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Budding artists, from left, Taylor Plattz, 6; Isaya Lagrini, 1, and Tamer Lagrini, 3, painted murals Saturday in the children's activity area of the 20th anniversary Mulvane Art Museum's Mountain/Plains Art Fair which will continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday on the campus of Washburn University.

Several high-profile lawsuits on subjects ranging from political district boundaries to water rights and school funding have hit the Kansas courts, but policymakers say it is mostly coincidence and not a sign of larger conflict in state government.

An open house at Baila Fitness Studio has customers dancing and moving. The studio offers Zumba, Pilates, kickboxing and yoga.

TOPEKA, Kan. - A 20-year-old Topeka woman is behind bars Saturday night after police say she stabbed her brother at a yard sale.

A proposed labor agreement with a union representing about 200 city of Topeka employees is among matters local governing bodies will take up in the coming week.

TOPEKA, Kan. - Patrons of the arts enjoyed a picture-perfect day at the Mulvane Mountain/Plains Art Fair at Washburn University on 1700 SW College Avenue.

She received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Emporia State University and was active in curriculum and professional development at both the district and state levels.

The city of Topeka won a partial victory this week in a lawsuit being pursued against it by Topeka Zoo veterinarian Shirley Yeo Llizo, but the case is still scheduled to go to trial July 17.

Six months to the day after her funeral, 85 of Eileen Oliva's relatives and friends sought to honor her memory and raise money to fight the disease that claimed her life by taking part in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Shawnee County/Topeka. Jill Sittenauer, communications director for the American Cancer Society in Topeka, said ... (more)

TOPEKA, Kan. - Topeka's outgoing interim city manager says people need to invest interest in their government in our for the city to move forward.

A 41-year-old Topeka man was transported to a local hospital Friday afternoon with what police officers said were non-life threatening injuries after an apparent beating.

County Commissioner Ted Ensley issued this news release in announcing Friday that he won't be running for a possible 5th term on the commission this year.

Shawnee Count prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old man in two separate vehicular assault cases, including the recent death of a Topeka teenager.

The IRS says that congress' late action on the alternative minimum tax means they won't be able to start processing five AMT-related forms until February, delaying potential refunds for those people until that month, Thursday, Dec.

A Topeka man has been sentenced to 17.5 years for bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Friday.

A man charged with stabbing two TV station employees during a melee at the station will appear at a preliminary hearing on June 12.

Last summer a group from Washburn pre-excavated an historic site in Topeka near Highway 24 and Menoken Rd.

Race car Lightning McQueen and his tow truck buddy Mater will roll into Marvin Auditorium at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, for a free 2 p.m. screening of "Cars 2" in The Edge Teen Room.

A Nissan Altima, front, was involved with an accident with a Lexus, back, on Thursday at the intersection of S.W. 15th and Gage.

TOPEKA, Kan. - The man accused of breaking into the WIBW-TV studios, stabbing two employees and assaulting two others has an attorney.