Tim Hrenchir

Former Topekan Jerry Dycke, a 1960s recording artist for Memphis-based Sun Records who gained many new fans over the past two years, has died.

When then-Shawnee Heights firefighter Jessica Shrewsbury told then-Fire Chief Rick Deibert in October 2020 that a supervisor didn't treat her "as an equal" to her male counterparts, Deibert replied, "You're not."

A Holton man was sentenced late Wednesday afternoon to terms anticipated to keep him in prison at least 36 years for the killings in a Topeka house fire of his girlfriend and their two daughters.

Roy Menninger, former CEO of Topeka's world-famous Menninger psychiatric hospital, died Thursday, three days short of his 98th birthday.

A judge has denied requests for acquittal or a new trial made by Amber Peery, convicted of crimes linked to the deaths of three Topeka Girl Scouts.

Severe storms that may include high winds and tornadoes are expected Wednesday in north-central and northeast Kansas, forecasters say..

Topeka police are investigating as a homicide the death of a man found Wednesday morning in North Topeka, they said late Wednesday afternoon.

After The Capital-Journal on Sept. 30 published a list of songs with Kansas connections, readers pointed out to us these seven others.

Peter J. Blancas, 58, of Topeka, has been identified as the victim of a homicide discovered Wednesday in the 500 block of N.E. Gordon, police said.

A seven-hour standoff ended early Friday in Topeka with the arrest of a man accused of shooting at Topeka police.