A Kansas City, Kan., man pleaded guilty today to robbing a credit union, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

John Noon, 65, Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of armed bank robbery. In his plea, he admitted that on May 4, 2013, he robbed the Community America Credit Union at 10824 Parallel Parkway in Kansas City, Kan. At today’s hearing, prosecutors told the judge Noon gave a teller a note demanding money and stating he had a gun he would use. He brandished a firearm before fleeing the bank. After investigators released video surveillance photos from the robbery, they received tips leading to Noon.

Sentencing will be set for a later date. He faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Grissom commended the FBI, the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department, law enforcement officers in St. Joseph, Mo., and Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask for their work on the case.

(AP) — A former Kansas Air National Guard senior airman has been spared prison time but must repay nearly $55,000 in travel reimbursements that she fraudulently collected.

U.S. District Judge Monti Belot on Monday placed 29-year-old Eledria J. Bradley on three years of federal probation. A federal jury convicted Bradley in June on one count of wire fraud.

Prosecutors say Bradley went online and changed her address to Chandler, Ariz., while she was deployed to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, where she lives.

The Arizona address placed Bradley outside the commuting distance for McConnell, allowing her to collect two years’ worth of benefits for lodging and per diem expenses.

(AP) — Kansas farmers are coping with frigid conditions as they look after cattle herds.

Most Kansas ranchers have not begun calving yet. But the lack of snow on the ground means cattle can stay dry and better weather the subzero weather.

But it also means there is little protective cover for exposed winter wheat crops. It will be spring before farmers know the full extent of freeze damage.

The National Weather Service says Garden City and Cottonwood Falls had the state’s lowest temperatures early Monday at minus 12 degrees.

Temperatures elsewhere varied widely, with southeast and northeast Kansas seeing lows around minus 11 degrees. It was minus 5 degrees in Wichita at 6:25 a.m. Monday.

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today congratulated Ragan Webb, of Fairview Elementary School in Columbia and Laura Parn, of Green Tree Elementary School in Lake St. Louis who have been selected to receive the 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

“Math and science are areas our kids must concentrate on in order to compete for the jobs of tomorrow, and it’s wonderful to have an educator like Ragan achieving such amazing results here in Missouri,” McCaskill said.

The PAEMST program, administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), recognizes outstanding teachers for their contributions to the teaching and learning of mathematics and science. The winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians, and educators following an initial selection process done at the state level. Webb will receive a certificate signed by the President of the United States and a $10,000 award from NSF at an awards ceremony later this year in Washington, DC.

(AP) — Authorities say a traffic stop in Nebraska has led to the arrest of two people wanted in Iowa.

The Nebraska State Patrol says 30-year-old Shane Houke and 30-year-old Dawn Lagrange, both of Cedar Rapids, were arrested Saturday morning near Lexington.

Local police pulled over a vehicle driven by Houke after it was linked to a nearby convenience store where a driver allegedly failed to pay for gas and left. Lagrange was a passenger in Houke’s vehicle.

Authorities determined both Houke and Lagrange were listed on a most wanted list compiled by the US Marshals Services in Iowa. Both face multiple warrants such as conspiracy to commit a felony.

Houke and Lagrange were taken to the Dawson County Jail. Court records do not list attorneys.

(AP) – The snowstorm that swept across Missouri led to more vehicle crashes than usual on the state’s highways, but there were no fatalities at the height of the storm.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday that many motorists appeared to follow advice to stay home or at least drive more cautiously if they did venture out.

The patrol responded to about 40 crashes Sunday as the snowstorm moved across the state. Patrol Capt. Tim Hull says many of those accidents involved vehicles sliding off the road. Few had serious injuries and none were fatal.

The patrol is still encouraging people to avoid traveling unless necessary because of the unusually cold weather and the lingering potential for slick spots on roads.