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Abraham Lincoln's Note To Schoolboy Sells For $60,000
Less than a month before the start of the Civil War, a newly inaugurated President Abraham Lincoln took time from his frantic schedule to write to a child in Illinois whose classmates didn't believe he'd met the president.
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Shawnee Co. Expands H1N1 Target Groups
Adults aged 25 to 64 with underlying health conditions will now be able to get the H1N1 vaccine in Shawnee County.
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Naturalization Ceremony Swears in & Welcomes New Citizens
Forty-four people became American citizens in a naturalization ceremony downtown Friday morning.
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False Alarms Prompt Space Station Scare
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Atlantis woke up to a worrying sound -- alarms that indicated a fire and dangerous loss of pressure, NASA said Friday.
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Oprah Confirms End of Show
Oprah Winfrey told viewers Friday that she plans to end her long-running show in 2011.
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Library Journal Awards TSCPL 4-Stars
The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library has been recognized as a high-performing library in a time of need. Libraries across the nation are playing a key role in their communities in this current economic crisis, and your library is no exception.
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Supreme Court Affirms Murderer's Hard 50, Reverses Additional Sentence
In an opinion filed by the Kansas Supreme Court Friday, the Court affirmed Benjamin Appleby's capital murder conviction, but reversed a related attempted rape conviction.
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Kansas Employment Makes Modest Gains In October
Highlighted points of the October 2009 Kansas Department of Labor Report. The October 2009 unemployment rate was 6.4%, down from 6.8% in September.
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Stocks Extend 2-day Slide
Stocks opened lower on Friday, extending a two-day retreat, as investors expressed wariness following Dell's disappointing earnings.
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Governor Proclaims "Thank A Farmer" Day
As a prelude to the holiday season, Governor Mark Parkinson (D-Kansas) signed a proclamation declaring November 20 "Thank a Farmer" day in Kansas.
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Students Arrested After 32% Tuition Hike Sparks Protests
Authorities arrested dozens of angry students at the University of California, Davis, campus late Thursday after they refused to vacate the school's administration building in protest of a 32-percent tuition hike.
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Oprah Ending Talk Show In 2011
Oprah Winfrey will announce on Friday's "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that she will end her talk show, said a spokesman for Winfrey's Harpo Productions.
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World Is Small For Mileage Millionaires
For those lucky or busy enough to receive airline statements with lots of zeros on their reward balance, it's a world of first-class upgrades, airport lounge attendants who know their names and access to luxury unimaginable for most air travelers.
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Georgia Mascot Uga VII Dies At Age 4
Uga VII, the University of Georgia mascot whose deeply furrowed face was a fixture at the school for more than a year, died early Thursday, the university said. He was 4 years old.
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Family Offers Reward For Missing Woman
A community continues its search for a missing friend and loved one, Patricia Kimmi disappeared from her Atchison County home nearly two weeks ago.
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TPD Chief Expects Internal Review To Finish By Year's End
Topeka Police Chief Ron Miller says an internal investigation into an off-duty shooting that injured two men should be complete by the end of the year.
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Full House Tells Commission Keep Electing Treasurer
Shawnee Co. Commissioners held a public hearing Thursday on a resolution to appoint rather than elect the county treasurer.
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Gingerbread Homes For The Holidays
Topeka Performing Arts Center has gingerbread homes on display. Friday morning at 9:00 you can view the beautiful gingerbread creations on display on the lower level at TPAC.
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Home For The Holidays Preview
CASA is holding its 22nd annual "Homes for the Holidays" fund raising event this weekend.
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Metal Fabricator To Buy Former Payless Distribution Center
PTMW plans to expand in the former Payless Distribution Center building.
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CD Tradepost Helps the Christmas Bureau
The Topeka-grown music, video and game store is teaming up with United Way's Christmas Bureau. Here's how they're helping the holiday effort!
Thankful for these "Hot Job" Openings
Like good turkey gravy, our best stuff has settled to the bottom. Check the latest job openings at Goodyear and Westar Energy.
Senators Team Up for Senior Nutrition Programs
Pat Roberts, Iowa's Tom Harkin are urging the USDA to restore bonus commodity eligibility. This could be a big help to programs like "Meals on Wheels."
Demand High For Flu Protection
Both Stormont-Vail and Shawnee Co. Health Agency see high demand for flu vaccination.
