WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman has pleaded not guilty in the death of her toddler son.

Brandi Marchant, 23, Wichita, appeared in court Monday. A trial date was set for Nov. 12.

Marchant and Patrick Javonovich are both charged with first-degree murder and child abuse in the April death of 2-year-old Zaiden Javonovich.

Police say Zaiden had been dead for days when his body was found in a crib in the family’s mobile home. An autopsy report ruled that the child found bound in pajamas died of dehydration and starvation, and his brain tested positive for methamphetamine.

Patrick Javonovich is scheduled to be in court Tuesday.

Zaiden’s 4-month-old brother was initially hospitalized. That child has been removed from the home.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. judge on Monday reinstated a nationwide halt on the Trump administration’s plan to prevent most migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled in Oakland that an injunction blocking the administration’s policy from taking effect should apply nationwide.

Tigar blocked the policy in July after a lawsuit by groups that help asylum seekers. But the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals limited the impact of Tigar’s injunction to states within the area overseen by the appeals court.

That meant the policy was blocked in the border states of California and Arizona but not in New Mexico or Texas.

In his ruling, Tigar stressed a “need to maintain uniform immigration policy” and found that nonprofit organizations such as Al Otro Lado don’t know where asylum seekers who enter the U.S. will end up living and making their case to remain in the country.

“The court recognized there is grave danger facing asylum-seekers along the entire stretch of the southern border,” Lee Gelernt, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement.

A message was left seeking comment with the Department of Justice.

The new rules by the Trump administration apply to migrants who pass through another country before reaching the U.S.

The policy targets tens of thousands of Central Americans who cross Mexico every month to try to enter the U.S. and also would affect asylum-seekers from Africa, Asia and South America who arrive regularly at the southern border.

SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a an alleged hit and run crash and have arrested a Kansas felon.

Just before 11:30p.m. Friday, police were dispatched to the 1400 block of Brittany Street in Salina after  report of a motor vehicle accident, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.

A 2018 Nissan Kicks driven by Matthew Levin, 33, of Salina, rolled and came to rest on the driver’s side after it hit a 2009 Ford Taurus parked in the 1400 block of Brittany Street.

A witness helped Levin out of the vehicle and Levin then fled on foot.

Police located him walking in the 1400 block of East Schilling Road with injuries consistent with being in a vehicle accident and  wearing the same clothing described by the witness, according to Forrester.

Police arrested Levin on requested charges of Felony driving under the influence, Driving while suspended, Duty upon striking an unattended vehicle, Driving on roadways laned for traffic.  He has previous convictions for domestic battery, battery and falsely reporting a crime and had been on community corrections since January, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

KANSAS CITY (AP) — A 7-year-old boy is expected to make a full recovery after being shot in the head while riding with his mother in Kansas City, Missouri.

The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. Sunday. The mother told officer that she and her son were on their way home when she saw two men shooting at another person.

One of the bullets struck the child. Doctors at Research Medical Center removed a bullet fragment from the boy’s head that had penetrated his skin. Police say the injury is not considered life-threatening.

No arrests have been made.

SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating  a wanted Kansas man after a chase and injury crash.

Just after 5:10 p.m. Friday, police were dispatched to the 100 block of North. Ash to assist the Kansas Department of Corrections in apprehending a 26-year-old man later identified as Brian Scovel with a felony warrant for absconding, according to officer Kevin Wheeler.  

Scovel got into a Ford Fusion and the officers attempted to stop the vehicle.  Scovel failed to stop initially, but soon after pulled over.  He then drove off again leading officers on a brief pursuit.

The pursuit came to an end after Scovel ran a stop sign at Douglas and Green and struck a red Ford Explorer causing it to overturn. 

The driver of the Explorer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.  Scovel and a female passenger were taken into custody and transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

Scovel is being held without bond on request charges that include a parole violation, driving while license canceled, suspect or revoked, Flee or attempt to elude law enforcement,  Aggravated Battery; intentional bodily harm with a deadly weapon and additional traffic violations, according to the Sedgwick County booking jail records.

He has previous convictions for theft, aggravated assault, forgery and drugs, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. He absconded on August 22.

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Panic broke out at a north east Kansas festival that celebrates pioneer history after festival goers falsely believed shots had been fired.

It was unclear what led some attendees to begin running and taking cover Saturday night at the Johnson County Old Settlers event in Olathe, Kansas. Police said Sunday that reports of gunfire weren’t substantiated. Amid the chaos, one woman fell and was hurt.

Sixteen-year-old Mel Hipsher says she was with her friends getting tokens for games when she saw a group push through the crowd, running. The teen says she and her friends also started running. She says she heard someone yell about a shooter.

Word was quickly spread on social media about a purported shooting at the event that includes music and rides.

BELTON, Mo. (AP) — A fifth person has been charged in a deadly shooting in the Kansas City suburb of Belton, Missouri.

Police said Sunday that prosecutors charged 18-year-old Andre Alonzo McKinney III with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and forgery in the death of 25-year-old Timothy Hunter.

The same charges previously were filed against 19-year-old Crishon Willis, 18-year-old Makayla Davis, 20-year-old Shane Pierce and 18-year-old Alea Campbell. Willis’ bond was set at $250,000. The other four suspects all have $150,000 bond amounts.

Police say Hunter was found wounded at an apartment building around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday. He died at the scene.

Charging documents weren’t immediately available over the weekend, so it wasn’t clear what led up to the shooting.

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BELTON, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged four people in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man in the Kansas City suburb of Belton, Missouri.

Belton Police said four suspects were in custody in connection with Wednesday’s shooting at an apartment complex in Belton. All four are charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, forgery and weapons charges.

Police say Timothy Hunter was found wounded at the apartments around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday. He died at the scene.

The suspects are: 19-year-old Crishon Willis of Grandview, Missouri; 18-year-old Makayla Davis of Grandview, Missouri; 20-year-old Shane Pierce of Kansas City, Missouri; and 18-year-old Alea Campbell of Belton, Missouri.

Willis’ bond was set at $250,000. The other three suspects all have $150,000 bond amounts.