LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — A Democrat running for a suburban Kansas City legislative seat has been cited twice for drunken driving.

28-year-old Brandon Woodard, of Lenexa, Kansas, previously acknowledged being arrested in 2012 when he was a 22-year-old senior at the University of Kansas. Because Woodard was then vice president of the university’s student senate, the student newspaper, the Daily Kansan, wrote about it.

The Star then asked him about it after he announced his candidacy for the 30th District seat in the Kansas House. Woodard says he wasn’t trying to hide a second 2014 drunken driving arrest in Lawrence during that February interview, but felt under no obligation to volunteer it.

Woodard is running against Republican Wendy Bingesser for the seat being vacated by Republican Randy Powell.

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) – One of two teens accused in the stabbing death of a woman at a suburban Kansas City car wash has pleaded guilty.

Trevon Henry pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and other charges in the death of 43-year-old Tanya Chamberlain. Prosecutors say Henry and Joshua Trigg attacked Chamberlain in November 2015 at the car wash in Lee’s Summit and then stole her car. The boys were just 13 and 14 at the time of the attack, but were ordered to stand trial as adults.

Court documents say they were seen on surveillance video at the car wash and a nearby grocery store. A woman who recognized them called police two days later.

Sentencing for Henry is set for Jan. 4. The case against Trigg is pending.

TOPEKA — With the statement, “It’s important to have leaders who understand the fundamental role business plays in the state’s economic health,” the Kansas Chamber of Commerce announced on social media Wednesday their support of republican candidate Kris Kobach for governor.

@KansasChamber endorses @DerekSchmidtKS for KS AG & @KrisKobach1787 for KS Governor. It’s important Kansans have elected leaders who truly understand the fundamental role business plays in the economic health of our state & who support a competitive business environment. #KSLEG

— The Kansas Chamber (@KansasChamber) October 17, 2018

In June, the Chamber hosted a candidate forum in Lawrence featuring the candidates of both parties prior to the primary election.

What a night! TH @SenatorKelly @Kansans4Selzer @KrisKobach1787 @JoshuaSvaty @GovJeffColyer @GregOrman & 22 other candidates for joining @KansasChamber Great conversations TH for ur desire to serve #ksleg #whatsyourvision pic.twitter.com/8ziwW8Ax5p

— The Kansas Chamber (@KansasChamber) June 12, 2018

MISSION, Kan. (AP) – A pit bull that survived being shot in the face in Missouri is recovering from surgery.

Unleashed Pet Rescue in Mission, Kansas, began caring for the dog, named Gloria, after she was found last week near Slater, Missouri.

The nonprofit’s CEO, Danielle Reno, says in a Facebook post that the veterinarians who operated on her Tuesday suspect someone meant to shoot her between the eyes. Instead, it appears Gloria jerked her head upward, leaving her alive but with a massive cheek wound.

Gloria will need to undergo additional surgeries and will be staying in a foster home for at least the next couple of months as she recovers. Reno says she “continues to amaze everyone who meets her!!!”

Investigators in Missouri are following leads to find the shooter.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri had to toss out giving its Nobel Prize winning scientist a parking space as a way to honor him.

George Smith lives less than a mile from the Columbia campus and bikes to work every day. He says it’s not because he’s a “bike enthusiast;” it’s because he’s “not a good driver.”

Instead, the university will dedicate a bike rack slot to Smith, who learned earlier this month that he will share this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry with two other scientists.

The bike rack will be standard, the same as the racks used by other bicyclists on campus. Only, the university will post some sort of sign letting everyone know that this particular space belongs to a Nobel laureate.

LAMPE, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man has been charged with attempting to sell a sexual encounter with a 17-year-old girl on Facebook.

18-year-old Kaleb Billings, of Lampe, is jailed in Stone County on the child sex trafficking charge. No attorney is listed for him in online court records.

Charging documents say that when deputies responded earlier this month to a disturbance, Billings told the deputies he had listed the girl on social media for sale for sex.

The statement says Billings struck a deal with a stranger – $45 for a sexual encounter with the teen. The statement says that when the girl “backed out,” the man became “enraged” and brandished a gun, prompting the 911 call. It’s unclear whether the man with the gun has been charged.

CRAWFORD COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a weekend shooting and have a suspect in custody.

Eric James Cravey,  34, wanted in connection with a shooting on Saturday that injured Vanessa Rae McWhirt-Martin, 37, Chetopa, Kansas was arrested early Wednesday by the Hill County, Texas Sheriff’s Department, according to a social media report from the Pittsburg, Kansas police department.

On Saturday, McWhirt-Martin was a passenger in a black, 2011 Dodge Nitro driven by Cravey.  She got out of the SUV during an argument with Cravey and was shot with a handgun, according to witnesses. 

McWhirt was taken to the hospital in critical condition for emergency surgery, according to police.

Cravey is being held on a warrant issued for his arrest for attempted murder and will face extradition proceedings in the coming days, according to police.