police have not announced an arrest.

Hit-and-run involving 3 vehicles kills 1, closed Kansas bridge

By BRIAN GRIMMETT <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/post/kansas-governor-says-masks-are-non-negotiable-schools-and-pleads-delaying-classes">Kansas News Service</a>

WICHITA — Students,
 teachers and staff members at K-12 schools in Kansas will wear masks, 
use hand sanitizer once an hour, socially distance and have their 
temperatures taken daily. That’s according to <a href="https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EO-20-59-Signed.pdf">a new statewide mandate </a>from Gov. Laura Kelly, who says she does not need approval to institute the COVID-19 safety regulations.

She
 also plans to delay all instruction and extracurricular activities — 
including sports — until Sept. 8, after Labor Day. This <a href="https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EO-20-58-unsigned.pdf">second executive order</a> must be voted on by the state Board of Education, which will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Kelly
 said she is committed to protecting Kansans “regardless of the 
political pushback” that already has happened in some communities 
regarding delaying the 2020-21 school year.

“I’m asking each 
state Board of Education member to put politics aside and think about 
our children, their parents, their teachers and the survival of our Main
 Street businesses,” she said in a news conference Monday.

More 
than 300 Kansans have died from COVID-19, and the number of cases has 
spiked in the last month to almost 24,000 — with more than 2,600 since 
July 13 alone.

Last week, the Board of Education issued <a href="https://www.kcur.org/education/2020-07-14/expect-to-see-more-masks-and-occasional-closures-as-kansas-reopens-schools">a hefty document</a>
 full of recommendations on reopening schools safely, prioritizing 
in-person elementary-school education and noting that it’s likely 
teachers, staff, students and family may need to quarantine for 14 days 
when a school has a positive coronavirus case.

There are 
exceptions in Kelly’s order regarding safety protocols. Masks won’t be 
required during eating, “activities that cannot be safely conducted with
 a mask or other facial covering,” people with medical conditions and 
other reasons. Also, the order says that the six-foot social distancing 
guideline doesn’t apply during in-person instruction in classrooms when 
masks or other face coverings are being worn.

Brian Grimmett is a two-time Regional Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist covering energy and environment stories across the state of Kansas.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595338227926.png" alt=" A classroom at Jardine Elementary in Topeka in 2019. Chris Neal / For the Kansas News Service" />
 <figcaption> A classroom at Jardine Elementary in Topeka in 2019. Chris Neal / For the Kansas News Service</figcaption>
 </figure>By BRIAN GRIMMETT <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/post/kansas-governor-says-masks-are-non-negotiable-schools-and-pleads-delaying-classes">Kansas News Service</a>WICHITA — Students,
 teachers and staff members at K-12 schools in Kansas will wear masks, 
use hand sanitizer once an hour, socially distance and have their 
temperatures taken daily. That’s according to <a href="https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EO-20-59-Signed.pdf">a new statewide mandate </a>from Gov. Laura Kelly, who says she does not need approval to institute the COVID-19 safety regulations.She
 also plans to delay all instruction and extracurricular activities — 
including sports — until Sept. 8, after Labor Day. This <a href="https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EO-20-58-unsigned.pdf">second executive order</a> must be voted on by the state Board of Education, which will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday.Kelly
 said she is committed to protecting Kansans “regardless of the 
political pushback” that already has happened in some communities 
regarding delaying the 2020-21 school year.“I’m asking each 
state Board of Education member to put politics aside and think about 
our children, their parents, their teachers and the survival of our Main
 Street businesses,” she said in a news conference Monday.More 
than 300 Kansans have died from COVID-19, and the number of cases has 
spiked in the last month to almost 24,000 — with more than 2,600 since 
July 13 alone.Last week, the Board of Education issued <a href="https://www.kcur.org/education/2020-07-14/expect-to-see-more-masks-and-occasional-closures-as-kansas-reopens-schools">a hefty document</a>
 full of recommendations on reopening schools safely, prioritizing 
in-person elementary-school education and noting that it’s likely 
teachers, staff, students and family may need to quarantine for 14 days 
when a school has a positive coronavirus case.There are 
exceptions in Kelly’s order regarding safety protocols. Masks won’t be 
required during eating, “activities that cannot be safely conducted with
 a mask or other facial covering,” people with medical conditions and 
other reasons. Also, the order says that the six-foot social distancing 
guideline doesn’t apply during in-person instruction in classrooms when 
masks or other face coverings are being worn.Brian Grimmett is a two-time Regional Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist covering energy and environment stories across the state of Kansas.

Kelly: Masks non-negotiable in schools, pleads for delaying classes

TOPEKA—Kansas law requires the state school board’s approval for Governor Kelly's <a href="https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EO-20-58-unsigned.pdf">proposed order to delay </a>&nbsp;the reopening of public and private elementary, middle and high schools for three weeks from mid-August until Sept. 9. It include athletics and all other extracurricular activities.

The board is scheduled to meet Wednesday morning.

<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzVxatxVZRVD4reGstiLquGPmI7s84b_hI0yHgHOmKW_cbDQ/viewform">Click here </a>to contact the Kansas State <a href="https://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/Board/Documents/2019%20Board%20Contact%20Info%20Web%20etc%20rev.pdf">Board of Education </a>ahead of&nbsp; their Wednesday meeting.

