Laura Calwell, Mission, began her job as the new Kansas riverkeeper Aug. 1. Calwell, seen at the river Thursday in Burcham Park ... Kaw Point area to the Seventh Street Access Ramp in Kansas City ...

Emergency personnel from the Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department deployed from a Kaw Point boat ramp and soon spotted the man, said Craig Duke, department spokesman. Rescuers pulled him from the ...