Two teenage boys were injured in a Thursday rollover crash in Lafayette County.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol Daniel J. Halphin of Odessa was driving a 2004 Ford Focus on Mt. Tabor Road a mile west of Mo. 131.

The vehicle travelled off the road, struck an embankment, hit trees, and overturned into a creek bed.

Halphin and a passenger, Zachery T. Pulliam age 16 of Odessa were transported to Centerpoint Medical Center. They were both wearing seat belts.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 43-year-old Kansas man could spend the rest of his life in federal prison after being sentenced under “Jessica’s Law” for molesting a 4-year-old girl.

Alvin Houston III was convicted Dec. 12 of one count of aggravated criminal sodomy. He was sentenced last week to life in prison without parole for 40 years.

Houston was arrested after his victim told her grandmother what was happening. The grandmother spoke with an elementary school teacher who contacted the Coffey County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of the family.

Coffey County Attorney Douglas Witteman says Houston gave investigators a detailed confession when he was interviewed. The former Ottawa-area resident previously was convicted of trying to rape someone under 14 in Franklin County in 2000.

Flushmate, the maker of a high-pressure flushing system sold at Home Depot and Lowe’s, is expanding its recall of the parts, because they can burst near a seam with force enough to shatter the toilet tank.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says Thursday that the company is recalling 351,000 units in the U.S. and about 9,400 units in Canada of the Series 503 Flushmate 111 Pressure Assist flushing systems installed inside toilet tanks that were made from March 2008 through June 2009.

There were no reports of injuries.

The move follows a recall in June 2009 of the same systems made from October 1997 through February 2008.

Flushmate of New Hudson, Mich., Is a division of Sloan Valve Co.

(AP) — A Lawrence event will give people a chance to learn more about eagles during the raptors’ annual migration.

The Kaw Valley Eagles Day is planned from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday at Free State High School. Sponsors include the Jayhawk Audobon Society, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Lawrence school district.

Experts will provide wildlife talks while children can participate in nature-inspired activities. Jayhawk Audubon Society president Gary Anderson says one of the most popular Eagles Day activities is dissecting owl pellets, which owls regurgitate after eating something they can’t digest.

Guests also can attend ranger-led eagle viewing field trips at 10:35 a.m. and 3 p.m. Eagles tend to stay in the area around this time of year

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill this week expressed her strong support for two federal weather centers to retain their operations in Kansas City, Missouri, in a letter to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Acting Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The upcoming closure of the Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, which houses both the NOAA’s National Weather Service National Logistics Support Center and the National Reconditioning Center, is forcing both centers to relocate. NOAA is currently conducting a business case analysis-expected to be completed by the spring of 2014-to determine where to relocate the two centers.

McCaskill made the case in her letter that retaining the two centers in the region is the best fiscal and strategic choice for the agency.

“Sustaining this work in the Kansas City area provides for minimum disruption for the two centers’ employees and operations,” McCaskill said. “First, Kansas City’s central location and superb access to transportation modes makes it an ideal fit for the operations of these two centers. Further, Kansas City ranks among the most affordable major markets to live and work in across the nation, making it an ideal location for National Weather Service employees. Finally, Kansas City’s highly educated workforce provides the two centers access to trained, skilled employees to continue their critical missions.”

How far has the cold air has spread across the United States?

This temperature map from the National Weather Service in KC shows some early morning Friday temperatures.