Topeka News

A winter weather advisory has been issued through 6 p.m. Monday for most of northeast Kansas, according to the National Weather Service.

Jefferson County North's Kaitlyn Schneider, left, won the Jefferson County Spelling Bee held in McLouth Saturday morning.

In her 28 years as a nurse, Janet Cairns has never found her career more satisfying than it is now as branch director of Visiting Nurses in Topeka.

Topeka police are investigating two reports of armed robberies, occurring within minutes of each other, on opposite sides of the city.

Authorities say a Topeka man has been charged with poaching a 14-point whitetail buck that could have broken a state record that has stood for more than 35 years.

Sam Brownback at his official residence violated the state's Open Meetings Act. TOPEKA, Kan.

Topeka police were called to the 5200 block of S.W. 12th Terr. on a complaint of a loud truck circling the block at 1 a.m. Sunday.

David and Connie Hime's 1941 Cadillac has come a long way since it was sold new in Washington D.C. 70 years ago and David is dedicated to finding out as much as he can about the car's history, while preserving its originality.

Tim Gillgannon couldn't wait to get to the Topeka Boat, RV and Outdoor Show on Saturday at the Kansas Expocentre, but, ironically, it wasn't boats, RVs or any of the other outdoor items that brought him to the event.

Topeka police were called at 8:42 p.m. to 3104 S.E. Emerson on a report of an armed robbery.

A judge has ruled that Shawnee County jurors can hear prosecution evidence that cellphone calls from Dana Chandler to her ex-husband and his fiancee went flat when they were killed.

Eighty contestants started the 59th annual Shawnee County Spelling Bee on Saturday afternoon at Whitson Elementary School, 1725 S.W. Arnold.

Dianna Brodine and Melissa DeDonder recently were promoted by Peterson Publications, a Topeka-based publisher of niche-market magazines, travel guides, association directories and other organizational materials.

Two former Kansas Bureau of Investigation employees in Topeka have been charged in connection with computer crimes, authorities said Friday.

A former vice president of Heritage Bank in Topeka has been charged with bank fraud for allegedly falsifying loan applications from otherwise unqualified buyers who were purchasing real estate from her as the seller.

TOPEKA, Kan The Boat, R.V. and Outdoor Show is back to The Kansas Expocentre for a three-day weekend.

Topeka Police Department officials will have to hand over defensive action reports they've previously determined to be confidential, including the names of the officers involved in shootings.

Project Topeka has established a lofty goal for its 27th annual drive to stock the shelves of local food banks.

Riley County detectives say the man accused of killing a Topeka native admitted to the deadly shooting but said he did it to protect himself.

Susan Baker Anderson pushed the back wall of her house back several feet to make room for a dining room and family room.