Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson said someone walking near the downtown of the northeast Kansas community spotted the pickup truck in the river Sunday. Sandy’s identity was confirmed Monday.

A hostage standoff in Atchison has led to the shooting death of a St. Joseph, Missouri, man who was believed to have been holding a woman against her will at a home in the northeast Kansas community.

a northeast Kansas city that also offers a historical museum, a railroad museum, agritourism activities, a "river walk" along the Missouri River and chances to see houses that are said to be haunted.