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Topeka man arrested after alleged intentional drive into Kansas River with passenger inside

A Topeka man was arrested after investigators say he intentionally drove a vehicle into the Kansas River with a woman inside.

An editorial illustration of emergency responders near the Kansas River after a vehicle entered the water.

The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office says Shawnee County Emergency Communications received a report around 12:33 p.m. July 4 that a vehicle had gone into the Kansas River near the area where the incident was reported. Investigators subsequently arrested the man, according to the Sheriff’s Office.