SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Billings man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child pornography.

The Springfield News-Leader reports 22-year-old James McClelland was sentenced Monday. He had pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, authorities executed a search warrant at McClelland’s home in 2012 and found videos and images of child pornography.

Authorities say he used file sharing software to download the videos and images.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A hot air balloon has made an accidental landing in the middle of a residential street in Columbia.

The Columbia Missourian reports that crew chief Marianne Jay said the balloon was harder to steer than expected.

Her husband, Kenny Jay, missed his original landing site Monday at a church. But he managed to miss all obstacles as he set the balloon down several hundred feet from the site. A crew member and pilot friend assisted in navigating the balloon to the grass of the church.

Neighboring residents gathered to watch the stabilization and deflation of the balloon and offered a helping hand. Kenny Jay joked that the hardest part was deflating and cleaning up the balloon in the aftermath.

HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) — A lone tree likely saved the life of a van driver after the vehicle plunged over a tall cliff in Hannibal — but failed to fall to the ground several hundred feet below after slamming into the tree.

The Hannibal Courier-Post reports that the incident happened Sunday. Witnesses say the van pulled into a grassy area atop what’s known as Lover’s Leap, a popular tourist spot that overlooks downtown Hannibal and the Mississippi River.

Witnesses told police that the van suddenly accelerated, crashing through a fence and going over the ledge. The tree kept the van from plunging to the bottom.

The van driver is hospitalized but injury details have not been released.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Humane Society of Missouri says it is rescuing an estimated 100 cats found at a south St. Louis County site thick with cat urine and feces.

The society’s Jeane Jae says the felines range from newborn kittens to adult cats. They were to be taken to a Humane Society location for exams, treatment and care.

The Humane Society was alerted to the property from St. Louis County animal control and other offices.

Jae says the organization hopes to adopt out as many of the cats as possible.

There was no immediate word on any charges against the property owner, who was not identified.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Bosnian immigrant who used to live in Illinois has pleaded guilty to a federal charge for her role in an effort to support terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria.

Jasminka Ramic pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in St. Louis to a role in a conspiracy to aid to the Islamic State group and al-Qaida in Iraq. Her sentencing is set for Jan. 6.

Ramic was among six Bosnian immigrants indicted in February and accused of funneling money and military supplies to terror groups. The other five have pleaded not guilty.

Ramic’s attorney, J. Christian Goeke, did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

Ramic became a U.S. citizen in 2006. She formerly lived in Rockford, Illinois, but moved to Germany, where she was arrested.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to sign a proclamation designating October as “Zombie Preparedness Month” in Kansas.

The governor has scheduled a signing ceremony for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in his Statehouse office and workers from the state Division of Emergency Management are expected to join him.

The event has the serious purpose of encouraging Kansas residents to prepare for natural disasters and other emergencies. Brownback said in a statement that people should have disaster kits, make plans for handling such emergencies and practice their responses.

Brownback also said, “If you’re prepared for zombies, you’re prepared for anything.”

The division said it and other public safety agencies plan to have zombie preparedness challenges on social media throughout the month.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 58-year-old man has been arrested after police say he attached jumper cables to the ears of a 15-year-old Kansas boy to get information about a robbery.

Wichita police Lt. James Espinoza says the boy was walking early Sunday when he said someone placed a gun at his back. Espinoza says the suspect took the teen to a garage, tied him to a trailer hitch, then attached jumper cables to his ears and shocked him repeatedly while questioning him about a recent robbery.

Police say the man’s wallet had been stolen and he believed the teen knew who was responsible.

The suspect eventually released the boy, who ran home and told his father what happened. He was taken to a hospital.

The man faces charges of aggravated battery and kidnapping.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died after falling off a boat in a Mississippi River diversion channel.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 57-year-old Brian K. Ourth, of Chaffee, was operating a trolling motor Monday when he fell into the water about three miles south of Cape Girardeau.

The patrol says the boat was still in gear and floated away from Ourth.  Ourth’s body was recovered about 2 ½ hours later. The Cape Girardeau coroner pronounced him dead at the scene.