SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A Northern California judge has upheld a jury’s verdict finding Monsanto’s weed killer caused a groundskeeper’s cancer, but she slashed his $289 million award to $78 million.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos ruled Monday

A San Francisco jury’s August verdict included $250 million in punitive damages, which the judge said was too high. She reduced the punitive damages to $39 million, matching the jury’s underlying damage award.

Jurors found Monsanto purposely ignored warnings and evidence that its popular Roundup product caused DeWayne Johnson’s lymphoma.

In a tentative ruling on Oct. 11, Bolanos said she was considering wiping out the punitive damage award because there appeared to be no evidence presented at trial that Monsanto employees ignored evidence that the weed killer caused cancer.

SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a stabbing and have a suspect in custody.

Just after 9:30 p.m. Sunday, police responded to an unknown call for EMS at the Relax Inn, 2232 S. Broadway in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.

Upon arrival, Officers located a 25-year-old female with a laceration to her neck. Officers also found 26-year old Teka Pardue armed with a knife. She dropped the knife and was taken into custody without incident.

The investigation revealed Pardue and the victim got into a verbal argument, and Pardue stabbed the victim one time. EMS transported the victim to an area hospital in critical, according to Davidson.

Police arrested Pardue on charges of attempted 1st degree murder, aggravated weapons violation and possession of drug paraphernalia. The case will be presented to the District Attorney’s Office.

Perdue has a previous drug conviction in Harvey County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for shoplifting and vehicle theft.

On October 19, Police were called to Walmart, 2900 S. Ninth in Salina for the report of a man who went through the self-checkout, paid for four packages of Kool-Aid, but concealed approximately $80 worth of other items that he took with him when he left the store, according Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.

The items taken included charcoal, four arrows, a phone case, a Nerf toy and a blanket. Walmart loss-prevention personnel witnessed the incident, according to Forrester.

Store personnel told police that the man and a woman were seen getting into a gray PT Cruiser type of vehicle that traveled from the store and north on Interstate I35.

Shortly thereafter, a Salina police officer pulled over a gray Chevrolet HHR at I-135 and Magnolia. The vehicle was confirmed as stolen from Lyon County on Wednesday, according to Forrester.

The suspect identified as Jacob Vaughan, 20, Salina, from the Walmart shoplifting case and the woman seen with him earlier were in the HHR.

Police arrested Vaughan and charged him with one count of felony possession of stolen property, one count of misdemeanor attempted theft, and one count of driving while suspended, according to Forrester. Vaughan also had a probation violation warrant out of Lyon County.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man and woman have been charged in a road-rage shooting that wounded a 4-year-old boy in Wichita.

Nineteen-year-old Tylin Atkinson, and 21-year-old Ramonyka Smith, both of Wichita, were charged Monday with criminal discharge of a firearm. Atkinson also faces a charge of aggravated assault and is jailed on $250,000 bond. Smith is jailed on $100,000 bond. Their attorneys didn’t immediately return phone messages seeking comment.

Police say Atkinson got out of a car last week and fired two shots at a sport utility vehicle in which six children were riding, striking the 4-year-old once in the abdomen. Police say Smith was driving the car.

The child was in stable condition shortly after the shooting. Police didn’t immediately return phone calls Monday seeking an update on the boy’s condition.

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities have made an arrest in connection with a stolen vehicle.

Just after 4pm Sunday a citizen noticed their vehicle was missing from the lot of the Shawnee County Department of Corrections (DOC) in Topeka, according to police Lt. Aaron Jones.

Review of the camera system a suspect was identified as 33 years-old Kevin E. Jones. He had just been released from the jail at approximately 9a.m., just prior to the theft of the vehicle.

Officers were then called to the 500 block of NE Grattan in Topeka for a report of a man attempting to break into a vehicle. The owner of the vehicle and neighbors kept the suspect on scene until the arrival of officers.

The responding officers recognized the suspect in this incident was Kevin Jones from the earlier reviewed surveillance footage.

The original stolen vehicle was then located by officers in the 700 Block of SW Taylor around 7:15 pm.

Jones was arrested under suspicion of motor vehicle theft and criminal damage. The damage to the vehicle on Grattan was estimated to be about $700, according to police.

BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect in connection with a weekend shooting.

Just before 5 a.m. October 20, officers from the Great Bend Police Department were dispatched to the 5900 block of Hemlock Dr. in reference to a shooting, according to a media release.

Upon officers arrival, they located a 33-year-old woman with a gunshot wound. Officers also found 36-year-old Troy Tutak at the scene.

After questioning about the incident, Police arrested Tutak and he was transported to the Barton County Jail.  The victim was transported to the hospital in Great Bend and she was later flown to a Wichita hospital with critical injuries.

Tutak was arrested on requested charges of aggravated battery with a bond set at $75,000. Tutak  also had a probation violation, according to police.