KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Storms that dumped several inches of rain on portions of the Kansas City area turned scary for two people after floodwaters briefly trapped them in the bar they own.

As co-owner of Coach’s Bar & Grill in Kansas City, Brian Darby says he began sending out goodbye texts to his family when Indian Creek floodwaters crashed through the business’ wall early Thursday. The two jumped onto the bar and then onto equipment for safety.

Firefighters later rescued them through a roof.

Darby says the restaurant is a complete loss.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines woman charged with murder is seeking a judge’s approval to use a “stand your ground” defense despite the law taking effect nearly two months after she allegedly shot and killed her stepfather.

The Des Moines Register reports defense attorney Montgomery Brown argues the law should apply because 29-year-old Sera Alexander’s case will go to trial after the law took effect July 1.

The law says a person doesn’t have to retreat before using deadly force if they think their life is being threatened.

Assistant Polk County Attorney Kevin Hathaway says prosecutors believe they have enough evidence to prove a first-degree murder case against Alexander even if the law applies.

District Court Judge Robert Blink has asked attorneys to write additional briefs before making a final decision.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has signed new regulations on abortion into law.

The first-year Republican governor signed the bill during a private ceremony in his Capitol office Wednesday.

Lawmakers passed the bill Tuesday during a special session on abortion called by Greitens.

Greitens has said he was motivated by a federal judge’s ruling that struck down some state abortion regulations. He says the special session also was in response to a St. Louis ordinance that bans discrimination based on reproductive health choices such as abortion.

The final bill appears to address Greitens’ concerns. Supporters said it will exempt pregnancy care centers from the St. Louis ordinance. It also will impose a number of new regulations on the procedure, including mandatory annual inspections of clinics by the health department.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri in Columbia is investigating a possible case of employee embezzlement.

The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that a university news release Tuesday said that the school’s Police Department was investigating “suspected misappropriation of funds from student organization accounts affiliated with Greek Life.” The release says the money was held outside of normal university accounts.

It also indicated that a sole former employee was responsible for the alleged embezzlement.

University spokeswoman Liz McCune says it’s currently unknown how much money is involved. She says no one has been arrested yet.

Tuesday’s release also announced the university would start new protocols requiring two approvals for spending money held on behalf of student groups. Organizations must have spending approved by their supervisor and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is looking to take an ambassadorship in President Donald Trump’s administration.

The White House announced Wednesday that Trump will nominate the Republican governor to serve as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. If confirmed by the Senate, he’ll run the State Department’s office of International Religious Freedom.

Brownback has scheduled a news conference Thursday afternoon to discuss plans for his expected departure from the governor’s office. In a tweet Wednesday, Brownback said he was honored “to serve such an important cause.”

The chairman of Kansas’ Republican Party says Brownback will be remembered as a governor who advanced conservative goals. But the state Senate Democratic leader says Brownback’s legacy will be the budget problems caused by income tax cuts the governor championed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Heavy rains across the Kansas City area have closed roads and led to numerous water rescues.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A fake naturopathic doctor accused of operating medical clinics in Kansas and three other states has pleaded guilty in U.S. court in Alabama. Federal prosecutors say 60-year-old Isabel Kesari Gervais pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding patients in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover in 2015.

Authorities say Gervais used the name Dr. Rose Starr to run the Euro Med Klinic. She claimed to use naturopathic medicine to cure illnesses including cancer.

But a statement from prosecutors says the woman admitted lying about her medical license, experience and her credentials in her guilty plea. They say she also used aliases to run clinics in Arkansas, Georgia and Kansas over 15 years.

Gervais was arrested in March in Arkansas. Prosecutors say she faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine at sentencing in November.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Jurors have acquitted a Wichita anti-abortion protester of battering a clinic guard in a dispute over a sign.

The Wichita Eagle reports that jurors returned the verdict Tuesday after 74-year-old David Schmidt appealed his municipal court conviction to Sedgwick County District Court.

Schmidt credited his lawyers with getting him “out from under a pile of manure.” One of his attorneys works for the Thomas More Society, a national nonprofit law firm that litigates abortion and religious-liberty cases.

The charge against Schmidt stemmed from a July 2016 incident outside the Trust Women South Wind Women’s Center, which offers reproductive care, including abortions. It is housed in the facility where George Tiller performed late-term abortions until he was fatally shot in 2009 at his Wichita church by an abortion opponent.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska prosecutor says he will charge two Omaha police officers with assault in the death last month of a mentally ill man who was shocked with a stun gun a dozen times.

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine made the announcement Wednesday in the case of two former officers who confronted 29-year-old Zachary Bearheels on June 5 at an Omaha convenience store. Officials say Bearheels died after being shocked 12 times with a Taser, punched and dragged by his hair by the officers.

Scotty Payne and Ryan McClarty were fired from the Omaha Police Department this month based on the recommendation of police Chief Todd Schmaderer.

Kleine says he’s charging Payne with second-degree assault, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. He says he’s charging McClarty with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An eastern Nebraska zoo is celebrating Global Tiger Day this Saturday with plans to open a breeding facility for tigers.

The Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Omaha announced it would open a sperm bank and breeding facility for tigers at the zoo’s nearby conservation park.

Officials announced the initiatives during a Facebook Live video Monday. The video is part of a weeklong conservation awareness campaign ahead of Global Tiger Day on Saturday.

The zoo broke ground on the breeding facility last week at its Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari in Ashland. Those tigers won’t be displayed to the public.

The main zoo campus is also now home to a genome resource bank for tigers. The zoo is collecting sperm samples from tigers in zoos nationwide and freezing them in liquid nitrogen tanks inside its Center for Conservation Research.