BARTON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Barton County are investigating a suspect who was arrested following a standoff on Monday evening.

On Monday afternoon a Barton County Sheriff’s officer received information regarding the location of a wanted suspect, according to a media release.

Deputies put a residence under surveillance and observed the individual leaving in a vehicle. Officers followed the vehicle and a felony traffic stop was conducted in the 100 block of Southeast 20 Road.

The driver, a white female was ordered from the vehicle and complied. The passenger, who was known to be Robert Scheuerman, 35, Larned, refused to exit the vehicle and brandished a weapon.

Scheuerman then threatened to shoot himself. Scheuerman was wanted for a parole violation warrant from Pawnee County.

Deputies were able to block the vehicle as to prevent the suspect from escaping the scene. After about one hour and 40 minutes we were able to convince Scheuerman to lay down the 9 mm handgun and exit the vehicle. Scheuerman was arrested and taken into custody.

Scheuerman was found to be in possession of more than 100 grams of suspected methamphetamine valued at about $5,000 as well as in excess of $3,000 cash.

Scheuerman was arrested for the parole violation warrant from Pawnee County, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, felon in possession of a firearm, no drug tax stamp and resisting arrest. He was transported and booked at the Barton County jail without incident.

The female driver was released, charges may be filed against her at a later date.

The Barton County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by a deputy from the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office and an Enforcement Officer from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks who happened to be in the area.

SEDGWICK COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Sedgwick County are investigating an armed robbery and asking for help to identify the suspect.

Just after 9 p.m. on July 31, Hotel at Waterwalk, 711 South Main was robbed at gunpoint, according to a social media report.

On Tuesday, police released a security camera photo of the suspect.

If you have any information about this case or know the identity of this individual please call Wichita Police Department Detectives at 268-4407 or Crime Stoppers at 267-2111.

POTWIN, Kan. (AP) — A couple who rented a Kansas farmhouse is suing a company over an internet glitch that brought them numerous legal problems.

The glitch put the coordinates for the center of the U.S. in the front yard of James and Theresa Arnold near Potwin. The farmhouse became the default location for any website owner that didn’t have a specific IP address.

The Arnolds allege in a lawsuit filed Monday that glitch meant more than 600 million IP addresses became associated with the farmhouse. That led to them being accused over the years of internet-based crimes such as computer fraud and tax fraud, as well as making pornographic films.

The Wichita Eagle reports the couple is suing MaxMind, which they say is responsible.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit related to two alleged sexual assaults.

Two former female rowers contend they were raped in university housing by the same man. The two women and their parents claim in the lawsuit that the university misled the public by saying campus housing was safe.

The alleged assailant, a former football player, was expelled last spring.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that during a hearing Monday in Douglas County, university attorney Brian Fries argued the lawsuit didn’t identify specific injuries caused by the university’s actions, which makes their lawsuit unwarranted. He said the former students could be consumers at the university but their parents are not.

District Court Judge Kay Huff took the motion under advisement.

BUTLER COUNTY – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 6:30p.m. on Monday in Butler County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Toyota Pickup driven by Jay Westerterp, 36, Derby, was northbound on Santa Fe Lake Road five miles north of U.S. 54.

The pickup entered the west ditch, struck a trash can, a mail box continued north, struck a fence, a tree, crossed both lanes of Santa Fe Lake Road, entered the east ditch and rolled.

Westerterp was transported to Wesley Medical Center.

He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

RENO COUNTY— A Kansas woman entered a plea on Monday in a drug distribution case.

Kandra B. Carter, 39, Haysville, was arrested in May and charged with possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute and interference with law enforcement.

She entered pleas as charged in front of Judge Joe McCarville and will be sentenced in September.

As part of the agreement, she cannot appeal any sentence handed down by the judge, but both sides will recommend concurrent sentencing and community corrections.

She was arrested along with 40-year-old Jason Fike in the 300 block of South Pershing in Hutchinson.

His case is still pending.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the death of a 10-year-old boy at a Kansas City, Kansas, water park (all times local):

6:30 p.m.

Kansas City, Kansas, police say a 10-year-old boy who was killed while riding the world’s tallest water slide died of a neck injury.

Police say Caleb Schwab was one of three passengers riding in a boat Sunday on the Verruckt water slide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark.

According to a police statement, an off-duty officer working at the water park notified dispatch of the accident around 2:30 p.m. Emergency responders arrived to find the boy dead in a pool at the end of the ride.

Police say two women who also were in the boat — but not related to the boy — sustained minor facial injuries and were treated at area hospitals.

The Police Department’s Major Case Unit is seeking anyone who has additional information on the incident.

