TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A finance report shows independent candidate Greg Orman covered nearly $1 million in expenses from mid-July through September and loaned his campaign U.S. Senate campaign in Kansas another $200,000.

Orman is a wealthy Olathe businessman trying to unseat three-term Republican Sen. Pat Roberts.

A report filed by Orman’s campaign with the Federal Election Commission and available online Sunday shows Orman covered $963,000 in expenses from mid-July through September, mostly for advertising.

He received $537,000 in contributions and loaned his campaign $200,000 on Sept. 25.

With earlier contributions, he had more than $2 million available during the period. The campaign had $1.9 million in expenses, including those Orman funded himself.

He ended September with about $120,000 in his campaign fund.

A report for Roberts was not available online Sunday.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl in a drive-by shooting.

Police say in a news release that the girl died Sunday evening while she was inside a home that was sprayed by bullets from a passing vehicle.

Police on Monday identified the victim as Machole J. Stewart. Investigators have not said how often she was shot. She died at the scene.

No one else inside the home was injured.

It was the second time in about a week that a young girl died in a drive-by shooting in the Kansas City area. Six-year-old Angel Marie Hooper was shot to death Oct. 17 at a convenience store in Kansas City, Missouri. Police have not arrested a suspect in that case.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — There was an error at Game 5 of the World Series even before the first pitch.

Country singer Aaron Lewis stumbled early on during his rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” on Sunday night.

After starting with “O say can you see by the dawn’s early light, what so proudly we hailed,” Lewis diverted from the lyrics. Instead of singing “at the twilight’s last gleaming” he sang ” were so gallantly streaming,” words that appear later in the national anthem.

On Facebook Lewis apologized, “All I can say is I’m sorry and ask for the Nation’s forgiveness. My nerves got the best of me and I am completely torn up about what happened. America is the greatest country in the world. The Star-Spangled Banner means so much to so many, including myself. I hope everyone can understand the intensity of the situation and my true intent of this performance. I hope that the Nation, Major League Baseball and the many fans of our national pastime can forgive me.”

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The State Board of Education is taking public comment on a review of Missouri’s education standards for elementary and secondary schools.

The board scheduled a public hearing Monday to gather opinions on the work of parent and educator groups that are revising the standards.

Lawmakers passed legislation in May requiring a review of what they call shoddy standards created without local input. The hope was to eventually eliminate Common Core.

But some work group members appointed by public officials both for and against Common Core have struggled to reach a compromise in outlining learning goals.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Prospects are dimming for a settlement on remaining claims in lawsuits over the May 2013 discovery of genetically engineered Monsanto wheat in an Oregon field.

A joint status report submitted Friday in U.S. District Court in Kansas said no agreement has been reached in the lawsuits filed by non-soft white wheat plaintiffs against St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. The lawsuits from across the country have been consolidated in Kansas.

Growers of soft white wheat who sued apparently have reached a tentative deal with the company.

The report said the remaining parties will continue to discuss an amicable resolution, but do not believe any agreement will be reached soon.

The parties suggested the court vacate its earlier order staying proceedings. Monsanto has filed several pending motions seeking to dismiss the cases.

CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer

CHICAGO (AP) — As more states legalize medical marijuana, there’s one stage in the process nobody wants to talk about: the part where people still have to break the law.

While marijuana may not be hard to find, getting the first seeds for medical operations often involves either descending into the underground market or crossing state lines — a violation of state and federal laws.

The situation is known as the “immaculate conception” or the “first seed” problem. Those involved see it as an absurd consequence of the nation’s patchwork of laws, with 23 states allowing medical marijuana sales, Colorado and Washington state allowing recreational use and a federal prohibition in place. Most state laws are silent on the issue, forcing officials into a “don’t ask, don’t tell” stance.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A teachers’ union has poured an additional $500,000 into a campaign to defeat a Missouri ballot measure that seeks to link teachers’ jobs to student performance.

Missouri Ethics Commission records show the National Education Association and its Missouri affiliate each contributed $250,000 during the past week to the campaign committee opposing Constitutional Amendment 3 on the November ballot.

The ballot proposal would require evaluations for school personnel to be based largely on student performance data.

A group sponsoring the measure has stopped campaigning for it.

MANUEL VALDES, Associated Press
MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press

MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — One of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting has died, raising the number of fatalities from when a student opened fire in a cafeteria to three.

Officials at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett said 14-year-old Gia Soriano died Sunday night. Another girl was killed during the shooting Friday by a popular freshman at Marysville-Pilchuck High School north of Seattle. The shooter, Jaylen Fryberg, died of a self-inflicted wound.

Three other students remain hospitalized, two in critical condition and one in serious condition.

Parents and students gathered in a gymnasium at the school Sunday afternoon for a community meeting, with speakers urging support and prayers and tribal members playing drums and singing songs. Fryberg was from a prominent Tulalip Indian family.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Springfield man has been sentenced to seven years in prison in the death of a bicyclist who was hit by a car that was fleeing from him.

A plea agreement reached last week allowed 24-year-old Blake Basten to avoid a conviction for felony murder. Instead, he was given a seven-year sentence after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

Police say 23-year-old Zachary Gibson died last November when he was hit by a car being driven by 32-year-old Shannon Smith, who was being chased by Basten. Smith pleaded guilty earlier this year to leaving the scene of an accident.

The Springfield News-Leader reports Smith told police she was speeding to get away from Basten, her ex-boyfriend. She said Basten had a gun and she was hoping police would stop her.