A Shawnee Co. Sheriff's deputy found a body inside a car parked outside Washburn Rural Middle School.

Former Topeka Roadrunner and current all-time points leader Kyle Sharkey was in Moore, Oklahoma today, where his family lives. While Kyle and his family are safe, volunteers from Topeka's Red Cross are currently gearing up to assist those left with nothing, just blocks away.

Lawrence Police say officers arrested a 20-year-old Topekan on two counts of attempted first degree murder. A 29-year-old Topeka resident also was arrested on a charge of domestic battery which took place during to the incident.

28-year-old Johnnie Lee McCall pleaded guilty to his role in a holdup at a Little Caesars. 26-year-old Jordan Lucas pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a robbery at Baskin Robbins.

24-year-old Taron Huggins was arrested January 25th at Hooters Restaurant on SW Wanamaker.

Authorities say that a fire was intentionally set inside an apartment at the St. Gregory Apartments Monday night.

The Kansas Capital Area Chapter of the Red Cross in Topeka was mobilizing to contact volunteers Monday night to assist with tornado recovery efforts in Oklahoma.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that Lawrence Simons' appeal of his sentence for illegally distributing prescription drugs was nothing more than a ``conclusory diatribe.''

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Marc Rhoades of Newton was meeting privately Monday with other GOP House leaders.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Georgia-based Enercon Services violated whistleblower protections when it retaliated against an engineer for raising concerns during construction work at the Wolf Creek plant in Burlington.

Senators and House negotiators on tax issues had no meetings Monday.

Assistant Kansas State kinesiology professor Brandon Irwin said in a news release that the initial hunch was that encouragement would be motivating. But the researchers found it had almost the opposite effect.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is urging residents in areas damaged by weekend storms to use caution during the cleanup and rebuilding to avoid scams by transient contractors.

A man from McPherson County, Kan., has been sentenced to 260 years in federal prison for using a 9-year-old child to produce child pornography, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Officials with the Kansas Highway Patrol say it is unclear why a Fort Riley soldier was fleeing from troopers on Interstate 70, leading to a crash that claimed his life.

Police have identified two Topeka men shot in Lawrence over the weekend.

Hundreds of motorcyclists are driving across America in appreciation for veterans and Monday they made a stop in Topeka.

A family outing on Milford Lake took a tragic turn when a two-year-old child fell out of a boat and into the water, his parents plunging in after him to save him. The toddler was airlifted to a Topeka hospital and passed away.

Kansas Division of Emergency Management urges Kansans to stay on alert for more storms after at least five Kansas counties received damage from tornadoes and strong winds over the weekend.

The large Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots eluded Kansas players this weekend, but three tickets sold in Kansas for Saturday’s Powerball drawing are each worth $10,000.

Proposed cuts in spending on higher education is a key issue for Kansas legislators as the House and Senate attempt to reconcile their differences on the state budget.

An Army team is inspecting the cemetery at Fort Riley to verify that all service members buried there are properly identified and commemorated.

Negotiations are at a standstill between the Kansas House and Senate over the state's sales tax rate and proposals to cut individual income taxes.

Weather threatened Junction City High School's graduation Sunday night and even though the ceremony had to be moved indoors, it didn't dampen the mood.

The weather held out in the Little Apple Sunday as hundreds of Manhattan High School students received their diplomas after four years of hard work.