KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A suburban Kansas City woman admits stealing nearly $5.3 million from a prominent architecture company where she worked for nearly two decades.

U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickenson says 53-year-old Jane Barnes of Lee’s Summit pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Dickenson says Barnes admitted conducting two schemes to embezzle money from ACI Boland Architects, where she started working in 1998 and became office manager in 2008.

She used the payroll system to inflate her salary by at least $1.6 million from 2006 to 2011 and created unauthorized payroll checks to herself of more than $3.6 million from 2010 until her resignation in March.

Barnes faces up to 20 years in prison for wire fraud, 30 years for bank fraud and two years for identity theft.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System is out of the nuclear business after entering the atomic age with its small-scale reactor nearly six decades ago. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission terminated the operating license for the Alan J. Blotcky Reactor Facility, effective Monday.

The facility had run in the basement of Omaha’s VA Medical Center for more than 40 years.

VA researchers used the reactor primarily for neutron activation of biological samples from 1959 to 2001. The facility was also used to train operators of the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant.

Soon after 9/11, it was shut down because of security concerns. Last year, the VA spent $1.3 million to dismantle what was left of the reactor, in addition to $5.9 million spent in 2001 and 2002.

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis fire chief is accused of misusing a company’s credit card. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 46-year-old Monarch Fire Protection District Chief Wayne “Chuck” Marsonette is charged with four felony theft charges.

Court documents allege Marsonette wrongly used a business credit card given to him by a Maryland Heights-based Reliant Care Management Co. for purposes unrelated to work, including buying guns, meals and trips to Italy, Las Vegas and California.

Authorities say he used the card to pay his monthly cellular phone bill, for which he was already receiving a $160 monthly stipend. He also is accused of placing items on his expense report that the company credit card already had covered.

Online court records don’t show if he has an attorney.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Ankeny, Iowa man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for possession of child pornography and attempting to kidnap the children of a federal prosecutor.

Court documents say 35-year-old Aaron Lawrence Storm reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors in Des Moines in which he admitted to having cell phone video clips of child pornography.

Storm also admits he placed phone calls in July and August 2015 from jail in which he tried to negotiate a deal with a cellmate and an outside contact, which was an undercover officer, to have the children of the U.S. attorney prosecuting his child pornography case kidnapped.

After prison Storm must be supervised by a parole officer for 15 years and register as a sex offender.

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — For the second time in four months, voters in Ferguson have approved a tax increase to help the St. Louis suburb rebound from the financial hit it took following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown.

Voters on Tuesday approved a two percent hike in the business license utility tax, creating an additional $700,000 annually. City Manager De’Carlon Seewood says the money will allow the hiring of five police officers, avoid firefighter layoffs and keep a firehouse open.

In April, Ferguson voters approved a sales tax increase and narrowly defeated a property tax increase.

Brown, who was black and unarmed, was fatally shot by white officer Darren Wilson in 2014. Wilson was cleared of wrongdoing, but unrest cost the city millions of dollars in legal fees, overtime, and other expenses.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s roster of statewide elected officials will have a whole new look after November, but there’s a chance the congressional delegation will be completely unchanged.

Voters on Tuesday nominated candidates for five statewide offices, all of which are being vacated by incumbents. Only state Auditor Nicole Galloway, a Democrat, will remain unchanged. She was elected in 2014.

Otherwise, the state will have a new governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.

Congressional races are a different story. All eight members of the U.S. House delegation from Missouri easily won nomination Tuesday, as did incumbent Republican Sen. Roy Blunt. Missouri’s other U.S. senator, Claire McCaskill, is not up for re-election.

(Note: here are the lineups for the general election for each statewide and national office in Missouri.)

Governor: Chris Koster (D), Eric Greitens (R), Cisse Spragins (L)
Lt. Governor: Mike Parson (R), Russ Carnahan (D), Steven Hedrick (L)
Sec. of State: Robin Smith (D), John (Jay) Ashcroft (R), Chris Morrill (L)
Treasurer: Eric Schmitt (R), Judy Baker (D), Sean O’Toole (L)
Attorney General: Teresa Hensley (D), Kurt Schaefer (R)

