The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place Friday night in Topeka. The KBI reports that a Topeka police officer made contact with a man riding a bicycle around 9 p.

A Topeka police officer late Friday shot and critically wounded a fleeing man who reportedly displayed a gun, a police spokeswoman said.

One person died Friday when a westbound semi-truck left the Kansas Turnpike on its north side and struck a bridge pillar in eastern Shawnee County.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Traffic was slowed early Friday after a semitrailer carrying cattle crashed and rolled off Interstate 70 just west of Topeka, officials said. The crash was reported around 2 a.m. Friday off westbound I-70 just west of the S.W. Auburn Road exit.

Of the 75 total Shawnee County establishments inspected by Kansas food safety and lodging inspectors in December, these 71 passed.

THe Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is working to evacuate a building in downtown Topeka Thursday afternoon. Around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, KHP sent an alert message that

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A cold front is expected to bring sub-zero temperatures this coming weekend to northeast Kansas, the National Weather Service says.

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Lawmakers received a new bill in the Kansas Legislature this week which, if enacted, would make changes to hunting and fishing licenses for youths and older adults.

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating after an officer-involved shooting Friday in Topeka. Just before 9 p.m., police stopped an individual on a bicycle in the area of SW 21st Street and Buchanan Street in Topeka, according to a media release from Topeka Police.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday announced her annual budget for fiscal year 2026. In a news release from her office, Kelly -- a Democratic governor in her second term in office -- said her fiscal year 2026 budget is “balanced and continues to fully fund Kansas’ K-12 public schools.”