CHENEY, Kan. (AP) — Vandals hit a private cemetery in south-central Kansas with graves dating to the 1800s during the Memorial Day weekend.

Kingman County Deputy Amber Barratti says about 10 to 15 headstones were knocked down in the private cemetery in northeast Kingman County near Cheney.

Investigators believe the vandalism occurred late Saturday or early Sunday. No arrests have been made.

The Hutchinson News reports the cemetery is called Mount Vernon. Most of the graves there are from the 1880s to the early 1900s.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The search for a Kansas boy who fell into a rain-swollen creek is continuing into its fifth day.

Fire and rescue teams returned to the Gypsum Creek in south Wichita Tuesday to search for 11-year-old Devon Dean Cooley.

Officials say witnesses told them Cooley was walking with three friends near the creek Friday when he tried to walk a path that normally crosses the creek but was swept away by high waters.

Devon’s family hosted a cookout Monday evening for the recovery and rescue teams. That was followed by a candlelight vigil.

The boy would have celebrated his 12th birthday on Thursday.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The search for an 11-year-old Wichita boy who is missing after falling into a swollen creek has been suspended for the night.

Wichita Fire Department battalion chief Jim Wilson tells the Wichita Eagle crews will resume their search for the boy identified by relatives as Devon Dean Cooley at 6 a.m. Tuesday.

Wilson says a couple of firefighters will rotate shifts walking along the creek’s banks late Monday night, “just in case.”

Devon disappeared Friday night in Gypsum Creek. Fire officials say he tried to cross but was swept away.

Devon’s family, in a statement Monday, thanked firefighters for their tireless efforts. The family planned a cookout Monday evening to feed the rescue crews, with a candlelight vigil scheduled later in the night.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of an 11-year-old Wichita, Kansas, boy who went missing after falling into a swollen creek is thanking searchers for their efforts.

Wichita Fire Department battalion chief Jim Wilson says a broadened search continued Monday for the boy identified by relatives as Devon Dean Cooley, who disappeared Friday night in Gypsum Creek.

Fire officials say Devon was walking with friends near the creek when boy tried to cross but was swept away with the current as his friends tried to grab him.

Devon’s family, in a statement Monday, thanked firefighters for their tireless efforts to find the boy. The family planned to hold a cookout Monday evening to feed the rescue crews, with a candlelight vigil scheduled for later that night.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The search has resumed in Wichita, Kansas, for an 11-year-old boy who went missing after falling into a swollen creek.

Wichita Fire Department battalion chief Scott Brown says the search continued at sunrise Monday for the boy who disappeared Friday night in Gypsum Creek.

Brown said Saturday night that searchers were more in a body-recovery mode than a rescue effort.

Fire officials now say the fire at a mobile home on Monday in Hutchinson started by improperly disposed BBQ coals. Damage to the home is estimated at $9,000.

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HUTCHINSON– Investigators are working to determine the cause of a Memorial Day fire at a home in Hutchinson.

Just before 4 p.m., fire crews responded to a structure fire at 2214 East 4th, the Applewood mobile home park.

When they arrived, fire crews found heavy smoke and visible fire on the outside of the mobile home, according to a media release.

Crews were able to quickly extinguish the majority of the fire from the outside. They entered the structure and were met with moderate smoke.

The home was only occupied by one dog, which was removed safely.

The fire was controlled in 10 minutes and no injuries were reported.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City, Kansas, investigators say they believe they have identified a potential suspect in the 26-year-old unsolved murder of a 19-year-old woman and an unresolved slaying five years later.

The Kansas City Star reports that detectives perhaps have a link between the 1989 killing of Sarah Jo DeLeon, the unsolved 1994 slaying of Diana Marie Ault in Independence, Missouri, and an abduction in 1987.

Investigators aren’t saying why they believe the deaths of DeLeon and Ault are connected.

Detective Scott Howard says the investigation has revealed that the suspect and an accomplice have been involved in other incidents involving the harassment and intimidation of romantic rivals.

Another detective, Mike Warczakoski, says he hopes to present the case in coming weeks to Wyandotte County prosecutors.

ALLEN COUNTY- A Kansas man and woman were injured in an accident just after 2:30p.m. on Monday in Allen County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Harley Davidson driven by Devon Loren Matthews, 26, Bronson, was west bound on Delaware Road eight miles east of Humbolt.

The motorcycle struck a deer and traveled into the north ditch.

Matthews and a passenger Kallie Allyson Williams, 22, Mapleton, were transported to Neosho County Hospital.

They were not wearing helmets, according to the KHP.