OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan is urging Kansans to back Republican Sen. Pat Roberts in a tight re-election race, saying the three-term incumbent isn’t a “rubber stamp” for President Barack Obama.

Appearing Friday at a hotel in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Ryan is the latest in a string of high profile Republicans to stump for the 78-year-old senator. Attention on the race intensified when the Democratic candidate dropped out, improving independent candidate Greg Orman’s odds.

Republicans need a net gain of six seats to recapture a majority and had always counted on Roberts winning re-election. He’s seeking to unify the GOP behind him by highlighting his opposition to Obama and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid. Orman says he’ll caucus with whichever party has a clear majority.

KANSAS CITY- A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 4 p.m. on Friday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Yamaha driven by Aaron R. Haehn, 45, Olathe, was northbound on Interstate 35 at Quivira.

A northbound 2012 Chrysler passenger car driven by Christopher J. Camacho, 45, Kansas City, slowed down and traveled onto the inside shoulder along with the Yamaha. The motorcycle collided with the rear of the Chrysler.

Haehn was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Camacho was not injured.

The KHP reported Haehn was wearing a helmet.

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ chief lawyer Michael Millikin, who withstood withering criticism from lawmakers for his department’s handling of an ignition switch recall, is retiring early next year.

GM says in a statement that the 66-year-old Millikin will stay on until a replacement is on the job.

During a July Senate hearing on the delayed recall of small cars with faulty switches, lawmakers demanded that Millikin be fired. One senator called the failure of GM’s legal department “stunning.” Millikin said he didn’t learn of the problem until this year.

At least 27 people died in crashes linked to the switches. GM has admitted knowing about them a decade ago, yet it didn’t recall the cars until this year.

CEO Mary Barra praised Millikin as a man of impeccable integrity and unwavering loyalty.

McPherson, KS –On Thursday, Representative Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) took a tour of Hospira’s manufacturing facility in McPherson. Hospira is the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies and a global leader in biosimilars whose customers include hospitals, nursing homes and home health care providers.

“It is tremendous to see first-hand some of the innovative solutions Hospira has developed. Their products, solutions and dedicated employees are having a significant impact on improving and enhancing access to health care. I am encouraged by what I learned today and by the employees working in the private sector to improve our nation’s health care. It is great to be in McPherson and I am proud of the achievements that are being made right here in the 1^st District of Kansas.”

“Hospira was pleased to welcome Congressman Huelskamp to our facility to demonstrate our commitment to advancing wellness by improving patient and caregiver safety, while reducing healthcare costs,” said Matthew R. Stober, senior vice president, Operations, Hospira. “Our McPherson employees and operations are critical to ensuring that we continue to supply high-quality, more affordable medicines to patients.”

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas National Guard member will be honored next week for helping save a woman from a burning house in Wichita two years ago.

Tech. Sgt. Shawn A. Rucker will receive the Airman’s Medal from Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, the Kansas adjutant general. The ceremony will take place Monday at McConnell Air Force Base.

Rucker serves with the Guard’s 184th Intelligence Wing. Officials say he was driving home the night of Nov. 24, 2012, when he noticed a large plume of smoke and followed it to a house partly engulfed in flames.

Two people were on the porch, but a woman was still inside. Rucker and one of the homeowners found her asleep in the basement and carried her to safety.

The Airman’s Medal is awarded for heroic, dangerous actions that don’t involve combat.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man is going to prison for stealing more than $50,000 from a 75-year-old disabled woman.

The Sedgwick County district attorney’s office said Friday that 35-year-old Jeremy Glenn, of Mulvane, was sentenced this week to slightly more than three years behind bars. Glenn pleaded no contest to felony theft and possession of methamphetamine.

Authorities said Glenn stole from the woman after offering to help clean her home in Derby. He used checks and her ATM card to access her accounts.

The sentence requires Glenn to repay $21,000 to the victim and $32,000 to Morgan Stanley for funds taken from her investment account.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Democratic nominee for Kansas insurance commissioner is deriding a proposed multi-state health care compact that would give the state control of Medicare within its borders.

Dennis Anderson spoke Friday at a candidate forum in Wichita with Republican nominee Ken Selzer, who is backing the plan as a way to get Medicare out of the federal government.

Anderson says he hasn’t found any senior citizens who are unhappy with the way their Medicare is handled now.

Selzer says the proposed compact has built-in safeguards and would bring decision-making closer to home.

Anderson and Selzer are vying to succeed incumbent Republican insurance commissioner Sandy Praeger, who is not seeking re-election. Friday’s forum was hosted by the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents.

NEWTON, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man is accused of breaking into a home and grabbing a 3-year-old child before police wrestled the intruder away.

The Hutchinson News reports the incident happened around 11 p.m. Thursday in the south-central city of Newton.

Authorities said police received several calls about a man trying to force his way into at least four homes along a Newton street.

Police began searching the area and heard screaming from inside one house. An officer confronted the intruder, who had taken the toddler from a bedroom while talking about harming the family.

The suspect and the officer were both injured in a scuffle. The intruder was taken into custody for a mental health assessment.