WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma will handle the lawsuit filed by former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline over the indefinite suspension of his law license related to his investigation of abortion clinics.

U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten ordered on Monday removal of the case from federal court in Kansas, where it was filed. The case was transferred to U.S. District Judge Ronald White in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The move comes with the approval of Chief Judge Timothy Tymkovich of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Kline sued the Kansas Supreme Court justices and others connected with the 2013 license suspension. He claims his punishment was toughened because of his “fervid beliefs” against abortion. Kline contends the court selectively applied rules governing attorney conduct.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Justice Department has sued the Kansas City, Kansas, Housing Authority and a former hearing officer over sexual harassment claims.

The suit filed Monday in federal court in Kansas City, Kansas, alleges that Victor L. Hernandez sexually harassed a female public housing applicant and a female public housing tenant in 2013 while he was a hearing officer.

Hernandez is accused of exposing himself to the women, asking them sexual questions and showing them pornographic pictures and videos.

Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, spokesman Edwin Birch said the city had no jurisdiction over the housing authority and referred questions to the agency. No one from the housing authority immediately returned a phone message left after hours on Monday.

Hernandez couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

DETROIT (AP) — For the third time in seven years, General Motors is recalling cars that can leak oil and catch fire, sometimes damaging garages and houses.

GM says it’s recalling the cars because repairs from the first two recalls didn’t work. GM says more than 1,300 cars caught fire after being fixed.

The latest recall announced Tuesday covers 1.4 million cars dating to the 1997 model year. Some are so old that GM no longer sells the brands.

GM reports at least 19 minor injuries from the blazes.

Tuesday’s recall includes the 1997-2004 Pontiac Grand Prix and Buick Regal, the 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, the 1998 and 1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, and the 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. All have 3.8-liter V6 engines.

RAYMOND, Neb. (AP) — A 39-year-old southeast Nebraska man has died after falling to the ground while helping to put a new roof on a building.

The accident occurred on Saturday evening about two miles northwest of Raymond. Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner says Jason Oenbring, of Tecumseh, fell about 21 feet through an unsupported part of the roof. Wagner says Oenbring was flown to a Lincoln hospital and was pronounced dead there.

The accident is being investigated.

Funeral services are October 29 at the Wherry Mortuary in Tecumseh.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Spilled nails led to backed up traffic on Interstate 70 in central Missouri.

KOMU-TV reports that traffic was snarled Monday morning on westbound I-70 after thousands of nails spilled along the highway in Columbia, creating a possible hazard.

Columbia police estimated that about 200 boxes of nails spilled, and each box contained about 2,000 nails. Police were still looking for the truck that spilled the nails.

Officials said the line of backed up traffic extended several miles, but the area was cleared and traffic was moving by mid-morning.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have reopened a Kansas City street where two firefighters died during a building fire and collapse earlier this month.

The two veteran firefighters died while crews were fighting the Oct. 12 building fire in Kansas City.

The Kansas City Star reports that on Sunday they reopened the section of Independence Avenue where the building was located. Part of the busy urban roadway had been closed since the fire.

John Ham, a spokesman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, says investigators have been aware of the impact of street closings on surrounding residents and businesses.

Investigators are expected to continue studying debris at the site this week.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says a weekend brush fire near a suburban St. Louis landfill makes a pressing case for a federal remedy to the area where a slow-burning underground fire could threaten a cache of Cold War-era nuclear waste.

Koster says he’s relieved that the Environmental Protection Agency’s studies show no immediate public danger from the West Lake Landfill near Bridgeton.

Government officials have quietly adopted an emergency plan in case the federal Superfund site’s smoldering embers ever reach the nuclear waste. But Koster wants the EPA to figure out a way “without delay” to keep it from getting to that point.

He says Saturday’s brush fire shows how quickly flames unexpectedly can surface.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The League of Women Voters and some college professors are proposing a course to teach Kansas students how to register to vote.

The Wichita Eagle reports the proposal, unveiled Saturday in Topeka, is aimed at younger voters because they make up a majority of the state’s suspended voter list.

Marge Ahrens, with the League of Women Voters, says new laws in Kansas have made registering to vote more complex.

The course will begin this fall at Washburn, Emporia State and Fort Hays State universities. Students will learn how to register themselves and others.

More than 40 percent of the nearly 37,000 people on the suspended voter list are under the age of 30.

CHICAGO (AP) — Even buying lottery tickets in Illinois is losing its charm.

Illinois is delaying payouts of more than $600 because of its budget mess and neighboring states are salivating at the chance to boost their own lottery sales.

Gas stations, smoke shops and convenience stores near borders, particularly in Indiana, Kentucky, Iowa and Missouri, say they’ve already noticed a difference.

The Hoosier Lottery has issued a statement saying it welcomes Illinois players to Indiana.

In Kentucky’s McCracken County, along Illinois’ southern border, there was a 13 percent jump in scratch-offs from July 1st through October 9th, compared to a 9 percent jump statewide.

The Lottery problems stem from Illinois’ budget impasse. There’s already been a federal lawsuit and there are lingering questions about Illinois revenues and a shake-up in lottery management.

NEW YORK (AP) — The governors of the two states whose teams will face off in the World Series are continuing a years-long tradition by placing a friendly wager on the outcome. The New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals meet in the best-of-seven series beginning Tuesday.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has agreed to wear a Royals jersey for a full day of work if they win. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will wear a Mets jersey if New York takes it.

Each governor has also prepared a basket of home state goodies, including ribs from Kansas City and bagels from Queens. The winning governor gets the basket.

Cuomo said there is no doubt in his mind the Mets win it all. Nixon said that this year is the Royals’ year.