During her press briefing on Monday, Kelly also issued <a href="https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EO-20-59-Signed.pdf">an order requiring masks </a>and daily temperature checks in the state’s K-12 schools.&nbsp;

The governor's coronavirus-inspired rules are stricter than guidelines adopted by the Republican-controlled State Board of Education.

Executive Order #20-59 does not require the state board's approval and it mandates face coverings for all students, faculty, staff, vendors, and other visitors to public or private K-12 school buildings or facilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Executive Order will mandate six feet social distancing, except for in-person instruction in classrooms when masks or other face coverings are worn.

The order will also require hand sanitizer in all classrooms, and that all students and faculty must sanitize their hands no less than once every hour.

Finally, all individuals entering must have their temperatures checked before entering the building.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595327875164.png" alt="Governor Laura Kelly wore a mask as she arrived for Monday's press briefing." />
 <figcaption>Governor Laura Kelly wore a mask as she arrived for Monday's press briefing.</figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA—Kansas law requires the state school board’s approval for Governor Kelly's <a href="https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EO-20-58-unsigned.pdf">proposed order to delay </a>&nbsp;the reopening of public and private elementary, middle and high schools for three weeks from mid-August until Sept. 9. It include athletics and all other extracurricular activities.The board is scheduled to meet Wednesday morning.<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzVxatxVZRVD4reGstiLquGPmI7s84b_hI0yHgHOmKW_cbDQ/viewform">Click here </a>to contact the Kansas State <a href="https://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/Board/Documents/2019%20Board%20Contact%20Info%20Web%20etc%20rev.pdf">Board of Education </a>ahead of&nbsp; their Wednesday meeting.During her press briefing on Monday, Kelly also issued <a href="https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EO-20-59-Signed.pdf">an order requiring masks </a>and daily temperature checks in the state’s K-12 schools.&nbsp;The governor's coronavirus-inspired rules are stricter than guidelines adopted by the Republican-controlled State Board of Education.Executive Order #20-59 does not require the state board's approval and it mandates face coverings for all students, faculty, staff, vendors, and other visitors to public or private K-12 school buildings or facilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Exceptions will be made for:<ol>
 <li>Eating;</li><li>Activities that cannot be safely conducted with a mask or other face covering;</li><li>Children who are not students and are 5 years of age or under;</li><li>Persons with a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that prevents wearing a face covering;</li><li>Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing or communicating with a person who is deaf or hard of hearing, where the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication;</li><li>Persons for whom wearing a face covering would create a risk to the person related to their work.</li>
 </ol>The Executive Order will mandate six feet social distancing, except for in-person instruction in classrooms when masks or other face coverings are worn.The order will also require hand sanitizer in all classrooms, and that all students and faculty must sanitize their hands no less than once every hour.Finally, all individuals entering must have their temperatures checked before entering the building.

Kan. Board of Education needs input on governor's plan to delay school

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump acknowledged a “big flareup” of COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package with the U.S. crisis worsening and emergency relief about to expire.

Trump convened GOP leaders at the White House on Monday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell prepared to roll out his $1 trillion package in days. But the administration criticized the legislation’s money for more virus testing and insisted on a full payroll tax repeal that could complicate quick passage. The timeline appeared to quickly shift.

“We’ve made a lot of progress,” Trump said as the meeting got underway.

But the president added, “Unfortunately, this is something that’s very tough.”

Lawmakers returned to a Capitol still off-limits to tourists, another sign of the nation’s difficulty containing the coronavirus.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/92e4b9699100a5b02fa603508115809c">Rather than easing, the pandemic’s devastating cycle is churning</a>&nbsp;again, leaving Congress little choice but to engineer another costly rescue. Businesses are shutting down again, many schools will not fully reopen and jobs are disappearing, all while federal aid will expire in days.

Without a successful federal strategy, lawmakers are trying to draft one.

“We have to end this virus,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Monday on MSNBC.

She said any attempt by the White House to block money for testing “goes beyond ignorance.”

The political stakes are high for both parties before the November election, and even more so for the nation, which now has registered more coronavirus infections and a higher death count — 140,800 — than any other country.

McConnell and House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy huddled with Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and acting chief of staff Mark Meadows.

Mnuchin vowed passage by month’s end, as a $600 boost in jobless aid is set to expire, and said he expected a fresh $1 trillion jolt of business tax breaks and other aid would have a “big impact” on the struggling economy.

On Capitol Hill, McConnell faces not just pressure from the White House but also splits within his ranks, which have chiseled away at his majority power and left him relying on Democrats for votes.

Mnuchin and Meadows will meet privately Tuesday with Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer.

The package from McConnell, being crafted behind closed doors, is expected to include $75 billion to help schools reopen. It will likely replace an expiring $600 weekly unemployment benefits boost with a smaller amount. The cut in unemployment assistance is designed to ensure that jobless people do not receive a greater benefit than if they were working. Regular state benefits vary widely and the measure would peg the federal bonus payment to a percentage of the state benefit.

McConnell’s package may also send a fresh round of direct $1,200 cash payments to Americans below a certain income level, likely $75,000, and create a sweeping five-year liability shield against coronavirus lawsuits.

But the administration was panning the proposal’s $25 billion in new funds for virus testing and tracing and insisting on the payroll tax cut, Republicans said.

At Monday’s White House meeting, Trump said he wants a full payroll tax repeal, said one Republican who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting. Trump then put economist Art Laffer on speakerphone. Laffer is part of a conservative group favoring the tax break. The GOP leaders indicated only a partial repeal would be included in the coming bill.

