Kansas finally received some much needed rain Wednesday but one isolated area had to deal with much more than that. People on North Topeka Boulevard near the Shawnee / Jackson County line saw gusts up to 70 miles per hour when the storm blew through around 5 PM.

More than a year after Google chose Kansas City over Topeka and a number of other cities for its high-speed fiber network -- people can finally get it!

Members of local, state and federal agencies arrested six people in Manhattan and Wamego Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into the dealing of methamphetamine.

With the drought intensifying and temperatures well above 100, the Kansas State High School Activities Association is reminding schools about heat guidelines and hydration as fall sports season approaches.

The small Reno County town of Arlington is throwing a 125th birthday celebration this weekend.

A drug task force seized herbal potpourri from three Salina businesses, in an effort to ban what police say are dangerous drugs.

Hawker Beechcraft is defending its plan to pay more than $5.3 million in bonuses to eight top executives. Company officials call the executives a talented group that has much work left to do before the company can emerge from bankruptcy.

Days after the Colorado movie theater massacre, President Barack Obama on Wednesday forcefully spoke out against gun violence, making perhaps some of his strongest comments yet as president on the issue.

The Shawnee County sheriff's office says three-year-old Max Blindt became tangled in a swingset and died Wednesday. It happened at the daycare home which his mother operated.

Riley County police are investigating a string of crimes at businesses located in an industrial area near the Manhattan Regional Airport.

The Summer Sunset Concert is planned for Saturday evening in Old Prairie Town in Topeka.

Shawnee County Sheriff's deputies have identified the 3 year old boy killed in a playground accident at his home as Maximus Blindt, son of a day care provider.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says he's taking a family vacation to celebrate his 30th wedding anniversary, but he and his staff are not disclosing details.

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is heading to Kansas to speak in Lawrence and attend a campaign fundraiser for a U.S. House member.

A Kansas judge has rejected a bid for a third trial for a former high school janitor serving a life sentence for the 1974 killing of a 13-year-old Prairie Village girl.

Dairy Queen is hosting its 7th annual Miracle Treat Day tomorrow.

Community Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. at Silver Lake Bank, off highway 24 and North Topeka Boulevard.

Pantries across Shawnee County are running low on food or are completely empty.

Less than two weeks from the primary election the Topeka Independent Business Association held a meet and greet for business people to meet the candidates

A review of GoTopeka sparked debate at Wednesday's Joint Economic Development Organization meeting.

Topeka Police Chief Ron Miller honored WIBW-TV employees involved in subduing a man who broke into the station and stabbed two workers.

The Manhattan Fire Department is expanding its coverage in the Little Apple with the construction of two new stations. Officials say the additional firehouses will improve response time.

Skilled nursing home and assisted living residents showed off their talents Wednesday at the Blue Moose.

It's been a while since we have seen a good rain around here and some people who saw some Wednesday got a bit more than they bargained for...Not in terms of rainfall.. But from the wind!

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says in a news release Wednesday that the Omaha, Neb.-based railroad must pay a Topeka employee $38,561.