JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill aimed at clamping down on bullying and preventing suicides in Missouri schools is nearing passage.

The legislation passed 129-19 by the House on Monday would require school anti-bullying policies to include stricter procedures for reporting, investigating and responding to bullying. Those policies also would have to include cyberbullying such as texting.

Employees would have two days to report bullying, and the school must investigate claims of bullying within a day after that. Students who bully would receive at least counseling and at most be expelled.

The bill also would require schools to adopt policies aimed at preventing youth suicide, including ways to help students at risk of killing themselves.

The measure needs final Senate approval before it can head to Gov. Jay Nixon.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Opponents of a right-to-work measure packed the Capitol halls as Missouri’s Republican leaders pushed to send the measure to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon in the Legislature’s final week.

A Senate committee voted Monday night to advance the measure to the full chamber for debate. If approved in the Senate, it would require another vote in the House for final approval.

Governor Jay Nixon says he opposes the measure.

The measure would prohibit union contracts with businesses in which fees are collected from non-union employees.

Supporters say it would attract more businesses to Missouri and spur economic growth.

Opponents say it’s an attack on unions that would lower wages, make training difficult and reduce workplace safety.

Similar measures were approved in Michigan and Indiana in 2012 and in Wisconsin earlier this year.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A former college wrestler accused of exposing multiple sex partners to the HIV virus goes on trial Tuesday.

Michael L. Johnson, 23, who went by the nickname “Tiger Mandingo” on social media sites, was initially charged in October 2013 with just one felony count. But after the case was publicized, several other men stepped forward and authorities added five more felony charges. The encounters, with six different men, happened between Jan. 26, 2013, and Sept. 29, 2013, police said.

Some gay rights activists and legal reform groups say Johnson’s case highlights outdated laws.

If Johnson is convicted of the charges involving two men who contracted HIV, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. The maximum sentence on each of the other four counts is 15 years. He has pleaded not guilty.

The encounters occurred in Johnson’s dorm room and other campus housing at Lindenwood University, a private school in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles.

Reform groups say such laws in Missouri and more than 30 states criminalize a medical condition and deter those at risk of infection from seeking help.

DETROIT (AP) — Families of at least 100 people killed in crashes caused by defective General Motors ignition switches will get payments from the automaker.

Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate victims, updated the total on Monday. It stood at 97 deaths last week.

An additional 184 people who were injured will also receive compensation.

The fund received 4,342 claims by the Jan. 31 deadline, and about 14 percent of the claims are still under review. Nearly 3,400 were found ineligible or deficient.

GM knew about defective switches in Chevrolet Cobalts and other small cars for more than a decade but recalled them only last year. The switches can slip out of the “on” position, causing the cars to stall, disabling some important safety features.

SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University is expanding into drone cybersecurity training.

The concentration will be available starting in June for students enrolled in a master’s degree program at its Salina campus. The cybersecurity courses will be offered online.

The university says unmanned aircraft systems use computer networking for critical control systems, communication, navigation, payload delivery and intelligence coordination. Concerns have arisen about potential takeover of the information control systems.

Kansas State Salina’s associate dean of research and engagement, Kurt Barnhart, says it’s increasingly important that students are taught to “have a better grasp of the vulnerabilities of these systems and how to protect them to prevent misuse.”

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators must wrap up their business for the year within a week to avoid having their annual 90-day session go into overtime.

Lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse without having drafted a plan for raising taxes to close a budget shortfall and with a full plate of other issues.

It was the 85th day of their annual session. Following tradition, legislative leaders schedule 90-day sessions each year, though the state constitution doesn’t limit the length in odd-numbered years.

The 90th day would be Saturday.

Legislators have remained in session more than 90 days in 29 of the past 40 years. The longest session was in 2002, at 107 days.

Last year’s session was the shortest since 1974, at only 79 days.

GALENA, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri woman drowned while on a float trip on Mother’s Day.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 61-year-old Angela Fire of Hollister drowned Sunday on the James River when her canoe hit a tree and overturned. She became tangled in the tree roots and could not escape.

The patrol says the accident happened on the river near Galena.

TONGANOXIE, Kan. (AP) — Some buffalo are roaming just a little too far for people around Tonganoxie in Leavenworth County.

A herd of buffalo have been kept in a pasture on property east of Tonganoxie along U.S. 24/40 for 10 to 15 years. But recently, some of the animals have periodically been seen outside the pasture.

Last week, that almost led to tragedy. Two of the animals were killed when they were hit by a tractor-trailer. The driver was not hurt.

The Kansas City Star reports that was the latest in a recent string of escapes.

The owners of the 140 acres where the herd is kept doesn’t live on the property. They have tried to fix any breaches in the fences but their efforts, at least lately, have not been working.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The University of Missouri Extension has started a program that is pushing state beekeepers to be more visible.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the effort is called the Missouri Pollinator Conservancy Program. It urges beekeepers to register their hives online. After registering, they can buy bright yellow BeeCheck flags that are used to alert others to the presence of hives. The program also is offering 200 free fiberglass flagpoles, which can be picked up at the Delta Research Center in Portageville or the main extension office in Columbia.

The goal of the extension program is to encourage stronger communication between the agriculture and apiary communities to minimize the risks presented by pesticide drift. That’s when chemicals stray from their intended target areas, often because of strong winds.