Easing the payroll tax is dividing Trump’s party because it is used to finance Social Security and Medicare. The tax is already being deferred for employers under the previous virus relief package. Supporters say cutting it now for employees would put money in people’s pockets and stimulate the economy, but detractors warn it would do little for out-of-work Americans and add to the nation’s rising debt load. McConnell is straining to keep the bill’s total price tag at $1 trillion.

GOP senators swiftly pushed back as the Republicans and the White House battled over priorities.

GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas was among several Republicans saying he’s “not a fan” of a payroll tax holiday.

Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the chairman of the Health committee, said, “All roads to opening school, going back to work, opening child care lead through testing.”

Economist Stephen Moore, who is part of the conservative group promoting the payroll tax cut, is also backing a health care provision to prevent surprise medical billing. Moore was not part of the meeting but said both were discussed at the White House.

Trump insisted again Sunday that the virus would&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/02b0c7bb496a21d9e09abb1d01cecf1a">“disappear,”&nbsp;</a>but the president’s view did not at all match projections from the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/7ea9b97cabecae5c91595aab05dd7f6d">leading health professionals</a>&nbsp;straining to halt the alarming U.S. caseload and death toll.

On a conference call with the nation’s governors Monday, Pence called the rising numbers in Sunbelt states “serious.”

Schumer warned Monday his side will block any effort from McConnell that falls short, reviving a strategy from the last virus aid bill that forced Republicans to the negotiating table. This time, the House has approved Pelosi’s sweeping&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/55887a1d2b734020c8dae29004f087d6">$3 trillion effort</a>, giving Democrats momentum heading into negotiations.

Joe Biden, the Democrats’ presumed presidential nominee,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/a8a5903bf4c651a2add77c643ddcdd2e">stated his own priorities</a>. The new package should “deliver a lifeline to those who need it most: working families and small businesses,” he said.

Trump raised alarms on Capitol Hill when he suggested last month at a rally in Oklahoma that he wanted to slow virus testing. Testing is seen as the best way to track the virus to contain its spread. Another Republican familiar with the process said about half of the $25 billion previously approved remains unspent. Senate Democrats are investigating why the administration has left so much on the table.

The proposed virus aid package would be the fifth, following the $2.2 trillion bill passed in March, the largest U.S. intervention of its kind. While many Republicans hoped the virus would ease and economy rebound, it’s become clear more aid is needed.

Despite flickers of an economic upswing as states eased stay-at-home orders in May and June, the jobless rate remained at double digits, higher than it ever was in the last decade’s Great Recession, and a federal eviction moratorium on millions of rental units approved in the last bill is about to expire.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595268522690.png" alt="President Trump during Monday's meeting in the Oval Office -White House image" />
 <figcaption>President Trump during Monday's meeting in the Oval Office -White House image</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump acknowledged a “big flareup” of COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package with the U.S. crisis worsening and emergency relief about to expire.Trump convened GOP leaders at the White House on Monday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell prepared to roll out his $1 trillion package in days. But the administration criticized the legislation’s money for more virus testing and insisted on a full payroll tax repeal that could complicate quick passage. The timeline appeared to quickly shift.“We’ve made a lot of progress,” Trump said as the meeting got underway.But the president added, “Unfortunately, this is something that’s very tough.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595268489369.png" alt="President Trump met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy Monday -photo courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>President Trump met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy Monday -photo courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>Lawmakers returned to a Capitol still off-limits to tourists, another sign of the nation’s difficulty containing the coronavirus.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/92e4b9699100a5b02fa603508115809c">Rather than easing, the pandemic’s devastating cycle is churning</a>&nbsp;again, leaving Congress little choice but to engineer another costly rescue. Businesses are shutting down again, many schools will not fully reopen and jobs are disappearing, all while federal aid will expire in days.Without a successful federal strategy, lawmakers are trying to draft one.“We have to end this virus,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Monday on MSNBC.She said any attempt by the White House to block money for testing “goes beyond ignorance.”The political stakes are high for both parties before the November election, and even more so for the nation, which now has registered more coronavirus infections and a higher death count — 140,800 — than any other country.McConnell and House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy huddled with Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and acting chief of staff Mark Meadows.Mnuchin vowed passage by month’s end, as a $600 boost in jobless aid is set to expire, and said he expected a fresh $1 trillion jolt of business tax breaks and other aid would have a “big impact” on the struggling economy.On Capitol Hill, McConnell faces not just pressure from the White House but also splits within his ranks, which have chiseled away at his majority power and left him relying on Democrats for votes.Mnuchin and Meadows will meet privately Tuesday with Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer.The package from McConnell, being crafted behind closed doors, is expected to include $75 billion to help schools reopen. It will likely replace an expiring $600 weekly unemployment benefits boost with a smaller amount. The cut in unemployment assistance is designed to ensure that jobless people do not receive a greater benefit than if they were working. Regular state benefits vary widely and the measure would peg the federal bonus payment to a percentage of the state benefit.McConnell’s package may also send a fresh round of direct $1,200 cash payments to Americans below a certain income level, likely $75,000, and create a sweeping five-year liability shield against coronavirus lawsuits.But the administration was panning the proposal’s $25 billion in new funds for virus testing and tracing and insisting on the payroll tax cut, Republicans said.At Monday’s White House meeting, Trump said he wants a full payroll tax repeal, said one Republican who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting. Trump then put economist Art Laffer on speakerphone. Laffer is part of a conservative group favoring the tax break. The GOP leaders indicated only a partial repeal would be included in the coming bill.Easing the payroll tax is dividing Trump’s party because it is used to finance Social Security and Medicare. The tax is already being deferred for employers under the previous virus relief package. Supporters say cutting it now for employees would put money in people’s pockets and stimulate the economy, but detractors warn it would do little for out-of-work Americans and add to the nation’s rising debt load. McConnell is straining to keep the bill’s total price tag at $1 trillion.GOP senators swiftly pushed back as the Republicans and the White House battled over priorities.GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas was among several Republicans saying he’s “not a fan” of a payroll tax holiday.Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the chairman of the Health committee, said, “All roads to opening school, going back to work, opening child care lead through testing.”Economist Stephen Moore, who is part of the conservative group promoting the payroll tax cut, is also backing a health care provision to prevent surprise medical billing. Moore was not part of the meeting but said both were discussed at the White House.Trump insisted again Sunday that the virus would&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/02b0c7bb496a21d9e09abb1d01cecf1a">“disappear,”&nbsp;</a>but the president’s view did not at all match projections from the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/7ea9b97cabecae5c91595aab05dd7f6d">leading health professionals</a>&nbsp;straining to halt the alarming U.S. caseload and death toll.On a conference call with the nation’s governors Monday, Pence called the rising numbers in Sunbelt states “serious.”Schumer warned Monday his side will block any effort from McConnell that falls short, reviving a strategy from the last virus aid bill that forced Republicans to the negotiating table. This time, the House has approved Pelosi’s sweeping&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/55887a1d2b734020c8dae29004f087d6">$3 trillion effort</a>, giving Democrats momentum heading into negotiations.Joe Biden, the Democrats’ presumed presidential nominee,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/a8a5903bf4c651a2add77c643ddcdd2e">stated his own priorities</a>. The new package should “deliver a lifeline to those who need it most: working families and small businesses,” he said.Trump raised alarms on Capitol Hill when he suggested last month at a rally in Oklahoma that he wanted to slow virus testing. Testing is seen as the best way to track the virus to contain its spread. Another Republican familiar with the process said about half of the $25 billion previously approved remains unspent. Senate Democrats are investigating why the administration has left so much on the table.The proposed virus aid package would be the fifth, following the $2.2 trillion bill passed in March, the largest U.S. intervention of its kind. While many Republicans hoped the virus would ease and economy rebound, it’s become clear more aid is needed.Despite flickers of an economic upswing as states eased stay-at-home orders in May and June, the jobless rate remained at double digits, higher than it ever was in the last decade’s Great Recession, and a federal eviction moratorium on millions of rental units approved in the last bill is about to expire.___

Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens

OSAGE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on numerous charges after a high speed chase.

Just before 7 a.m., July 18, Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received notification that a Ford F250 pickup truck, towing a trailer with a Bobcat skid steer, had been stolen from the area of SW 125th Street and SW Jordan Road in Osage County, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

Shawnee County deputies responded to assist the Kansas Highway Patrol and Osage County Sheriff’s Office once a pursuit was initiated.

In approximately the 4500 block of SW Auburn Road, the pursuit was terminated due to the high risk driving of the suspect. 

Shawnee County deputies then initiated a pursuit as the suspect drove eastbound on SW 37th Street. The pursuit ended in the 8000 block of SW 37th Street when the suspect drove off the roadway to the north.

The driver, Connor J. C. Mundy, 25, Burlingame, was taken into custody without incident or injury by the Osage County Sheriff’s Office for multiple warrants and is facing numerous other charges. The stolen truck, trailer and skid steer were returned to the owner.

The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone that believes their personal property was damaged during this pursuit to please contact Cpl. Jason Mills.&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595287888544.png" alt="Mundy photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Mundy photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>OSAGE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on numerous charges after a high speed chase.Just before 7 a.m., July 18, Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received notification that a Ford F250 pickup truck, towing a trailer with a Bobcat skid steer, had been stolen from the area of SW 125th Street and SW Jordan Road in Osage County, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.Shawnee County deputies responded to assist the Kansas Highway Patrol and Osage County Sheriff’s Office once a pursuit was initiated.In approximately the 4500 block of SW Auburn Road, the pursuit was terminated due to the high risk driving of the suspect. Shawnee County deputies then initiated a pursuit as the suspect drove eastbound on SW 37th Street. The pursuit ended in the 8000 block of SW 37th Street when the suspect drove off the roadway to the north.The driver, Connor J. C. Mundy, 25, Burlingame, was taken into custody without incident or injury by the Osage County Sheriff’s Office for multiple warrants and is facing numerous other charges. The stolen truck, trailer and skid steer were returned to the owner.The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone that believes their personal property was damaged during this pursuit to please contact Cpl. Jason Mills.&nbsp;.

Kan. man driving stolen truck and skid steer leads deputies on chase

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman misled a sheriff’s detective by blaming staff for a problem with his state voter registration form that led to three felony criminal charges, a prosecutor alleged Monday in a new court filing.

