JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is seeking a major disaster declaration in response to severe flooding in March.

Today we requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration for Missouri to provide federal assistance to a total of 13 counties in response to devastating flooding that began March 11. https://t.co/z0O45Y1tbQ

— Governor Mike Parson (@GovParsonMO) April 24, 2019

Parson’s office said Wednesday that the Republican governor is asking President Donald Trump for federal assistance for 13 counties in northwest and southeast Missouri: Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Carroll, Chariton, Holt, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Platte, Ray, and Ste. Genevieve.

Additional counties may be added later after still-high rivers recede and damage can be assessed.

A disaster declaration would allow local governments and qualifying nonprofits in the impacted counties to seek federal assistance for costs such as fixing damaged roads, bridges and other public infrastructure.

Parson also seeks individual assistance for Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Holt and Platte counties, which would let victims get federal help for temporary housing and other flood-related costs.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri medical board has revoked the license of a pediatric surgeon more than two years after he was arrested in New Mexico on child pornography charges.

Guy Rosenschein is behind bar while awaiting trial. Federal agents arrested him in November 2016 after serving a search warrant. Besides finding child porn, they discovered a 16-year-old former patient, wearing only his underwear, in Rosenschein’s bed. Both said nothing sexual occurred between them.

Rosenschein’s attorneys didn’t return a message seeking comment.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Columbia homeowner jailed for 10 days for contempt of court for not complying with an order to remove structures from his property could find himself behind bars again.

The Western District Court of Appeals upheld on Tuesday the contempt ruling against Seth Reynolds for failure to abide by a 2017 court order to remove a shed, fence and satellite dish.

Reynolds was denied a variance in 2015 to the county’s setback and easement regulations after construction was complete.

Circuit Judge Jodie Asel ordered Reynolds jailed indefinitely until the structures were gone. He was out on bond pending his appeal.

Reynolds argued he was unable to demolish the outbuilding because of the cost and difficulty. The county argued he was financially capable of doing so.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly is creating an advisory committee that aims to ensure every person in Kansas is counted in the 2020 Census.

The governor signed an executive order Tuesday that charged the committee with sparking public engagement in Kansas ahead of the official count.

This morning, through Executive Order, I launched an initiative to make every Kansan count. I established the Kansas Complete Count Committee (CCC) to ensure that every Kansan is represented in the 2020 Census. pic.twitter.com/ktdm7ZZAGd

— Governor Laura Kelly (@GovLauraKelly) April 23, 2019

The Census dictates the amount of federal funding for 55 federal programs in Kansas. It also determines the number of U.S. House members representing the state and the redrawing of boundaries for Kansas legislative districts.

Kelly appointed Brian McClendon, a University of Kansas professor and former executive at Google, to co-chair the committee along with Dodge City Commissioner Joyce Warshaw.

Kansas stands to lose about $1,539 in federal funds annually for 10 years for every person not counted in the Census.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are advancing a proposal to undo the redistricting process enacted by voters in November.

House members voted 100-49 Tuesday to give initial approval to a new plan to redraw legislative districts.

Voters last year passed the “Clean Missouri” constitutional amendment. That measure created a new position of nonpartisan demographer to draft state House and Senate maps after the 2020 Census with a goal of achieving “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness.”

The House proposal would instead have bipartisan panels redraw districts, as was done previously. It would make “partisan fairness” and “competitiveness” secondary to other factors, such as districts being compact and not disenfranchising minority voters.

The measure needs another House vote to go to the Senate. If passed by the Legislature, the measure would be subject to voter approval.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas government website designed to nab child support evaders has been taken down after it caught only one man in a year.

Kansas Department for Children and Families spokesman Mike Deines says the Child Support Evaders website “had little to no traffic and was not an effective tool.” He says it’s important not to make detection efforts public because that helps evaders.

Former Gov. Jeff Colyer announced the website in April 2018 as the state struggled to improve child support collections. It listed people who owed more than $5,000 in late child support and included the person’s name, mug shot, the amount owed and where they were last seen.

Similar online photo name-and-shame campaigns have been undertaken in Arizona, Texas, Louisiana and Georgia.

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were found.

On Monday, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office was called to a wooded area north of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism regional office at 300 SW Wanamaker Road, according to Undersheriff Phil Blume

A citizen claimed to have found skeletal remains in the dense woods.

The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Coroner’s Office, was able to confirm that the skeletal remains are human, according to Deputy Shayna Anderson. Authorities are currently working with the Washburn University Forensic Anthropology Recovery Unit to excavate the site.

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SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were found.

On Monday, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office was called to a wooded area north of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism regional office at 300 SW Wanamaker Road, according to Undersheriff Phil Blume

A citizen claimed to have found skeletal remains in the dense woods. The Sheriff’s Office responded and with the assistance of the Shawnee County Coroner’s Office, located and removed the skeletal remains in question. Due to darkness and heavy vegetation the search was postponed until daylight.

The property and immediate area in question is private property and access is being denied, according to Louderback

It is important for a thorough search of the area to be completed. Authorities don’t  known how long that will take.