Alex Carter
Multimedia Journalist
Topeka, KS
:no_upscale()/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/gray/40310882-6443-46d7-8fee-8e9e76ea08bd.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/TBQA5XS4S5HY3PRBLKBUA7RUFQ.jpg)
The City of Topeka’s winning bid for Hotel Topeka doesn’t end some people’s questions.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ZGJZYJNYQNDDNDBDKL76VRKITY.jpg)
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure that all enslaved people were freed two-and-a-half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/U7BGMCKHNVD2VAI4BL3QZLH5EI.jpg)
180 high school students from across Kansas are learning how government operates by running their own government during a week-long interactive political exercise.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/67BWYJWICNFANEAQT5NZIUD3QA.jpg)
Saturday was National Gun Violence Awareness Day and many people in the community shared their feelings about how gun violence affects the lives of many throughout the state and the country.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/JJ2OSTC3DRG5VICIDBCHCNBLFY.jpg)
The ‘Flame of Hope’ travels 1600 miles from all corners of Kansas to the state Summer Games in Wichita.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/LAPG3PNWUZAZJNVC7J63IDHZJY.jpg)
Dr. Sollars said by reaching an agreement to raise the debt ceiling, the country avoids a worst-case scenario of having to default.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/NR5XNJVNLRDYHESHKSWQOKW76A.jpg)
The City of Topeka governing body voted seven to two on Tuesday to bid on purchasing Hotel Topeka.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/4HGCHCF3CRBFPPUJQOQJZP3IXQ.jpg)
Emmaus Baptist Church held a free event Saturday to bring the community together for Memorial Day weekend.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/H2IAOX2H5JHZ5MOGHVAADWJPI4.jpg)
Nightlife at Topeka’s Wild Horse Saloon is staying alive.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/Q5CPWVJNMZGDFARQFEYUPNFKSY.jpg)
Topeka Mayor Mike Padilla was asked Tuesday if he has been involved in discussions regarding the future of one of Topeka’s largest venues: Heartland Motorsports Park.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/E52BLJZUH5BNPCBOKIW5XXK7LQ.jpg)
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) professionals are the first ones who provide assistance to patients in the critical moments before they even arrive to a hospital.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/VGJCJPW7YVDPBCCWCDB6EG7Q4M.jpg)
Over 250 motorcyclists drove in to Junction City to honor war veterans, POWs and MIAs as part of the Run for the Wall ride that spans the entire country, from Ontario, California and ends in Washington D.C.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/RUGDJTQLO5GTNGZORWJV42TLJQ.jpg)
Several road construction projects are being worked through as the City continues searching for the most effective way to improve Topeka streets.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/4LZWVJEDOZA3PDIRPE5D4BQHP4.jpg)
After nearly two months of discussion, The Topeka Governing Body approved an ordinance Tuesday which will allow the City to begin the process of creating a pilot land bank program.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SUGSCZYU6BGNDMQ6EEJDNHQ5H4.jpg)
Dani Essman is the program coordinator for the Women’s Activity Learning Center (WALC) at the Topeka Correctional Facility.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/JHVHH37G4JA5VINX7IW4YEVUVE.jpg)
Manhattan High School’s Class of 2023 has officially started the next chapter of their lives.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6Z4FCXAN5VEKXCBNDGWVTG4MTY.jpg)
The time after finals and before graduation for high school students can be bittersweet as they embark on the next phase of their lives.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/NB7E75SS2NAYJGLYTWII2BJAMA.jpg)
The Menninger Foundation was honored Tuesday for the many decades it spent treating patients from all over the world in the city of Topeka.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/57JFTPBHKZGB7LTY6BQQP3ESLU.jpg)
Proceeds from a 0.2% sales tax to support Gage Park are starting to roll in.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FYGVLHYLTVCS7JMA7MGHKSMCH4.jpg)
The Kansas Youth Chorale is a group of dedicated young singers who perform all across the state.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/RQNLQWHHKNDU3PUALC4GFNR5FU.jpg)
