Topeka, KS

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Police are investigating a shooting incident Wednesday morning in central Topeka. Officers around 9 a.m. Wednesday were in the 1900 block of S.W. Central Park Avenue, where shots were reported to have been fired. Police at the scene said they had recovered several spent shell casings.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman has been charged with murder for a car crash that killed a toddler. KSNT-TV reported Jhanae Alexus Tate was charged with crimes including first-degree murder and driving under the influence for the May 9 Topeka crash. Police say Tate veered off the road...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The list of people wanting to be Topeka’s next mayor was cut down to two candidates Tuesday evening. With all election precincts reporting, Mike Padilla and Leo Cangiani will face off in the Nov. 2 general election. After current Mayor Michelle De La Isla announced she wouldn’t seek reelection as she was quitting politics, five candidates including Padilla, Cangiani, Patrick Klick, Daniel Brown and John Lauer joined in the race. A current city council member, Mike Padilla was the only candidate for mayor before the other four hopped in last-minute before the entry deadline in June.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka has a new restaurant serving up Italian grub and it’s opening to the public Tuesday night. Fedeli’s is taking the place of The Weather Room in The Cyrus Hotel. The menu features pasta and steaks, along with a new selection of wine and craft cocktails. There are local breweries on tap and local spirits in rotations as well.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka councilwoman will battle for her long-held seat in the November general election, following the results of Tuesday’s primary race where one of four newcomers rose to challenge her. Slyvia Ortiz has served as councilwoman for Topeka’s third district since April 12, 2005, and has served...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt is taking his fight to curb the power of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and local officials to impose COVID-19 restrictions in Kansas to the state’s highest court. Schmidt announced Tuesday that he has asked the Kansas Supreme Court to keep in...

TOPEKA (KSNT) — The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus saw 16 COVID patients on August 3. That’s the most the hospital has seen in months. The increase of patients is due to the highly contagious Delta variant, which is spreading rapidly across Kansas. Out of all of the patients within the last couple of months, 80 percent of them were unvaccinated. Kansas City hospitals are reporting they saw four times as many COVID patients in July versus the month of June. Topeka is falling in line with those numbers as well.

HOLTON, Kan. (WIBW) - The first Tuesday in August is the official start of The National Night Out campaign and Jackson County first responders took part in their own event in Holton. The national event is meant to promote police and community partnership by bringing the two together for an...

It took almost eight hours for the roadways to clear following a crash Monday evening just east of Topeka that left five people hospitalized. The accident, which involved two semi trucks and two passenger vehicles, occurred when one of the semis lost control, crossed multiple lanes of traffic, struck and flipped over the barrier wall between the highway's east and westbound lanes, and eventually caught fire.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Douglas Emhoff will make a trip to Topeka on Monday. According to the White House, he will visit a COVID-19 vaccine clinic and learn about outreach efforts to get people vaccinated. He will be joined by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. More details will be released at...

TOPEKA (KSNT) — A Topeka man is trying to break a record in a category that is unexpected, lifting the heaviest weight in calf raises. It’s a tough lift he’s challenging himself through, using a past experience to get him to the record. Antoine Collins has a lot on his...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – If you want free tickets to the Menards NHRA National race event at Heartland Park, you can volunteer. Top Teer is looking for volunteers for the event that runs from Aug. 13 through Aug. 15. From August 13th through August 15th, Top Teer will be supplying volunteers...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KWCH) - Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will visit Topeka next week for COVID-19 vaccination outreach efforts. On Monday, Emhoff will be joined by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to visit a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the city. Emhoff has been traveling...

United States Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will visit a vaccine clinic in Kansas next week, his office announced in a press release Tuesday. Emhoff and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will tour a Topeka vaccine clinic and “learn about outreach efforts to get the community vaccinated,” the release said.

President Joe Biden's administration appears set to reinstitute a half on evictions in areas hardest hit by COVID-19, a standard which is likely to include most, if not all, of Kansas. It marks a significant shift from Monday, when federal officials were calling on state and local governments to issue...