TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has eliminated a $25-per-day limit on ATM withdrawals with cash assistance cards.

The state Department for Children and Families said Tuesday that it was rescinding the policy before it could be put into effect for 15,000 poor residents receiving cash assistance each month.

The department confirmed its action in a statement to The Associated Press before making it public.

Legislators approved the withdrawal limit in April as part of a measure rewriting rules for cash assistance. The limit was designed to prevent benefits from being converted to cash for non-essential spending.

Questions from U.S. officials prompted concerns that the federal government might withhold funds from Kansas.

Lawmakers in June approved a follow-up measure giving department Secretary Phyllis Gilmore the authority to raise or eliminate the limit.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are reopening their debate over requiring body cameras for police, and a key Republican says he’s determined to resolve issues that kept lawmakers from enacting such a policy.

Local officials and law enforcement groups remained concerned Tuesday about the potential costs and limiting access to the recordings.

Such proposals have been a response to the Aug. 9, 2014, fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old who had scuffled with a white officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

Body-camera proposals introduced earlier this year in the Kansas House and Senate did not clear committee.

A joint committee plans to study the issue this summer and fall. Chairman and Republican Rep. John Rubin of Shawnee says requiring body cameras protects the public while also shielding officers from unwarranted allegations of misconduct.

DICKINSON COUNTY- Two people were injured in an accident just before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Dickinson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Harley Davidson driven by Allen J. Campbell, 55, Dallas, GA., was westbound on Kansas 18.

The motorcycle rear-ended a 2013 Harley Davidson driven by Kathleen M. Bogucki, that had slowed to make a right hand turn to travel north on Kansas 15.

Campbell and Bogucki were transported to the hospital in Abilene.
They were not wearing helmets, according to the KHP.

SALINA – A Salina man is in custody on charges stemming from an incident on July 5th at Salina Regional Health Center.

Salina Police say Haydyn William Best, 20, is charged with domestic battery for pulling the hair of an acquaintance at a central Salina home.

When officers arrived, Best made suicidal threats and were taken to Salina Regional Health Center.

When getting out of the patrol car at the hospital, Best ran from officers, but was quickly caught.

While in the emergency room, Best ripped a biohazard container off a wall and damaged a cabinet door.

Best also blew a mucus discharge from his nose that hit a police officer on the hand and uniform. He told the officer he had a deadly disease.

Damage to the container and cabinet is estimated at $500. The officer was treated and released.

Best is being held in the Saline County Jail on requested charges of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer, domestic battery, damage to property, and obstruction.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Lottery says someone who purchased a Super Kansas Cash lottery ticket in northeast Kansas is holding a $1.8 million jackpot winner.

Lottery officials say a ticket matched all five numbers and the Super Cashball on Monday night. The last mega-jackpot in the Super Kansas Cash lottery was paid on Feb. 9 when a Merriam resident won just over $1.7 million.

Winning players have one year from the date of each drawing to claim their prizes.

TALMO- Three people were injured in an accident just before 11a.m. on Tuesday in Republic County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1995 Jeep Wrangler driven by Marjorie A. Huber, 56, Pocatello, ID., was eastbound on Kansas 148 two miles east of Talmo.

The Jeep began to pass a John Deere tractor. The Jeep hit the tractor in the front left side and entered the north ditch.

Huber and passengers Williams, Kenneth W. Williams, 42, Concordia, and Betty A. Knutter, 35, Agenda, were transported to the Republic County Hospital.

The tractor driver Dennis R. Hansen, 66, Belleville, was not injured.

The occupants of the Jeep were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.

LINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) — Lincoln County commissioners have voted to end religious invocations prior to the start of meetings after the chairman walked out during a Muslim prayer.

Local media outlets report commission chairman Carrol Mitchem left Monday’s meeting after the leader of an interfaith group began his prayer. After the prayer, the commissioners took their action, replacing prayers with a moment of silence.

Commissioner Cecelia Martin first suggested the moment of silence in May, but the motion was defeated. A prayer policy was adopted that allowed any local religious leader or representative of that denomination to deliver an invocation.

In May, U.S. District Judge James Beaty ruled that the Rowan County commissioners must stop opening their meetings with prayers that almost always referred to Christianity. The county is appealing the ruling.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka police have confirmed that an officer fatally shot a retired judge’s dog in his backyard while responding to a security alarm that activated at the home.

The police department said Monday that an officer shot the canine twice after it began charging at him in an aggressive manner last month. The 26-pound, miniature pinscher-boxer mix named Josie belonged to Harriette Macnish and her husband, James Macnish, a retired Shawnee County district judge.

Harriette Macnish tells The Topeka Capital-Journal that she couldn’t blame Josie if she confronted the officer because the officer was a stranger to her. Macnish said Monday that she has found some consolation in Josie’s death from neighbors and friends, along with two Topeka officers who came by her home to share their condolences.

NEW YORK (AP) — Deere is recalling more than 2,000 lawn tractors because the brake arm can fail and cause a crash.

There have been no reports of injuries, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday.

The recall is for John Deere models D110, D125, D130, D140, D155, D160 and D170 with serial numbers beginning with 1GXD. They were sold at Home Depot, Lowe’s and other stores since May. They cost between $1,700 and $2,700. About 1,700 were sold in the U.S. and 370 in Canada.

Deere & Co., based in Moline, Illinois, said customers should stop using the tractors and contact the company for a free repair.

Owners can call (800) 537-8233 or go to https://www.deere.com and select ” Recall Information” from the Services & Support menu.