President Donald Trump appointed former Kansas Republican Rep. Patrick Penn, who resigned from his House seat earlier this month, as the deputy undersecretary for the department’s food, nutrition and consumer services.
The Emporia State University general counsel who championed a bill introduced in the Kansas Legislature to abolish property rights inherent in university tenure agreed to leave the state payroll to become a legal consultant to the university.
A Kansas man stood trial three times for a series of criminal sexual offenses and served three years in prison before the case ultimately crumbled. He has since accepted a wrongful conviction settlement for more than $200,
Four Kansas lawsuits have been filed against pornography websites on behalf of an Olathe resident who accessed online content despite being under age 18.
The 2025 PGA Championship will be played at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rory McIlroy will headline the field fresh off his Masters victory which saw the Northern Irishman complete the career grand slam. McIlroy will fancy his chances at Quail Hollow given it has been the scene of four PGA Tour victories (2010, 2015, 2021, 2024).
Topeka city manager Robert Perez names former Tacoma, Washington, police chief Avery Moore his assistant city manager. Here's why he'll head up public safety.
Longtime Republican legislator Dan Hawkins declared Tuesday his intention to run for Kansas insurance commissioner in an announcement laced with pro-Trump sentiments
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is warning others not to click on the newest scam you may have seen on your phone. Fraudulent texts are on the rise and a new scam is claiming to sell discounted shirts in support of KHP.
The train depot stood for nearly 50 years at Canal and Basin streets in the strip of land between the Saenger Theatre and the former Krauss department store.
Pod Save America” host Jon Favreau advised Democrats who aspire to run for president in 2028 to “rip the f‑‑‑ing Band-Aid off” and say that former President Biden shouldn’t have
Montana legislators also easily passed a bill to extend the state’s Medicaid expansion program even after FGA began publishing a series of papers that asserted the program was “breaking” Montana’s budget.
As an Arizona bill to block people from using government aid to buy soda headed to the governor’s desk in April, the nation’s top health official joined Arizona
Emporia High School softball was downed by Topeka High School in a Tuesday softball doubleheader. The Lady Trojans triumphed 4-1 and 11-1. Emporia falls to 6-14. In game one, Bailey
Manhattan High baseball completed its season sweep against Topeka High on Thursday, picking up the second game of Monday’s postponed doubleheader 16-2 in five innings at Norvell Field.
A new Kansas law cuts by about two-thirds the amount of state tax incentives available for construction of affordable housing for lower-income families.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Friday she had signed into law 11 bills, meeting a deadline and cementing public education funding, tax incentives for major data centers and a new crime for possessing,
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Sunday afternoon house fire near downtown Topeka has been ruled intentionally set. The blaze was reported around 3:36 p.m. Sunday at 1021 S.W. Polk St. First-arriving crews found smoke coming from the three-story home and were able to extinguish the blaze.
The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center is mourning the loss of Spike, a cape porcupine, who arrived at the zoo in 2003. Spike was 22-years-old and was a big hit with
A collection of Kansans share personal insights into ramifications of billions of dollars in potential cuts to Medicaid advocated by some federal lawmakers.
MOORHEAD — Classic rock act Kansas will play Bluestem Amphitheater on Thursday, Sept. 18 with Eli Young Band. The group broke out of Topeka, Kansas, in the mid-1970s with songs like “Carry on Wayward Son,” “Dust in the Wind” and “Point of Know Return.”
The Greater Topeka Partnership is inviting community leaders and citizens to attend a trip to Lincoln, Nebraska in an effort to build a deeper connection between Topeka and Lincoln.
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka native Mitch McVicker will return to his hometown for a Christian music concert this Friday night. McVicker will be in concert at 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Highland Park United Methodist Church, 2914 S.E. Michigan Ave.
Lyndon - David Gene Burkdoll, 67, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, Kansas. He was born on March 25, 1958, in Emporia, Kansas,
Locals won’t have to wait much longer to eat burgers and fries at Topeka’s newest fast-food chain addition. 27 News reached out to Whataburger this week to find
