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The newly created Diversity Equity and Inclusion office has its first Chief DEI Officer who will oversee the department.

The Free State Brass Band will hold a holiday sing-a-long at 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library.

Seneca Police have warned residents to be on the lookout for counterfeit currency.

City officials say Topeka continues to deal with aging infrastructure, as evidenced by the numerous water main breaks people see.

FEMA has set a Dec. 31 deadline for certain COVID-19 project cost share applications.

Topeka’s Old Chicago has closed due to issues with its lease.

The Kansas Judicial branch has launched a temporary website as its official site remains offline.

Riley County Police have renewed a call for information into a shooting that happened in late October.

A water main break has closed a street in northeast Topeka.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has warned hunters of the risk of avian influenza.

Riley Co. Police officers made 81 stops in total during the Thanksgiving Safe Arrival campaign.

No injuries were reported after residents from 24 units evacuated the building due to an early-morning apartment fire.

Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers welcomed Treasurer-elect Steven Johnson to the office.

As many travel to Holiday celebrations around the Sunflower State, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas has tumbled below $3.

Topeka officials are attempting to identify a man connected to an aggravated burglary investigation.

A Goodland man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and child abuse after the death of a 3-month-old child.

A man from Parsons will spend more than 28 years in prison after he convinced another to make child pornography.

A GoFundMe has been created to maintain the affairs of Cari Allen, a missing Omaha mother who is believed to be with Aldrick Scott, the man accused of kidnapping her.

An announcement from the Kansas Governor’s office says that the Secretary of Administration and Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO), Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace, will depart from her government positions effective January 6, 2023.

Gov. Laura Kelly and members of the Kansas delegation remembered the late U.S. Senator Bob Dole on Monday, marking one year after his death.

Members of the Kansas House of Representatives appointed leadership for the upcoming session in early December.

The passenger in a fatal crash that led a car to go over the Sixth St. bridge onto I-70 that killed the driver has also been pronounced dead.

An expansion project will close 46th St. until 2025.

Two people were found shot to death early Monday in a residence in the 700 block of E, 1550 Road, southeast of Lawrence, authorities said.

A second fire in less than a month was sparked Monday morning at a former Topeka church building in central Topeka.

The man who accidentally drowned in Centralia Lake over the weekend has been identified.

One person was able to safely escape a house fire early Monday morning in Osage City.

Over 800 nativity sets from over 100 countries were on display.

Sheriff Tim Morse reports that a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop Thursday afternoon, after 3 pm, December 1st.

This is the Chiefs' third straight loss to the Bengals, and they're now 9-3 on the season.