WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is moving ahead with even tougher greenhouse gas cuts on American power plants, setting up a certain confrontation in the courts with energy producers and Republican-led states.

Obama unveiled the final version of his unprecedented regulations on Monday.

He says it’s the biggest and most important step the U.S. has ever taken to combat climate change. He says power plants are the biggest source of harmful, heat-trapping gases but that until now there have been no federal pollution limits.

The finalized rule gives states more time — until 2022 — to comply. But it also requires steeper cuts in overall carbon dioxide emissions than the previous plan.

The Obama administration estimates the emissions limits will cost $8.4 billion annually by 2030 but the actual price won’t be clear until states decide how they’ll reach their targets.

Opponents plan to sue immediately, and to ask the courts to block the rule temporarily. Many states have threatened not to comply.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) -The Kraft Heinz Co. is voluntarily recalling about 36,000 cases of Kraft Singles cheese products because some of the packaging film may stick to the slices and pose a choking hazard.
The company said Monday that there have been 10 consumer complaints to date about the packaging, including three reports of consumers choking.

The recall applies to 3-lb. and 4-lb. sizes of Kraft Singles American and White American pasteurized prepared cheese product. The products being recalled have a “best when used by” date of Dec. 29, 2015 through Jan. 4, 2016, followed by the manufacturing code S54 or S55.

No other sizes, varieties or code dates are included in this recall.

SALINA – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating an alleged on-line scam.

Police in Salina say an18-year-old from Reno County reported she responded to a Craigslist ad for a home to rent at 1431 Kiowa Street in Salina.

She told police she contacted the individual that placed the ad and was instructed to send $1,000 through Western Union to the landlord’s secretary in Brooklyn, New York.

The individual indicated that once the money was sent, keys to the residence would be sent to her through Federal Express.

Once the money was sent, the victim says she heard nothing further from the individual and the keys never arrived. She became suspicious and contacted the Salina realtor in charge of selling the home and discovered that she had been scammed.

Total loss in the incident was $1,000.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The National Baseball Congress is suspending the use of bat boys and girls during its World Series in Kansas following the death of a 9-year-old boy who was hit by a bat.

Kaiser Carlile died Sunday after he was hit in the head with a follow-through swing near the on-deck circle during the Liberal Bee Jays’ game a day earlier. He was wearing a helmet.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the general manager of the National Baseball Congress later decided to suspend the use of bat boys and girls.

The organization is planning to honor Kaiser at games Monday and Tuesday.

The city of Wichita owns the facility and is deciding whether to investigate the death. A city official says it’s too early to decide.

A funding campaign to help the family offset expenses is underway HERE.

GREAT BEND – Law enforcement officials in Barton County are investigating an attack by a dog that seriously injured a woman.

Police in Great reported in a media release that just before 4 p.m. on Friday emergency medical responders and officers responded to a house in the 2800 block of 17th Street in Great Bend in reference to a dog bite.

Upon arrival, officers found that a woman who lived at the residence had suffered significant injuries from being attacked by a pit-bull type dog, which belonged to her live-in boyfriend.

The woman was transported to Great Bend Regional Hospital by EMS but was later flown to a hospital in Wichita to be treated for her injuries.

The dog was impounded and euthanized, at the request of the owner.

Charges will likely be forthcoming, according to police.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A memorial service is planned Sunday to honor former University of Kansas Chancellor Robert Hemenway.

Family and university officials said Hemenway died Friday at a Lenexa nursing home from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 73.

The service will by a 2 p.m. Sunday at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics on the university’s campus, following a private burial.

Hemenway was Kansas’ 16th chancellor, serving from 1995 until he retired in 2009.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports Hemenway oversaw an increase in enrollment and research at Kansas and a resurgence in the athletics department. He also was instrumental in structural changes at the university’s Medical Center and an ultimately successful drive to gain a National Cancer Institute designation.

Survivors include his wife, Leah, eight children and 12 grandchildren.

NEWTON, Kan. (AP) — A Taco Bell in Newton has fired an employee who wrote an insult on the wrappers of tacos ordered by a police officer and his fiancé.

Police and Taco Bell officials say the employee wrote “PIG” on the to-go orders for the couple Saturday in Newton. The officer complained to the restaurant and pictures of the taco wrappers circulated on social media.

Jeff Graves, senior director of operations for Taco Bell, said Monday the worker was fired.

He told KAKE-TV that Taco Bell strongly supports law enforcement and the company apologizes to the officer, his fiancé and all Newton police officers.

Graves says the restaurant and Newton police are already working together to plan an event to show support for officers and the community.