Scattered Storms & Pockets High Heat For The Fourth Of July
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Storm chances stay hit-or-miss this Fourth of July as scattered storms may arrive this morning from western Kansas, with another round...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
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HPPR among public broadcasting stations to receive project grants
TOPEKA – Lt. Gov. and Secretary of Commerce David Toland has announced that the Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded $500,000 through the WorKS: Kansa...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Hot With Storm Chances Tonight Through The Fourth Of July
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Storm chances make the Fourth of July forecast tricky and confidence is low right now. Storms may form in southern Nebraska tonight and...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Spirit of Kansas Festival draws crowds to Topeka for Fourth of July weekend
The Spirit of Kansas Festival brought people from across the region to Topeka for a weekend of summer activities and fireworks as the nation marks its 250th...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Barton County firefighters receive over $174,000 from Kansas Department of Insurance
TOPEKA – Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced that the Kansas Department of Insurance has made its annual distribution to local Firefighte...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Ford County firefighters receive over $195,000 fromKansas Department of Insurance
Topeka, Kan. – Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, today, announced, that the Kansas Department of Insurance has made its annual distribution to l...
Jun 25, 2026Open source
PSU tuition to increase 3.5% this fall
TOPEKA, Kan. — Tuition increases of 3.5% to 6% for in-state undergraduate students were adopted by the Kansas Board of Regents to partially close budget ga...
Jun 24, 2026Open source
Kansas City area boosted infrastructure for FIFA World Cup: Now the games begin
TOPEKA, Kansas -- An estimated 650,000 visitors will flood the Kansas City area during the course of the monthlong FIFA World Cup, which chose Kansas and Mis...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Kansas City area boosted infrastructure for FIFA World Cup. Now, the games begin
TOPEKA, Kansas — An estimated 650,000 visitors will flood the Kansas City area over the course of the monthlong FIFA World Cup, which chose Kansas and Miss...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Kansas Democratic women’s club evaluates U.S. Senate candidate who put ‘fetal personhood’ into bill
Schmidt, a Democratic state senator from Topeka and the meeting’s guest speaker, defended an amendment he made last year to legislation establishing “fet...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Kansas utility regulators stop transmission line path through endangered grasslands
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas utility regulators handed a win last month to landowners concerned about a transmission line bisecting large swaths of prairie grassl...
Jun 11, 2026Open source
KWP Commission to meet June 18
TOPEKA – The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, June 18, at the J.O. Sundstrom Conference Center, 102 N. M...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
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Topeka is in Shawnee County, Kansas.
Region: Kansas
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Chiefs Add Bradstreet as Vice President of Performance Psychology
The Kansas City Chiefs are expanding their commitment to player health and wellness by naming Tyler Bradstreet as the club’s new Vice President of Performa...
Jul 7, 2026Open source
KDOT Partners with Law Enforcement for ‘Speeding Catches Up with You’ Campaign
As the summer travel season swings into full gear and thousands of families take to Kansas roadways, the Kansas Department of Transportation urges drivers to...
Jul 7, 2026Open source
KANSAS COWBOY HALL OF FAME CALL FOR NOMINEES
The Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame Committee requests nominations of living or deceased individuals for consideration for induction into the Kansas Cowboy Hall o...
Jul 7, 2026Open source
🎧 Eagle Media, Hull sports broadcast schedule
KAYS - (1400/94.3)KFIX - (96.9)KHAZ - (99.5)KJLS - (103.3)KKQY - (101.9) Tuesday, July 7 KAYS: Kansas City Royals BSB at
Jul 7, 2026Open source
Crews rescued three animals from fire at home in SW Kansas
FINNEY COUNTY —Authorities are working to determine the cause of a house fire in Finney County.Just before 6a.m. Monday, the Garden City Fir
Jul 7, 2026Open source
Kansas man killed, teen injured in rollover accident
FINNEY COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 8:30p.m. Monday in Finney County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Mitsubis
Jul 7, 2026Open source
Sánchez allows career-worst 9 earned runs as Phillies get crushed by Royals Salvador Perez, Luke Maile, La...
Salvador Perez, Luke Maile, Lane Thomas and Tyler Tolbert homered and the Kansas City Royals tagged Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez for a career-worst nine...
Jul 7, 2026Open source
Who caught Taylor Swift's bouquet? Her connection to groom Travis Kelce
Ashley Smith, sister of Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs teammate Trey Smith, said on Instagram that she caught Taylor Swift’s bouquet.
Jul 7, 2026Open source
KFB’s VOTE FBF announces Kansas Senate, House endorsements
MANHATTAN — Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Voters Organized To Elect Farm Bureau Friends (VOTE FBF) political action committee announces its endorsements for...
Jul 7, 2026Open source
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