Ottawa Herald in Ottawa, Kansas

Gunman who killed Kansas State grad found in Mount Rainier wilderness

Mount Rainier National Park in Washington closed as a gunman linked to a New Year’s Seattle house party shootings and ranger Margaret Anderson’s death was found dead in icy terrain. Benjamin Colton Barnes, 24, an Iraq War veteran, fled authorities and died from exposure after a daylong manhunt. Police recovered two weapons. Anderson, a Kansas State University alumna and Fort Hays State University graduate, was shot at a roadblock and later died. The incident renews debate over a federal law allowing loaded weapons in national parks. Park remains closed as investigators proceed.