WELLINGTON, Kan. (AP) — Police in southern Kansas say a woman has been killed and a man arrested on suspicion of murder.

The woman’s body was found in Wellington around 8 p.m. Thursday. Police have not released the woman’s name or details about how she died. An autopsy has been ordered.

Police arrested 32-year-old Bradley Dean Aue on suspicion of second-degree murder. He’s being held in the Sumner County Jail on $500,000 bond. It was not clear Saturday whether he yet had an attorney.

SEDGWICK COUNTY—  Law enforcement authorities are investigating an armed robbery and have two suspects in custody.

Just after 11:30 p.m. Friday,  police responded to an armed robbery call at a convenience store in the 2300 Block of south Seneca in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.

An 18-year-old male employee told police two unknown suspects, armed with handguns, entered the business demanding money.

The suspects took money from the business and a 55-year-old male customer, according to Davidson.  The suspects also took cigarettes from a 30-year-old female employee and then fled the business.

A witness observed the suspects get into a dark colored Dodge Charger, followed them to a residence in the 2000 Block of south Gold and notified authorities.

Police contacted five occupants at the residence.  Two of the occupants, both 16-year-old males, were arrested and booked into the Juvenile Detention Center for three counts of aggravated robbery, and aggravated kidnapping, according to Davidson.

Also, during the investigation Officers recovered two stolen firearms.

PAWNEE COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 8a.m. Saturday in Pawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Chevy Cruze driven by Danielle C. Garcia, 22, Larned, was eastbound on U.S. 56.

The Chevy rear-ended a semi that was slowing to turn right onto a private drive just west of Larned.

Garcia was transported to a hospital in Wichita where she died.

The semi driver James M. Thompson, 55, Burdette, was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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PAWNEE COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 8a.m. Saturday in Pawnee County

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Chevy Cruze driven by Danielle C. Garcia, 22, Larned, was eastbound on U.S. 56.

The Chevy rear-ended a semi that was slowing to turn right onto a private drive just west of Larned.

Garcia was transported to a hospital in Wichita. The semi driver James M. Thompson, 55, Burdette, was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sam Brownback appears relaxed, looser and more convivial as he settles into his ambassador’s job, miles both geographically and emotionally from where he was during his final, difficult months as Kansas’ governor.

When Brownback left the governor’s office in January, the two-term conservative Republican left behind low approval ratings, ire from fellow Republicans over the state’s fiscal problems and an order from the Kansas Supreme Court to increase spending on public schools.

Five months later, a visibly relaxed Brownback was back in his element. He was making jokey sports analogies, ribbing former aide and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, boasting about his anti-abortion record in Kansas and asking the faithful for their prayers.

He spoke at the recent National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., his new home. As soon as he’d been introduced in his new role as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, he wasted no time in drawing laughter from the audience.

“She forgot to mention my favorite title, though: Grandpa!” he said. “We have three grandchildren; five children, we’re expecting 25 grandchildren and my favorite child will be whoever has the most grandchildren.”

He said in an interview after the speech that he hasn’t been following political developments in Kansas very closely. That includes the governor’s race, where Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer, his former lieutenant governor, is in tough contest to keep the office.

Brownback said his wife had moved to Washington to be with him. That’s a change from when he served 16 years in Congress before being elected governor in 2010 and he commuted between Washington and Kansas. The couple doesn’t return to Kansas a lot, he said.

“I hear from friends,” Brownback said, “but I’m focused here.”

Brownback’s new job has sent him all over the world.

He’s been to Turkey and Bangladesh and is headed to Nigeria soon, documenting religious persecution for the State Department. He recently had lunch with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and his new boss, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to discuss religious freedom with the president of Uzbekistan.

And the State Department will soon release an annual report on religious freedom around the world, produced by Brownback’s office.

Brownback, a Catholic known for his strong faith, said he loves his new job as ambassador for religious freedom.

“It is the protection of the pure, noble beautiful,” he said in his speech. “It is why we need your prayers because religious freedom is under attack all over the world.”

DERBY, Kan. (AP) — Dinosaur fans now have a new place to indulge their interest.

The new Field Station: Dinosaurs park has opened in Derby. The 14-acre dinosaur theme park features 44 life-size animatronic dinosaurs spread among three distinct areas of the park.

Park executive director Guy Gsell says the exhibits roar, breathe and blink. The park also features a lake and quarry and employees providing live shows.

The park is the first major attraction to open in the Wichita area in the past few years.

The $6.5 million cost was funded with private financing and sales tax revenue bonds from the city of Derby.

The dinosaurs featured in the park were once found in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico and Missouri.