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Thursday forecast: Another mild day
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The comfortable May temperatures will continue the rest of the week. Highs for most areas will likely remain in the mid to even upper 70s through the weekend with a few spots in the low 70s on a few days and even low 80s in other areas on some days. Rain chances are minimal through the weekend with most spots dry with a better chance for rain and t-storms next week.
Police: Man tried to start fire at Kansas middle school
SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an attempted arson and have made an arrest. A man has been arrested following an attempt to light a building on fire Sunday evening. Just before 6p.m. Sunday, police responded to Robinson Middle School, located at 1125 SW 14th Street in response...
Scattered Thunderstorms Overnight
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The severe storm threat is over tonight for NE Kansas, with scattered thunderstorms expected to continue to roll through the area. A line of storms extending from the Nebraska-Kansas border down to Council Grove will push through the rest of our viewing area with gusts up to 50 miles per hour and quarter sized hail possible, below the criteria for severity.
Silver Lake’s McKinley and Kaibryn Kruger discuss college softball commitments
SILVER LAKE, Kan. (WIBW) - Silver Lake multi-sport stars McKinley and Kaibryn Kruger are getting ready to close out their high school careers. McKinley has always known she’d be going to Washburn, it was just a matter of which sport she’d be playing. Both of her parents were Ichabods, and she always thought she’d go to play basketball there. But recently, she made the switch to sign with the softball team.
Local official on severe weather: 'We cannot stress enough today, HAVE A PLAN. PLEASE!’
"All ingredients are coming together" for northeast Kansas to see a "high-impact severe weather event" between 4 and 11 p.m. Monday, reporters were told by a meteorologist with the Topeka Weather Service's Topeka office. "We're very confident that we're going to see storms in the area today," meteorologist Sarah Teefey said during a webinar held late Monday morning. ...
Precautions can keep summer fun from ending in ER visit
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Every year, one in four children needs medical attention for an injury that could have been prevented. Summer is a prime month for those accidents, as kids hop on bikes and jump into pools. “You definitely worry about water safety, bike safety, year-round you do worry...
Baseball Game Recap: Northern Heights Comes Up Short
If Northern Heights was feeling good off their 7-0 takedown of Lyndon last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Northern Heights Wildcats lost 9-1 to the Crest Lancers on Wednesday. For Crest's part, they let Jerry Rodriguez and Rogan Weir loose on the...
Baseball Game Preview: Wabaunsee on Home-Turf
After four games on the road, is heading back home. They will take on the Jackson Heights Cobras at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual. Wabaunsee's hitters...
Shawnee County's warning sirens kept sounding after April 30 threat had passed. Here's why
Because software wasn't working as expected, Shawnee County warning sirens on April 30 continued to sound until well after the tornado threat passed. The county's department of emergency management is working to review what happened and keep it from happening again, The Capital-Journal was told Friday by Dusty Nichols, director of that department.
CIVIC gives county leaders update on work to reduce gun violence
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Shawnee County Commissioners heard from a community-driven organization working to bring and keep violence down in the community. CIVIC’s, or Community Inspired Violence Intervention Coalition, mission is to bring leaders and organizations in the Shawnee County area together to improve the circumstances that lead to violence. They’ve received grants and technical assistance from groups like the CDC and the National Association of Community Health Officials and have visited other communities with similar programs to assess what they need to do here.
As Topeka's Heartland Park racing facility nears end, here's who would get its tax revenue
Heartland Motorsports Park owner Chris Payne's refusal to pay taxes on its property has kept Shawnee Heights USD 450 from receiving more than $704,000 in revenue to which it is legally entitled, Shawnee County records show. But the school finance formula the state has in place has prevented that from...
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