TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Planned Parenthood attorney says Kansas will not cut off Medicaid funding for the abortion provider until May 24.

Attorney Bob Eye said Friday that Planned Parenthood and the state Department of Health and Environment agreed on the timing of the cutoff after Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit.

A department spokeswoman did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment.

The state notified Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri earlier this week that Medicaid funds would be cut off as of Tuesday. The lawsuit seeking to block the action was filed the next day.

Eye said the parties agreed the two-week delay would give them and the presiding federal judge more time to prepare for a first hearing that is now expected to be May 17.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of water being released from dams along the Missouri River has been cut to help reduce the risk of flooding downstream after recent heavy rains.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reduced the amount of water released from Gavins Point dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border to 14,000 cubic feet per second from 21,000.

Water management chief Jody Farhat the change should reduce the risk of flooding downstream of the dams in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. But it won’t eliminate the chance of flooding.

Flooding can still occur if heavy rains fall in areas where streams and the Missouri River are already at elevated levels.

The Corps will increase releases from the dams after river levels begin to fall.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal court documents show that a 29-year-old Topeka man plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in connection with a plot last year to bomb the Fort Riley military base.

Alexander E. Blair’s attorney filed a request Thursday to change the not guilty plea entered for him last year by a federal magistrate.

A change-of-plea hearing is May 23.

Blair is charged with helping 21-year-old John T. Booker Jr. of Topeka in planning to plant a bomb outside the Army installation in northeast Kansas to aid the Islamic State group.

Blair could face up to three years in prison.

Booker pleaded guilty in February to two charges under an agreement with prosecutors calling for him to spend 30 years in prison. He has not yet been sentenced.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A grand jury will not indict anyone in connection to the killings of two Nebraska inmates during a prison riot.

The Johnson County jury found on April 19 that there was not enough evidence to file charges in the May 10, 2015 killings of Donald Peacock and Shon Collins.

The pair were found dead in their cells after a prisoner uprising at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. Both men were serving time for sexual assault convictions and died of blunt force trauma to the head.

Johnson County Attorney Rick Smith told the Omaha World-Herald that the investigation into the killings continues and the jury’s decision does not mean no one will be charged in the future.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A top Republican in the Kansas Senate says he made a mistake in supporting Gov. Sam Brownback’s 2012 income tax cuts and will not seek re-election because of the state’s political climate.

Sen. Vice President Jeff King of Independence was the only member of Senate leadership to vote this week against a budget that will require Brownback to make more cuts in order to balance.

The Wichita Eagle reports King played a major role in reforming the state’s pension system during the governor’s first term. He strongly objected to the Legislature’s decision to delay a $96 million payment to the pension fund to help fix the current budget.

He says blindly following the status quo is not governing, but rather political cowardice that can’t be rewarded.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Legislature is sending a tax credit for cattle ranchers and slaughterhouses to the governor for approval.

The measure passed Thursday would extend a current tax credit for cattle ranchers for five years while also raising the credit for cows heavier than 600 pounds.

Bill sponsor Mike Parson said it costs more to feed cows when they get that heavy, so many farmers currently sell them to out-of-state feed lots. He said the tax credit would encourage people to raise cattle until they’re ready to slaughter, which would keep more value in Missouri.

The measure also creates a tax credit to expand slaughterhouses.

Sen. Rob Schaaf said tax credits such as this strain the state’s budget and should include job requirements.

The legislation could cost up to $8 million.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has vetoed student funding for a parallel government for minority students.

The chancellor said in a letter to the Student Senate Wednesday that she could not recommend a $2 student fee because the revenue would be collected during the next academic year, even though the new government is not in place.

The Student Senate approved the Multicultural Student Government in March but details of how it would be structured and work with the current student government were not decided.

Trinity Carpenter, who helped lead the effort to create a second government, said the work to secure funding will continue. She says minority students want an equal body that would work with the Student Senate, not as a separate body.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The amount of water being released from dams along the Missouri River has been cut to help reduce the risk of flooding downstream after recent heavy rains.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reduced the amount of water released from Gavins Point dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border to 14,000 cubic feet per second from 21,000.

Water management chief Jody Farhat the change should reduce the risk of flooding downstream of the dams in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. But it won’t eliminate the chance of flooding.

Flooding can still occur if heavy rains fall in areas where streams and the Missouri River are already at elevated levels.

The Corps will increase releases from the dams after river levels begin to fall.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the totals stayed near historic lows.

According to the Labor Department, weekly applications for jobless aid rose 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 274,000. The four-week average edged up to 258,000, close to the 42-year low achieved two weeks ago.

With relatively few people applying for unemployment benefits, it appears as though employers are unworried about recent sluggish growth. The economy expanded an annual pace of just 0.5 percent in the first quarter, the weakest pace in two years.

The figures point to job growth in Friday’s employment report. Economists forecast that employers added 200,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate remained 5 percent.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A measure aimed at helping ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft expand in Missouri has advanced the House.

House members voted 95-30 to add regulations for ride-hailing companies to a bill that passed the chamber Thursday.

The legislation would require those companies to conduct background checks on drivers, pay a $5,000 annual fee and meet other regulations. It would exempt the services from local regulations, licensing requirements and most taxes.

A change made Thursday also would allow the Department of Revenue to require fingerprint checks on drivers after August 2019.

The measure is touted by supporters as a job creator. But it’s been criticized by those who say fingerprint checks are needed to ensure safety.

The bill now heads back to the Senate. Lawmakers’ deadline is May 13.