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COLBY, Kan. - A Garden City man, 24, is being held in connection with the weekend death of a northwest Kansas woman found in her burning home.
The Colby Free Press reports the woman has been identified as Teri Chase Morris, 27, who worked at a Wal-Mart in Colby and as an emergency medical technician for Thomas County.Morris died at a hospital after firefighters found her unconscious inside her burning home around 7:00 a.m. Saturday. The cause of death has not been released.
Morris's 11-month-old baby and the suspect were both found later Saturday about 80 miles away near the Phillips County town of Logan. The suspect is from Garden City and was being held Monday in the Thomas County jail.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office is helping with the investigation.