A 19-year-old Chapman man suffered serious injuries Thursday evening after his SUV left the roadway, struck two culverts and crashed into a barn in Dickinson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at approximately 5:34 p.m. July 16 at the intersection of Old U.S. Highway 40 and Nobel Road.

Troopers said a 2018 Ford Escape was traveling westbound on Old U.S. Highway 40 when the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The SUV crossed the center line, entered the south ditch, struck a culvert, continued through the ditch, hit a second culvert and then crashed into a barn on the south side of the roadway.

The driver, identified as Nicholas W. Rinehart, 19, of Chapman, was ejected from the vehicle and landed approximately 30 feet in front of the SUV. He was transported to Stormont Vail Hospital with suspected serious injuries.

Rinehart was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

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A Hope man has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge nearly six months after a house fire claimed the life of his 2-year-old son in rural Dickinson County.

The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and firefighters responded to a structure fire at approximately 5:48 p.m. Jan. 26 in the 1500 block of 1400 Avenue. When first responders arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames.

Deputies contacted James Bradley Crump, 33, and another child outside the residence. Crump told authorities his 2-year-old son was unaccounted for and may still be inside the home.

After firefighters brought the blaze under control, they located the child’s body inside the residence.

The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office, has continued investigating the circumstances surrounding the fire.

On July 14, the Dickinson County District Court issued an arrest warrant charging Crump with first-degree murder and aggravated endangering a child.

Crump was arrested later that day without incident and booked into the Dickinson County Detention Facility.

Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing, and no additional information is being released at this time.

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Two Wichita juveniles were injured late Tuesday night after a vehicle fleeing law enforcement crashed in Dickinson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at approximately 11:49 p.m. June 2 on southbound K-15 near mile marker 159.8, just north of 1100 Avenue and Gulf Road. Investigators said a 2022 Mazda CX-30 was fleeing the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office when the driver attempted to make a right turn onto 1100 Avenue. The vehicle failed to complete the turn, left the roadway and struck a culvert before coming to rest in a field.

The driver, identified as 16-year-old Robert J. Cooper of Wichita, sustained suspected minor injuries and was transported to Memorial Health System in Abilene. The passenger, a 14-year-old male from Wichita, also suffered suspected minor injuries and was transported to the same hospital.

The crash report indicates both juveniles were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.

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A Manhattan woman was injured Friday night after her vehicle struck a deer on Interstate 70 in Dickinson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at approximately 9:14 p.m. May 15 on eastbound I-70 near mile marker 274.8, about 0.4 miles west of K-15. Investigators said a 2018 Buick LaCrosse was traveling eastbound when a deer entered the roadway from the south and was struck by the vehicle.

The driver, identified as 77-year-old Judith A. Hall of Manhattan, sustained suspected minor injuries and was transported to Abilene Memorial Hospital.

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One person was killed and another seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a rollover crash on Interstate 70 in Dickinson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at approximately 3:47 p.m. May 13 on eastbound I-70 near mile marker 271.5, about 1.1 miles west of Fair Road. Investigators said a 2023 Honda CR-V was traveling eastbound when, it veered off the roadway, struck an embankment and rolled multiple times before coming to rest upright facing northeast.

The driver, identified as 85-year-old Robert W. Huff of Clarksburg, West Virginia, sustained suspected serious injuries and was transported to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

The passenger, 81-year-old Bonnie K. Huff of Clarksburg, suffered fatal injuries.

The crash report states Robert Huff was wearing a seat belt, while Bonnie Huff was not.

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Authorities say a Dickinson County man charged with multiple counts of child sexual exploitation is in custody following extradition from Iowa.

According to the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, 44-year-old Ellsworth Primmer, of Enterprise, was arrested April 2 in Des Moines on a warrant listing 45 counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Each of the offenses are alleged from between July 2025 and February 2026.

The Sheriff’s Office says it executed a search warrant at a home in the 200 block of South Garfield Street in Enterprise in mid-February after receiving tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Primmer is currently being held without bond.

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A toddler has died following a Monday fire in rural Dickinson County.

According to the Dickinson County Sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a structure fire in the 15 hundred block of 14 hundred Avenue, which is located south of Abilene. Upon arrival, they found the residence fully engulfed, with an adult male and a child outside. The male advised that a two-year-old male was missing and may be inside the residence.

The two-year-old was found deceased inside the residence after firefighters brought the blaze under control.

The office of the Kansas State Fire Marshal and the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a joint investigation into the fire.

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The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office has recovered a stolen vehicle and made an arrest following a two-day investigation.

Deputies located a Toyota Avalon around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon near in Abilene. The car had been reported stolen out of Nebraska, but officials say it was unoccupied when they found it. The vehicle was processed for evidence and towed for safekeeping until it can be returned to its owner.

Investigators developed a suspect the next day, leading to the arrest of 19-year-old Christopher Bryant of Abilene on a charge of vehicle theft.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office or leave submit a tip through Crime Stoppers at p3tips.com.

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Troopers with the Kansas Highway Patrol’s Troop C responded Tuesday to a serious injury crash near the Chapman interchange on Interstate 70, temporarily closing access into Chapman via Rain Road.

According to the KHP crash log, the incident occurred at approximately 2:28 p.m. when an eastbound Chevrolet Impala exited I-70 at mile marker 286 and failed to yield at a stop sign. A Peterbilt semi-truck traveling through the intersection struck the Impala on the driver’s side.

The driver of the Impala, 88-year-old Jerry Ray May of Colorado, sustained suspected serious injuries and was transported to Wesley Medical Center. A passenger, Brent Cooper May, 56, also of Colorado, suffered minor injuries. Both were wearing seat belts.

The semi-truck driver, identified as 20-year-old Collin William Gfeller of Chapman, was not injured.

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The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Enterprise man on child exploitation charges.

Following tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 38-year-old Ryan Roth was arrested Thursday on a warrant for aggravated internet trading in child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child. Authorities issued a search warrant at a home in the 500 block of Court Street in Enterprise back in April, which began the investigation.

Roth is being held in the Dickinson County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

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