20-year old Dustin Leftwich faces charges including first degree murder and kidnapping for the May 25th death of 18-year old Brenna Morgart.

Thanks to gifts of fans from Westar, the Red Cross is ready for its annual summer fan donation on June 13th. Here's where to go and fill out the form, to make sure you might be able to have a free fan in the Kansas heat.

Although the state's new budget restores $700,000 in funding for the arts, it will be at least a year before federal and regional matching funds will return to Kansas.

Dick Barta will join two-term incumbent Democratic Senator Laura Kelly and GOP candidates Gary Parnell and Cristina Fischer in the race to serve northern Shawnee County and all of Wabunsee county.

A Kansas prosecutor investigating private meetings between state legislators and Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says his review is not political.

Hutchinson's first sculpture walk is starting to take shape.

A man accused of shooting a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper last year has pleaded no contest to reduced charges.

High school students attending Kansas Boys' State in Manhattan have received some serious advice from Gov. Sam Brownback: Develop strong friendships. Find worthy mentors.

The constant battle for Internet security saw another brazen attack this week as Russian hackers published millions of passwords they collected after hacking the professional-networking site LinkedIn.

Authorities say Ron and Becky Bramlage and their four children were killed when their plane went down outside Tampa, FL.

A unified lawsuit on behalf of more than 2,000 National Football League players has been filed against the league in federal court alleging that the NFL failed to acknowledge and address neurological risks associated with the sport and then deliberately failed to tell players about the risks they faced, according to attorneys representing former players.

The Kansas Democratic Party will be holding its 2012 Kansas Democratic State Convention this Saturday, June 9th, at the Topeka Ramada Convention Center.

Topeka Police Detectives are attempting to identify victims of tree trimming and roof repair scam that was mostly targeted toward the elderly population.

A $1.7 million estate gift from two late Topeka psychiatrists, Drs. Dean and Elisabeth Collins, has established a study abroad scholarship for University of Kansas students to study in Germany.

A Garden City man who was injured by a hit-and-run driver while riding his motorcycle in late May has died.

Police are looking for a man who robbed a Topeka Fast Food restaurant Wednesday night.

A top Army official will speak Friday to the latest graduating class of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth.

The Kansas winter wheat harvest is nearing the Nebraska border.

A Democrat on the Kansas State Board of Education says she's not seeking re-election this year.

Two Kansas House Republicans see a Democratic district attorney's investigation as political after being subpoenaed over private dinner meetings lawmakers had with GOP Gov. Sam Brownback.

Summertime has long been associated with pool parties and barbecues. But with so many new programs and series' finales on the way, the TV remote could be just as crucial this season as sunscreen and hot dogs.

Joe Patton and incumbent Senator Vicki Schmidt went head to head at Brewster Place where over fifty people turned out to hear the two candidates running to represent Topeka's 20th State Senate District.

The first-ever Kansas Expanded Learning and Afterschool Forum brought together educators, policy makers and others at the Kansas History Museum.

Local marine and Valley Falls native, Shane Evans will be honored Monday with the Purple Heart medal in Kansas City for his four year service in Afghanistan.

Shawnee Co. District Attorney Chad Taylor spoke with 13 News for the first time since filing charges in the death of 18-year old Brenna Morgart.