Schlitterbahn Water Park Where Kansas Boy Died Appears Unlikely to Open May 9, 2019 By Heather Hollingsworth A Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy was decapitated isn’t hiring lifeguards, advertising or selling tickets with less than...
Judge Drops Criminal Charges in Kansas Boy’s Water Slide Death February 25, 2019 A judge on Feb. 22 dismissed criminal charges against a Kansas water park owner and the designer of a 17-story...
Kansas Waterslide on Which Boy Died Being Torn Down November 1, 2018 Demolition has begun on a giant waterslide that a 10-year-old Kansas boy was riding on when he was decapitated two...
Designer of Deadly Kansas Water Slide Arrested in Texas April 4, 2018 By David Warren One of the designers of a massive Kansas water park slide that decapitated a 10-year-old boy has been arrested in...
Third Person Charged in Waterslide Death of Kansas Boy March 29, 2018 By John Hannah A man involved in the design of the world’s tallest waterslide into has been indicted along with two others in...
Schlitterbahn Co-Owner Arrested, Added to Kansas Waterslide Death Indictment March 28, 2018 By John Hanna A water park company’s co-owner was being held in a Texas jail on murder and other charges on March 27...
Schlitterbahn, Former Park Operator Indicted in Kansas Waterslide Death March 27, 2018 By Margaret Stafford and John Hanna A Kansas waterslide hyped as the world’s highest was a “deadly weapon” that had already injured more than a dozen...
New Law Causes Some Kansas Cities to Close Water Slides July 11, 2017 Some Kansas cities are closing water slides at pools and aquatic centers this summer at least until confusion over a...
Kansas Tightens Amusement Park Regulations after Boy’s Waterslide Death April 26, 2017 By Allison Kite The death of a colleague’s son has spurred the governor in the often anti-regulation Kansas to toughen the state’s inspection...
Kansas Amusement Ride Safety Bill in the Works March 27, 2017 By Allison Kite Members of a Kansas House committee are pushing to ramp up oversight of temporary and permanent amusement park rides after...