DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 26,000 midsize cars in North America to fix automatic transmissions that might not shift into park.

The recall covers the Chrysler 200 with V-6 engines from the 2015 model year. The company says manufacturing problems at a parts supplier’s factory can cause the nine-speed transmissions to malfunction. Cars could roll away unexpectedly if the cars won’t shift into park.

The company says owners should activate the parking brake before shutting off the engine, until repairs can be made.

Chrysler says it has five customer complaints about the problem, but it knows of no crashes or injuries.

Dealers will inspect and replace transmissions if needed. Customers will be told when they can bring the cars in for service.

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Congressman Ron Kind’s (D-WI) legislation, H.R. 529 with a veto-proof majority of 401-20. This legislation would expand, modernize, and strengthen tax-free 529 college savings plans to help more Americans save for their children’s education.

“This is a good, sensible bill to improve a critical college savings tool to help more hardworking Kansans and Americans save for their children’s education,” said Rep. Jenkins. “I’m pleased H.R. 529 passed with overwhelming support and I encourage my colleagues in the Senate to quickly approve this legislation. Today we sent a clear message to all families that Congress supports 529s, will keep them tax-free, and will work together to strengthen them so parents can secure a better future for their children.

“I am pleased to see the House pass this commonsense, bipartisan legislation that will help keep college affordable for families in Wisconsin and across the nation,” said Rep. Kind. “With 14 colleges and universities across western and central Wisconsin, I know the importance of saving in advance for higher education. With rising tuition costs and the growing crisis of student loan debt, we need to do everything we can to help students attend college so they can compete in the global marketplace.”

The Legislation:

H.R. 529 improves 529 savings plans by empowering students to use their savings for computers, eliminates an outdated and unnecessary aggregation rule, and allows taxpayers to re-deposit refunds from colleges without taxes or penalties. For more details on the bill, click here.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bill to prohibit candidates from withdrawing from an election unless they die received first-round approval in the Kansas House.

The bill also would require political parties to name another candidate to fill ballot vacancies. It is a response to a controversy last year when Democrat Chad Taylor withdrew from the U.S. Senate race a month before the Democratic primary, leaving independent candidate Greg Orman the only challenger to Republican Sen. Pat Roberts.

Republican Rep. Mark Kahrs, of Wichita said during debate Wednesday that similar situations should be prohibited.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports  that the bill was requested by Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who tried to prevent Taylor’s withdrawal from the race.

Democrats argued the law would cause problems when a candidate becomes incapacitated but doesn’t die.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka zoo officials say a 20-year-old black bear died during spinal surgery.

Zoo director Brendan Wiley says the bear, named Peek, died Wednesday during surgery at Kansas State University’s veterinary health center.

Peek was diagnosed with spinal stenosis in January and gradually got worse, recently losing the use of her hind legs.

Wiley said in a news release that the zoo tried several methods, including stem cell therapy, to help the bear before deciding surgery was the only option.

Peek and her sister, Sneak, arrived at the Topeka Zoo in 1996 from Wildlife Prairie Park in Peoria, Illinois.

The zoo acquired two female, orphaned black bear cubs last year. They have not yet been introduced to Sneak.