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4 p.m.

The Kansas park where a state lawmaker’s 10-year-old son died on what’s billed as the world’s largest waterslide says the park is tentatively planning to reopen on Wednesday. The slide will remain closed.

Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas, also said in a statement Monday that it is “deeply and intensely saddened” for the family of Caleb Schwab. He was killed Sunday while riding the 168-foot Verruckt, which remains closed indefinitely.

The park and police have not publicly detailed what caused the death of the son of Republican state Rep. Scott Schwab of Olathe.

Calling safety its top priority, Schlitterbahn says all of its rides are inspected daily before opening. The park directed questions about the investigation to police.

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FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a teenager at Fort Riley while recklessly handling a firearm.

U.S. Attorney Tom Beall says Juwuan Jackson pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the September 2015 death of 16-year-old Kenyon Givens Jr.

He originally said a masked man broke into the home and shot Givens. He later admitted he was spinning the chamber of a .22-caliber handgun while holding the trigger, causing it to go off.

Beall says the initial false story prevented paramedics from treating Givens until after police searched the house.

Jackson faces up to eight years in federal prison when he is sentenced in January.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A $1 million gift will allow the University of Kansas to endow a chair of ophthalmology at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

The school announced the gift Monday from Luther Fry, who graduated from the Kansas School of Medicine in 1967, and his wife, Ardis. They had previously donated $1 million to establish an endowed professorship to in the Department of Ophthalmology.

The additional gift will allow the medical center to elevate the endowed professorship to an endowed chair. Dr. John Sutphin currently holds the position.

The Frys established the Fry Eye Associates in Garden City. Their son, Eric, is an ophthalmologist there. He is a graduate of the Kansas School of Medicine in 2003 and completed his ophthalmology residency in 2007.

ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — An airplane similar to one flown by Amelia Earhart when she disappeared in 1937 is flying this week to Earhart’s home in Kansas.

The fuselage of Muriel, a 1935 Lockheed Electra L-10E, outfitted exactly like the one Earhart used when she tried to fly around the world, will begin a five-day journey Monday from California to Atchison, where Earhart was born.

The Wichita Eagle reports the airplane will be put on permanent display at the Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation. The organization plans to build a museum commemorating the flight when Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared in July 1937.

The plane was acquired from Grace Mcguire, a pilot who spent three decades restoring it.

It’s expected to arrive in Atchison Friday.

HUTCHINSON — The woman injured in a house explosion last week in Hutchinson remains in critical condition, according to fire officials.

Theresa Kappel, 47, was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Wichita following the explosion and fire that engulfed her home last Thursday.

The fire at 1502 East 2nd was reported just after 2a.m., according to Hutchinson Police.

Fire crews found the house fully involved with fire venting from all windows of the structure, according to a media release.

Crews brought the fire under control in approximately 25 minutes before entering the structure to complete work on extinguishing the fire.

Investigators are still not certain what caused the explosion, but are still leaning towards a loose gas line fitting, according to Hutchinson Fire Chief Kim Forbes.

SALINE COUNTY – A Kansas man injured in an accident on Wednesday August 3, in Saline County has died.

Joe Grimes, 69, JunctionCity, died on Sunday, according to Saline County Sheriff’s Lt. Michael Ascher.

Grimes, was northbound in a Semi on Burma Road and failed to stop at the stop sign at Crawford, according to Saline County Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Smith.

The semi struck an eastbound 2008 Cadillac Escalade driven by Terrah May Martin, 34, Ellsworth.

Both vehicles rolled into the northeast ditch at the intersection.

The top and driver’s compartment of the Cadillac also impacted a utility pole.

Both drivers were pinned inside their vehicles, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

Grimes was transported to Salina Regional Health Center.

It took first responders more than an hour to extricate Martin from her vehicle. She was flown from the scene to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

SEDGWICK COUNTY -A Kansas zoo is celebrating a special birth.

The Sedgwick County Zoo staff is welcoming a lowland gorilla baby into the world, according to a social media report.

This is the first gorilla birth at the zoo and the first baby born to Barika, 15 and Matt, 23. The gender of the baby, born August 3, is unknown at this time.

Staff has observed the baby nursing and it is clinging well and looks strong.

The gorilla family group, including Matt, Kivu and Kiagli, will remain in the behind-the-scenes areas until the gorilla care staff is confident that the baby is healthy, strong and ready for all the excitement that comes with a public debut.

Lowland gorillas are a critically endangered species due to habitat destruction, big game hunting and poaching. This species can be found in African countries of Cameroon, People’s Republic of Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea, according to the Sedgwick County Zoo.