WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a man was discovered with a critical head injury on a field near Newman University.

The Wichita Eagle  reports that campus security called police Friday evening to check on a man lying in a field near the school. According to Wichita police Sgt. Jason Bartel, police found a man in his 40s with injuries to the face. He was taken to Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in critical condition.

Authorities say they are looking for a suspect in the area.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday announced in a media release they have made a friendly wager on the outcome of this year’s World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets. The series opens on Tuesday in Kansas City.

I’ve wagered the best of #KCMO on the outcome of Royals-Mets #WorldSeries @Ford @NLBMPrez @TheRoasterie @GatesBBQ https://t.co/ooiq191pZL

— Governor Jay Nixon (@GovJayNixon) October 25, 2015

“The Royals have earned their second consecutive berth in the Fall Classic through strong pitching, discipline at the plate, spectacular defense, and a dedicated fan base at the K that is second-to-none,” Gov. Nixon said. “Good as the Metropolitans have been in the postseason, I don’t see them overcoming this playoff-seasoned team. In the highly unlikely event the Mets prevail, I’ve wagered a few items representative of the best of Kansas City and Missouri food, sports and technology. But with the Royals’ home-field advantage and never-say-die spirit, I look forward to having Gov. Cuomo send us the offerings from New York, come November.”

To show his confidence in the Royals, Gov. Nixon has wagered a commemorative jersey from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, a Kansas City landmark that commemorates the accomplishments of the great players of the Negro Leagues such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Buck O’Neill who played for the Kansas City Monarchs, New York Cuban Giants and other teams; a bag of 20th anniversary platinum edition blend coffee from The Roasterie in Kansas City; world-famous barbecue ribs from Kansas City’s own Gates BBQ; and a Ford F-150 baseball cap, to signify how Missouri is at the forefront of the American auto industry, with the award-winning F-150 truck built at the Kansas City Assembly Plant, which produces more vehicles than any other Ford plant in the world.

In addition, the Governors have agreed that the Governor who loses the bet also will wear the jersey of the opposing team for one day.

“This year’s World Series is a matchup between two truly great teams – but there is no doubt in my mind that the Miracle Mets are going on to win it all,” said Gov. Cuomo. “The Mets’ strength, skill and leadership sets them apart from every other team, and their fans are truly without equal. From my hometown of Queens to stadiums across the country, this team has proven that they have what it takes to clinch the World Series, and I’m confident that is exactly what they will do. I thank Governor Nixon for his participation in this friendly wager and think he will look great in blue and orange.”

If the Royals win, Gov. Cuomo will send Gov. Nixon a hat from the Baseball Hall of Fame, a Cooperstown institution that celebrates the history of baseball and its place in American culture; bagels from Jrs Bagel factory in Queens; original anchor bar ‎wing sauce from Western New York; Gianelli’s hot Italian sausage from Central New York; a sampling of great products from New York’s burgeoning craft beverage industry including Sheldrake Point Winery’s award-winning Riesling from the Finger Lakes, Hudson maple cask rye from Tuthilltown Spirits in the Hudson Valley, ‎Nine Pin Cider from the Capital Region, Pumking from the Southern Tier Brewing Company, Big Slide IPA from the Lake Placid Brewing Company in the North Country, and Toasted Lager from the Blue Point Brewing Company on Long Island.

Last fall, Gov. Nixon and Gov. Cuomo traveled together to Afghanistan as part of a four-governor delegation to meet with U.S. troops and be briefed on security matters.

COUNCIL GROVE – A Kansas man died in an accident just after 4p.m. on Sunday in Morris County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Nissan Maxima driven by Julia C Fay, 19, was southbound on Kansas 177 just south of F Avenue.

The Nissan crossed the centerline and struck a northbound 2002 Ford F150 driven by Glenna J Ziegenhirt, 61, Alta Vista.

A passenger in the Ford Robet D. Ziegenhirt, 66, Alta Vista, was transported Wesley Medical Center where he died.

Fay was transported to Stormont Vail. Glenna Ziegenhirt was transported to Morris County Hospital.

All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in Kansas are planning a silent protest at the Capitol next month.

A group called Bleeding Kansas is planning the “Day of the Kansas Dead” rally in Topeka on Nov. 7.

Lisa Sublett, founder of the organization, said the protest will memorialize those who have died without the right to use marijuana to heal or ease their pain. Sublett contends a majority of Kansas residents support medical use of marijuana but the proposal has not advanced in the Kansas Legislature

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1O1edrx ) Sublett hopes to eventually organize an educational forum for legislators to hear from scientists on the subject.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Chocolate lovers will be in luck next year.

The Topeka Capital-Journal  reports that candy giant Mars Inc. is working with a Topeka tourism group to put on the Kansas Chocolate Festival. Visit Topeka CEO Brett Oetting says the Sept. 24, 2016, festival will take place in the city’s downtown.

He said Mars will be on the main stage, with a chocolatier who works for the company giving cooking demonstrations. Other chocolatiers also may give demonstrations, although that isn’t set in stone.

Mars has a large presence in the city. It opened its 500,000-square-foot plant in late 2013 to produce Snickers and peanut M&Ms. It announced in July that it would build a $100 million addition to the plant and hire 70 additional people.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Lower energy prices benefiting consumers at gasoline pumps have hit oil- and natural gas-producing counties in western Kansas hard.

It’s forcing counties to cut spending or increase property tax levies just as the state is ending an aid program meant to insulate them.

The state Department of Revenue said oil and gas property values declined an average of 52 percent this year. Sixteen western Kansas counties saw their total property values decrease more than 20 percent, crimping their ability to raise local tax revenues.

Kansas created a trust fund in 2005 and set aside taxes collected from oil and gas production for counties to tap when the industry experiences a bad downturn. But legislators in 2014 halted the program, and the last payments to counties were made earlier this month.