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

Just after 7p.m. Wednesday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a call about victim shot in the head at a rural residence 17537 R.4 Road north of Mayetta, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

Deputies responded and found a 59-year-old victim who was transported to a Topeka hospital by Jackson County EMS.  Investigators arrested Alva Bryant McKinney, 40, of Mayetta, in connection with the shooting. He was jailed on requested charges of aggravated battery, according to jail records.

The Sheriff released no additional details Thursday.

DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.4 million Ram pickups in the U.S. and Canada because tailgates with power locks can open while the trucks are moving.

The recall covers Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups from the 2015 through 2017 model years.

The company says in U.S. and Canadian government documents that if the tailgates open, unsecured cargo could fall into the road and cause a crash.

Fiat Chrysler says it has no reports of any crashes or injuries. U.S. documents say FCA received more than 5,800 complaints and warranty claims about the problem.

Dealers will fix the tailgate locking mechanism at no cost to owners. The recall is expected to start Sept. 14.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Kansas teen was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for sexually abusing a 14-year-old victim and recording the abuse on his cell phone, according to the United State’s Attorney.

Cole Ryan Marshall, 19, Leavenworth, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips to 18 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Marshall to serve the rest of his life on supervised release following incarceration.

On April 12, 2018, Marshall pleaded guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child. Marshall admitted that he engaged in illicit sexual conduct with a 14-year-old child victim and recorded images and videos on his cell phone. The images and videos were taken at a location in Polk County, Missouri.

Marshall also admitted that he used Dropbox’s online cloud storage program to store and share child pornography.

RENO COUNTY — A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just before 6 a.m. Wednesday in Reno County.

A 2002 Dodge 1500 driven by Zane Arnold, Plevna was westbound on Trail West, according to the Reno County Sheriff’s Department.  Jacqueline Geist, Plevna, was walking westbound on westbound on Trail West in the westbound lane.

As the driver approached Langdon Road, another vehicle was eastbound at the intersection waiting to make a turn. According to the sheriff’s department, the headlights of the second vehicle prevented Zane form seeing Geist in his lane.

He attempted to swerve but struck her with the truck’s passenger side mirror.  She was flown to a hospital with critical injuries, according to the sheriff’s department.

Authorities released no additional details Thursday.

WICHITA – A Kansas man was indicted Wednesday on charges of robbing a Quik Trip, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.

Samuel L. Vliet, 25, Wichita, is charged with one count of committing a robbery at a commercial establishment. In court documents, investigators allege that on July 18, 2018, Vliet was wearing a red bandana over his mouth when he entered a Quik Trip at 110 S. Rock Road in Wichita. He told a store employee, “Give me all the money in the register.”

Later, police lifted fingerprints from a door that the store employee said the robber touched as he left. A forensic examination using the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) matched the fingerprint to Vliet.

If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Rodebaugh is prosecuting.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer says Secretary of State Kris Kobach should pay out of his own pocket the more than $26,000 in sanctions imposed by a federal judge for his “contemptuous behavior” in a voting rights case.

Kobach said Thursday that it is his office, not him personally, who is the defendant in a federal lawsuit that struck down the state’s proof-of-citizenship registration law. The case is being appealed.

The contempt ruling against Kobach comes just days before Republicans will vote in the state’s primary election for governor. Kobach is seeking to unseat Colyer for his party’s nomination.

Colyer said in a statement that it is outrageous for a politician who spends so much time talking about cutting government spending to use taxpayer dollars to pay the fines.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has set a fall trial date for a Wichita lawyer and a computer software engineer accused of plotting cyberattacks on websites critizing the attorney’s work.

A court filing on Thursday shows an Oct. 2 jury trial has been scheduled for Wichita lawyer Bradley Pistotnik and VIRAL Artificial Intelligence co-founder David Dorsett.

The two men have pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging them with computer fraud and conspiracy. Pistotnik is also charged with making false statements to the FBI.

The indictment alleges that Pistotnik and Dorsett are responsible for cyberattacks on Leagle.com, Ripoffreport.com and JaburgWilk.com in 2014 and 2015. The indictment also accuses Dorsett of filling website inboxes with threats. Court records say one email demands that a webpage be removed or the hackers will target advertisers.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita lawyer and a computer software engineer have pleaded not guilty to a federal indictment alleging they plotted cyberattacks on websites with information criticizing the attorney’s work.

Wichita lawyer Brad Pistotnik and VIRAL Artificial Intelligence Co-Founder David Dorsett made their first court appearances Wednesday in federal court on an indictment charging them with computer fraud and conspiracy. The 62-year-old attorney is also charged with making false statements to the FBI.

Both men are free on $25,000 bonds.

The indictment alleges that Pistotnik and Dorsett are responsible for cyberattacks on Leagle.com, Ripoffreport.com and JaburgWilk.com in 2014 and 2015. The indictment also accuses Dorsett of filling website inboxes with threats. Court records say one email demands that a webpage be removed or the hackers will target advertisers.