This is a municipal election year. The City of Topeka has odd-numbered council seats on the ballot, but only Dist. 1 will see ...

TOPEKA — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self provided an offseason update about the Jayhawks during the Topeka Jayhawk Club’s Otto Schnellbacher golf classic event. Here are some takeaways from ...

A local organization that serves numerous Topeka kids is eagerly anticipating the creation of a large new playground area.

Federal prosecutors accuse an alleged Kansas City-area drug dealer of using Amtrak stations in Topeka and Lawrence in an attempt to avoid detection while smuggling methamphetamine in a suitcase.

Ed Patton is running for mayor of Topeka to bring positive change to the community. Patton's top priorities include affordable housing, economic development and public infrastructure. Patton ...

Mr. Mark L. Bennett Jr, age 90, of Topeka, passed away early Sunday morning, June 15, 2025, at his residence. He was born on June 22, 1934, in Topeka KS, the son of Mark Bennett Sr and Lucille ...

Topeka's Riverfront Advisory Council was created to develop the riverfront along the Kansas River and has been working with consulting partner Bolton & Menk to develop the riverfront vision plan ...

John E. Virr, 91, Topeka Kansas, passed away on June 12, 2025 in Ely, Minnesota. John was born on October 27, 1933 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of C. Frank and Dolores Virr. John graduated from ...

Officers with the Topeka Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 3300 block of SE Virginia at around 4:00 a.m. When officers arrived, they located an adult male with a non ...

According to the City of Topeka, on June 3, S. Kansas Ave. was closed at SW 33rd Street. Officials said the closure was due to the storm sewer reaching capacity and overflowing onto the road.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The deceased individual has been identified in connection to Topeka’s 8th homicide of 2025. The Topeka Police Department released on Friday, June 6, that the deceased has ...

Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas.