Voters in Shawnee County can vote in advance now through Monday, November 5th, and for longer hours.

The Topeka Police Department will hold the National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course to offer practical knowledge on lawful driving behaviors.

Kansas State is conducting research that could help high-speed rail systems better handle winter conditions.

To ensure all Kansans remain warm during the winter, the cold weather rule takes effect November 1.

Volunteers with the Topeka Youth Project worked for tips at Golden Corral to earn money for the Jobs for Young Adults and Youth Court programs.

Matthew Gatschet, a freshman at Hayden High School, started a "Teenage Republican Chapter," or TARS, for Shawnee County.

A reception and presentation recognized Stormont-Vail's increased collaboration with the Midwest Cancer Alliance.

Authorities say burglaries seem to take place more during the daytime hours during the work week because people are usually away from their homes.

Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat says a deputy spotted a vehicle possibly involved in recent burglaries. Authorities searched Saint George for the vehicle's occupants, when the car was found parked at a trailer court there.

Topeka West High School hosted a blood drive for Community Blood Center.

The Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2012 Business to Business Expo Tuesday.

23-year-old Felipe Vega-Ramos pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm to further drug trafficking.

Manuela Alcala made her first appearance in Shawnee County District Court Tuesday morning. She's charged with first degree murder and conspiracy in the October 18th death of 34-year-old Ashley Alcala.

22-year-old Deon Routt ran from a private security transport Monday evening in Lawrence. Lawrence Police arrested him Tuesday afternoon.

The Kansas Dental Project is proposing the state approve licensing a mid-level provider called a Registered Dental Practitioner. The person would have training between a hygenist and a full-fledged dentist.

The Rescue Mission kicked off its fundraising campaign Tuesday for a new intake center on NE Quincy. The $3 million renovation to the old Bailey Moving and Storage building will allow for an additional 170 beds.

Gov. Sam Brownback and other top Kansas Republicans are planning a two-day motorcycle tour of the state ahead of next week's elections.

A Native American tribe wants Gov. Sam Brownback to intervene in the tribe's decades-long fight to build a reservoir on the northeast Kansas reservation.

Supporters of a Kansas constitutional amendment that would change the way property taxes are charged on boats say the wording on the ballot is confusing.

Authorities say Deon Routt, 22, escaped from a security vehicle in Lawrence Monday evening while being transported as a prisoner.

The board of education approved putting a question on the November ballot for a $17.5 million dollar bond issue.

57-year-old Manuela Alcala is charged with first degree murder and conspiracy in the death of 34-year old Ashley Alcala. She was booked into the Shawnee County Jail Monday.

Topekan Arch Ecker gave up on finding the bass guitar stolen from him in Butte, Montana 14 years ago. Turns out, he shouldn't have!

The hurricane has forced the cancellation of about 100 blood drives in 11 states along the East Coast.

At its meeting Monday, the Shawnee County Commission approved emergency management director Dave Sterbenz ordering 1,000 more.