Republican Rep. Steve Watkins listed a postal box at a UPS Inc. store in Topeka as his residence for voter registration purposes for more than three months starting in late August 2019.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/9d6046fd12875b3664cf8388708105e8">The charges against him</a>&nbsp;in state district court in Shawnee County include voting illegally in a Topeka City Council race in November 2019 and hampering law enforcement by providing false information to the sheriff’s detective in a February interview during an investigation of whether Watkins broke state election laws.

Watkins has called the charges “bogus” and his attorney filed a request last week with the presiding judge in the case to have District Attorney Mike Kagay disqualified. Watkins’ lawyer alleges that Kagay, a Republican, has a conflict of interest because Kagay’s re-election campaign this year shares a direct mail provider with State Treasurer Jake LaTurner, who is seeking to unseat Watkins in the Aug. 4 primary.

Deputy District Attorney Brett Watson filed&nbsp;<a href="https://apdocs.inside.ap.org/documents/151003-response-to-watkins-motion-07-20-20.html" target="_blank">a response</a>&nbsp;Monday that called the arguments of Watkins’ attorney “superficial” and said Kagay has met LaTurner only once, in passing. In the filing, Watson provided previously undisclosed details about the allegation that Watkins misled the sheriff’s detective.

The deputy district attorney said that Watkins told the sheriff’s detective that one of the congressman’s staffers completed the incorrect voter registration form.

“But he did not know which one,” Watson added.

But Watkins campaign spokesman Bryan Piligra said in an email to The Associated Press that LaTurner “should consider putting the Shawnee County DA on his campaign payroll.”

“It’s no surprise that LaTurner and his cronies in the prosecutor’s office would twist the truth to cover up the collusion and corruption that is becoming obvious in this case,” Piligra said.

LaTurner accused Watkins of “spinning lies and blaming others.”

“It is unconscionable that a congressman would stoop to the level of throwing his own staff under the bus rather than owning up to his own actions,” LaTurner said.

Watkins filed a state voter registration form in late August 2019 listing the UPS postal box as his residential address. The postal box still was listed as his residential address when he cast a mailed-in ballot that included the Topeka City Council race.

The congressman and his staff have said he inadvertently listed his mailing address instead of his residential address by mistake. Watkins later&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/07b5cc37067da9b23bd489a8e6eaddbe">twice corrected</a>&nbsp;his address to an apartment, but it is not in the same City Council district as the UPS store, raising questions about potential illegal voting.

Watson said in Monday’s filing that Watkins initially declined to provide a list of his staffers, and the sheriff’s department obtained subpoenas from a judge in June. The filing said Watkins’ attorney asked on June 30 to be present when Watkins staffers were interviewed even though he did not represent them because Watkins is their employer.

Watkins provided the district attorney’s office with two unidentified staffers’ names on July 10, according to the deputy district attorney’s filing. Four days later, the district attorney’s office learned that the attorney representing the two staffers was not available and would be on a two-week vacation. Kagay filed the criminal charges against Watkins that day.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/6/1591476738251.png" alt="Photo office of Rep. Steve Watkins" />
 <figcaption>Photo office of Rep. Steve Watkins</figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman misled a sheriff’s detective by blaming staff for a problem with his state voter registration form that led to three felony criminal charges, a prosecutor alleged Monday in a new court filing.Republican Rep. Steve Watkins listed a postal box at a UPS Inc. store in Topeka as his residence for voter registration purposes for more than three months starting in late August 2019.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/9d6046fd12875b3664cf8388708105e8">The charges against him</a>&nbsp;in state district court in Shawnee County include voting illegally in a Topeka City Council race in November 2019 and hampering law enforcement by providing false information to the sheriff’s detective in a February interview during an investigation of whether Watkins broke state election laws.Watkins has called the charges “bogus” and his attorney filed a request last week with the presiding judge in the case to have District Attorney Mike Kagay disqualified. Watkins’ lawyer alleges that Kagay, a Republican, has a conflict of interest because Kagay’s re-election campaign this year shares a direct mail provider with State Treasurer Jake LaTurner, who is seeking to unseat Watkins in the Aug. 4 primary.Deputy District Attorney Brett Watson filed&nbsp;<a href="https://apdocs.inside.ap.org/documents/151003-response-to-watkins-motion-07-20-20.html" target="_blank">a response</a>&nbsp;Monday that called the arguments of Watkins’ attorney “superficial” and said Kagay has met LaTurner only once, in passing. In the filing, Watson provided previously undisclosed details about the allegation that Watkins misled the sheriff’s detective.The deputy district attorney said that Watkins told the sheriff’s detective that one of the congressman’s staffers completed the incorrect voter registration form.“But he did not know which one,” Watson added.But Watkins campaign spokesman Bryan Piligra said in an email to The Associated Press that LaTurner “should consider putting the Shawnee County DA on his campaign payroll.”“It’s no surprise that LaTurner and his cronies in the prosecutor’s office would twist the truth to cover up the collusion and corruption that is becoming obvious in this case,” Piligra said.LaTurner accused Watkins of “spinning lies and blaming others.”“It is unconscionable that a congressman would stoop to the level of throwing his own staff under the bus rather than owning up to his own actions,” LaTurner said.Watkins filed a state voter registration form in late August 2019 listing the UPS postal box as his residential address. The postal box still was listed as his residential address when he cast a mailed-in ballot that included the Topeka City Council race.The congressman and his staff have said he inadvertently listed his mailing address instead of his residential address by mistake. Watkins later&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/07b5cc37067da9b23bd489a8e6eaddbe">twice corrected</a>&nbsp;his address to an apartment, but it is not in the same City Council district as the UPS store, raising questions about potential illegal voting.Watson said in Monday’s filing that Watkins initially declined to provide a list of his staffers, and the sheriff’s department obtained subpoenas from a judge in June. The filing said Watkins’ attorney asked on June 30 to be present when Watkins staffers were interviewed even though he did not represent them because Watkins is their employer.Watkins provided the district attorney’s office with two unidentified staffers’ names on July 10, according to the deputy district attorney’s filing. Four days later, the district attorney’s office learned that the attorney representing the two staffers was not available and would be on a two-week vacation. Kagay filed the criminal charges against Watkins that day.

