Posted: 9:30 AM The Environmental Protection Agency is collecting soil and water samples this month from industrial sites in Great Bend.

Updated: 3:39 PM A new Kansas task force charged with finding ways for schools to put more of their state funding directly into classrooms is getting down to work.

Posted: 4:37 AM Kansas regulators are considering whether they need new rules for providers of promotional tours to three state-owned casinos.

Posted: 9:13 PM A country crooner filled the halls of the Topeka Performing Arts Center with the sound of his voice this evening.

Updated: 9:22 PM An army of fighters - clad in pink - stood up to breast cancer this Sunday. Hundreds of people took part in the third annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk at the Statehouse.

Posted: 8:44 PM A 25-year-old Lawrence woman charged in the death of her 5-year-old son has waived her preliminary hearing.

Posted: 8:43 PM A car-train collision in south-central Kansas has left one person dead and two other people injured.

Posted: 8:37 PM Richard D. Greene, the chief judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals, has died. He was 62.

Posted: 12:52 PM There was something for everyone today at the 33rd Annual Old Prairie Town Apple Festival.

Updated: 10:10 AM Knife-wielding men met in a fierce competition Saturday night at Washburn Tech.

Updated: 10:11 AM The Auburn Fair had a good showing despite the cold weather.

Updated: 9:57 PM Farmers are showing off homegrown produce and giving locals a peek inside their operations as part of the eighth annual Kaw Valley Farm Tour.

Posted: 8:46 PM A long-time Topekan has lost his battle with lung cancer. Kevin Michael Brennan, 61, died Saturday, Oct. 6.

Posted: 8:41 PM A federal judge has dismissed an age discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Kansas.

Posted: 8:39 PM A state senator is returning a donation he received from Hallmark because of the greeting card company's decision to close its Topeka plant.

Posted: 6:14 PM Friends and family gathered at the Topeka Fire Department Saturday to remember fallen heroes.

Posted: 5:53 PM On Saturday October 5th, 2012 at about 9 p.m. officers responded to a burglary in progress in the 900 block of SE 10th.

Posted: 4:42 PM It was a blessed day for the animals at Helping Hands Humane Society on Saturday.

Posted: 3:12 PM Cold weather did not prevent kids from enjoying a great experience at this afternoons Outdoor Kansas Kids Day.

Updated: 3:19 PM Nearly 60 weenie dogs raced in the Petland weiner dog race in the Fairlawn Plaza shopping center Saturday afternoon.

Posted: 11:25 AM A 25-year-old Lawrence woman charged in the death of her 5-year-old son has waived her preliminary hearing.

Posted: 11:23 AM The western Kansas town of Ellis has a new police chief.

Posted: 9:46 AM The summer's blistering heat is still a recent memory, but northwestern Kansas has received its first snowfall of the season.

Posted: 9:43 AM Police in northeastern Kansas say a high school student who was shocked by an officer's stun gun had been holding a knife to his own throat.

Updated: 10:43 PM Kansas State University has a new multi-million dollar basketball training facility- one that officials hope will attract new talent and improve the Wildcats’ success on the court.