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.”

HARVEY COUNTY, Kan- One person was injured in an accident just after 3 p.m. on Sunday in Harvey County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Lincoln Town car driven by Mary F. Robinson, 50, Gretna, NE., was northbound on Interstate 135 just south of Kansas 196

A deer entered the roadway from the median and traveled in front of the vehicle. The car struck the deer and came to rest on the right shoulder.

A private vehicle transported a passenger in the Lincoln Edward G. Robinson, 53, Gretna, NE., to the hospital. Mary Robinson was not injured.

The KHP reported both were properly restrained at the time of the accident.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new poll suggests the Kansas governor’s race is a toss-up and the race for senate is very close.

The poll released Sunday by NBC News and Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, showed Democratic challenger Paul Davis as the choice of 45 percent of the likely voters surveyed.

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback was the choice of 44 percent.

Libertarian candidate Keen Umbehr was chosen by 5 percent and 6 percent were undecided.

More of those surveyed viewed Brownback unfavorably than favorably — 50 percent to 42 percent.

Forty-three percent of those surveyed viewed Davis favorably and 34 percent viewed him unfavorably.

But 19 percent were unsure of their impressions of Davis, compared to 8 percent for Brownback.

The poll also released Sunday showed independent candidate Greg Orman as the choice of 45 percent of the likely voters surveyed.

Republican Sen. Pat Roberts was the choice of 44 percent.

Libertarian candidate Randall Batson was chosen by 4 percent and 7 percent of those surveyed were undecided.

Both polls surveyed 757 likely voters from Oct. 18 through Oct. 22. The margin of error was 3.6 percent.

More of those surveyed viewed Roberts unfavorably than favorably — 46 percent to 43 percent, with 11 percent unsure.

Forty-two percent of those surveyed viewed Orman favorably and 37 percent viewed him unfavorably. Another 18 percent were unsure.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say officers have shot and killed a man who fired on officers.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the shooting happened early Sunday morning after the man walked through a neighborhood periodically firing a gun. Lt. John Speer says the suspect fired at officers and shot at police vehicles.

Officers returned fire, and the man was killed in the front yard of a home. More than 30 officers were at the scene at one point, but Speer says none of them were injured.

The age and name of the man who was killed weren’t immediately released.

 

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A small group of victims’ family members are waging a campaign to remake the Kansas Supreme Court after it overturned the death sentences of two brothers convicted of notorious multiple murders.

The state Republican Party’s chairman and GOP Gov. Sam Brownback last week endorsed the efforts.

The new group is Kansans for Justice. Justices Lee Johnson and Eric Rosen are on the ballot in the Nov. 4 election, and the group is hoping voters refuse to retain them on the court.

The issue is rulings in the cases of Jonathan and Reginald Carr.

The brothers were sentenced to die over the shootings of four people in a Wichita field in December 2000. The court in July ordered new sentencing trials for them, saying their joint sentencing trial was improper.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new report says the on-time immunization rate for Kansas children dropped sharply during the last school year after several years of improvement.

The report compiled for the annual Kansas Kids Count report says only 61 percent of Kansas children who were kindergartners during the 2012-13 school year received recommended immunizations by age 2. That was down after improving from 63 percent to 72 percent since 2009.

Kansas Action for Children President Shannon Cotsoradis says the state has made progress on immunizations, and the organization hopes the drop is a one-year anomaly.

The Wichita Eagle reports the Kansas Department of Health and Environment found about 1 percent of Kansas kindergartners opted out of required shots for the 2010-11 school year. Nearly three-fourths of those were for religious exemptions.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A tree-planting catch-up effort has taken root at the University of Kansas.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the number of trees planted in recent years has fallen short of the number lost to damage, disease, construction and age. Last year alone, the university removed 71 trees and planted 52.

The tree-planting effort has been dubbed Replant Mount Oread. The initiative includes a Halloween event, called “Trick or Trees.” It will focus on the lawn between Marvin and Lindley halls, just south of the Chi Omega Fountain.

The original landscaping at the site was a gift from the class of 1949. Plans call for planting additional Bartlett pear trees, Dwarf Mugo pines, peonies and periwinkle to bring the area back closer to what it was historically.