Couple’s death in Topeka ruled a murder-suicide

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Jackson County, Kansas, police say the deaths of a man and woman were the result of a murder-suicide. The bodies of Linda Marie Vidosh-Zempel and John Alfred John Zempel, both 68, were found in a Topeka home on Monday evening. Sheriff Tim Morse said in a news release that investigators believe Linda Vidosh-Zempel shot her husband during the day Monday and then called 911 to report her husband was dead. Morse said deputies arriving at the house saw a woman inside with a gun and then heard gunshots. Morse said authorities believe Vidosh-Zempel had mental health issues in recent years.