WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is alerting Americans to the possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats around the world.

A travel alert issued on Monday says current information suggests that Islamic State militants, al-Qaida, Boko Haram and other terrorist groups continue to plan attacks in multiple regions. U.S. authorities say the likelihood of terror attacks will continue as members of IS return from Syria and Iraq, and others not affiliated with terror groups engage in violence on their own.

Extremists have attacked in France, Nigeria, Denmark, Turkey and Mali and IS has claimed responsibility for bombing a Russian airliner in Egypt.

U.S. citizens are advised to be vigilant in public places and on transportation and avoid large crowds, including holiday events or festivals.

FORT SCOTT- A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 6p.m. on Monday in Bourbon County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Chevy Silverado driven by Brandon M. Weyant, 22, Uniontown, was northbound on 215th Street a mile south of Fort Scott.

The pickup left the west side of the roadway and traveled across a cemetery, striking headstones.

The pickup became airborne and struck a cedar tree.

Weyant was transported by EMS to Mercy Hospital and later flown to Mercy Hospital in Joplin. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

DERBY, Kan. (AP) — A new report says a plane crash that killed a California traveling pastor and his longtime pilot in 2013 near Derby was the result of the pilot attempting to navigate icy conditions with malfunctioning controls.

The National Transportation Safety Board report also says 49-year-old pilot Mitchell Morgan had reported problematic equipment to maintenance in another state after arriving in Wichita. Personnel replaced one of the faulty instruments before the flight, but no other work was performed on it at the time.

The report says Morgan likely became disoriented as he attempted to maneuver and maintain control after an air traffic controller gave him altered flight instructions.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the crash killed Morgan and 72-year-old Ed Dufresne, who was a pastor in Murrieta, California.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita Municipal Court is offering an amnesty program next month for drivers whose licenses have been suspended for failing to pay or go to court for a traffic citation.

The Wichita Eagle reports the program will run from Dec. 4 to Dec. 30, during which fees and traffic-related warrants will be waived. Applicants who can’t afford to pay the fines and court costs can receive credit toward their fines by performing community service with local organizations or attend training offered by Workforce Alliance.

State Sen. Michael O’Donnell, a Wichita Republican, says the pilot program is being watched closely at the state level. If it’s successful, he says legislation will be intruduced in the next session allowing for the waiver of city and state fees.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio has filed for the Kansas Republican President caucus, making him the sixth presidential contender to file in the state.

He joins former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Sen. Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Ben Carson.

The caucus will be held March 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in 95 different locations around Kansas.

All registered Kansas Republican voters are allowed to take part in the caucus.

SALINA – Law enforcement authorities in Salina County are investigating a north central Kansas man for alleged theft.

Justin Kemmerer, 27, Jewell County, was arrested just after 12-noon on Saturday in connection with an attempted theft at a Salina motel, according to Police Captain Mike Sweeney

Officers were sent to the Ambassador Hotel, 1616 W. Crawford, after an employee of the hotel observed a man attempting to pry open a coin operated washing machine.

Kemmerer was initially spotted near a van but he fled as police were arriving at the hotel.

Inside the van, police found Kemmerer’s four children under the age of 9.

Kemmerer later returned to the hotel and was taken into custody.

He was booked into the Saline County Jail on requested charges that included attempted theft, criminal damage to property and child endangerment.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton is the latest recipient of a prize named after the man he defeated in the 1996 election.

Clinton was at the University of Kansas Monday to receive the Dole Leadership Prize, named in honor of the longtime Republican senator from Kansas. Dole was the 1996 GOP presidential nominee who lost when the Democrat Clinton was re-elected.

The award is granted by the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the university.

In accepting his award, Clinton urged people from both parties to be more willing to work together.

In a statement last month, Dole said he and Clinton have become friends over the years. Dole, who is 92, did not attend.