Alyssa Willetts
Morning Anchor
Topeka, Kan.
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I am a recent college graduate from Oklahoma Wesleyan University where I got my degree in Film. I moved to Topeka from Oklahoma City and took the Morning Producer/MMJ position at WIBW News 13.
I played soccer all through college and am a sports fanatic. Growing up I always knew I wanted to be on camera, and later on I discovered my love for storytelling.
I love meeting new people and helping them communicate and share their stories with the world. I am a huge dog lover, enjoy exploring new places, and slightly obsessed with Christmas.
I am excited to start my career in Northeast Kansas, and I look forward to meeting and interacting with our viewers.
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The Topeka Police Department is looking for a woman connected to multiple theft investigations in Topeka and Lawrence.
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The Topeka Police Department is investigating an overnight stabbing.
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Shawnee County dropped one point in the latest COVID-19 index score, but still remains high in two main categories.
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The Topeka Police Department has taken two suspects in for questioning following a stolen vehicle chase Wednesday night.
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Marysville’s Police Chief has been relieved of his duties by the city administrator, and many residents are stunned by the news.
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An 11-year-old Kansas City boy that had a rare form of cancer is being remembered as a fighter.
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A Topeka woman is facing multiple charges after she was arrested Monday in Jackson County.
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Hundreds of students gathered outside a University of Kansas fraternity house Monday night in protest of an alleged rape by a fraternity member.
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Shawnee County has maintained a score of 14 on the latest COVID-19 Community Indicator Report.
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A U-Haul moving van blocked traffic along I-70 on the Kansas Turnpike Sunday afternoon after it overturned and landed across the center median.
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The Topeka Police Department is searching for a person of interest in a Wednesday night shooting that left a man with critical injuries.
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The Topeka Fire Department responded to its third blaze in four months at a vacant home on SW Clay Street.
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A person was taken to the hospital early Friday morning after they were hit by a vehicle in the Hi-Crest area.
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Two online public schools in Kansas are seeing an increase in enrollment since the pandemic began.
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The Topeka Police Department has identified the man who was critically injured in a Wednesday night shooting in Central Topeka.
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Shawnee County has dropped four points in the latest COVID-19 Community Indicator Report moving the county back into the “substantial” zone.
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A new study from Kansas State University kinesiology researchers finds wearing a face mask while exercising does not impair a workout.
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One person suffered critical injuries in a Central Topeka shooting Wednesday night.
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A bar & grill in Topeka honored the 13 soldiers killed in a terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan last week.
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Jeff Colyer announced Monday he is ending his campaign for Governor to be treated for prostate cancer. He said he endorses fellow Republican, Attorney General Derek Schmidt in his candidacy.
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Topeka Police Chief, Bryan Wheeles, shared a video message Monday on Facebook thanking area health care workers for their continued response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Washburn University is launching a fundraising challenge to build a new veterans memorial on campus.
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A new grant program is available to Kansas non-profit arts organizations to help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Riley County Police Department is looking for a suspect who stole forks for a forklift from a Manhattan business Sunday.
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AAA Kansas has donated digital road flare kits to 21 law enforcement agencies in the state to help increase visibility and safety when officers work roadside emergencies after dark.
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A Topeka man was arrested Wednesday night after a shooting victim arrived at a local hospital.
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The Kansas Department of Transportation said they will be closing one lane of I-70 on the Polk Quincy Viaduct Monday for emergency deck patching.
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Shawnee County health officials announced Thursday the community is once again seeing a high transmission of COVID-19.
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Airmen from the 284th Air Support Operations Squadron stood outside Berryton Elementary School Tuesday morning to greet late TSgt. Wesley Kubie’s son on the first day of school.
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Shawnee County is one of 14 Kansas counties that saw a population increase in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Topeka will welcome a new professional men’s basketball team in the spring of 2022.
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The Riley County Police Department said a woman rolled her car multiple times Thursday morning after trying to avoid another vehicle with its hazard lights on.
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Weekly new COVID-19 cases have increased in Shawnee County for the 7th consecutive week.
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A Lawrence man was arrested in Jackson County Monday afternoon after deputies said they found meth in his vehicle.
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As Tre lives by his businesses motto, “Squeeze Into Your Dreams,” he recognizes his success would not be possible without the community’s support.
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Two children that were kidnapped overnight in Wichita, sparking an Amber Alert, have been found safe.
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Former KU men’s basketball player, Silvio De Sousa, was in court Tuesday for the start of his trial in an aggravated battery case.
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The Geary County School District will require all students, staff, and visitors to wear masks inside their facilities and on school buses, regardless of a person’s vaccination status.
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The Shawnee County Health Department is modifying its hours to help parents get their child’s vaccines up to date before school starts.
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The Wabaunsee County Health Department is warning residents that several new COVID cases have been connected to the county’s fair.
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The Kansas Department of Labor announced Thursday morning their unemployment benefits website is back up and running.
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First-year teachers within Topeka Public Schools are getting their classrooms prepped and ready for students.
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A man in a wheelchair was injured after a car hit him while he was crossing the street in Manhattan early Wednesday.
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The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects who stole a John Deere Gator from a home in Mayetta.
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A driver faces charges after his passenger died in a Saturday morning crash in southeast Topeka.
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Several area county sheriffs’ have come out in support of republican Kris Kobach in his run to become the state’s next Attorney General.
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Frito Lay released a statement Thursday morning urging its union workers at the Topeka plant to accept their new offer and end a strike that’s now in its third week.
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One lane of Auburn Rd. in Shawnee County is closed as crews work a rollover crash.
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The Riley County Police Department arrested a Salina man in connection to a 2019 aggravated robbery in Manhattan.
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First-year students at Kansas State University will be required to live on campus during their first two semesters starting in the fall of 2022.