Prosecutor: Kansas congressman blamed staff for registration

SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a registered Kansas sex offender on new charges after an incident involving a 10-year-old boy.&nbsp;

Just before 5p.m. on Sunday, police responded to a disturbance call at the Quik Trip located in the 700 block of South Broadway in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.

At the convenience store, officers contacted a 10-year-old boy who reported while walking on the sidewalk in the 800 block of South Wichita that a suspect later identified as 62-year-old Webb Ketcherside approached him on foot, made sexually explicit comments and then grabbed his arm.&nbsp; 

The boy was able to break free from Ketcherside and run to the Quik Trip to get help. The boy received only minor injuries, according to Wheeler.

Through the investigation, Ketcherside was determined to be involved in the incident.&nbsp; Officers located him at his home at an apartment complex in the 800 block of South Water Street, and he was arrested without incident.

He is being <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=132951">held on a $75,000 bond</a> on requested charges of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child and attempted aggravated kidnapping.

The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.&nbsp; 

Ketcherside has previously been arrested and convicted on charges of indecent solicitation of a child, criminal threat, and theft.&nbsp; He is also a registered sex offender through the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595258421423.png" alt="Ketcherside-photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Ketcherside-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a registered Kansas sex offender on new charges after an incident involving a 10-year-old boy.&nbsp;Just before 5p.m. on Sunday, police responded to a disturbance call at the Quik Trip located in the 700 block of South Broadway in Wichita, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.At the convenience store, officers contacted a 10-year-old boy who reported while walking on the sidewalk in the 800 block of South Wichita that a suspect later identified as 62-year-old Webb Ketcherside approached him on foot, made sexually explicit comments and then grabbed his arm.&nbsp; The boy was able to break free from Ketcherside and run to the Quik Trip to get help. The boy received only minor injuries, according to Wheeler.Through the investigation, Ketcherside was determined to be involved in the incident.&nbsp; Officers located him at his home at an apartment complex in the 800 block of South Water Street, and he was arrested without incident.He is being <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=132951">held on a $75,000 bond</a> on requested charges of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child and attempted aggravated kidnapping.The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.&nbsp; <figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595280791064.png" alt="Ketcherside -photo KBI offender registry" />
 <figcaption>Ketcherside -photo KBI offender registry</figcaption>
 </figure>Ketcherside has previously been arrested and convicted on charges of indecent solicitation of a child, criminal threat, and theft.&nbsp; He is also a registered sex offender through the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.

Police: Sex offender attempted to kidnap Kansas boy

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The top federal Transportation Safety Administration official in Kansas says he raised concerns about the need for coronavirus precautions at airports early during the pandemic and pushed the agency to put them in place nationally.

Jay Brainard, a federal security director with the TSA based in Wichita, moved to make sure that employees used masks and hand sanitizer in Kansas airports by March,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article244246837.html" target="_blank">The Wichita Eagle reports.</a>&nbsp;He said that when he didn’t see those practices adopted nationally, he used whistleblower complaints to push the issue.

Brainard said the TSA moved fairly quickly in response to his concerns and is now “headed in a good direction.”

The TSA announced May 7 that employees would be required to wear face coverings at screening checkpoints. The agency reminded passengers on May 21 about measures such as social distancing and mask wearing ahead of Memorial Day, and the TSA launched a “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure” campaign on June 30.

TSA spokesman Mark Howell said in a statement that coronavirus precautions were in the works before Brainard raised his concerns.

Howell acknowledged that Brainard and TSA Administrator David Pekoske spoke recently but added that Pekoske has been holding weekly town hall meetings with employees since March 17.

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 <figcaption>TSA agents checks passenger ID -Photo courtesy Kansas City International Airport&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The top federal Transportation Safety Administration official in Kansas says he raised concerns about the need for coronavirus precautions at airports early during the pandemic and pushed the agency to put them in place nationally.Jay Brainard, a federal security director with the TSA based in Wichita, moved to make sure that employees used masks and hand sanitizer in Kansas airports by March,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article244246837.html" target="_blank">The Wichita Eagle reports.</a>&nbsp;He said that when he didn’t see those practices adopted nationally, he used whistleblower complaints to push the issue.Brainard said the TSA moved fairly quickly in response to his concerns and is now “headed in a good direction.”The TSA announced May 7 that employees would be required to wear face coverings at screening checkpoints. The agency reminded passengers on May 21 about measures such as social distancing and mask wearing ahead of Memorial Day, and the TSA launched a “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure” campaign on June 30.TSA spokesman Mark Howell said in a statement that coronavirus precautions were in the works before Brainard raised his concerns.Howell acknowledged that Brainard and TSA Administrator David Pekoske spoke recently but added that Pekoske has been holding weekly town hall meetings with employees since March 17.

