HARPER COUNTY – A Kansas man died in an accident just before 11p.m. on Tuesday in Harper County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup driven by Neven O. Cullop, 25, Anthony, was northbound on Kansas 179 five miles south of Anthony.

The driver failed to negotiate the curve in the roadway.

The pickup left the road and rolled three times.

Cullop and passengers Jacob E Obrien, 29, Kelleyville, TX, and James W. Poston, 28, Anthony, were transported to Anthony Medical Center where Poston died.

Cullop and Poston were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.

BUCYRUS, Kan. (AP) — It could be months before an eastern Kansas business finds out if one of its peaches has broken a world record.

KSHB-TV reports a peach weighing 763.39 grams — about 2 pounds — was picked Aug. 24 at Tubby Fruits Peach Orchard in Bucyrus. The current world record of 725 grams was set in 2002.

Two certified scientists from the Johnson County Extension office weighed the peach using a verified scale provided by the USDA. The process was documented with both videos and photos.

The Lady Nancy’s peach had to be eaten as proof that the fruit wasn’t altered to skew the results.

Once documentation is submitted, Guinness World Records says it could take up to 12 weeks for it to determine if the peach sets a new record.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it will distribute $53 million to 44 states in an effort to curb opioid abuse.

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell says the funding will focus on reducing over-prescribing of pain killers, increasing access to treatment and making sure the antidote naloxone is widely available.

Read more on the epidemic here.

The administration is also calling on Congress to provide $1.1 billion in new money, saying legislation recently signed into law didn’t do enough to expand treatment. That bill authorized $181 million in new spending.

Steve Williams, the mayor of Huntington, West Virginia, said in a conference call announcing the funding that opioid abuse is so common he carries an overdose reversal kit with him. He says federal funding is urgently needed so people seeking treatment don’t have to wait months.

HUTCHINSON -The trial for a Kansas teen accused of the murder of his mother and sister continued on Tuesday with an expert witness for the defense still on the stand.

Dr. Kathleen Heide, a mental health counselor from Florida who specializes in kids who kill their parents  is testifying about her examination of Samuel Vonachen.

He is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated arson after allegedly setting a fire to his family’s home back on September 26, 2013.

On Tuesday, she told the jury of her conversation with the teen over what he remembers from the night of the fire.

She testified he described it as being like it was part of a dream, as an out of body experience.

Prior to starting the fire, he told her he was in bed feeling light headed with his heart pounding, hearing strange things with strange thoughts.

He told her he remembered going to the garage to get the gas can and like it was a dream. He then remembered being on the front porch with the gas can and entering the front door, wondering what he was doing, saying it was like a foggy dream.

He remembered pouring the gas, but couldn’t recall where he poured it, what rooms or where he was standing when he did it.

Heide testified that Vanochen told her he remembers seeing police cars and remembers telling them, ”that’s my house.” He had his baby blanket with him and remembers telling police he didn’t want it to get burned.

He remembered being at the hospital and later being in a bright room with dark edges which Dr. Heidi thought was probably the interview room at the police station.

He couldn’t remember things he told police and told her it wasn’t until he was in the detention center that he believes the dream was over.

At that time, Heide testified it became real to Vanochen that these things did happen including him pouring the gas inside his home and setting it on fire.

Her testimony is Vanochen’s defense effort to argue that at the time of the crimes, he suffered from a mental disease or defect.

Closing arguments should begin on Wednesday prior to the jury beginning deliberations.