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Colleague cracks Sen. McCaskill’s rib with Heimlich maneuver

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has cracked a rib of U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill while performing the Heimlich maneuver on the fellow Democrat when she began choking.

A spokesman for Manchin tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that McCaskill began choking during a luncheon for Senate Democrats on Thursday. Manchin used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the blockage in McCaskill’s throat, but he cracked a rib in the process.

McCaskill addressed Democrats at the annual Truman Dinner in St. Louis on Saturday. She said she would not be hugging people when she appeared late last week at an NAACP dinner in St. Louis.

Manchin is from West Virginia; McCaskill represents Missouri.

Tractor-trailer tumbles off NE Kansas highway overpass

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a tractor-truck driver has survived after his rig went off the side of a Kansas City, Kansas, highway overpass and fell about 60 feet to the ground below.

First responders on the scene of the crash – photos courtesy Fox4Kansas City

The Kansas Highway Patrol says the driver is in serious condition after failing to negotiate a curve around 4 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 670 near Interstate 70.

KHP spokeswoman Tiffany Bush says the truck was carrying produce.

A witness, Bill Newcamp of Atchison, said he was waiting for a work crew near the overpass when he saw the truck fall. He says it’s a “miracle” the driver is alive.

Missouri man dies after ejected when pickup overturns

SHANNON COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 9:30p.m. Sunday in Shannon County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Toyota Tacoma driven by James E. Burmingham, 58, Winona, was northbound on Missouri 19, eight miles south of Winona.

The driver failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle traveled off the right side of the road.  The driver overcorrected, crossing the road. The truck overturned and ejected the driver.

Burmingham was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Clary Funeral Home. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.

2 NE Kansas men jailed after late-night traffic stop

JACKSON COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects

Castle-photo Jackson Co.

Just after 11:30p.m. Saturday, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Ford passenger car near 158th Road on U.S. 75 in Jackson County for a traffic infraction, according to sheriff Tim Morse.

The encounter resulted in two men being arrested on drug charges. The driver, Jason Floyd Castle, 48, of Topeka, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and transporting an open container.

Santos-photo Jackson Co.

The passenger, John Daniel Santos, 49, of Topeka, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. The two men are being held in the Jackson County Jail.

Kobach campaign has fundraiser with rocker Ted Nugent

LENEXA, Kan (AP) —About 175 people attended a fundraiser for conservative Republican Kris Kobach’s campaign for Kansas governor with rocker and gun-rights provocateur Ted Nugent as dozens of people protested outside.

Kobach and Nugent raffled off an AR-15 rifle during their event at a Kansas City-area community center. A similar weapon was used in a deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school in February.

Kobach said Nugent is the nation’s best-known gun rights advocate. Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, is trying to unseat Gov. Jeff Colyer in the Aug. 7 primary.

Kobach rides in parades in a jeep with a replica machine gun on the back despite ongoing criticism.

He told a crowd in Salina earlier: “I don’t back down. I double down.”

Planned road work for northwest Missouri, June 25 -July 1

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of June 25 – July 1 from the Missouri Department of Transportation.

In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and could include lane closures with delays. All scheduled maintenance and construction projects are subject to change.

MoDOT reminds the public to stay alert, watch for road work, buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones and in changing weather conditions.

For more information about a project, please contact MoDOT at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (888-275-6636) or visit modot.org/northwest. You can also follow MoDOT’s Northwest Missouri District on Twitter @ModotNorthwest and on Facebook.

Interstate 29 – Bridge deck replacement project at the Nodaway River Bridge. Traffic is head-to-head in the northbound lanes. This traffic pattern will be in place through August and includes a 13-foot width restriction.

