TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City-area businessman Greg Orman has appointed a treasurer for an independent campaign for Kansas governor next year.

Orman filed the paperwork Tuesday, allowing him to legally accept campaign contributions. He also must collect the signatures of 5,000 registered voters before the August primary to get on the November general election ballot.

Orman received national attention in 2014 for running as an independent for the U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Pat Roberts. Orman received 43 percent of the vote after the Democratic nominee withdrew.

He is the 20th candidate to emerge to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Sam Brownback.

GOP candidates include Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer.

Democrats include Kansas House Minority Leader Jim Ward, ex-state Agriculture Secretary Joshua Svaty and former Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer.

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities issued an alert for possibly tainted candy in Kansas.

On Tuesday, police received a report from several citizens in Wamego of candy that was possibly tainted, according to a media release.

The candy is in the shape of a small baby bottle and is labeled “Bibi Frutix” and according to the label was made in Mexico.
While this is an isolated report it is unknown where the candy has been distributed as the candy was not purchased at a local store.

The powdery substance, normally sugar has not been analyzed at this time, according to police.

However, police indicated several people who sampled the contents reported the powder had a chemical taste. Two people had adverse reactions.

In the interest of public safety, police suggested anyone who has this labeled candy should take appropriate actions for their safety and should possibly contact their local law enforcement agency if they have questions.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A couple has been charged in a deadly shooting last month in Kansas City.

Twenty-four-year-old Caitlyn Riffle, of Independence, and 29-year-old Patrick Powell, of Greenwood, were charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the killing of 52-year-old Rodney Thurber, of Independence. No attorneys are listed for them in online court records.

Court records say witnesses told police a woman visited Thurber at an apartment to retrieve a handgun he had been holding for her. The records say a man identifying himself as the woman’s boyfriend then entered the apartment and shot Thurber.

Investigators used video from the scene and surrounding area, cell phone records and a gun trace to track down Powell. He and Riffle were arrested Monday. Bond is set at $500,000 each.

NEW YORK (AP) — The anti-harassment #MeToo movement has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year.

In the wake of revelations about Harvey Weinstein and other men, millions have shared their stories about being sexually harassed and assaulted.

The announcement was made Wednesday on NBC’s “Today” show, where longtime host Matt Lauer was recently fired amid harassment allegations.

The Silence Breakers are TIME’s Person of the Year 2017 #TIMEPOY https://t.co/mLgNTveY9z pic.twitter.com/GBo9z57RVG

— TIME (@TIME) December 6, 2017

Other finalists included President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

JEFFERSON COUNTY — A Kansas man died in an accident just before 5p.m. Tuesday in Jefferson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Ford explorer driven by Henry C. Carey Jr., 37, Topeka, was southbound on K4 at the Shawnee Jefferson County line.

The driver attempted to pass two slower vehicles on the left to avoid a rear-end collision and struck a northbound Hyundai Elantra driven by Thomas E. Prescott head-on. Vehicle 2 was northbound on K4 at the time of the accident.

Prescott was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics. Carey, Jr. was transported to the hospital in Topeka. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

WICHITA, KAN. – Two men who been living in Kansas were indicted today in separate cases on charges of lying in order to become naturalized citizens, according to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall.

Victor David Garcia Bebek, 45, a native of Peru who has been living in Wichita, was charged with one count of unlawfully obtaining naturalized U.S. citizenship. The indictment alleges Bebek failed to disclose on his application for naturalization that he committed crimes while in the United States, including voter fraud.

In April, Bebek pleaded guilty in Sedgwick County District Court to three counts of voting without being qualified. He voted in a 2012 special election, the 2012 general election, and the 2014 general election, according to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Kobach said his office learned of the voting fraud after Bebek became a naturalized citizen in February 2017.

Terry Kang, 48, a native of India who has been living in Overland Park, is charged with one count of unlawfully obtaining naturalized U.S. citizenship. The indictment alleges he failed to disclose on his application for naturalization that the government previously had initiated proceedings to remove him from the United States. In addition, the indictment alleges he made false statements to the government.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Kansas City man is facing a possible life in prison after being convicted of several sex crimes against children.

A Jackson County jury on Monday convicted 35-year-old Jesus Garcia guilty of four felonies involving children. The jury recommended Garcia serve three consecutive life sentences, plus 15 years.

His sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 5.

The Kansas City Star reports that court documents show Garcia was accused in February 2016 of sexually assaulting three girls. The children’s mother took two of the girls to Children’s Mercy Hospital and told a social worker that Garcia had been sexually abusing them from 2014 to 2015.

Jackson County prosecutors originally charged Garcia with nine felony counts of child sex crimes.