JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are seeking information on how $4.3 million in federal funding will be used to help refugees resettle in the state.

A Republican-led budget committee on Monday reviewed how the federal money is used for housing, medical care and cash assistance.

State lawmakers have little control over federal dollars, but the state budgets $200,000 to help elderly refugees.

Lawmakers, mostly Republicans, have criticized Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s refusal to try to block Syrian refugees from settling in Missouri following deadly attacks in Paris.

Some questioned whether enough money is spent on security.

Some House Democrats earlier Monday proposed spending roughly $6.5 million for the State Highway Patrol to adopt additional safeguards. About $1.5 million would be used to verify refugee screenings conducted by the federal government.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Garden City man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for having more than 16,000 child pornography images. James E. McGary, 43, was sentenced Monday to 6½ years in prison for possession of child pornography.

U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says in October 2012 an investigator with the Ford County Sheriff’s Office found a computer sharing pornography on a file sharing network.

When investigators searched McGary’s home, they found a laptop containing about 16,000 images of child pornography.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Public records advocates are pushing for state legislators to bring the Kansas Open Records Act regarding disclosure of police records more in line with open record laws in other states. Changes in the law are supported by Harold and Alberta Leach, the Kansas Press Association, the Kansas Association of Broadcasters and the Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government.

The Leaches feel authorities were secretive about the investigation of their teenage son’s 1988 disappearance. Randy Leach went missing from a graduation party along with the family’s car. Authorities refuse to release the investigative records to the Leaches.

State Rep. John Rubin said he will hold hearings, possibly in January or February, to receive input from the public, prosecutors and law enforcement with the hope of drafting a bill to correct some problems with the law.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — New data reports growing numbers in sexually transmitted diseases in Kansas.

State data shows that syphilis rates have more than doubled statewide over the past four years.

The Wichita Eagle reports that 145 syphilis cases were reported in Kansas in 2014, compared to 58 cases that were reported in 2011.

In Kansas, men were three times more likely to have syphilis than women. The disease was most common among 20- to 29-year-olds. African-Americans were more likely to have syphilis than other groups.

Not-yet-finalized Sedgwick County data shows that local HIV cases are also growing. The number of cases is on track to surpass the county’s previous record-high.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Four Anheuser-Busch heirs say they worry that their brother, Billy Busch, will turn Grant’s Farm into a subdivision.

Trudy Busch Valentine and Andy Busch say they have seen housing plat maps already drafted for the animal park.

The animal park is owned by six Busch siblings, and earlier this month, four of the siblings sued to force the sale of most of the farm to the St. Louis Zoo for $30 million.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Billy Busch denied Saturday any interest in selling part of the animal park and promised a detailed business plan soon. Billy Busch and Adolphus Busch have asked their siblings to sell the 198 acres of land to Billy Busch for $24 million.

He says he wants to build a small brewery onsite and move his Kräftig beer business to the property.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A Perryville man faces multiple charges after attempting two robberies in the same night.

The Southeast Missourian reports that the charges against 51-year-old Danny Rue Senior include attempted robbery, kidnapping, burglary, third-degree assault, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon.

A police report says Rue approached a man at gunpoint around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, told him to get into his vehicle and demanded $200. After the victim couldn’t pay, Rue dropped him off and struck him in the back of the head with the pistol.

Around 10:30 p.m., Rue went to a home, where he held a man at gunpoint until a struggle ensued. Police later identified Rue’s vehicle, which he left behind after running away.

He was arrested around 8 a.m. Wednesday. His cash-only bond is set at $50,000.

SILEX, Mo. (AP) — The mayor of a tiny eastern Missouri town is dead after being involved in a head-on collision with a vehicle that crossed the center line.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 67-year-old David Rice of Silex was pronounced dead Friday at a St. Louis-area hospital. His son confirmed Rice’s death.

Rice had been mayor of Silex, a town of about 200 people in Lincoln County, for three years.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Rice was eastbound on Route E in Lincoln County at 7:05 a.m. when a car driven by 17-year-old Daniel Stone of Silex crossed into his path.

Stone and 71-year-old Dorothy Ford, a Silex alderwoman who was a passenger in Rice’s vehicle, were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries.

All three were wearing seat belts.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A University of Missouri graduate teaching assistant is accused of grabbing a teenage family member by the hair and pulling her out of school because she wasn’t wearing a traditional headscarf worn by some Muslim women.

The Columbia Daily Tribune reports 53-year-old Youssif Omar was arrested Wednesday at his home on suspicion of felony child abuse. He was released from the Boone County Jail after posting $4,500 bond.

Police spokeswoman Latisha Stroer says officers were called to Columbia’s Hickman High School Tuesday after Omar became irate when he noticed a 14-year-old family member not wearing a hijab.

Stroer says Omar grabbed the girl “very violently by the hair” and pulled her outside and down some stairs.

Omar didn’t immediately respond to an email Sunday seeking comment.

DALLAS (AP) — A deadly storm that has caused flooding and coated parts of the southern Plains in ice in recent days is dumping more rain on North Texas and some dangerously swollen waterways. The band of storms has been blamed eight deaths in Texas and six in Kansas since Thursday.

A 70-year-old woman whose car was swept away in Fort Worth on Friday remained missing Sunday. Authorities say they are planning to send in divers to search for her.

The National Weather Service had flood watches in effect for much of North Texas until 6 p.m., but the areas of most concern sit near the Trinity and Brazos rivers.

Utilities in Oklahoma say ice storms there helped cut power to more than 78,000 as of Sunday morning.