A woman who was shot at a motel in northern Kansas City is found dead early the next day in a car in Independence.

Police responded to a shooting around 10 p.m. Thursday at a Motel 6 just off Interstate 29 near Barry Road. Officers found what appeared to be a shooting scene, but the people involved were already gone.

The vehicle with the woman’s body inside was found about 4 a.m. Friday near Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence.

Police say it’s not known if the woman’s death is a homicide.

(AP) — A 26-year-old southeast Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife, injuring his son and burning the family’s home down near Fort Scott.

Brent Bollinger of Fort Scott was convicted in September of first-degree murder, aggravated arson and aggravated child endangerment.

His wife, Brenna Nicole Bollinger, was found dead after a fire at the couple’s home on Oct. 13, 2011. Their 2-year-old son, Bryson Bollinger, was hospitalized for treatment of burns for about a month after the fire. Bollinger also suffered serious burns in the fire.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says Bollinger will not be eligible for parole for 25 years and eight months.

(AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says diverting Missouri River water to Kansas would be “ill-advised.”

In a letter sent Thursday to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, Nixon says Kansas water officials should reconsider studying the feasibility of building a 360-mile aqueduct. Kansas officials envision diverting as much as 4 million acre feet of Missouri River water and sending it west to support irrigated farming of corn and other crops.

Plans to move forward with the aqueduct study were announced Tuesday. The talk comes amid concerns that the current use of the Ogallala Aquifer to support Kansas agriculture is unsustainable.

Nixon says the river is “the lifeblood of numerous Missouri communities.” He noted the river is used for drinking water and to ship goods to market.

(AP) — A top senator says he supports special tax incentives to entice the Boeing Co. to build a new airplane in Missouri.

Senate Majority Leader Ron Richard said Friday that it should be “a no-brainer” for lawmakers to authorize incentives for Boeing. He says it could mean thousands of jobs and a massive boost to the economy.

Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday that he’s working quickly and aggressively to lure Boeing. Missouri is competing with several other states to produce the Boeing 777X. Nixon says a decision could come as soon as January.

Nixon had a telephone call Thursday with legislative leaders about the project.

Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey says the governor hasn’t outlined a specific incentive package yet and hasn’t said whether a special session would be necessary.

A group that salvaged photos after the 2011 tornado in Joplin is closing down.

Lost Photos of Joplin plans to hold a final public event Friday at the Joplin Museum Complex for anyone still seeking photos from the tornado.

The National Disaster Photo Rescue organization, which formed after the tornado, will continue to provide a website and social media help to the museum for the immediate future.

Lost Photos officials say more than 100 volunteers collected, organized and documented about 35,000 photographs. More than 17,000 photographs were returned to more than 700 families.

(AP) — Missouri businesses will continue to pay higher unemployment taxes next year in order to pay down a state debt to the federal government.

Missouri began borrowing from the federal government in 2008 to pay jobless benefits after an economic downturn drained the state’s unemployment benefits trust fund. That debt has remained outstanding for several years.

Businesses would normally pay $42 per employee per year under the federal unemployment benefits tax. But the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry says Missouri businesses will have to pay $63 per employee in 2014.

Missouri is one of 13 states being hit with a tax higher rate to help pay down its federal loan. The chamber says Missouri owes $308 million to the federal government.

 (AP) – The Kansas City Council is considering a proposal that would have the city take responsibility for the Kansas City Museum’s collection.

Under the proposal, which was referred to a council committee Thursday, Union Station would relinquish its control of the museum’s collection.

Union Station director George Guastello said the proposal is a good solution to a continuing controversy over the collection.

The  new arrangement would take effect May 1.

The agreement does not address ownership of the museum’s collection. But it would make the city responsible for storing and maintaining the collection.

The city would keep the nearly $1.4 million generated annually by a property tax to support the museum, but would pay Union Station $131,000 a year for storage space.

(AP) – A 51-year-old southwest Missouri has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for receiving child pornography over the Internet.

The Joplin Globe reported that James L. Hagerman was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years without parole. Hagerman was also ordered to stay on supervised release for 20 years after completing the prison term.

Hagerman pleaded guilty Feb. 7 to two counts of receiving child pornography.

The charges stemmed from a 2012 investigation by the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force, which identified Hagerman’s computer as the source of more than 100 files of child pornography being made available on the Internet through a peer-to-peer file-sharing program.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Angelcare Monitors Inc.®, of Quebec, Canada, is announcing a voluntary recall to provide cord covers for 600,000 Angelcare Movement and Sound Monitors with Sensor Pads. The cord attached to the baby monitor’s sensor pad is placed under the crib mattress, which poses a strangulation risk if the child pulls the cord into the crib and it becomes wrapped around the neck.

Angelcare and CPSC have received reports of two infant cord strangulation deaths. In November 2011, a 13-month-old female died in San Diego, California, and, in August 2004, an 8-month-old female died in Salem, Oregon. In both fatalities, the cord from the sensor pads was pulled into the crib by the infant. In addition, there have been two reports of infants who became entangled in cords of Angelcare baby monitor models, which did not result in fatalities. In these incidents, it could not be determined if the “sensor pad cord” or the “monitor cord” was involved in the incident.

The recall involves the Movement and Sound Monitor manufactured by Angelcare. This design of baby monitor includes a unique sensor pad placed inside the crib, under the mattress, to monitor movement of the baby. An electrical cord about 11 feet long is permanently connected from the sensor pad to the nursery monitor unit. The hazard is created by a cord within reach of a baby inside the crib. The cord can be pulled into the crib and can wrap around the child’s neck. The recall involves all versions of Angelcare sensor monitors including model numbers: AC1100, AC201, AC300, AC401 AC601 and 49255 that did not include rigid cord covers, offered in the remedy. The model number is located on the back of the nursery monitor unit. The monitors were manufactured between 1999 and 2013.

Angelcare is providing consumers with a repair kit that includes rigid protective cord covers through which the sensor pad cords can be threaded, a new, permanent electric cord warning label about the strangulation risk, and revised instructions.

The recalled baby monitors were sold at Babies R Us/Toys R Us, Burlington Coat Factory, Meijer, Sears, Walmart, Amazon.com, Target.com, Overstock.com, and nearly 70 small baby specialty stores, from October 1999 through September 2013 for about $100to $300.

Consumers should immediately make sure cords are placed out of reach of the child and contact Angelcare toll-free at (855)355-2643 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website to order the free repair kit.