KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A liberal government watchdog group has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against groups that funneled $6 million of anonymous campaign money into Missouri to help Eric Greitens’ campaign for governor.

The Kansas City Star reports that the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington raised concerns in the complaint about two political action committees – LG PAC and SEALs for Truth – and two nonprofits – American Policy Coalition and Freedom Frontier. The complaint says the groups directed money into the 2016 campaign in such a way as to deliberately hide the identity of the donors. The Star was unable to reach the organizations for comment.

Greitens resigned June 1 but questions continue to swirl about the dark-money organizations that helped fuel his rise.

KANSAS CITY (AP) – Court records say a driver charged in a deadly hit-and-run crash was texting before he struck a man using a wheelchair.

21-year-old Ramello Robinson was charged over the weekend with a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident that killed 50-year-old Phillip Noel, of Kansas City. His bond is set at $10,000. No attorney is listed for him in online court records.

The crash happened last month in downtown Kansas City. Court records say surveillance footage showed Robinson had a green light and Noel entered the intersection after the light had turned green.

Police say Robinson was texting at the time. Robinson’s partner was in the vehicle, along with their 4-year-old. The partner initially told police she’d been the driver.

EUREKA, Kan. (AP) — Residents of a Kansas town where a tornado injured eight people and damaged dozens of homes are starting to clean up the mess.

The state Adjutant General’s Department says in a news release that more volunteers are needed in Eureka after more than 300 people showed up on Thursday to help. The twister that hit the town of about 2,400 residents Tuesday night has been classified as an EF-3 with winds of at least 136 mph. Nearly 80 homes were damaged and at least 10 were destroyed. The high school also was damaged.

The Red Cross is providing food and has set up a shelter in a church where residents and volunteers can cool off. State officials also are helping residents obtain critical documents, such as birth and marriage certificates.

KANSAS CITY (AP) — A suburban Kansas City man has been convicted in a string of armed robberies that ended with police fatally shooting another suspect.

The U.S. attorney’s office says 23-year-old Deonte Collins-Abbott, of Grandview, Missouri, pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a conspiracy to commit robbery and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. He faces 25 years in federal prison under a plea deal.

The robberies came to an end in March 2016 when Collins-Abbott and two others stole money and prescription cough syrup from a Walgreens in Blue Springs, Missouri. Court records say one of the other robbers, 22-year-old Jermon Seals, of Shawnee, Kansas, was shot after pointing a gun at officers outside the store.

Collins-Abbott and the third suspect were caught after a foot pursuit

MONITEAU COUNTY— One person died in an accident just before 9:30p.m. Thursday in Moniteau County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Ford Fusion driven by Michael W. Campbell, 49,  Russellville, was southbound on Morris Road just north of Corticelli Road.

The vehicle traveled off the left side of the road, returned to the road, traveled off the right side of the road, struck a ditch and overturned.

Campbell was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Windmill Ridge Funeral Home in California, MO. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The family and supporters of a black Topeka man killed last year by police are speaking out against the city, the department and what they called unjustified violence by law enforcement toward black men as they discuss a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and the officers.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that the two white officers, Michael Cruse and Justin Mackey, lacked legal justification when they fatally shot Dominique White, 30, after a struggle in September near a park in Topeka. The officers were responding to a report of gunfire and confronted White, who was armed and recently out of prison.

Police body camera footage shows White fleeing from the officers before he was shot. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay ruled in December that the shooting was justified, saying White moved his hand over a pocket that contained a gun as he fled. An internal police investigation found that Cruse and Mackey followed department policies during the confrontation.

Family attorney Andrew Stroth said White never posed a threat. He said White’s death is due to an embedded culture of racism within police departments across the country.

Theresa Wynne, White’s mother, said there is no excusing her son’s death.

“He didn’t deserve this … and his sons didn’t deserve to spend their lives without a father,” Wynne said.

Topeka city spokeswoman Molly Hadfield said Wednesday she couldn’t comment on pending litigation.

White’s death certificate said he died primarily from gunshots in the back . The lawsuit said each officer fired four times and three of the shots hit White in the back.

The suit, which seeks more than $75,000 in damages, alleges the officers violated White’s constitutional rights against unreasonable seizure and to due process. It also accuses the city of providing inadequate training.

Sarah C. Oglesby-Dunegan, minister with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, said police acted as judge, jury and executioner in White’s case.

“Dominique White is just one among thousands who prove that zip code and skin color define the fault lines in our communities,” she said. “This issue is not a Topeka problem only, it is happening in communities everywhere.”

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A federal lawsuit filed in Minnesota alleges Hormel Foods Corp. and other companies colluded to inflate consumer pork prices.

The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed Thursday. Defendants included Hormel , based in Austin, Minnesota, and eight other companies, including Tyson Foods , JBS USA and Smithfield Foods .

The law firm bringing the case, Seattle-based Hagens Berman , contends the alleged price-fixing forced consumers to pay high prices for bacon, ham and other pork products.

The lawsuit alleges the companies coordinated their output and limited production “with the intent and expected result of increasing pork prices in the United States,” and also exchanged “competitively sensitive” and “closely guarded non-public information” about prices, capacity, sales volume and demand.

Hormel said in a statement to the Star Tribune the company intends to “vigorously defend this lawsuit.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – One large step closer to delivering on promised certainty, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts announced the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 passed the Senate on a strong bipartisan 86-11 vote.

“Today marks an important day for farm country. We are one step closer to providing farmers and ranchers a Farm Bill with the certainty and predictability they deserve,” said Chairman Roberts. “I thank my partner in this journey, Ranking Member Stabenow, as well as many of our Senate colleagues who offered leadership and expertise. I am proud we have a strong, budget neutral Farm Bill with broad support.”

“The 2018 Senate Farm Bill proves that bipartisanship is a tried and true approach to getting things done,” said Ranking Member Stabenow. “By working across the aisle, we crafted a Farm Bill that strengthens our diverse agricultural economy and all the jobs it supports in Michigan and across the county. I want to thank Chairman Roberts for his leadership and partnership, along with our Senate colleagues who contributed their ideas for improving American agriculture.”

The Senate Agriculture Committee favorably reported out the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly referred to as the Farm Bill, on June 13, 2018. The bipartisan 5-year legislation encompasses a broad array of agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and forestry policy. Click here to watch the meeting. Click here to watch other Committee hearings in preparation for the 2018 Farm Bill. Click here to read the legislation, summaries, and amendments.

The legislation has the support of more than 500 groups representing thousands of agriculture, food, nutrition, hunger, forestry, conservation, rural, business, faith-based, research, and academic interests.