COLDWATER, Kan. (AP) — A western Kansas man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a fatal shooting.

The Kansas attorney general’s office said in a news release that the sentence was imposed Tuesday for 44-year-old Frank Domingo Asebedo, of Coldwater. He pleaded no contest in March to second-degree reckless murder in the October 2015 killing of 43-year-old Lelyn Betts in Comanche County.

Asebedo was arrested five days later in the town of Protection. Asebedo has prior convictions for aggravated assault and drug possession out of Ford County.

LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old child has been shot in the leg as two adults argued at an extended-stay hotel in suburban Kansas City.

Police said in a news release that the shooting happened Tuesday at Crossland Economy Studios in Lenexa. The release said the child was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a “full recovery.”

A male suspect was later found at a Topeka residence and taken to the jail in Johnson County to await his first appearance. The man’s name and his relationship to the child haven’t been released.

Police continue to investigate and are asking anyone with information to come forward.

SHAWNEE COUNTY- Just after 8a.m. police reported a 7-year-old boy missing since 6p.m. Tuesday has been located and is safe, according to Topeka police.

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SHAWNEE COUNTY- Law enforcement authorities are asking for help to locate a missing 7-year-old boy.

Jusiah Gabhart described as 4-feet-tall, approximately 50 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes was last seen at 6p.m. Tuesday near 6th Street and Fillmore in Topeka, according to a media release.

He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, white basketball shorts, and blue-and-black shoes.
Jusiah was riding a white bicycle with purple handlebars.
If you’ve seen Jusiah or know where he is, call Topeka Police at 785- 368-9200.

BARBER COUNTY- A Kansas man died from injuries in an accident just before 4:30p.m. Tuesday in Barber County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Dodge Ram 3500 driven by Cooper Kanngiesser, 33, Attica, was westbound on Naron Road one mile south of Sharon. A 2008 Chevy Silverado driven by Mark Mathews, 62, Sharon was southbound on Blue Stem Road. The trucks collided in the middle of the intersection.

Matthews was transported to Medicine Lodge Hospital where he died.

Kanngiesser and a passenger were not injured and

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY -Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 reopened late Tuesday following a multi-vehicle fatality crash near Bonner Springs.

The Kansas Turnpike Authority reported a tractor trailer rear-ended another vehicle, causing a massive fire. Five people died. Authorities have not released names of the victims.

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BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says four people died in a multi-vehicle accident that closed Interstate 70 west of Bonner Springs.

The patrol says the highway was closed after one of the tractor-trailers involved in the accident Tuesday caught fire. Four vehicles, two of them tractor-trailers, were involved in the crash.

The Kansas Turnpike Authority says a tractor trailer rear-ended another vehicle, causing a massive fire.

One lane of eastbound lanes reopened about 4 p.m. but westbound lanes were expected to remain closed for several hours.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A preliminary hearing for three suspects in a triple homicide in Topeka will be in September, after defense attorneys asked for more time to prepare.

The preliminary hearing for three of four suspects in the March 12 killings at a north Topeka home was scheduled for Tuesday. But Shawnee County District Court Judge Nancy Parish granted the motion and rescheduled the hearing for Sept. 25-26.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Brian Flowers, Joseph Lowry and Shane Mays are charged in the slayings of 19-year-old Matthew Leavitt, 38-year-old Nicole Fisher, and 20-year-old Luke Davis. Few details about the deaths have been released.

A fourth defendant, Joseph Krahn, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder. On Monday, Krahn’s public defenders withdrew, citing the possibility that Krahn might be charged with capital murder.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A woman was sentenced and a co-defendant pleaded guilty to creating fictitious companies to fraudulently collect income tax refunds.

Federal prosecutors say 44-year-old Raquel Odegbaro, of Olathe, was sentenced to just over six years in prison Tuesday and ordered to pay more than $894,000 in restitution. She had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government, aggravated identity theft and mail fraud.

Her co-defendant, 33-year-old Abdirizak Aden, of Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government and conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

The two admitted setting up several fictitious companies and filing tax returns for people who didn’t work for the companies. They also used stolen Social Security numbers to apply for unemployment benefits.

Another defendant is awaiting sentencing and a fourth is awaiting trial.

EUDORA, Kan. (AP) — An arrest affidavit shows that a man accused of fatally shooting a security guard at an eastern Kansas bar last month had been kicked out of the establishment for making lewd comments to the bartender.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 36-year-old Danny Queen faces murder charges in 32-year-old Bo Hopson’s death. He also faces two counts of attempted murder for allegedly shooting at two other people at D-Dubs Bar and Grill in Eudora on June 24.

Hopson was taken to a Kansas City hospital and died the next day during surgery.

Queen is in Douglas County Jail on a $1 million bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 25.

Queen’s attorney had requested the arrest affidavit be sealed from the public, but the judge released it with some redactions Monday.

COWLEY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Tuesday fire and asking the public to help find a suspect.

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Jacob T. Andes, 25, Winfield, in connection with the fire at a residence in the 19000 Block of 151^st Road southeast of Winfield, according to a media release.

Just after 2:30 a.m., deputies responded to a domestic altercation at 19979 151st Road. When they arrived, deputies saw smoke coming from a single-wide trailer home at that location. The trailer soon became engulfed. A deputy reported hearing popping noises from inside the residence and believed it could be either gunshots or noises from the fire.

Authorities including the Winfield Fire Department searched the residence and surrounding area. Andes has not been located. He may have a firearm, according to the sheriff’s department.

If you see Andes you should not approach him but call the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office at (620) 221-5444 or the Cowley County Crime Stoppers line at (620) 221-7777 or (620) 441-7777.

SHAWNEE COUNTY- A Kansas sheriff’s deputy was injured in an accident just after 10a.m. Tuesday in Shawnee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Nissan Altima driven by Brooklyn McKay Rhyne, 20, Topeka, was westbound on Interstate 70 at West Union Road.

The Nissan left the roadway and struck a 2017 Chevy Tahoe driven by Shawnee County Deputy Bradley C. Metz, 45, Topeka, that was legally parked.

Rhyne and Metz were transported to Stormont Vail.  A K-9 in the deputy’s vehicle was not injured, according to the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department.

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