Jerrell Wright made three foul shots in the final 30 seconds, and No. 13 seed La Salle survived after blowing an 18-point halftime lead to beat fourth-seeded Kansas State 63-61 on Friday in the second round of the NCAA tournament

More than 100 children passed away during this past flu season.

A woman's extreme reaction to seeing a snake may have caused her to burn down her own house, authorities in Texas say.

The Forbes Field air traffic control is no longer slated to be closed by the FAA due to budget cuts, however Billard and Manhattan will still be shut down.

The U.S. ranked 19th out of thirty countries with 429 deaths per one million adults linked to eating too much salt -- or about one in ten U.S. deaths.

Chef Alli's recipe for White Chocolate Berry Baskets

Von Kopman's "Letters of Healing" aims to showcase the therapeutic value of writing to a loved one who passed away

Betty Dunn, write-in candidate for Topeka Mayor, and Dist. 5 council candidate Terry Crowder appeared on 13 News at 4 Wednesday.

The Edible Books Festival is 5:30 to 8:30 pm Friday, April 5th in the Topeka and Shawnee Co. Public Library's Marvin Auditorium.

Tuesday, Dist. 1 incumbent Karen Hiller (who is challenged by Matt Bevens) and Dist. 5 candidate Michelle de la Isla (opposed by Terry Crowder) visited 13 News at 4.

Ozawkie United Methodist Church will hold a fish fry from 4:30 to 7:30 pm Saturday, March 23.

JanSport co-founder Skip Yowell was in Topeka to speak at the Jayhawk Council of Boy Scouts' Donor Breakfast Tuesday, March 19th, but visited 13 News at 4 on Monday the 18th.

Beth McKenzie and Greg Reser visited 13 News at 4 to discuss Midland Care's PACE program.

The Salute to Senior Service Program is seeking nominations of people over the age of 65 who go above and beyond in their volunteer efforts.

Census figures show Geary County's population up almost 11 percent from July 2010 to July 2012. Riley County showed just over a six-percent growth in that time period.

Trading Friday was tentative because investors feared that rising inflation could cause the Federal Reserve to retreat from policies aimed at boosting markets.

An Argentine woman who grew up as the neighbor of the future Pope Francis says she was very briefly the object of his affections.

The United States will deploy additional ground-based missile interceptors on the West Coast.

Country Legends 106.9 held a radio-thon Friday for the Kansas Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Passengers get letter from captain apologizing, explaining plans to fly people home. The ship's emergency generator failed while docked at Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

Services for Shawnee County parks were the subject of much debate at Thursday’s commission meeting.

The 2013 class of laureates was announced Thursday at the Great Overland Station.

The City of Topeka will soon have a new fire station.

Ben McLemore scored 24 points to lead No. 7 Kansas to a 91-63 rout of Texas Tech on Thursday, setting up an intriguing date with Iowa State in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament.

The Chiefs have cut ties with quarterback Matt Cassel, who lost his starting job to Brady Quinn last season and then watched Kansas City trade for Alex Smith to be his replacement.