TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Republican member of the Kansas State Board of Education who shares retiring GOP U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts’ last name is running to replace him in Washington.

Steve Roberts of Overland Park filed paperwork Tuesday with the state to claim a spot on the ballot in the August primary.

Pat Roberts is not seeking re-election after four terms.

Steve Roberts is a math tutor who developed his own online math course who has served on the state school board since 2013. Running for the Senate means he can’t seek another term on the board in 2020.

Other Republicans running for the Senate include ex-Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall of western Kansas, Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle and former Kansas City Chiefs player David Lindstrom.

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Cerner Corp. has cut 130 jobs, including 60 in the Kansas City area.

The layoffs announced Tuesday come after the North Kansas City-based company laid off 255 workers in early September.

The health care information technology company said the job reductions comes as it looks for ways to diversify its current operations.

Cerner is the Kansas City area’s largest private employer, with about 14,000 workers across the metropolitan area.

Cerner says it remains committed to creating jobs in Kansas City and has hired several thousand workers this year.

The company recently notified federal regulators that Chief Operating Office Mike Nill will step down at the beginning of next year. The 23-year veteran is among three top executives to leave in recent months.

SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on theft charges after an arrest by the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Just after 2:30p.m. Friday, employees with Lowe’s in Salina were making a delivery  in the 300 block of West South Street in Salina and left the truck running so they could use the power lift, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.

When the employees came out of the residence, the 17-foot 2016 Isuzu box truck with $400 worth of tools, a $1,000 black LG refrigerator, and a company cellphone still on board was missing.

A couple of hours later, a  Kansas Highway Patrol trooper spotted the truck headed westbound on Interstate 70 just west of the Hedville exit.

The trooper stopped the truck and arrested Carlo Watson, 53, of San Francisco, Calif., on suspicion of felony theft and operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, Forrester said.

All property was returned undamaged.

LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Lenexa police are investigating the theft of thousands of meals intended for homeless veterans.

A trailer containing meals packed by bank employees last week was stolen last week. The meals were intended for Friends In Service of Heroes, a veteran service organization.

The trailer carried 12,100 meal packets, with each packet making eight meals — for a total of nearly 97,000 meals. The food was going to be delivered to the Kansas City VA Medical Center Nov. 21.

Police say the 5-by-8 interstate trailer was parked at the Friends In Service Of Heroes headquarters in Lenexa when it was stolen between 8 p.m. Saturday and Monday morning. The trailer has two bumper stickers with the FISH logo and Johnson County, Kansas, license plate 133 KMA.

MANHATTAN — The estate of Otis and Wanda Gilliland, Wellington, has given $1.6 million to Kansas State University, according to a media release from the university.

This gift has established the Gilliland K-State Family Scholarship, which creates match opportunities for 50 scholarships in support of students in the university’s College of Business Administration.

New gifts of $30,000 will be matched with $30,000 from the Gillilands’ gift. Also, $10,000 will go into an expendable scholarship fund, making $2,000 scholarships immediately available to students for up to five years. The remaining $50,000 will go into the endowment, ensuring future generations of Wildcats will receive scholarships as well.

Both Otis and Wanda Gilliland graduated from Kansas State University. Otis Gilliland earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering in 1948 and a bachelor’s in business administration from the College of Business Administration in 1949. Wanda Gilliland earned her bachelor’s degree in interior design in 1949 from the College of Health and Human Sciences. Otis Gilliland worked as an engineer for Boeing Aircraft Company in Wichita  before his retirement in 1985. Wanda Gilliland died in 2013, and Otis Gilliland died in July 2019.

“The scholarships made possible from the Gilliland family’s gift will have a profound impact on our student body,” said Kevin Gwinner, Edgerley family dean of the College of Business Administration. “With these scholarships, we will attract more student leaders, further challenge high-achieving students, and fully engage those who desire our unique academic offerings and extracurricular experiences that make our business graduates so highly demanded by employers. Because these scholarships will be endowed, the Gillilands’ generosity toward the business college will be felt for generations.”

LYON COUNTY — A Kansas woman avoided serious injury Monday following an accident and water rescue.

Just after 6p.m., deputies were dispatched to northbound Interstate 35 near 6th Avenue in Lyon County for a vehicle in the water on the south side, according to Deputy Jody Myers.

A Honda Fit driven by Danelle Hagan, 42, Wichita, struck a deer carcass lying in the left lane of the highway.

She lost control of the the Honda and the vehicle slid down an embankment coming to rest in about three and a half feet of water.

She was able to exit the Honda and get on top of it, according to Myers.

A passerby reported the accident. Lyon County-Emporia Water Rescue was able to extend a ladder to the Honda for Hagan to get to solid ground. She was treated on scene and not transported by Lyon County EMS.

She was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the accident, according to the sheriff’s department.

CLINTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man, woman and young girl have been killed in an apartment fire in Missouri.

Clinton Fire Chief Leo Huff says the fire was reported around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday. He says a second story apartment in the 12-unit building was in a free burning state when crews arrived. The blaze was brought under control within about 20 minutes, and the victims were found inside. Their names weren’t immediately released. He says the girl was 4 or 5 years old.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, and Huff said he didn’t know where it started. One other unit in the apartment building also sustained water and fire damage.

Clinton is about 75 miles southeast of Kansas City.