CLINTON, Mo. (AP) — Police records say a man who is charged with supplying the weapon used to kill a western Missouri police officer admitted that he bought the rifle for the suspect and threw it in a creek after the shooting.

William Noble, of Clinton, was charged Thursday with felony tampering with evidence. He is accused of buying the rifle that investigators believe Ian McCarthy used in the killing of Clinton police Officer Gary Michael on Sunday.

A probable cause statement says Noble told a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer that he bought the rifle at McCarthy’s request. He says he “panicked” Monday when he saw the rifle leaning against a doorway at his home.

According to the statement, Noble threw the weapon into a creek, from where it was retrieved Thursday.

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CLINTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have arrested another man in connection with last weekend’s shooting death of a western Missouri police officer.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe says William Noble of Clinton was taken into custody Thursday and charged with felony tampering with evidence. Lowe says that during the course of an interview, investigators determined that the 35-year-old Noble had disposed of the rifle believed to have been used in the officer’s killing.

Lowe earlier said that a gun had been found in a creek about two miles north of Clinton.

Thirty-nine-year-old Ian McCarthy is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Clinton police Officer Gary Michael.

Lowe says the relationship between McCarthy and Noble is unclear.

DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an attempted armed robbery.

Just after 3:30a.m. Friday police responded to a KWIK Shop, 3440 West 6^th Street in Lawrence after report of the attempted robbery and shooting, according to a media release.

Officers made contact with a 38-year-old employee of the business.  He told police two suspects approached him outside the business, and shot him during an attempt to rob him.  The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspects fled the scene on foot northbound from the business.  The first suspect is described as a black male, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 inches tall with a red bandanna over his face and black hooded sweatshirt and pants.  The second suspect is described as approximately 6-foot 2 and wore a blue bandanna over his face and a dark hooded sweatshirt and pants.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

KDCF

The Kansas Department for Children and Families and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment today announced the final upgrade of the Kansas Eligibility Enforcement System (KEES) will launch Aug.18.

DCF will continue accepting new benefit applications and reported changes during the upgrade period, though processing times may be impacted. During this upgrade period, the online application for KanCare medical benefits and home and community-based services will not be available.

KEES is a computer system that allows Kansans to apply online for medical and social services, including welfare benefits, Medicaid and more. This system upgrade involves DCF welfare benefits programs, such as cash, food and child care assistance, among others.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has confirmed that a Wichita man was one of three Marines lost when their aircraft crashed off the coast of Australia.

Cpl. Nathan Ordway, 21, was the crew chief of the MV-22 Osprey that crashed while trying to land during a training exercise on Aug. 5.

Ordway and two other Marines have been declared dead. A recovery mission is underway. More than 20 other passengers on the aircraft were rescued after the crash.

Ordway’s mother said Thursday that if there’s one thing she knows for sure, it’s that her son died helping others. She says her son loved being a Marine, but always looked forward to calling home and spending time with family.

SEDGWICK COUNTY – A six-year-old Kansas boy died in an accident Thursday night in Wichita.

Just after 11p.m., a Jeep driven by a 23-year-old man was westbound on 21^st Street at Rock Road, according to Officer Charley Davidson.

The vehicle crossed the double-yellow line twice and the driver overcorrected. The vehicle struck a curb and rolled multiple times into the backyard of a residence.

The driver and a six-year-old passenger were ejected from the vehicle. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

Emergency crews transported the driver to a local hospital in critical condition, according to Davidson.  He did not release names of the victims.

The accident remains under investigation.

RENO COUNTY — A Kansas man who thought it would be cool to drive into a wildfire and shoot a video for social media has now been formally charged in Reno County District Court with three counts of child endangerment.

Josh Sellers, who is already serving time at HCF, is accused of driving into the wildfire in March — along with three teens — and shooting video. The matter came to light during the fire department’s arson investigation related to the fires that destroyed a number of homes and buildings and caused mass evacuations in the county.

The video, which went on social media, became a part of that investigation. When authorities discovered three of the passengers in the vehicle were under the age of 18, formal charges were brought against Sellers.

Sellers will be back in court for another hearing Aug. 23.

HARVEY COUNTY —The community of Newton is holding a candlelight vigil Friday to remember 24-year-old Alyssa Runyon and here 4-year-old daughter. They were found murdered in their Newton home on Tuesday.

The family asked Newton Police to invite the public to the vigil scheduled for 8p.m. in the grassy space north of Roanoke Court.

On social media, police shared, “This week Newton lost two members of its community to a horribly violent act. This will be a time for our community to come together, remember, grieve, and hopefully begin the healing process.”

Friends and family established an online fund to assist the family with expenses following the murder.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the North Korea crisis (all times local):

President Donald Trump has issued an urgent warning to North Korea not to move ahead with its ballistic missile testing.

He is tweeting: “Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!”

Military solutions are now fully in place,locked and loaded,should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 11, 2017

North Korea has announced a detailed plan to launch a salvo of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers. If carried out, it would be its most provocative missile launch to date.

Trump previously said the U.S. would unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea if it continued to threaten the U.S.

EDWARDSVILLE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says three people died and two children were hurt in a collision in eastern Kansas.

The accident happened Thursday night on Kansas 32 in Edwardsville.

Investigators say a car driven by 42-year-old Aaron Ashlock of Kansas City, Kansan, was going west when it crossed the median and hit a car driven by 29-year-old Sarah Galutia of Overland Park.

Ashlock and Galutia died in the crash, along with 33-year-old Ashley Gonzalez of Shawnee, who was a passenger in Galutia’s car.

Gonzalez’s 11- and 12-year-old daughters were injured. Their conditions were not immediately available.

RENO COUNTY — A 37-year-old Kansas man convicted in the mistaken-identity killing of a Hutchinson woman will return to court Friday in a civil filing.

In June of 2016, Charles Christopher Logsdon was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for 25 years for the 2011 killing of 27-year-old Jennifer Heckel. He also was sentenced to another 23 years for four other crimes.

In a habeas corpus filing, Logsdon claimed newly discovered evidence and a number of items he feels should grant him relief from his conviction and sentence.

Among other things, Logsdon claims prosecutorial misconduct, an illegal arrest and warrant, an equal protection violation and ineffective counsel at both the trial and appellate levels. The hearing was originally held in April, but questions regarding the filing delayed the hearing until now.

In 2011, intruders entered Heckel’s home by mistake and shot her twice as her young son watched television in an adjoining room. Their real target was a drug dealer. Logsdon insisted he didn’t kill Heckel.

Under Logsdon’s original sentence, he would have to serve a half century for the killing before becoming eligible for parole. The Supreme Court ordered the resentencing because a jury, not a judge, must make a “Hard 50” determination.

CLINTON, Mo. (AP) — Investigators say they have found a rifle believed to have been used in last weekend’s shooting death of a western Missouri police officer.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe says the unspecified gun was found Thursday in a creek about two miles north of Clinton, where 37-year-old officer Gary Michael was shot and killed Sunday night.

Lowe says he couldn’t immediately specify the style of the rifle or how investigators came to find it.

A suspect in Michael’s death, 39-year-old Ian McCarthy, was arrested late Tuesday after a two-day manhunt and is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

McCarthy’s public defender, Alice Wasson, told The Associated Press that a not guilty plea will be entered on McCarthy’s behalf during a court appearance Friday.