WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Colorado man who flew a plane loaded with marijuana to Iola, Kansas, was sentenced to a year in federal prison.

Federal prosecutors say 59-year-old Kenneth E. Weaver, of Denver, was sentenced Monday for one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. He admitted in his plea that he flew a plane carrying 207 pounds of medical grade marijuana into the Iola airport on July 11, 2014.

In addition to his prison sentence, Weaver’s plane, more than $450,000 in cash, a 2007 Bentley Continental and a 2010 BMW X were forfeited to the federal government.

After his prison term, Weaver will be on one year of supervised release.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 29-year-old Topeka man accused of supplying crack cocaine to drug traffickers in Junction City and Manhattan, Kansas, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, Johnny Lee Ivory III was sentenced Monday. He had been found guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Prosecutors said that in late 2012 and early 2013, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Junction City Police Department investigated a large trafficking ring. Authorities say Ivory supplied drugs to two men who sold the drugs to distributors who would then resell them on the street.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge plans to have a telephone conference call with attorneys to discuss the schedule for a lawsuit challenging Kansas voter registration policies.

U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson in Kansas City, Kansas, scheduled the call for Wednesday afternoon.

Democratic attorneys filed the lawsuit last week for two northeast Kansas residents against Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

They want to prevent the state from enforcing a 2013 law requiring new voters to provide papers documenting their U.S. citizenship when registering. They’re also challenging a rule from Kobach that requires counties to cancel incomplete registrations that are more than 90 days old.

Robinson’s notice for the teleconference said she plans to set a hearing on a request from the northeast Kansas residents to block both policies as the lawsuit proceeds.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas metal finishing business and its owner have struck a deal with the north-central community of Minneapolis to pay for illegally discharging untreated wastewater into the city sewer.

C&R Plating and its owner, Kevin L. Cline told a federal court Monday they had reached a settlement agreement to pay a lump sum of $225,000 in restitution, plus return some industrial land at no cost to the city. The defendants asked the court to adopt the restitution deal.

Cline was sentenced in July to four months in prison for violating the federal Clean Water Act. He admitted submitting fraudulent samples and reports to conceal the dumping.

The court ordered him to pay $281,503 in restitution, but allowed an alternate amount so long as it was acceptable to the city.

BELVUE, Kan. (AP) — A man accused of killing his uncle in Belvue has pleaded guilty.

WIBW-TV  reports Christopher Arand pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday just before jury selection was set to begin in his trial. He faces life in prison.

Authorities say 70-year-old Larry Arand was found dead in his Belvue home in November.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man who has been convicted twice of fatally shooting an unarmed patron at a local bar seven years ago has been sentenced to life for premeditated first-degree murder.

James Arthur Qualls III killed 30-year-old Joseph “Joe Bob” Beier Jr. of Topeka in the early morning hours of July 16, 2008, at the Whiplash Bar.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the dispute was caused by a disagreement over a pool game between Qualls and Beier’s girlfriend.

Qualls has had 11 defense attorneys since his case started in 2008. He tried to fire his 11th attorney during Monday’s sentencing but a Shawnee County district court judge denied that request.

He was given a “Hard 25” sentence, meaning he won’t be eligible for parole until he serves at least 25 years.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas farmers are nearing the halfway point for planting of the 2016 winter wheat crop.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 46 percent of the state’s winter wheat crop has been seeded. That is slightly behind the 49 percent average for this date.

The agency also provided its weekly snapshot of the progress of the fall harvest for other major crops in the state.

About 62 percent of the corn in Kansas has now been cut, along with 25 percent of the sorghum and 15 percent of the soybeans. Fourth cutting of alfalfa is 88 percent complete.

Cotton growers have harvested about 4 percent of their crop in the state.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas election officials expect to take weeks to cancel incomplete voter registrations even with a new rule for culling records from Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

And county election officials said Monday that even when the job is done, electronic records for such residents still will be accessible, not deleted.

A new rule from the Republican secretary of state took effect Friday and directed counties to cancel registrations incomplete for more than 90 days.

Most of the 31,000 affected registrations are for residents who haven’t complied with a 2013 law requiring new voters to produce papers documenting their U.S. citizenship.

Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman said her office will first go through a list of 1,700 people who were on the incomplete list but have Kansas birth certificates.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The fight over a move by the Legislature to defund the Kansas judiciary’s budget has now landed in the federal courts.

A court notice shows Kansas has moved the lawsuit filed by four judges to U.S. District Court in Topeka.

The attorney representing the judges said Monday he is confident that whether it is heard in state or federal court the measure defunding the courts would be found unconstitutional. No decision has been made on whether to oppose the venue change.

Legislation passed this year nullifies the judicial branch’s entire budget if a 2014 law stripping the Kansas Supreme Court of its ability to appoint chief judges is struck down.

Kansas contends the lawsuit raises a federal due process claim.

The case is now before U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree.

GODDARD, Kan. (AP) — A south-central Kansas school has been honored for its efforts to help the environment.

The Wichita Eagle reports the National Wildlife Federation has named Eisenhower High School in Goddard one of its top 10 Eco-Schools. The honor recognizes the school’s commitment to wildlife protection, sustainability and environmental education.

Eisenhower High School has built an outdoor classroom, planted about 300 culturally significant plants and become a certified wildlife site and monarch butterfly way station. Last year, students recycled more than 15 tons of paper, 600,000 bottles and 300 pounds of aluminum cans.

Teacher Denise Scribner was instrumental in landing the award and is a state finalist for the Presidential Award of Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. Her work also earned the school the Kansas Green School Award in 2014.

NEW YORK (AP) — General Mills is recalling 1.8 million boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios produced at a plant in Lodi, California, saying the cereal is labeled gluten-free but actually contains wheat.

The recall affects Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios that were made in July. The Minneapolis company says wheat flour was inadvertently used in a system that normally processes gluten-free oat flour.

The use of wheat flour means the cereals are not gluten-free, and people with conditions like wheat allergies or celiac disease who consume it might suffer an allergic reaction or discomfort.

General Mills Inc. said Monday it will take the cereals out of warehouses and off store shelves, and says customers who cannot eat wheat should contact the company for a replacement box or a full refund.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The president of the Kansas State Rifle Association is retiring because of health problems.

The Wichita Eagle reports Patricia Stoneking announced her retirement in an e-mail to members this weekend. Stoneking says she’s retiring because of the severity of health issues she’s had for months and that doctors have told her to minimize stress.

As leader of the Kansas NRA affiliate for a decade, Stoneking helped the association grow into a major player in Kansas politics. She was also the main proponent for a bill signed into law this spring that eliminated the training requirement to carry a concealed firearm.

Kathleen Wade, association vice president, will assume the duties of president, and Moriah Day, a staffer for Secretary of State Kris Kobach, will lead the group’s political action committee.

JUNCTION CITY- A Fort Riley soldier charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a child, three counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, one charge of rape, and four counts of sexual exploitation of a child has been convicted.

A Geary County Jury on Monday found James Henning, 40, guilty on ten counts including manufacturing child pornography with his 8-year old daughter, who was the victim in this case.

Police arrested Henning on November 25 at his East 12th Street residence in Junction City. He will be sentenced on January 7.