WASHINGTON (AP) — The congressman shot in June at a baseball practice is returning to work at the Capitol after three months in the hospital and at a rehabilitation facility.

That’s the word from Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s office. The Louisiana Republican will vote Thursday morning and address his colleagues on the House floor. This is his first public appearance since the shooting.

Welcome back, Whip! Let’s get ‘er done. We’ve missed you around here. https://t.co/YMZKKKFyhP

— Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) September 28, 2017

Scalise and four other people were injured June 14 when a gunman opened fire on a Republican baseball practice in nearby Alexandria, Virginia. U.S. Capitol Police and other officers returned fire and killed the gunman. The rifle-wielding attacker had nursed grievances against President Donald Trump and the GOP.

The 51-year-old congressman was struck in the hip, and the bullet tore into blood vessels, bones and internal organs.

MANHATTAN – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a case of rape and have a suspect in custody.

Just after 11a.m. Wednesday police arrested Kelli Abernathy Graham, 18, in rural Leonardville, according to the daily arrest report from Riley County Police.

He is being held on a $25,000 bond on requested charges of rape and blackmail; statements for public ridicule, according to the arrest report.

In a separate report, Riley County Police on Tuesday are asked the for the public help in a sexual battery case that was filed on the weekend of September 23.

A 20-year-old woman was sleeping in her home when an unknown suspect came in without permission and sexually assaulted her.

The suspect in this case is described as a white male in his early 20s, average build. He was wearing a dark colored shirt, jeans, tennis shoes and dark rimmed glasses.

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Police said that while the description is vague, they hope that someone may have witnessed a suspicious person or activity related to this crime and can report it.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says a U.S. Senate committee hearing is set for next week on his nomination for ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.

But Brownback told reporters Wednesday he’s not sure how quickly the Senate could vote on his nomination after the Oct. 4 hearing by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

President Donald Trump nominated the two-term Republican governor for the ambassadorship in late July. Brownback said he’ll step down as governor when the Senate confirms him.

Brownback’s departure will automatically elevate fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer to governor. Colyer said Wednesday that his administration will have a different tone, without elaborating.

Brownback already was term-limited. Colyer and seven other candidates have announced campaigns for the Republican nomination for governor in 2018. Five Democrats have said they’re running.

OKLAHOMA CITY —Authorities with Sonic Drive-Ins are investigating a data breach on the store payment systems, according to a report from KrebsOnSecurity. The fast-food chain released a statement.

“Our credit card processor informed us last week of unusual activity regarding credit cards used at SONIC. The security of our guests’ information is very important to SONIC. We are working to understand the nature and scope of this issue, as we know how important this is to our guests. We immediately engaged third-party forensic experts and law enforcement when we heard from our processor. While law enforcement limits the information we can share, we will communicate additional information as we are able.​”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hugh Hefner has died. He was 91.

The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes Wednesday night surrounded by family.

Founding the magazine in 1953, Hefner built a brand that defined the sexual culture of the second half of the 20th century.

Hugh Hefner was a strong supporter of the civil rights movement. We shall never forget him. May he Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/oL3lKLZRQ5

— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) September 28, 2017

Hugh Hefner was a GIANT in publishing, journalism, free speech & civil rights. He was a true original, and he was my friend. Rest well Hef. pic.twitter.com/bJ1wxoK4gR

— Larry King (@kingsthings) September 28, 2017

Playboy’s buxom models were the objects of millions of men’s fantasies as Hefner challenged what he derided as America’s “Puritanical” attitudes toward sex.

For decades, he was the pipe-smoking, silk-pajama-wearing center of a constant fantasy party at Playboy mansions in Chicago and then in Los Angeles.

SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a stolen vehicle and have made an arrest.

Just before 4:30 Wednesday, deputies were dispatched to report of an injury accident at the intersection of Center and First in New Cambria, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan

Kimberly Potts, 46, New Cambria, told deputies she was stopped at the stop sign on Center Street when a vehicle came from the west at a high rate of speed. The driver attempted to turn south on Center and struck the front of her 2002 Dodge Dakota. The vehicle then drove off. 

While deputies were working the accident, an 81-year-old New Cambria woman reported that her 2009 Nissan Pathfinder was stolen from her driveway. 

She told deputies two teenagers came to her house around 2 a.m., asking for her grandson, who no longer lives at her residence. The boys told the woman that they did not have any place to stay, so she invited them to spend the night. She contacted authorities a couple hours later after she discovered that the boys and the car were missing. 

Sheriff Soldan said that the woman was familiar with the boys and provided names. Authorities caught up with them in the community of Solomon a short time later. They told deputies that they had returned the Pathfinder. Deputies the vehicle at the residence with damage to the front and driver’s side.

Deputies took Calob Haymond, 15, and Benny Garza, 14, both of Solomon into custody for deprivation of property. Haymond, who was driving, could face additional charges, according to Sheriff Soldan. 

A private vehicle transported Potts to Salina Regional Health Center.

Haymond and Garza are being held at North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Facility in Junction City, according to Soldan.