U.S. Route 71 – Guardrail, rumble strips and striping from Route 48 to Route A (Nodaway County), June 25 – 29

Atchison County

I-29 – Pavement repair from mile marker 124 near the Iowa state line to mile marker 111 near Route 111, June 25 – 29

U.S. Route 275 – Resurfacing project from the Iowa state line to U.S. Route 136, June 25 – 29

Buchanan County

U.S. Route 169 (Belt Highway) – Milling and pothole patching near Route 6 (Frederick Avenue), June 25

Route 752 – Pavement repair from King Hill Avenue to 6th Street, June 26 – 27

Route FF – Pavement repair at U.S. Route 169, June 27 – 28

Caldwell County

Route 13 – Pothole patching from Route P to SE Quarry Drive, June 25 – 26

Route U – Pothole patching, June 27 – 29

Carroll County

U.S. Route 65 – Sealing and resurfacing project from the Missouri River to the city limits of Chillicothe, June 25 – 30. This project includes a 12-foot width restriction.

Chariton County

Route 5 – CLOSED for bridge maintenance at the Puzzle Creek Bridge from U.S. Route 24 to just north of Route WW, June 25 – 28, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Clinton County

Route 116 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the McGuire Creek Bridge. The road will be closed through July. A signed detour is in place.

Route C – Resurfacing and shoulder project from Route 116 to Route CC, June 21 – 22. A pilot car and a flagger will direct traffic through the work zone.

Daviess County

Route 13 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Honey Creek Bridge. The road will be closed through September. A signed detour is in place.

DeKalb County

U.S. Route 36 – Pavement resurfacing and realignment project at the Route 33 North/Route M junction. One lane in each direction will remain closed as the temporary crossovers are removed. This includes a 14-foot width restriction.

Grundy County

U.S. Route 65 – Sealing project from the north city limits of Chillicothe to the Iowa state line, June 25 – 30. This includes a 12-foot width restriction.

Harrison County

Route AA/H – CLOSED for a bridge deck replacement at the I-35 overpass. The bridge will be closed through July. One lane of I-35 may be closed in each direction during the project.

I-35 – Resurfacing project from the Iowa state line to Route N at Eagleville, June 25 – 30. This includes a 16-foot width restriction and will include overnight lane closures.

I-35 – Sweeping and flushing bridges, June 25 – 29

Holt County

I-29 – Bridge deck replacement at the Nodaway River Bridge. Traffic is head-to-head in the northbound lanes. This traffic pattern will be in place through August and includes a 13-foot width restriction.

I-29 – Resurfacing project from Route W to Route 118, June 25 – 29

Route Y – Bridge maintenance at the I-29 overpass, June 26 – 27

Route T – Bridge maintenance at the Mill Creek Bridge, June 28 – 29

Linn County

U.S. Route 36 – Bridge maintenance at the Turkey Creek Bridge and Turkey Creek Overflow Bridge, June 25 – 26

U.S. Route 36 – Shoulder improvements and guardrail work from just east of Route 11 to Route 5, June 25 – 29. This project includes a 16-foot width restriction.

U.S. Route 36 – Bridge maintenance at the Locust Creek Bridge, June 27 – 28

U.S. Route 36 – Bridge maintenance at the Higgins Drain Ditch, June 28 – 29

Livingston County

U.S. Route 65 – Sealing and resurfacing project from the north city limits of Chillicothe to the Iowa state line, June 25 – 30. This includes a 12-foot width restriction.

Mercer County

Routes C and JJ – Pothole patching, June 25 – 29

U.S. Route 65 – Sealing project from the north city limits of Chillicothe to the Iowa state line, June 25 – 30. This includes a 12-foot width restriction.

Nodaway County

U.S. Route 71 – Guardrail, rumble strips and striping from Route A to just north of Route 48 (Andrew County), June 25 – 29

U.S. Route 136 – Shoulder improvements from east of the city limits of Maryville to Route 46 in Ravenwood, June 25 – 29

Putnam County

U.S. Route 136 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the West Locust Creek Bridge. The road will be closed through September. A signed detour is in place.

U.S. Route 136 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Elm Branch Bridge. The road will be closed through September. A signed detour is in place.

Route H, N and CC – Pothole patching, June 25 – 29

Worth County

Route YY – CLOSED for a resurfacing project, June 25, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route K – Pothole patching, June 26 – 29

Former Mo. Lt. Governor gives up federal job, calls it waste of money

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – Former Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has resigned from a leadership position with a federal agency, saying the job was a waste of taxpayer money.

