KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas board has sued a man involved in an autopsy of Michael Brown after the black teenager was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts alleges that pathology assistant Shawn Parcells performed autopsies without the proper oversight. Court documents also allege he made medical diagnoses and represented himself as a medical examiner and pathologist.

In a response, Parcells denied representing himself as a physician and said the board doesn’t have oversight because he’s not a health care provider.

Parcells was barred last month from working in Kansas because of a civil lawsuit filed by the Kansas Attorney General’s Office. He’s accused of violating the state’s False Claims Act and the Consumer Protection Act.

TOPEKA — The director of the Topeka Zoo says a the prognosis for the recovery of a zookeeper who was attacked by a Sumatran tiger is good.

The zookeeper was attacked Saturday while in the outdoor tiger habitat of Sanjiv, a 7-year-old male tiger.

Zoo director Brendan Wiley said the zookeeper was talking Saturday night.  She was moved out of the intensive care unit, according to a statement from city of Topeka spokesperson Molly Hadfield early Monday.

The woman has worked at the zoo since 2002 and has several years of experience with tigers.

Wiley said the zoo is conducting an investigation and will determine what protocol changes might be needed after talking to the injured employee.

The zoo has no plans to euthanize Sanjiv, who was back on display Sunday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Immigration authorities on Friday said that anyone with any involvement with marijuana, regardless of whether it’s legal in the state where they live, can be denied citizenship because the drug is still illegal under federal law.

The announcement comes weeks after officials in Colorado, where recreational marijuana is legal, began warning residents that working for a dispensary or manufacturing operation could jeopardize their citizenship bids — even if those jobs are state-sanctioned.

The updated guidance from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services states that people who use marijuana or are involved with it in any way fail to have “good moral character,” a prerequisite for people who have legal permanent residence to gain American citizenship.

About two-thirds of states allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and 10 allow recreational use. Washington, D.C., also allows recreational use.

“U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is required to adjudicate cases based on federal law,” spokeswoman Jessica Collins said in a statement. “Individuals who commit federal controlled substance violations face potential immigration consequences under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which applies to all foreign nationals regardless of the state or jurisdiction in which they reside.”

In Colorado, immigration attorneys say at least two green-card holders were denied citizenship because they worked or had worked in marijuana-related jobs. There are probably more, they say.

Immigrants who apply for citizenship must first fill out a 20-page form known as the “N-400.” It asks about prior work, family and criminal history, but it doesn’t specifically ask if a person has used or worked with marijuana.

Julia Gelatt, a senior policy analyst for the Migration Policy Institute, said it’s not likely that most people will disclose information about pot use. But she said the new policy could make some people nervous about applying.

“Whether or not it has a real impact is whether adjudicators decide to ask about it,” Gelatt said.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City artist has been selected to create statue of former President Harry Truman for display in the U.S. Capitol.

Sculptor Tom Corbin was chosen by Truman’s family and former and current board members of the Truman Library Institute to produce a statue of the country’s 33rd president.

Missouri lawmakers have been trying to honor Truman in Washington’s National Statuary Hall Collection for years. The state has displayed statues of Thomas Hart Benton and Francis Preston Blair since the end of the 19th century.

Both men were U.S. Senators, war-time soldiers and slavery opponents. But Missouri leaders thought it was time to have a representation of the president who ended World War II after authorizing the use of atomic bombs against Japan.

The state Senate approved a resolution in March to replace Benton’s statue with one of Truman.

Alex Burden, the institute’s executive director, said Corbin “spent a lot of time in our archives, measuring the president’s suits.”

The artist also examined hundreds of archival photographs and his proposal conveyed a strong attention to detail in Truman’s clothing, Burden said.

“President Truman was a very snappy dresser,” Burden said.

Corbin has public art installations and sculptures throughout Kansas City.

Corbin said it’s humbling to “be thinking where I was 30 years ago, getting to the point where I’m putting a piece in the Capitol Rotunda.”

The statue will be installed next year to mark the 75th anniversary of Truman’s presidency.

“I kind of look at this as something that not only will be kind of capping off my career, but it provides kind of a legacy for my family,” Corbin said. “In the future, my daughter can take her kids to see it. Plus, of course, the people of the country.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say officers responded to a brawl involving up to 300 teenagers at the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kansas City police say several law enforcement agencies were called to the park Saturday night when an off-duty Clay County sheriff’s deputy reported several large fights involving mostly teenagers.

(2/2)The group of bad actors at WOF only represent a fraction of guests that were there to enjoy the attractions. It’s unfortunate that families & children had their evening disrupted by these events. We will continue to work with WOF to ensure the safety of their guests & staff.

— Clay County Sheriff (@SheriffClayCo) April 21, 2019

Kansas City police said Sunday that no injuries were reported and no one was arrested. But police said the Clay County Sheriff’s Office issued some citations to people at the scene.

Worlds of Fun officials said in a written statement that local and park authorities broke up the altercation and removed those involved from the park.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — New census data shows that while Missouri’s population rose slightly last year compared to 2017, more than 50 counties lost population.

Data released Thursday shows estimated county populations as of July 1, 2018, compared to the previous year. Missouri overall saw its population rise 0.3% to an estimated 6,126,452.

But the Census Bureau data shows that 52 of Missouri’s 114 counties and the city of St. Louis lost population. Southeast Missouri in particular saw significant declines.

Pemiscot County lost 3.2% of its population, the biggest decline in the state. Dunklin County had a 2.2% decline, and Carter and Mississippi counties both lost 1.8% of their populations. Six other counties in the region saw net losses.

Pemiscot County Presiding Commissioner Mark Cartee said there simply aren’t enough jobs to keep young people around once they get out of school, especially since farming has become so automated that fewer farm workers are needed.

“It’s been going on in Pemiscot County for years,” Cartee said of the decline. “At one time we were close to 30,000 people. Now we’re at 16,000.”

Turning around the decline is a tough task, Cartee said.

“We’re open for suggestions,” he said.

The state’s biggest gainer was Lincoln County, about 60 miles north of St. Louis. The county saw a 2.8% increase in population to 57,686.

Lincoln County Economic Development Director Larry Tucker said the growth is driven by people moving further out from the St. Louis area, drawn by larger lots, cheaper land and lower property taxes.

“Some people like to live in areas with fewer neighbors,” Tucker said.

The new data didn’t estimate populations for most cities but St. Louis was an exception because it is in essence its own county. The city’s population, on the decline for seven decades, fell another 5,028, or 1.6%, to 302,838. St. Louis had 856,796 residents in 1950.

St. Louis County’s population rose by fewer than 300 people to 996,945. Jefferson County saw a 0.3 percent increase to 224,347.

St. Charles County continued to grow, though not as fast as in the past. The county’s estimated population rose 1 percent to 399,182.

Jackson County saw a 0.4% rise to 700,307. Among other large counties, Greene County’s population rose 0.7 percent to 291,923, and Boone County’s population rose 0.8 percent to 180,005.

JACKSON COUNTY — Two people were injured in an accident just before 10:30p.m. Saturday in Jackson County.

A 2005 Chrysler Town and Country van was westbound on Kansas 16 just east of B Road approximately a mile from the Pottawatomie County line, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

The van rear-ended a farm tractor pulling an implement.  Life Star Ambulance flew the van driver who sustained life threatening injuries to Stormont Vail in Topeka, according to Morse. Jackson County EMS transported a front seat passenger to Stormont Vail. A third occupant in the van was not injured.

The names of the victims, both residents of Corning, Kansas, have not been released.

The accident remains under investigation, according to Morse.