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2 hrs ago | WIBW-TV Topeka

Drive To Feed Campaign Rolls Into Alma

Tour sponsors say they aim to raise awareness of world hunger. They say the world will need 70 percent more food by the year 2050.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Topeka, KS

6 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

One jailed in overnight stabbing

One man was in custody and another man was hospitalized after a late-night stabbing on Tuesday in southeast Topeka, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Topeka, KS

Tue Jun 18, 2013

The Capital-Journal

County to consider replacing 103-year-old bridge

The Shawnee County Commission on Thursday will consider applying for federal funding to cover most of the estimated $653,100 cost of replacing it.

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Related Topix: Wabaunsee County, KS

The Capital-Journal

KCC lawyer points to a meetings law infraction

An attorney with the Kansas Corporation Commission identified a previously unrecognized violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act in processing of a controversial rate increase for water customers in Salina.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Sam Brownback, US News, US Senate, Republican, US Governors

WIBW-TV Topeka

Topeka Jewelry Store Owner Arrested

WIBWNewsNow reports that the owner, who they name as 51-year-old John Dasher, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Jail last week.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

The Capital-Journal

N.E. 39th from Croco to Meriden to close

June 24 may throw a kink in many commuters usual routes as N.E. 39th closes from Croco to Meriden.

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Related Topix: Meriden, KS

Wired

Ask a Lawyer: Did Superman Have a Legal Obligation to Save Lives in Man of Steel ?

James Daily, a lawyer and co-author of The Law and Superheroes and the Law and the Multiverse , takes a look at the potential legal issues faced by Superman in the film Man of Steel .

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The Capital-Journal

Lansing inmate from Topeka loose as 'unauthorized leave'

A Topeka man serving time at a state correctional facility for an August 2011 burglary in Osage County is on the loose and sought by authorities after being declared an "unauthorized leave," a corrections spokesman said Monday.

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Related Topix: Prison, Topeka, KS, Osage County, KS, State Prisons, Lansing Correctional Facility

Mon Jun 17, 2013

WIBW-TV Topeka

Berryton Girl Dies Following Friday UTV Accident

A 12-year-old girl has died following a UTV accident Friday, the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

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Related Topix: Berryton, KS, Topeka, KS

The Capital-Journal

Judge denies psych eval of child in sex case of ex-vicar

A Shawnee County District Court judge denied a defense motion Monday that would have required a juvenile sex offense victim to undergo a psychological evaluation tied to the defendant's case.

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Related Topix: Religion, Lutheran Church, Psychology, Science, University of Kansas

The Capital-Journal

Berryton girl dies from injuries in utility vehicle crash

A 12-year-old Berryton girl injured Friday night in a utility vehicle crash has died, the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

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Related Topix: Berryton, KS

WIBW-TV Topeka

Kansas Death Penalty Foe To Bike Ride For Repeal

Bill Lucero will attempt to make the ride Tuesday around Topeka and Shawnee County.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Topeka, KS

The Capital-Journal

Federal grant to aid downtown Rossville makeover

Now Rossville has been awarded a $532,000 federal grant to help improve its downtown streetscape, said Linda Gentry, assistant city clerk.

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Related Topix: Rossville, KS

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Capital-Journal

Capital case retrial spurs more defense motions

When defense attorneys first appeared in court in the retrial of capital murder defendant Phillip D. Cheatham Jr., they estimated they would file 35 to 40 motions before the jury trial started.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Violent Crime, Death Penalty

WIBW-TV Topeka

Saturday Night Sobriety Checkpoints Yield No DUI Arrests

The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office reported that officers didn't arrest anyone for DUI, but made 31 traffic stops.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

The Capital-Journal

Businesses without employees increase in Shawnee County

Carol Roberts operates Integrity Transcription from an office in her Topeka home.

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Related Topix: Valentine's Day, Johnson County, KS, Topeka, KS, McPherson, KS

The Capital-Journal

Weather doesn't deter Wheatstock's musical harvest

A tent introduced at Wheatstock VIII proved handy Saturday at Wheatstock IX by blocking the sun when it broke through the clouds and keeping things dry when those clouds produced rain.

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Related Topix: Topeka, KS

Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Capital-Journal

Motor vehicle accident on S.E. 69th sends one to hospital

A Berryton girl remained in serious condition Friday night after sustaining head injuries when a utility vehicle rolled on top of her.

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Related Topix: Berryton, KS

WIBW-TV Topeka

Teen Seriously Injured In Utility Vehicle Rollover

The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office says the girl was driving a four-wheeled, enclosed utility type vehicle through a grassy area.

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The Capital-Journal

Letter: Buyer beware of offered savings on trash service

Recently, a salesman came to our door offering "about $100 a year savings" on our trash service, compared with to the county rate, as an introductory offer.

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Related Topix: Opinion