Motorcyclist dies after crash in Great Bend

GREAT BEND, Kan. (KSNW) — A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Great Bend Tuesday afternoon. According to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), deputies responded around 3 p.m. to the report of a crash involving a motorcycle near the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and Northeast 30th Road. Upon arrival, the BCSO said they found the motorcyclist in the east ditch suffering from severe injuries. An investigation revealed that a 26-year-old woman from Great Bend was driving a 2010 Mazda 3 eastbound on 30th Road approaching the intersection at US-281. The BCSO said 70-year-old Bernard Kruse, of Hoisington,…