Tag: Topeka

The recent New York Giants draft pick injured in a Topeka, Kan., shooting sent a message Monday to his slain Washburn University teammate, thanking him for being a “true friend.” “I love you forever,” Corey…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Officials say a Kansas zookeeper who was attacked by a Sumatran tiger is out of intensive care. Topeka city spokeswoman Mally Hadfield says the woman is stable and was moved Sunday…

TOPEKA — Seven members of the Marmaton Valley Future Business Leaders of America attended the State FBLA Conference April 2-3 at Topeka’s Expo Center. Junior Ty Scharff’s 10th-place finish in personal finance qualified him to…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a former president of a credit union in Topeka has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. The U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release that 52-year-old Connie Marie Kent of…

Iola Kids Wrestling Club wrapped up the 2018-19 season over the week by competing in the USAWKS 2019 State Folkstyle Championship in Topeka.  They left the capital city with a state champion and multiple podium…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — New Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is expected to make a pitch to the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature for boosting spending on public schools and expanding Medicaid. Kelly was scheduled to deliver her…

Laura Kelly was inaugurated as Kansas’ 48th governor Monday morning. Here is her inaugural address delivered on the steps of the state capitol: I want to say a few words about our master of ceremonies…

After describing the increased disrepair affecting many of the county’s secondary roads — a consequence of the construction project currently jamming parts of U.S. 169 — Allen County commissioners were able to secure a verbal…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Hundreds of people watched as streaming webcams captured a Sumatran tiger giving birth to four cubs in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that their 8-year-old mother, named Jingga, immediately began nursing…

The crowd at President Donald Trump’s rally in Topeka on Saturday night laughed at nearly everything the president had to say, taking special pleasure in his insults of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren — “Hey, maybe…