Kansas TSA official says he raised COVID-19 concerns early

TOPEKA —Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order #20-59 and shared the details for Executive Order #20-58 during her press conference Monday afternoon.

 Executive Order #20-58 can only be signed if the Kansas Board of Education votes to approve her order. It delays schools from beginning any student instruction from August through September 8. Executive Order #20-59 outlines mitigation procedures schools must take to ensure the safety and wellbeing of Kansas students and teachers.

Responding to reports republican leaders are lobbying the Kansas State Board of Education to vote against the executive order on schools, Kelly said they have used the platform to promote politics instead of public health.

The governor asked members of the State Board of education to put politics aside and think about children, teachers and the survival of main street businesses.&nbsp;

Kelly also referenced a study in South Korea that shows children can spread coronavirus as efficiently as adults and that one third of children tested in Florida are testing positive.

“I will continue to use every resource and tool available to this administration to protect Kansans and keep our economy open for business, regardless of the political pushback,”&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly said.&nbsp;“The additional three weeks will provide schools time to work with their counties to get the necessary mitigation supplies like masks, thermometers, and hand sanitizer, while providing&nbsp;local districts time to thoroughly review the curriculum options from the State Board of Education to figure out what strategy is best for their district.” &nbsp;

“Putting nearly half a million kids and faculty in daily, large gatherings is the exact opposite of what health experts have urged us to do.”

Executive Order #20-58 will also include athletics and all other extracurricular activities.

Executive Order #20-59 will mandate face coverings for all students, faculty, staff, vendors, and other visitors to public or private K-12 school buildings or facilities.

To view E.O. #20-58,&nbsp;<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgovernor.kansas.gov%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F07%2FEO-20-58-unsigned.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cd23641b0747b4b72863e08d82cf51bdd%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C637308778524861595&amp;sdata=rEF%2FVCzbPQvtblXvlvO6XvjRP0WdX2atWoIjtV4x9Zw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">click here.</a>

To view E.O. #20-59,&nbsp;<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgovernor.kansas.gov%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F07%2FEO-20-59-Signed.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cd23641b0747b4b72863e08d82cf51bdd%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C637308778524861595&amp;sdata=zxXbAv1BER09AHyFllOkFkqjIVmxAutqEWOnzcGFTCM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">click here.</a>

The Kansas health department said Monday that coronavirus cases grew by 6.2% since Friday. The department said there were 1,369 new cases to bring the total to 23,334. The agency reported eight new COVID-19-related deaths for a total of 307.&nbsp;

TOPEKA —Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order #20-59 and shared the details for Executive Order #20-58 during her press conference Monday afternoon. Executive Order #20-58 can only be signed if the Kansas Board of Education votes to approve her order. It delays schools from beginning any student instruction from August through September 8. Executive Order #20-59 outlines mitigation procedures schools must take to ensure the safety and wellbeing of Kansas students and teachers.<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGovLauraKelly%2Fvideos%2F663459251046658%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>Responding to reports republican leaders are lobbying the Kansas State Board of Education to vote against the executive order on schools, Kelly said they have used the platform to promote politics instead of public health.The governor asked members of the State Board of education to put politics aside and think about children, teachers and the survival of main street businesses.&nbsp;Kelly also referenced a study in South Korea that shows children can spread coronavirus as efficiently as adults and that one third of children tested in Florida are testing positive.“I will continue to use every resource and tool available to this administration to protect Kansans and keep our economy open for business, regardless of the political pushback,”&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly said.&nbsp;“The additional three weeks will provide schools time to work with their counties to get the necessary mitigation supplies like masks, thermometers, and hand sanitizer, while providing&nbsp;local districts time to thoroughly review the curriculum options from the State Board of Education to figure out what strategy is best for their district.” &nbsp;“Putting nearly half a million kids and faculty in daily, large gatherings is the exact opposite of what health experts have urged us to do.”Executive Order #20-58 will also include athletics and all other extracurricular activities.Exceptions will be made for:<ol>
 <li>Students enrolled concurrently to receive college credit;</li><li>Enrollment of students for the 2020-2021 school year may occur in K-12 schools;</li><li>Screenings and evaluations of students to determine accommodations and placement needs for the 2020-2021 school year.</li>
 </ol>Executive Order #20-59 will mandate face coverings for all students, faculty, staff, vendors, and other visitors to public or private K-12 school buildings or facilities.Exceptions will be made for:<ol>
 <li>Eating;</li><li>Activities that cannot be safely conducted with a mask or other face covering;</li><li>Children who are not students and are 5 years of age or under;</li><li>Persons with a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that prevents wearing a face covering;</li><li>Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing or communicating with a person who is deaf or hard of hearing, where the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication;</li><li>Persons for whom wearing a face covering would create a risk to the person related to their work.</li>
 </ol>The Executive Order will mandate six feet social distancing, except for in-person instruction in classrooms when masks or other face coverings are worn.The order will also require hand sanitizer in all classrooms, and that all students and faculty must sanitize their hands no less than once every hour.Finally, all individuals entering must have their temperatures checked before entering the building.To view E.O. #20-58,&nbsp;<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgovernor.kansas.gov%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F07%2FEO-20-58-unsigned.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cd23641b0747b4b72863e08d82cf51bdd%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C637308778524861595&amp;sdata=rEF%2FVCzbPQvtblXvlvO6XvjRP0WdX2atWoIjtV4x9Zw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">click here.</a>To view E.O. #20-59,&nbsp;<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgovernor.kansas.gov%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F07%2FEO-20-59-Signed.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cd23641b0747b4b72863e08d82cf51bdd%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C637308778524861595&amp;sdata=zxXbAv1BER09AHyFllOkFkqjIVmxAutqEWOnzcGFTCM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">click here.</a>The Kansas health department said Monday that coronavirus cases grew by 6.2% since Friday. The department said there were 1,369 new cases to bring the total to 23,334. The agency reported eight new COVID-19-related deaths for a total of 307.&nbsp;

🎥 Governor signs executive order on schools

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A woman was fatally shot Monday while pushing a baby stroller in Kansas City, police said.

