TOPEKA, Kan. — A current member of the Washburn University baseball team was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections early Saturday morning...
Some stars belong to a genre. Some belong to a generation.
Dolly Parton belonged to all of us.
Parton, the unmistakable voice behind “Jolene,” “9 to...
The Los Angeles rapper known for his appearances on Kendrick Lamar’s GNX will headline an 18-and-older concert at the Topeka Sports Cabaret.
TOPEKA, Kan. —...
The longstanding fall market will bring shopping, food, live entertainment and family activities to the Stormont Vail Events Center in September.
TOPEKA, Kan. — One...
There’s a shift happening in Topeka—and if you’ve been paying attention, you’ve already seen it.
Local businesses are rethinking where they spend their advertising dollars....
Kansas Public Radio | By Zach Boblitt
Published June 19, 2026 at 4:00 AM CDT
Every FIFA World Cup match broadcast on FOX Sports this year includes pages...
By Lila Marquez
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) has announced new host sites for several classifications in the 2026...
TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka police are investigating a deadly shooting after officers found a person dead early Sunday morning in East Topeka.
According to information...
A Kansas City-based quintet will honor the two influential musicians during a September performance at the Topeka Performing Arts Center.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Two of...
ByMorgan Chilson-August 20, 2026 2:43 pm
Cox Communications trucks in Kansas will soon be sporting Spectrum branding after Charter Communications purchased the company. (Photo by Charter...
Bethel Music and award-winning Christian hip-hop artist KB will headline Open Skies Topeka at Evergy Plaza in September.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Internationally recognized Christian artists...
By Andrew Evans aka the Pickleball Librarian
CJ Leede’s "Headlights“ is definitely one of the most interesting horror books I’ve read. While it feels like...
The feds sued Connecticut, New York and Vermont as part of a larger push against such policies.
ByShauneen Miranda-August 13, 2026 1:45 pm
Students walk across the...
TOPEKA, Kan. — A former substitute teacher who worked with special-needs students at multiple Topeka-area schools has been sentenced to more than five years...
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Soldier Township firefighter was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections Thursday afternoon in connection with a DUI case...
Educators and experts say districts are carrying much of the burden of vetting products on their own.
ByRobbie Sequeira-August 12, 2026 5:00 am
Students study on laptops...
KRPS | By Rachel Schnelle
Published August 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM CDT
Experts believe lawsuits like this one could open up what type of betting is allowed...
ByMorgan Chilson-August 7, 2026 10:00 am
Kansas farmers are expected to see their smallest winter wheat harvest in decades, the result of drought and freezes throughout...
ByMorgan Chilson-August 5, 2026 5:42 pmUpdated August 6, 20269:20 am
CoreCivic sold its newly reopened Leavenworth prison facility, the Midwest Regional Reception Center, to the U.S....
ByMorgan Chilson-August 6, 2026 8:28 pm
Nick Levendofsky (right), executive director of the Kansas Farmers Union, is concerned the failure to move a farm bill out...
ByMorgan Chilson-August 6, 2026 11:56 am
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says national cases of Cyclospora, a gastrointestinal illness linked to produce, have risen...
Federal court filings are providing the clearest picture yet of the allegations against a Shawnee County man whose child sexual abuse material (CSAM) case...
ThisIsTopeka.com
TOPEKA, Kan. — For many Shawnee County residents, Thursday night's jail bookings looked less like new crime and more like déjà vu.
Just before midnight...
Kansas Public Radio | By Zach Boblitt
Published August 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM CDT
Republican Senate President Ty Masterson will face Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher, who...
By Lila Marquez
TOPEKA, Kan. — A series of overnight arrests across Shawnee County highlighted what appeared to be another busy night for narcotics enforcement,...
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly on Monday announced Ryan Wright-Spain as Acting Secretary of the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) effective immediately. This announcement follows the retirement of Secretary Mark Burghart, who served as Secretary since...
The Questions Leavenworth Asked Then Are the Same Questions California Is Asking Now
A court-appointed monitor's findings at a California ICE detention center are renewing...
BySherman Smith-July 30, 2026 2:16 pm
Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody enters the Marion County Courthouse on Oct. 7, 2024, with attorney Sal Intagliata for...
By Jordan Ellis
TOPEKA, Kan. — A Wichita-area contractor accused of defrauding numerous Kansas homeowners and a bank out of hundreds of thousands of dollars...
