AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A U.S. official described the shooting deaths of three U.S. military trainers in Jordan as a “very tragic incident.”

The Americans were killed Friday while driving into an air base in southern Jordan. A Jordanian was wounded.

Brett McGurk, White House envoy to the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State extremists, said Jordan’s King Abdullah II expressed condolences in a meeting Sunday. McGurk says an investigation is continuing.

McGurk praised Jordan’s role in the fight against IS, which holds territory in neighboring Syria and Iraq.

He says that “nothing will come between Jordan and the United States.”

U.S. officials identified the three as 27-year-old Staff Sgt. Matthew C. Lewellen, of Lawrence, Kansas; 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Kevin J. McEnroe of Tucson, Arizona; and 27-year-old Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty of Kerrville, Texas.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Defense Department has identified three soldiers killed in a shooting this week outside a military base in Jordan.

The department said in a release Sunday that 27-year-old Staff Sgt. Matthew C. Lewellen, of Lawrence, Kansas; 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Kevin J. McEnroe of Tucson, Arizona; and 27-year-old Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty of Kerrville, Texas, died Friday after the convoy they were in came under fire as it entered a Jordanian military base.

The Defense Department said it’s investigating.

Moriarty’s death previously was announced by family members.

The department says the soldiers were assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

The public affairs office for U.S. Army Special Operations Command didn’t immediately return a call seeking additional comment Sunday.

GEARY COUNTY – A Wabaunsee County man was injured in an accident just before 1:30a.m. on Sunday in Geary County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Pontiac passenger car driven by Frederick R. Green, 47, Alta Vista, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just west of U.S. 77.

The vehicle left the roadway, entered the center median, vaulted across the roadway and landed under the interstate.

Green was transported to Wesley Medical Center.

The KHP did not have information on seat belt usage.

RILEY COUNTY – A child from Manhattan was injured in an accident just after 11a.m. on Saturday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Toyota Rav4 driven by , Wysin Marcilene Sousa, 47, Manhattan, was westbound on Kansas 18 two miles west of K113.

An unknown vehicle passed them on the left. The unknown vehicle cut the driver off, causing the Sousa to swerve, lose control of the Toyota and it hit the concrete wall.

A passenger in the Toyota Nayara Sousa, 10, Manhattan, was transported to Via Christi.

Both were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

SHAWNEE COUNTY – A Junction City man died in an accident just after 11p.m. on Friday in Shawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Anthony C. Espinosa, 29, and Jamie D. Cooper, 25, both of Junction City were changing a tire on a disabled vehicle on the inside shoulder of westbound Interstate 70 one mile west of the east Topeka Toll Plaza.

A westbound Ford F150 struck both men before continuing westbound on the Interstate.

Espinosa was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the Shawnee County Coroner’s office.

Cooper was not transported for treatment.

Authorities are searching for a truck bearing an unknown Kansas 60-day temp tag, missing part of the driver’s side mirror and and has additional damage to the front driver’s side, according to the KHP.

Join Kansas City musicians/educators Brandon and Teryn Draper for a high-energy, interactive family program of music from around the world, with dancing, drumming, and more!

Drum Safari:  Music of the World will be Friday, November 4th at 6:30 pm at the C.L. Hoover Opera House in Junction City.

Through Music we will visit, Africa, Turkey, Brazil, India, Cuba, Australia and more culminating with community drumming where everyone can join in the fun. All instruments provided.

Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children 18 years of age and under.

For this performance only: buy two Student tickets and get one Adult ticket for free! This offer is available at the Box Office only, not online.

For tickets call the Box Office at 238-3906 or click here to purchase online.

The Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University conducted a poll from Nov. 1 through Nov. 3 to measure respondents’ preferences in the upcoming election on Tuesday, according to a media release from FHSU.

Results for this poll showed Donald Trump (58%) holds a 24-point lead over Hillary Clinton (34%), up from the 8-point lead showed in the Kansas Speaks survey released on Oct. 30, which had a data collection period of Sept. 1 to Oct. 13.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (77%) is up 64 points from challengers Patrick Wiesner (13%) and Robert Garrard (10%) and appears to be comfortably on track to secure his seat for another six years.

The retention vote for five justices of the Kansas Supreme Court seems close with 40 percent of likely voters saying they will “Retain All” justices, while 25 percent say they will “Retain Some” and 24 percent saying they will “Retain None” of the Kansas Supreme Court justices up for retention.

When broken down by each justice, the numbers show:

• Chief Justice Lawton Nuss – 46 percent of likely voters said they would retain, while 35 percent said they would not retain, and 19 percent said they don’t know.

• Justice Marla Luckert – 46 percent of likely voters said they would retain, while 35 percent said they would not retain, and 19 percent said they don’t know.

• Justice Carol Beier– 46 percent of likely voters said they would retain, while 35 percent said they would not retain, and 19 percent said they don’t know.

• Justice Daniel Biles– 46 percent of likely voters said they would retain, while 35 percent said they would not retain, and 19 percent said they don’t know.

• Justice Caleb Stegall – 52 percent of likely voters said they would retain, while 29 percent said they would not retain, and 19 percent said they don’t know.

The Docking Institute contacted a total of 753 Kansas residents by cellular and landline telephone, with 346 of them completing the survey. With a cooperation rate of 46 percent, and with 313 of the respondents identified as likely voters, the result is a margin of error of plus or minus 5.5 percent at the 95-percent confidence level.

A margin of error of 5.5 percent means a 95-percent probability that findings among the sample vary no more than plus or minus 5.5 percent from the value that would be found if all adult Kansas residents were surveyed.