Kinder

In September, Kinder was sworn in as alternative federal co-chairman to the Delta Regional Authority, following an appointment from President Donald Trump. Kinder resigned this month.

Kinder said in a statement to the Southeast Missourian newspaper in Cape Girardeau that upon taking office in September he found a “bloated administrative budget” at the DRA. At his request, staff found $400,000 in cuts that the board approved.

Kinder, a Republican, was elected lieutenant governor in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2016. He says he plans to enter the private sector and has no plans to seek public office again.

Kansas law protecting Good Samaritans set to begin

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new Kansas law goes into effect on July 1 that legally protects Good Samaritans who break into vehicles to save overheating children, animals and vulnerable adults.

A pair of Kansas shoe store employees were lauded for their actions after one of them found a 2-year-old locked inside a sweltering car in a Kansas City parking lot in July of 2015-photo of the rescue by Karamel Krissty

Several groups are planning to get together at 11 a.m. Monday in Spring Hill to talk about the law and show Kansans how to exercise that right. The event highlights the dangers of hot cars with planned demonstrations showing temperature rise in a car and how to break a car’s window safety and easily.

The bill signed into law earlier this year states it would provide immunity from civil liability when a vehicle is damaged by a person trying to aid a “vulnerable person or domestic animal” in situations where there is “imminent danger of harm” and law enforcement has been notified.

Missouri man dies after pickup hits a fence, tree

MORGAN COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 5:30pm. Saturday in Morgan County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1996 Chevy 1500 driven by Donald R. Kemper, 24, Columbia, was westbound on Ritchie Road just west of Route T.  The vehicle lost traction in a curve. The driver overcorrected. The vehicle traveled off the left side of the road, struck a fence and a tree.

A passenger James R. Dinkins, 26, Versailles, was transported to University Hospital where he died.

Kemper refused medical attention and had not been wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.  Dinkins seatbelt usage was unknown.

Kan. Rep. Marshall: Immigrant kids get good care in Texas center

With Homeland Security on the Texas border-photo courtesy Rep. Roger Marshall

TORNILLO, TX (AP) — Hundreds of immigrant children detained at a facility at the U.S.-Mexico border were getting good food and medical care and appeared to be in good spirits, U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall said Saturday after touring the center he described as a “camp.”

But the Kansas Republican said he remains concerned about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement centers for processing immigrants attempting to cross border illegally and that his trip to the El Paso area confirmed his belief that Congress needs to pass legislation mixing compassion for immigrants with greater border security.

The center Marshall visited as part of a bipartisan congressional group has tent-like shelters housing 400 young immigrants near the Tornillo port of entry. Most of the young immigrants there are teenage boys, and Marshall said 26 were separated from their parents during a recent crackdown on illegal border crossings, as opposed to attempting to cross unaccompanied.

“The kids looked in great health. They looked in great spirits. I did not see one sick kid,” he said during a cellphone interview after the visit. “They all had smiles on their faces. They were warm. They were receptive to me. I played soccer with them for 10 minutes.”

The Tornillo port is located about 40 miles southeast of El Paso in an area that’s mostly desert, and Marshall said the temperature Saturday hit 108 degrees. The tent-like structures have air conditioning. Marshall described the facility as a camp and said he was impressed by it and its staff.

Marshall represents the sprawling 1st Congressional District of western and central Kansas. While the district is heavily Republican and strongly supported President Donald Trump in the 2016 election, some business and agriculture leaders worry about tougher immigration policies making it harder to fill thousands of agricultural jobs. Marshall wants to couple border-security measures with changes in visas for guest agricultural workers.

“Nothing gets better without border security,” he said, adding that he plans to work on legislation to “tighten up” federal laws that prevent U.S. border security officers from immediately turning back Central American immigrants seeking to enter the U.S. illegally.

Marshall is the second Kansas congressman to visit the border. GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder, who represents the 3rd District in the Kansas City area, spent two days in early June in the Rio Grande Valley after becoming chairman of a U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee on homeland security.

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