Eskridge, KS

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Two Topekans are behind bars in Jackson County following a traffic stop Sunday afternoon. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy stopped Tiffany Draper, 34, and Daniel Bautista, 28, of Topeka around 1:30 p.m. near 150th and US-75 for a traffic infraction. They said Draper,...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Two people from Topeka are facing drug and child endangerment charges as part of an ongoing investigation. The Topeka Police Department says Michelle Heslet, 32, and Shawn Rodecap, 35, were taken into custody Thursday, June 17th. Officials say the pair was arrested after a search warrant...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Police were investigating the discovery of a man’s body early Monday in Chesney Park in central Topeka but said foul play wasn’t suspected. Police and emergency responders were called around 5:12 a.m. Monday to the northeast side of the park in the 1800 block of S.W. Clay.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Authorities arrested the driver in a rollover wreck that seriously injured two young children. Jimmy Landis, 36, of Topeka was booked on connection with aggravated battery, aggravated child endangerment, battery of a law enforcement officer, interference with medical personnel, interference with law enforcement, child restraint violations, driving under the influence and driving while suspended.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Officers fanned out across several locations Monday morning in North Topeka as they investigated a report of shots fired after a pickup truck was stolen from a gas station and convenience store in North Topeka. The shots initially were reported around 8:30 a.m. Monday near N.W....

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Police Department has identified the person killed Friday afternoon in a motorcycle accident just south of Downtown Topeka. TPD Lt. Joe Perry says 44-year-old Nathan Galler of Topeka died after the motorcycle he was on collided with an occupied vehicle, then hit another before coming to rest. According to an obituary, Galler is survived by his parents, David and Donna Galler. Visitation will be held on June 25 from 1 to 2 pm at the Longview Funeral Home in Kansas City, Missouri.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Wabaunsee County man has been arrested and charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in the September death of his two-month-old son. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office says Cole Barry, 25, was arrested on June 16 in connection with the death of his son, which occurred on September 23, 2020. Barry has also been charged with aggravated endangering of a child, reckless situation to a child under 18, domestic battery, and knowing rude physical contact with a family member or dating relationship.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Police Department has made an arrest involving a stolen truck in North Topeka Monday morning. TPD says Troy M. Baker, 29, of Topeka was arrested and faces charges for Attempted Aggravated Battery, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Burglary, Possession of Stolen Property, and Criminal Damage.

SHAWNEE COUNTY —A jury found a Kansas man guilty Attempted Murder in the First Degree with Premeditation, Aggravated Battery and Criminal Discharge of a Firearm, according to Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay. On March 8, 2020, law enforcement responded to the area of 11th and Locust in Topeka in...

Prosecutors have charged the owner of a gun found in a Topeka home by toddlers, who accidentally shot a 13-year-old girl with it. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay filed charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child endangerment, and criminal possession of a gun by a felon against 22-year-old Dejuan Thomas Yelverton, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A car caught fire after a crash early Monday in East Topeka, but crews responding to the scene didn’t find anyone around the vehicle, authorities said. The crash was reported at 12:08 a.m. Monday at S.E. 25th and Burr. The location was just east of S.E. 25th and California Avenue.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Lawrence Police Department is seeking the public’s help locating a missing 33-year-old Lawrence man. LPD says Andrew Hopping’s family last saw him on June 16 at his home in the 800 block of Michigan St. Andrew does not have a car or a cellphone. He...

Foul play wasn't suspected in the death of a man whose body was found early Monday morning at a picnic table in Chesney Park in Central Topeka, a police supervisor said. Police were called at 5:13 a.m. to the scene in the 1800 block of S.W. Clay, said police Lt. Joe Perry.