US Senate: Roy Blunt (R), Jason Kander (D), Jonathan Dine (L)
US Rep. Dist 1: Lacy Clay (D), Steven Bailey (R), Rob Cunningham (L)
US Rep. Dist 2: Ann Wagner (R), Bill Otto (D), Jim Higgins (L)
US Rep. Dist 3: Kevin Miller (D), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R), Doanita Simmons (C), Dan Hogan (L)
US Rep. Dist 4: Vicky Hartzler (R), Gordon Christensen (D), Mark Bliss (L)
US Rep. Dist 5: Emanuel Cleaver II (D), Jacob Turk (R), Roy Welborn (L)
US Rep. Dist 6: Sam Graves (R), David Blackwell (D), Russ Lee Mondhil (L)
US Rep. Dist 7: Genevieve (Gen) Williams (D), Mary Byrne (R), Benjamin Brixey (L)
US Rep. Dist 8: Jason Smith (R), Dave Cowell (D), Jonathan Shell (L)

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A doctor who ousted U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp in the Kansas Republican primary faces a long-shot bid by an independent candidate in the general election before he can claim the seat.

Great Bend obstetrician Roger Marshall won the tough contest Tuesday against Huelskamp in the 1st District, which spans western and much of central Kansas.

There is no Democratic candidate. Clifton farmer and educator Alan LaPolice is poised to run as an independent. LaPolice ran for the GOP nomination in 2014, losing a closer-than-expected race against Huelskamp as an unknown.

Huelskamp is one of only a handful of House members ousted in this year’s primary season.

Marshall was backed by agriculture and business groups in a primary race that focused on the tea party-backed incumbent’s battles with GOP leaders.

At least 10 conservative Republicans in the Kansas Legislature have lost their seats in the primary election.

They included Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, of Nickerson, who was defeated Tuesday by retired Hutchinson Community College President Ed Berger.

Four other conservative GOP senators were ousted as well. They were Tom Arpke of Salina, Forrest Knox of Altoona, Jeff Melcher of Leawood and Greg Smith of Overland Park.

At least five conservative Republicans in the House lost seats as well, all of them in Johnson County. They were Rob Bruchman of Leawood, Brett Hildabrand of Shawnee, Jerry Lunn of Overland Park, Charles Macheers of Shawnee and Craig McPherson of Overland Park.

Moderate Republicans made the election a referendum on the state’s budget problems and battles over education funding.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the Kansas primary:

9:25 p.m.

A veteran of Topeka-area politics who once served in the Kansas Legislature has defeated a new state House member in the Democratic primary.

Vic Miller prevailed easily Tuesday over Rep. Ben Scott and state employee Brett Kell in the 58th Kansas House District of Topeka.

No Republican ran for the seat in the Democratic-leaning district.

Scott was selected last year by a handful of local Democratic officials to fill the seat after longtime Rep. Harold Lane stepped down. Scott is a pastor and president of the Topeka NAACP chapter.

Miller served in the House in 1979-84 and left the Legislature after an unsuccessful run for the state Senate. He later served as a Shawnee County commissioner and municipal judge in Topeka.

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A Lawrence attorney has won the Democratic nomination for a chance to face U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran in the general election.

Patrick Wiesner on Tuesday defeated Monique Singh-Bey of Kansas City, Kansas, in the Democratic primary.

During his campaign, Wiesner cited his professional experience with federal law as a tax attorney and Army lawyer. His campaign touted as his mission “paying off the government’s debt,” saying the first step is ending Washington lobbyists’ control of the Senate.

Wiesner will face Moran in November’s general election. Moran was first elected to the Senate in 2010. He represented Kansas in the House from 1997 to 2010.

Kansas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932.

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8:37 p.m.

Republican voters in the deep red state of Kansas have given U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran their nomination in the state’s primary.

The Republican incumbent on Tuesday defeated Della Jean “D.J.” Smith, a former Osawatomie city council member who ran against a sitting GOP senator for the second time. She ran in the 2014 Republican primary against U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, finishing far behind in third place that year.

In the November general election, Moran will face the winner of the Democratic primary contest between Patrick Wiesner of Lawrence and Monique Singh-Bey of Kansas City, Kansas.

Kansas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932.

The 62-year-old Moran was first elected to the Senate in 2010. He previously represented the state’s 1st congressional district from 1997 to 2010.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the Missouri primary:

9:55 p.m.

Former U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan is headed to the general election after defeating two people in the Democratic race for Missouri’s lieutenant governor.

Carnahan, the son of former Gov. Mel Carnahan, defeated St. Louis pastor and state lawmaker Tommie Pierson Sr. and former Kansas City-area teacher Winston Apple.

The current three-term officeholder, Republican Peter Kinder, is running for governor.

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9:45 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner will seek her third congressional term in November after defeating a challenger in the Republican primary for the 2nd District.

Wagner defeated Greg Sears on Tuesday and will face Democratic state Rep. Bill Otto, who was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and Libertarian Jim Higgins in the November general election.