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29 Graduate from TPD's Citizens Academy
Last night's graduation ceremony brought a successful end to the Topeka Police Department's 25th Citizens Academy. Another one will start in the spring of 2010.
10 Killed In Afghan Suicide Bombing
Ten civilians were killed and 13 were wounded when a suicide attacker targeted a police vehicle, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior of Ministry said Thursday.
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Oprah to End Her Talk Show in September 2011
The iconic talk show host will announce details Friday of ending her long running show after 25 seasons on the air.
Eyes Put Focus On Potential Problems
People with diabetes need to be especially vigilant about eye health.
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Border Inspector Draws 11-Year Prison Term
Sergio Hernandez pleaded guilty seven months ago to helping bring illegals into the country for financial gain.
Pentagon Set to Review Fort Hood Tragedy
Defense Chief Robert Gates says the first review isonly the beginning of the process, with preliminary findings leading into a longer, more complete follow-up investigation.
At 2,074 Pages And $849 billion, Senate Health Bill Arrives
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping health care bill that would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans at an estimated cost of $849 billion over 10 years.
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Obama: U.S., Allies Discussing Steps Against Iran
The United States and its allies are working on steps to take against Iran after its apparent rejection of a nuclear deal, U.S. President Obama said Thursday.
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Fort Riley Transition Team Soldier Killed In Iraq
Staff Sgt. Ryan L. Zorn, 35, a Soldier assigned as a Transition Team member to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, has died from wounds sustained in Iraq.
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Obama Wraps Up 4-Nation Tour Of Asia
President Obama wrapped up an eight-day tour of Asia on Thursday, holding talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and speaking to American troops at Osan Air Base.
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Smoke Detector Credited With Saving House From Fire
Fire crews say a basement dryer caught fire at a Topeka home. The residents weren't home at the time. Fire officials say a neighbor called when they heard a smoke detector going off, likely saving the house from extensive fire damage.
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False Congressional Districts Removed From Stimulus Site
The government Web site Recovery.gov is fixing errors that appeared to show hundreds of millions of stimulus dollars were spent in nonexistent congressional districts, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board said Wednesday.
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Topekans Head To MDA Jail
Members of the community were rounded up and hauled off to TPAC, where they had to call friends and family to raise enough money to bail them out.
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Court: Army Corps Liable For Katrina Flooding
A judge ruled the Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining New Orleans' levees.
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Sebelius to Couric: Recommendation Won't Set Policy
The former Kansas governor and now Health and Human Services Secretary tells Couric on the "CBS Evening News" a panel's recommendation on mammograms at 50 should change insurer's policies on paying for the procedures.
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Condition Of Woman Rescued From Fire Improves
The daughter of a woman rescued from a house fire by two Topeka police officers says her mother's condition is improving.
Wal-Mart Scuffle Prompts Racism Claims
Heather Ellis, then a college student with no criminal history, said some white patrons shoved and hurled racial slurs at her when she switched checkout lines at Wal-Mart in January 2007. Store employees refused to give her back her change and called police, she said.
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Library Opens Section To Help Job Seekers
A new Jobs and Careers Neighborhood section opened Wednesday at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.
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Vatican To Unveil Restored Cross Holding Shards Of Jesus' Cross
Experts say the Vatican will unveil a restored the Vatican Cross Thursday. The cross contains fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified.
Obama: Guantanamo Closing Date Uncertain
Weighing or delaying a closure of Gitmo by January, is frustrating critics already upset with the decision to send 9/11 defendants to New York for their trial.
Washington County Sheriff Dies
Sheriff Bill Overbeck of Washington County died Tuesday at his home.
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Topeka Police Officers Hailed As Heroes For Saving Homeowner
Two Topeka police officers are being hailed as heroes for rescuing a homeowner after her home caught fire.
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Chamber Report Puts Job Need In Numbers
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's new "American Free Enterprise - Dream Big" campaign spells out how many jobs were lost to the recession.
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Roberts, Brownback Want DOD To Consider WTO Ruling In Tanker Bidding
Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts say the Dept. of Defense must consider a ruling that Airbus received illegal subsidies in developing a new tanker.
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Man Guilty On 11 Counts Involving Sex With A Teenaged Relative
41-year old Ralf Mondonedo was found guilty on a total of 11 counts for having sex with a teenaged relative.
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Services Announced For Slain Topeka Woman
Funeral services have been announced for the Topeka woman shot and killed at her home on Sunday.

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