DETROIT (AP) — Mazda is recalling more than 60,000 midsize cars in the U.S. and Canada because a wiring problem can knock out power-assisted steering and the passenger air bag.

The recall covers Mazda 6 sedans from 2015 and 2016. The company says in documents posted by the U.S. government that wires under the front passenger seat can rub against welding debris, causing them to short. A loss of power-assisted steering can increase the risk of a crash, although none have been reported.

Owners should see multiple warning lights if the problem happens.

Dealers will inspect the cars and install insulating tape or a protective pad to shield the wires. The recall is expected to start on Sept. 29.

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin and one of the counties surrounding the southwest Missouri city have joined a prescription drug monitoring program that municipalities across the state have banded together to create.

The Joplin Globe reports that the Joplin City Council voted Monday and the Jasper County Commission on Tuesday to join the effort to fight opioid addiction.

The program was created when Missouri was only state without a monitoring program. Gov. Eric Greitens created a statewide program in July through an executive order. But his program focuses on analyzing prescription data to target what he describes as “pill mills.”

The program Joplin and Jasper County are joining gives doctors a chance to look at what patients have been prescribed before writing new prescriptions. More than 40 other counties and jurisdictions are participating.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri man is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 85-year-old bedridden father in a disagreement over an inheritance.

Butler County authorities say 54-year-old Kevin Eugene Hayes was charged Friday. Prosecutors allege he suffocated his father, Floyd Hayes, of Broseley on Sept. 4, 2016.

The Daily American Republic reports Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs says the elder Hayes was killed because he refused to turn over a family farm to Kevin Hayes. The sheriff says Kevin Hayes’ wife implicated him in the death after Hayes mentioned it in phone conversations while in jail on other charges.

Butler County records indicate Hayes inherited the farm and sold it for more than $350,000.

During a court appearance Monday, Hayes asked for time to hire an attorney.

HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) — Cave enthusiasts are gathering in northeastern Missouri this week for a national cave convention.

The Herald-Whig reports that the National Caves Association is holding its 52nd annual convention in Hannibal. The last time the event was held in the city was 1979.

Representatives from more than 50 caves are expected to attend the five-day event, which ends Friday.

The convention is being held at the Mark Twain Cave Complex. Attendees will tour the cave, learn how it operates and view educational presentations.

The National Caves Association was founded by a group of show cave owners in 1965. The association now has more than 80 members who work together to promote the show cave industry.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a Kansas City cellphone store employee was killed when he rushed to the aid of a co-worker.

Kansas City Police Sgt. Kari Thompson says the victim was leaving a Boost Mobile store after his shift ended Monday afternoon when he noticed that his female co-worker was exchanging words with a suspected robber. The Kansas City Star reports that the victim went back into the store and was shot in the ensuing struggle. His name wasn’t immediately released.

The suspect fled on foot, and the employee died at the scene. Thompson described what happened as an “awful situation.”

No arrests had been reported. Police didn’t provide a description of the suspect, but said they had planned to review surveillance video.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A spokesman says Tyson Foods Inc. is evaluating its options after local officials backed away from offering a key incentive for a planned chicken-processing plant in northeast Kansas.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Tyson spokesman Worth Sparkman said the company was disappointed in the Leavenworth County Commission’s decision Monday.

The commission voted 2-1 to rescind a previous resolution in favor of issuing $500 million in industrial revenue bonds to help finance the project. The resolution would have made the project eligible for an 80 percent property-tax reduction.

The commission’s vote came three days after a town hall meeting persuaded local legislators to oppose the project. From 2,000 to 3,000 people attended, and many objected to the project.

The Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson has said the new plant would employ 1,600 workers.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state agency is collecting data to better understand whether the Iowa Legislature’s move to cut funding for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers is resulting in less access to reproductive health care.

Iowa Department of Human Services officials have told lawmakers the agency has been compiling data on its state-run family planning program since it took effect in July.

The analysis follows a decision by the Legislature’s Republican majority to forgo federal funding and instead spend about $3.1 million in state money on a family planning program that excludes clinics affiliated with abortion services. Even before the state’s actions, no federal or state dollars were spent on abortions in Iowa.

Wendy Rickman, a top DHS administrator, says a new workgroup will meet within weeks to figure out how to interpret the information the agency gathers.