Wagner has been involved in Republican politics for years. She is a former chairwoman of the Missouri Republican Party and served as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg from 2005 to 2009.

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9:45 p.m.

Former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens has won a bruising Republican primary for Missouri governor, defeating three opponents to advance to a November matchup with Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster.

The incumbent governor, Democrat Jay Nixon, has served two terms and was ineligible to run again.

Greitens defeated Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, former lawmaker and U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway, and businessman John Brunner in a hard-fought Republican primary.

The four combined to spend more than $22 million, according to figures released about two weeks before the election. Greitens got a lot of his donations from wealthy out-of-state donors.

He has highlighted his military background and cast himself as a political outsider who would clean up perceived corruption in Jefferson City.

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9:30 p.m.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer has defeated a lone challenger to win the Republican nomination in Missouri’s 3rd District.

Luetkemeyer will seek his fifth term in office in November after defeating former state Rep. Cynthia Davis in the GOP primary on Tuesday.

In November, he’ll face Democrat Kevin Miller, Libertarian Dan Hogan, and Constitution Party candidate Doanita Simmons all of whom were unopposed Tuesday.

The 3rd District covers an area from central Missouri to the western suburbs of St. Louis.

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9:25 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Jason Smith will seek his second full term in office in November after defeating three Republican primary challengers in Missouri’s 8th District.

Smith on Tuesday defeated Todd Mahn, Phillip Smith and Hal Brown in the GOP primary for the district that covers a large area of southern Missouri. In November, he’ll face Democrat Dave Cowell and Libertarian Jonathan Lee Shell. Both were unopposed in the primary.

Smith was first elected in June 2013, when a special election was necessary following the resignation of Jo Ann Emerson. He easily won re-election in 2014 in the heavily Republican district.

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9:20 p.m.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has easily outdistanced three challengers to win the Democratic nomination for governor.

Koster was heavily favored, and it wasn’t yet clear who he would face in the general election.

Koster is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Missouri’s current two-term Democratic governor, Jay Nixon. Nixon, like Koster, served as attorney general before winning election to the state’s top elected position.

Nixon was ineligible to run again due to term limits.

Koster already has stockpiled nearly $10.9 million for the general election.

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9:15 p.m.

Veteran U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s bid for a seventh term in Congress has taken a step forward with a win in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

Cleaver defeated challenger Roberta Gough in the primary. The United Methodist pastor is chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and is a former mayor of Kansas City. He drew attention at last week’s Democratic National Convention with his fiery speech in support of the party’s presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.

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9:05 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Billy Long has defeated seven challengers in the Republican primary for Missouri’s 7th District.

Long, a three-term incumbent, on Tuesday defeated Nathan Clay, Christopher Batsche, Matthew Evans, Lyndle Spencer, Matthew Canovi, James Nelson and Mary Byrne.

The 7th District covers several counties in southwest Missouri.

Long was a Springfield auctioneer, real estate broker and talk radio host before first winning election to Congress in 2010.

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Republican U.S. Rep. Sam Graves has defeated two challengers to win Tuesday’s primary election.

Graves outdistanced Kyle Reid and Christopher Ryan. In November, he will seek his ninth term representing Missouri’s 6th District, which covers the northern tier of the state.

Graves narrowly defeated Democrat Steve Danner in his inaugural bid for Congress in 2000, but has won easily in all of his re-election bids.

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8:50 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and Secretary of State Jason Kander have essentially been running against each other from the start of the Senate campaign. Now, it’s official.

Blunt easily won Tuesday’s Republican primary in his bid for a second term in the Senate, and Kander won handily in the Democratic primary. Each faced three little-known challengers.

Blunt, 66, is a veteran of Missouri politics. He served seven terms in the U.S. House before winning election to the Senate in 2010.

Kander, 35, was elected secretary of state in 2012. He has campaigned on a need for change in Washington.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is reporting that its tax collections fell nearly $13 million short of expectations in July.

The Department of Revenue reported Monday that the state collected $425 million in taxes last month, compared with the state’s official projection of nearly $438 million. The shortfall was 2.9 percent.

Tax collections have fallen short of expectations for 10 of the past 12 months. Kansas has struggled to balance its budget since Republican legislators slashed personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 to stimulate the economy.

A shortfall in tax collections in June prompted Brownback’s administration to delay $260 million in state aid payments to public schools. It also diverted money for highway projects and funds within the Department of Corrections to avoid a deficit when the 2016 fiscal year ended June 30.