Police say four men are dead – including the suspect gunman – after a shooting at a home in Topeka, Kansas, that is part of a private business providing in-home care for people with special needs.

The Latest on severe weather in parts of the U.S. (all times local):

SENECA, Mo. — Emergency responders were still pulling people from floodwaters in Newton County on Sunday evening as residents of the hardest-hit towns surveyed the damage.

Schools and some roads are closed Monday in parts of Southwest Missouri after Saturday’s devastating floods.

MIAMI, Okla. — The Miami Travel Information Center, 20 N. Eight Tribes Trail, will hold an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 11, in conjunction with National Travel and Tourism Week.

The community is invited to a National Day of Prayer service, hosted by the Joplin Area Ministerial Alliance, from noon to 12:45 p.m. Thursday at the Joplin City Hall council chambers, 602 S. Main St.

A decision on whether to install artificial turf at Joplin’s baseball stadiums and a land swap with the state for part of the Memorial Hall parking lot are on the agenda Monday for Joplin City Council action.

PITTSBURG, Kan. — My son needed duct tape in three colors in time to take to school last Friday — an unusual request for a sixth-grader, even a creative one like him.

The Latest on severe flooding and heavy rains in Missouri (all times local):

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Tim Snethen, 34, flicked his cigarette into the floodwaters and picked up his cell phone.