20 arrested in brawl along Kansas interstate

GRANDVIEW PLAZA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities in a northeast Kansas county are sorting out possible charges against 20 people arrested in a late-night brawl.

WIBW-TV reports the fight began late Sunday at the community center in Ogden and escalated in a field off Interstate 70 in the Geary County town of Grandview Plaza, just east of Junction City.

Officers arrested 17 adults and three juveniles on suspicion of starting a riot and disturbing the peace. Authorities say the suspects included three soldiers from Fort Riley, and also came from Manhattan, Ogden and Junction City.

Officials told WIBW the brawl grew out of a dispute over a girl.

Some of those fighting ran off before they could be arrested. The only weapon found at the scene was a pair of brass knuckles, and only minor injuries were reported.