WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyson Foods is recalling more than 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets because they may be contaminated with rubber.

The U.S. Agriculture Department says there were consumer complaints about extraneous material in 5-pound packages  of Tyson White Meat Panko Chicken Nuggets. There are no confirmed reports of adverse reactions.

The packages have a best if used by date of Nov. 26, 2019 and the case code 3308SDL03. The establishment core P-13556 is inside the USDA inspection mark.

The nuggets should be thrown out or returned to the place of purchase.

Tuesday’s recall comes after Perdue Foods recalled more than 16,000 pounds of chicken nuggets because of an undeclared allergen, milk.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Concerns are being raised about a legislative proposal to eliminate most vehicle inspection requirements in Missouri.

Every-other-year inspections of non-commercial vehicles that are older than five years would be dropped under the bill, although St. Louis drivers would still be required to undergo emissions inspections.

The bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. J. Eggleston, of Maysville, and opponents offered dueling statistics about whether the inspections improved safety during a committeehearing Monday. Eggleston also said they are costly. But Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Missouri executive director Ronald Reiling described the inspections as a bargain, saying the typical price is $12.

The proposed bill also would require inspections of all homemade trailers. Current law only requires inspection of trailers longer than 16 feet.

Liberty, Mo (AP) — A Kansas City area woman whose two young daughters died during extreme heat is charged with murder in their deaths.

A Clay County grand jury on Tuesday charged 30-year-old Jenna Boedecker with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and three other charges.

The indictment alleges Boedecker left her 2-year-old and infant daughters inside a vehicle

overnight at a rural home near Kearney. Emergency responders declared the girls dead on July 4.

Boedecker told police at the time she put the girls in a Jeep while she argued with her husband and then fell asleep, leaving them outside.

She is also charged with property damage and domestic assault stemming from confrontations with her husband July 3.

She is being held on $500,000 bond. The indictment does not name an attorney for Boedecker.

KANSAS CITY- (AP) – A  woman whose two young children died after being found unresponsive on July Fourth is charged with assaulting her husband in the hours before the children were found.

Jenna Boedecker was charged Thursday with third-degree assault, armed criminal action and first-degree property damage. The Kansas City Star reports that police records indicate the charges stem from an argument with her husband.

Police say Boedecker found her 2-year-old and newborn daughters unresponsive Wednesday outside a home in a rural area northeast of Kansas City. Police haven’t said how the girls died.

Police initially said foul play wasn’t suspected. But on Thursday, the Clay County Sheriff said a squad of criminal investigators had been called in to help with the case.

No charges have been filed in the girls’ deaths.

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KEARNEY, Mo. (AP) – Two young sisters have been found dead in a rural area northeast of Kansas City.

Clay County sheriff’s Capt. Will Akin said the girls were found outside their home just after noon Wednesday by their mother and were not breathing. Both girls were under 5 years old.

Akin said foul play is not suspected and neither water nor firearms appear to have been involved, but the deaths are under investigation.

The incident was reported near the intersection of a rural road and Missouri 92 east of Kearney. The mother ran to a neighbor’s house and the neighbor called 911.

CASS COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 4p.m. Tuesday in Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford passenger vehicle driven by Cora Graham, 19, Harrisonville, was southbound on Interstate 49. The vehicle rear-ended a 2027 Freightliner semi that was stopped for traffic congestion from a previous crash.

Graham was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi driver from Texas was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the shooting death of her husband.

Jema Donahue was sentenced Monday for involuntary manslaughter and other charges in the April 2017 death of 31-year-old Javon Donahue.

Testimony during a trial in November showed she shot Javon Donahue four times in her home in rural Knob Noster. Her mother and a friend helped to bury the body and hide other evidence.

Several witnesses testified that Donahue was abused by her husband.

But prosecutors argued Donahue gave police contradictory statements and never showed remorse for her husband’s death.

Ricky Wayne Armstrong, of Warrensburg, was sentenced in August to probation for helping to bury Javon Donahue’s body.

Donahue’s mother, Margaret Heffernan, was sentenced to five years of probation.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s proposal to offer scholarships for adults to study high-demand fields received bipartisan pushback from state senators Tuesday.

Members of the Senate Education Committee questioned whether a new scholarship is needed, why the state should pay for that job training and which programs would be covered.

The skepticism among lawmakers could signal trouble for one of Parson’s priorities for the 2019 legislative session, which runs through mid-May.

At issue is $22 million in “Fast-Track” workforce grants to cover tuition for adults over age 25 who have household adjusted gross incomes of less than $80,000. The grants could only be used for those pursuing degrees, certificates or credentials in careers in high need of trained workers.

“It’s certainly being fast-tracked, and I’m not sure it’s well thought out,” Sen. Bob Onder, a Lake St. Louis Republican, said after the hearing.

Parson pitched the idea during his first State of the State speech earlier this month as part of his focus on workforce development. Republican Sen. Gary Romine, of Farmington, sponsored the bill debated in committee Tuesday.

Parson spokeswoman Kelli Jones said the governor is “excited that the Legislature is taking quick action” and that he “encourages dialogue” from lawmakers.

“He’s very confident that Fast-Track would directly impact thousands of Missourians and positively impact workforce development needs,” Jones said.

Missouri’s Department of Higher Education has said the program could serve 16,000 people annually.

Under Romine’s bill , students under age 25 who are not enrolled in classes for two academic years would also qualify for the grants. The scholarships would cover any costs not already paid for by other state and federal grants, and students would need to maintain at least a 2.5 GPA to continue receiving funding.

Onder questioned the need for creating a new grant program as opposed to putting more money toward existing state scholarships. Republican Sen. Ed Emery, of Lamar, said it’s usually businesses that pay to train workers and he’s concerned about the burden falling on taxpayers instead.

Higher Education Commissioner Zora Mulligan told lawmakers that existing scholarships are available for younger students and recent high school graduates and the Fast-Track grants are meant to help make higher education affordable for older adults. She said businesses are less willing to invest in training because employees tend to switch jobs more frequently.

Sen. Jill Schupp, a Creve Coeur Democrat, is among those senators who worry that the specific programs the scholarships would cover have yet to be officially decided by the state Coordinating Board for Higher Education, although Mulligan said data the board will use to make a decision are available online .

Schupp said she still has questions about the age cutoff and who will be left out of the program, but she said a discussion she had with Mulligan and the Department of Economic Development director after the hearing “moved me a little bit closer to being on board.”

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A prison inmate has admitted to fracturing another inmate’s skull with a metal pipe, leaving the man in a “semi-vegetative state” for several months.

49-year-old Jimmy Eastep Jr., pleaded guilty Monday to assault with a dangerous weapon.

According to his plea agreement, Eastep assaulted 52-year-old Michael Seaman at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth in January 2016 after Seaman called him a name.

Investigators found a 20-inch metal pipe with blood next to Seaman.

Investigators say Seaman was not able to communicate with them for almost a year.

Eastep was linked to the assault by DNA testing.

The plea agreement calls for Eastep to be sentenced to another 3.5 years in prison.