TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A black man alleges in a lawsuit that his face was bloodied and his jaw broken in a police beating in Topeka.

35-year-old Timothy Harris sued Wednesday in federal court. The suit says Harris’ constitutional rights were violated in January after an officer approached him as he was sitting in his car. Harris says he was cooperative but that the officer detained him without explanation. The suit alleges that the officer took Harris to the ground, punched him and used pepper spray.

Harris was convicted of parallel parking too far away from the curb and interference with a law enforcement officer. A battery against a law enforcement officer charge was dismissed.

A city spokeswoman says the city doesn’t comment on potential litigation.

RENO COUNTY— The trial for an Arizona man charged in a drug distribution case from Reno County continues.

Dominic Holder, 25, is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

The state alleges that he had approximately 44 pounds of marijuana on April 15, 2017, and conspired to distribute with Alyssa Holler.

The state alleges that both traveled together in separate vehicles when they were stopped for speeding.

The co-defendant testified that she was approached about taking the marijuana from Mesa, Arizona to Indianapolis, Indiana. She agreed and with money provided by Holder rented a car. They left Arizona the day before the Reno County traffic stop.

Holler entered a plea in this case and was granted three years probation.

The state indicated that her testimony was the last witness, but has not yet rested its case.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former agent with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who sent a Wichita television news anchor sensitive law enforcement material is back in jail after allegedly violating his parole.

A prosecutor said Wednesday Andrew J. Pleviak is a danger to his former colleagues and the community. The magistrate granted the government’s request for detention.

Pleviak was sentenced in May to time served and a year of supervised release for exceeding authorized access to a government computer.

He was later ordered not to contact current or former employees of the Department of Homeland Security.

The government says Pleviak went to the home of his former supervisor on Sept. 9 and banged on the door, but left before a sheriff’s deputy arrived.

His defense attorney says he has mental health issues.

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Great weather and a solid start to the 2018 Kansas State Fair, coupled with new programming, activities and strong concert sales, helped boost overall revenue and attendance over last year’s numbers according to fair officials.

According to a media release, this year’s preliminary attendance was 327,965, a 1.76 percent increase over last year. Preliminary reports also show substantial growth in revenue. Those figures are still being tabulated, but several vendors indicated this year’s fair was one of the best in several years.

“The Kansas State Fair is at a pivotal turning point,” Interim General Manager Bob Moeder said. “This year’s numbers reflect a change in direction. We have a really solid team who stayed focused, helping us grow and expand the fair during this transitional year.”

Moeder added it is the second year for the fair to use Etix, an electronic ticketing system that helps the fair obtain a more-accurate count of the number of fairgoers entering each gate.

“We had great crowds, great weather and, based on all of the positive feedback from fairgoers and vendors, a great fair experience,” he said.

Janene Starks, the fair’s commercial exhibits coordinator, said commercial exhibitors reported higher sales and some said their sales doubled from last year.

Enhanced revenue also means more sales tax generated during the 2018 Fair, which will help with building maintenance across the fairgrounds. Kansas lawmakers, during the past session, passed legislation enabling the fair to retain a large portion of the state sales tax revenue generated annually.

The law, which went into effect July 1, is estimated to bring in nearly $400,000 a year, Moeder said.

“The increase in revenue will help us get a jump-start on capital improvements, which will make the fair even better going forward,” Moeder said.

The 2018 Fair saw other increases as well. Competitive Exhibits Director Jenn Galloway said livestock entries were up for the 4-H and FFA Grand Drive, plus all open livestock shows.

“This year’s Grand Drive was a great event and another success,” Galloway said. “We had a lot of good competition this year.”

Grand Drive sponsorships were also up from 2017, she said. Fair officials announced during the Grand Drive Gala Sept. 8 a new youth scholarship program that will begin in 2019. The Grand Drive Committee will award 10 $1,000 scholarships to secondary and post-secondary students who have demonstrated excellence, commitment and integrity as ambassadors of the Kansas State Fair junior livestock program.

Overall sponsorship dollars from supporting partners were also up this year, reaching a new record, Moeder said.

Moeder mentioned this year’s popular grandstand lineup helped boost the number of tickets sold to the fair’s eight concerts. Fairgoers purchased nearly 24,000 concert tickets this year, up from 15,000 the previous year. The popular grandstand lineup included Country Music Association nominees Dan + Shay the first weekend, which sold nearly 5,000 tickets. The Beach Boys were the fair’s top seller, with about 5,600 tickets purchased.

“We established a number of new events and activities at this year’s fair,” Moeder said. “These events are the building blocks that will help make next year’s Kansas State Fair even stronger and grow the fair in the future.”

The 2019 Kansas State Fair is Sept. 6-15. Robin Jennison, the outgoing secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, will take the helm as general manager starting Sept. 24.