KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man sought for questioning in connection with a shooting that hospitalized a Kansas City, Kansas, police detective was later wounded after being shot by police in neighboring Missouri.

Police say 28-year-old Curtis Ayers of Tonganoxie, Kansas, was taken into custody Monday afternoon when he crashed his car after exchanging gunfire with officers. A Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman said that person was in stable condition.

Kansas City, Kansas, police had sought him for questioning in connection with a shooting that wounded a police detective at least twice near the Kansas Speedway.

Police have not released details of the wounded officer’s condition.

Police say the shooter fled in the detective’s car, then carjacked a vehicle with two children inside before abandoning that vehicle, leaving the children unharmed.

VAN NUYS, Calif. (AP) — About 180,000 pacifiers have been recalled due to a choking hazard.

The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall involves Munchkin-brand Latch lightweight pacifiers and clips, which are sold as a set. The commission says the clip cover can detach from the clip itself, creating a choking hazard.

Commission spokeswoman Patty Davis says Munchkin is conducting a voluntary recall in cooperation with the government.

There have been 10 reports of the clip cover coming off in the U.S. and Canada, but no injuries have been reported.

The sets were sold between March 2014 and March of this year at retailers nationwide, including Babies ‘R’ Us, Target, Wal-Mart and Amazon.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — One person has been hurt in a machete attack during a Topeka home invasion.

Police Sgt. Kristen Marr says two men forced their way into the residence early Monday before attacking the man with a machete. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the victim was taken to a hospital in an ambulance and listed in stable condition.

No one was immediately arrested. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis NAACP officials are questioning the accuracy of Missouri data on racial disparity in police stops.

St. Louis chapter president Adolphus Pruitt said during a Monday legislative hearing that biased policing could be underreported.

Missouri requires officers to record information such as the race of drivers after vehicle stops. Analysts then review data for racial disparity trends in policing.

Pruitt pointed to 2012 reports from one St. Louis County officer. He says the officer’s activity log for one day notes arrests not included in data submitted to the state. He says that could mean annual reports don’t show an accurate picture of police bias.

Pruitt says reporting laws need to be tightened.

The state attorney general’s office must submit the analysis of 2015 data no later than June 1.

(Update 4:28 p.m. AP and POST) – A manhunt is over after officers shoot man who shot a Kansas City, Kan. detective.

The Kansas City Police Dept. tweeted shortly before 3 p.m. that an officer-involved shooting took place at Bannister and 71 Highway with the man believed to be the suspects in the shooting of the detective.  During that time 71 highway was closed at that location.

Police spokesman Patrick McCallop said earlier in the day that the detective was shot about 12:30 p.m. Monday after the detective, in an unmarked car, helped respond to a report of a suspicious person. McCallop said that’s when the man ran into a field and exchanged gunfire with the detective, wounding him at least twice.

McCallop said the shooter fled in the detective’s car, then carjacked a vehicle with two children inside. That vehicle later was found in nearby Basehor, and the children were unharmed.

The Kansas City Star is reporting that the detective has died at the hospital several hours after being shot.  The suspect was reported by the Star to be in stable condition.

As more information becomes available we will update.

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (2 p.m. AP) — Kansas City, Kansas, police say one of the department’s detectives was shot and wounded near the Kansas Speedway by a suspect who later fled the scene.

Police Chief Terry Ziegler says the shooting took place about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Ziegler says the detective later was in surgery, though his medical status was not immediately clear.

It was not immediately clear what led to the shooting.

The FBI and the Missouri State Highway Patrol say they are assisting in the investigation, though they deferred questions about the matter to Kansas City, Kansas, police.

The KCK police department posted a photo of Curtis Ayers on Facebook as an attempt to locate in connection with the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call 816-474-TIPS or KCKPD.

KCKPD also said the person of interest in the officer shooting was last seen in Basehor, Kan. in a Silver 2015 Ford Focus.  It said the individual is armed and dangerous.

(AP and POST)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Operations are improving at the prison in southeast Nebraska where two inmates were killed in a riot last year, but a number of concerns remain.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports repairs to the prison building from the May 10 riot aren’t complete.

The facility remains short on staff, which makes it hard to provide adequate programs for inmates. Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Director Scott Frakes says the prison is nearly back to the way it was operating before the riot, and he complemented the hard work staff has done.

Omaha Sen. Bob Krist says he’s still not clear exactly what is being done to change the culture of the prison and resolve longstanding issues. Also, the number of inmate-on-staff assaults in recent months is troubling.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The sole winner of the $429.6 million Powerball jackpot has yet to come forward to claim the prize.

Only one ticket matched all six Powerball numbers in Saturday night’s drawing. The winning numbers were 5-25-26-44-66 and the Powerball number was 9.

Lottery officials in New Jersey say the winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in Trenton. It was purchased as a cash ticket and is valued at $284 million.

The jackpot is the sixth-largest in Powerball jackpot history.

Luis Sandoval sold the winning ticket. He tells NJ.com that when his co-workers told him the news he was “blown away.”

Lottery officials plan to hold a press conference at the 7-Eleven on Monday morning to discuss the details of the winning ticket.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Proponents of initiatives aimed at sales taxes, cigarette taxes and medical marijuana submitted petitions Sunday in hopes of getting their proposals on Missouri’s November ballot.

Petitions submitted Sunday involved two proposed constitutional amendments.

One would prohibit state and local governments from charging sales tax on any services that weren’t already taxed as of 2015, and another that would allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes. A third initiative submitted Sunday would phase in a 23-cent-per-pack increase in the cigarette tax.

The Secretary of State’s office says the petitions were turned in Sunday before the 5 p.m. deadline. Two other initiatives were submitted earlier.

The secretary of state’s office has until Aug. 9 to certify whether the initiatives got enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Measures on union fees and changes to abortion policy are pending in the final week of Missouri’s 2016 legislative session. Lawmakers face a May 13 deadline to pass legislation.

Proposals on the table include a bill to limit lobbyist gifts to lawmakers, which currently are unlimited.

A number of abortion measures are advancing, including a ban on the donation of fetal tissue from abortions. Another would require both parents to be notified if a minor seeks an abortion.

A bill to require public employees in unions to annually reauthorize automatic payments for dues and fees, vetoed by Gov. Jay Nixon, awaits a final vote to override in the Senate.

Other measures lawmakers still have time to pass include proposals to allow full-time employees on college campuses to carry concealed firearms.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Forecasters say severe storms are likely Monday in parts of the Southern and Great Plains states, with tornadoes and very large hail a possibility in some areas.

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says the greatest risk for bad weather is in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. But forecasters say the storms could stretch into parts of Missouri and western Illinois, where isolated tornadoes can’t be ruled out.

In all, about 41 million people from Houston to Des Moines, Iowa, are at risk for some type of stormy weather Monday.

Mother’s Day twisters in Nebraska and Kansas did not prompt any immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The National Weather Service says severe storms spawned at least two tornadoes in western Kansas. Meteorologist Ray Burgert says a tornado touched down in Trego County just after 6 p.m. Sunday and another touched down in northern Ellis county around 7:20 p.m.

Burgert says the weather service didn’t receive any immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The National Weather Service says it received reports of tornadoes in central Nebraska amid severe storms but no word of damage or injuries.

Meteorologist Jeremy Martin says it is likely that two separate tornadoes touched down in Red Willow County near the town of Indianola. He says another tornado was reported in open country in Frontier County. Martin says the weather service didn’t receive any reports of damage from local authorities.

More storms are possible Monday afternoon and evening.