Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman and Commerce Secretary Pat George will lead a trade mission to China July 13-19. The delegation will meet with national and provincial leaders in Beijing, Henan Province and Guangdong Province as well as with private business leaders who either currently do business with Kansas or who are interested in doing business with Kansas in the future.

“More than 99 percent of the world’s population lives outside Kansas borders. If we are serious about growing the Kansas economy by growing agriculture, we must work to expand opportunities for agriculture outside the Sunflower State,” Gov. Brownback said. “Kansas has worked with our sister state, the Henan Province, for more than 30 years, but this trade mission will further solidify that partnership and will lead to increased economic growth potential to benefit both Kansas and Henan.”

China is a significant agricultural market for Kansas, accounting for more than $96 million in exports through April 2013. In 2012, Kansas agricultural exports to China totaled more than $533 million, according to Euromonitor International data. The trade mission recognizes China’s increasing middle-class population will generate greater demand for food, especially high-quality protein, creating opportunities for increased exports of Kansas agricultural products.

While in Beijing, Governor Brownback, Secretary Rodman and Secretary George will meet with leaders representing the ministries of agriculture, commerce, foreign affairs, energy, education, science and technology and the National Development and Reform Commission. In the Henan Province, the delegation will visit Zhengzhou and meet with provincial leadership and business officials. The delegation will round out the trip with a visit to Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province and meet with both provincial and business leaders.

“For more than 150 years, Kansas farmers and ranchers have fed our state’s people and our agricultural producers will play an increasingly important role in feeding the world,” Gov. Brownback said. “Establishing relationships with partners around the globe is important to future growth and success in Kansas and in providing food for the global population.”

(AP) — Attorneys for a state agency and a Kansas doctor who lost her license over referrals of young patients for late-term abortions argue in court over the reasons for the disciplinary action.

Friday’s hearing in Shawnee County District Court for Dr. Ann Kristin Neuhaus (NOO’-hows) was expected to be the final one scheduled before Judge Franklin Theis (TICE) rules.

Neuhaus wants to overturn a State Board of Healing Arts decision last year to revoke her license. The board concluded she did inadequate mental health exams before referring patients to the late Dr. George Tiller of Wichita for abortions.

Board General Counsel Kelli Stevens says the case isn’t about abortion but Neuhaus’ exams, which Stevens said were poorly documented. But Neuhaus’ attorneys said doctors haven’t lost their licenses over questionable record-keeping.

(AP) — Park City has acknowledged it violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act when it held a special meeting to consider a city pool tax levy, employee wages and

severance pay.

The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office said Friday it investigated a complaint that resulted in a consent judgment. In it, Park City agreed to pay a $500 fine and $180 in court costs.

The city also has agreed to remedial measures aimed at preventing future violations. Those include staff training and a revamped website where citizens can request meeting notifications.

At issue is a special meeting on Oct. 10. The city sent a fax about two hours before the meeting began to two of the 16 people who had requested notification of meetings. Eighty who had requested agendas were sent nothing.

(AP) — Oklahoma City police say an off-duty police officer shot and killed a Kansas man outside an Oklahoma City concert.

Capt. Dexter Nelson said Friday that Sgt. Paul Galyon shot 24-year-old Brian Simms Jr. of Olathe, Kan., late Thursday at the Farmers Public Market in Oklahoma City. Nelson says the shooting occurred outside a concert by Chicago-based rap artist Chief Keef.

Nelson says Galyon and another officer were working off-duty outside the concert venue when they saw a man who appeared to be unconscious in a car. Nelson says the officers approached and saw the man had a gun in his waistband.

Nelson says Galyon opened fire when Simms did not comply with orders and confronted the officers. Galyon has been placed on paid leave pending an investigation into the shooting.

(AP) — After four months of contention, the residents of a former mobile home park have left land owned by Garden City Community College.

The college bought the land in December. Many tenants refused to leave, saying they should be compensated for their mobile homes. A Garden City ordinance prevented some of the older mobile homes from being moved.

The college sued the seven remaining tenants in May. In June, only four tenants showed up for a court hearing and were told they had until July 3 to vacate. One tenant has not yet been located to be served.

The the college intends to move all the empty mobile homes off the land when the legal process is finished.

(AP) — Police are awaiting autopsy results before determining how two people from North Carolina died in a hotel in a Kansas City suburb.

A maid found the bodies of a man and woman inside one of the rooms Thursday at the Holiday Inn Express in Bonner Springs.

Police believe the deaths were a murder-suicide but will not make a final determination until autopsies are performed Friday.

Bonner Springs police on Friday identified the couple as Lacie Martinez and Michael James Jr., both of North Carolina. They were in their 20s. A hometown was not immediately available.

Police believe the couple was traveling from North Carolina to Seattle to visit James’ mother.