TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City-area businessman submitted petitions Monday with more than 10,000 signatures for what could become the most serious independent run for Kansas governor in decades and potentially doom Democrats' efforts to recapture the office.

Greg Orman delivered his campaign's petitions to the Kansas secretary of state's office in hopes of gaining a spot on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. He needs signatures from 5,000 registered voters, and the secretary of state's office hopes to know by the end of next week whether enough signatures are valid. Orman is confident of q...