Officers responding to a shooting call at 11:30 a.m. found the unresponsive woman in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven, police said in a news release. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses told police they saw a vehicle drive up and shoot the woman while she was pushing a baby in a stroller. The baby, believed to be under a year old, did not appear to be hurt but was taken to a hospital to be checked out.

Detectives are trying to develop information about a suspect and speaking to witnesses.

It was the 106th homicide this year, according to police.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595280354489.png" alt="Police on the scene of the shooting investigation photo courtesy KCTV" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the shooting investigation photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A woman was fatally shot Monday while pushing a baby stroller in Kansas City, police said.Officers responding to a shooting call at 11:30 a.m. found the unresponsive woman in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven, police said in a news release. She was pronounced dead at the scene.Witnesses told police they saw a vehicle drive up and shoot the woman while she was pushing a baby in a stroller. The baby, believed to be under a year old, did not appear to be hurt but was taken to a hospital to be checked out.Detectives are trying to develop information about a suspect and speaking to witnesses.It was the 106th homicide this year, according to police.

KC's 106th homicide of 2020: Woman pushing baby in stroller

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating an injury accident that sent a woman to the hospital.

Just before midnight Friday, sheriff's deputies responded to NW 54th Street and NW Carlson Road for an injury accident, according to deputy Abigail Christian. 

Deputies discovered Kristin T. Eustice, 32, of Rossville was operating a 2015 Polaris Razor Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) southbound on NW Carlson Road just north of 54th Street. 

Eustice lost control of the UTV on the gravel causing it to go into the east ditch of NW Carlson Road. She was ejected and the UTV rolled over and came to rest on top of her. 

Bystanders rolled the UTV off of Eustice before deputies arrived. A passenger, Laura A. Western, 30, of Rossville, sustained minor injuries.

American Medical Response transported Eustice to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A preliminary investigations show alcohol may be involved, according to Christian.

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating an injury accident that sent a woman to the hospital.Just before midnight Friday, sheriff's deputies responded to NW 54th Street and NW Carlson Road for an injury accident, according to deputy Abigail Christian. Deputies discovered Kristin T. Eustice, 32, of Rossville was operating a 2015 Polaris Razor Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) southbound on NW Carlson Road just north of 54th Street. Eustice lost control of the UTV on the gravel causing it to go into the east ditch of NW Carlson Road. She was ejected and the UTV rolled over and came to rest on top of her. Bystanders rolled the UTV off of Eustice before deputies arrived. A passenger, Laura A. Western, 30, of Rossville, sustained minor injuries.American Medical Response transported Eustice to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A preliminary investigations show alcohol may be involved, according to Christian.

Sheriff: Alcohol a possible factor in Kansas UTV crash

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police identified on Monday the man who was killed during a weekend altercation at a Missouri gas station.

Officers responded Sunday to a call about a disturbance involving a person armed with a gun at a Kansas City, Missouri, gas station.

When they arrived, they found a man unresponsive next to a vehicle who appeared to have been shot. He was declared dead at the scene. Police identified him on Monday as 28-year-old Jayvon McCray.

The person who called police said the victim had gotten into an altercation with another person which led to shots being fired.

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police are investigating a Sunday shooting at a Kansas City gas station that left a man dead.

Officers were dispatched to a gas station in Kansas City, Missouri, just before 3 p.m. on a disturbance with a person armed with a gun, the Kansas City Police Department said in a news release.

When they arrived, the officers found a man unresponsive next to a vehicle. He died at the scene.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595198516159.png" alt="Police on the scene of the shooting investigation Sunday photo courtesy KSHB" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the shooting investigation Sunday photo courtesy KSHB</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police identified on Monday the man who was killed during a weekend altercation at a Missouri gas station.Officers responded Sunday to a call about a disturbance involving a person armed with a gun at a Kansas City, Missouri, gas station.When they arrived, they found a man unresponsive next to a vehicle who appeared to have been shot. He was declared dead at the scene. Police identified him on Monday as 28-year-old Jayvon McCray.The person who called police said the victim had gotten into an altercation with another person which led to shots being fired.-----KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police are investigating a Sunday shooting at a Kansas City gas station that left a man dead.Officers were dispatched to a gas station in Kansas City, Missouri, just before 3 p.m. on a disturbance with a person armed with a gun, the Kansas City Police Department said in a news release.When they arrived, the officers found a man unresponsive next to a vehicle. He died at the scene.The person who called police said the victim had gotten into an altercation with another person which led to shots being fired.Other officers stopped a vehicle that had been described by witnesses as leaving the scene before police arrived. Its occupants are in custody pending further investigation.Police are processing the scene and trying to piece together what led up to the shooting.