The Capper Foundation held its annual ‘An Evening for a Child’ Saturday at the Maner Conference Center, with 13′s Melissa Brunner serving as emcee.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/V6AS7UDRJZEMBJTOP6ERI42W7U.jpg)
Mental health touches all of our lives in some way. Brenda Quigley hopes to raise awareness after a tragedy occurred in her family.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/AHI5EVPURJEQNBUWBVIYQD3LNQ.jpg)
Mariia Levchenko and her daughter are two of the most recent refugees to be relocated from a war-torn Ukraine to Topeka.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/UXT33T5XQFHWTLV2GVZPSLHAXA.jpg)
The Topeka JUMP coalition held its annual Nehemiah Action Assembly Monday at Washburn University’s Lee Arena.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/U3VJXULPCNCG3NAWAGIDZ5AOHM.jpg)
Topeka has recently been ranked as one of the top emerging housing markets in the country.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ORHAFJLIARAUXEIGTNRSKC3D3Y.jpg)
The Kaw Valley Center Health Systems hosted local foster families for a free celebratory event to kick off Foster Parent Appreciation Month.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/I2XRPL4IK5EK3KNI3VAYQSEBXA.jpg)
The Roar and Pour Wine Fest is an annual fundraising event that includes food, wine, and entertainment. All of which goes toward supporting the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/2ISLV3A7AJDDPPI4WCUA6TSZSA.jpg)
The Sunflower Foundation hosted a leadership event Wednesday to explore how to improve healthcare services in the state.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/KYURL5TM2JCYBPOE5A4WMOXCJI.jpg)
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics held a ceremony Tuesday to unveil how it plans to commemorate Bob Dole, the longtime U.S. senator from Kansas who founded the institute.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/IXQRSAUB7RFOXPC5CS5GXLRQFM.jpg)
A doctor specializing in developmental molecular biology shares with companies how it can operate in a post-COVID world and why the COVID-19 pandemic affected the workplace.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/YLP5XQARL5ERFH32LLFZSGKSZU.jpg)
As Dr. Beryl New reflected on her 35 years as a public educator, she said her career started with a calling she heard from a higher power.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SKLYQVXEB5CFJLUJLQUIQZ3UQY.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/AILW4H55BFHL3AK26VCTCUI54Q.jpg)
The menu for the brunch consisted of some traditional delicacies that are also connected with Jewish culture.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/35J7MZBX6NALHGV6SFV5547WNA.jpg)
One of the over 40 booths on display Saturday showed how some of the everyday products people use can contain ingredients that are very harmful to the environment.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QX5IVFTJSRCDFJFTKY3O3L3HJ4.jpg)
Project Lifesaver is a search and rescue program focused on finding people with cognitive disabilities, who may tend to wander off from their caregivers.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/PTAXX2QRCZC5TCYOXK4CL23NMA.jpg)
A shooting Tuesday afternoon in Topeka left one person dead just a day after another man was fatally shot near Highland Park.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/7OAZJJXGCBF3FIZDK2PCAHH5ZA.jpg)
Every parent hopes their child is looked after when they send them on a field trip.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OOYKOBTGSZFRLEMFQXJPZNGVYQ.jpg)
Rod Harding and his friends were doing something they had done countless times before, but in the blink of an eye, everything suddenly went wrong.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/4WO63RIJBFADHGQPA6ZMHHVML4.jpg)
The Immaculata Church in St. Marys has been a project years in the making.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/WXIUKHF3NZGFNMZ6F6QY6VHE6M.jpg)
Grace Episcopal Cathedral has served people in Topeka for over 100 years.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/J3KYSUBK45ECBHFU2HJ4YKAZ4A.jpg)
This year has been the largest gathering in the event’s history with over 1,000 dogs competing.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/P3C5AYWXIBE4DBPQRVGRXDP7VQ.jpg)
The people who answer our 911 calls are operators, first responders, and so much more. This week is a chance to recognize them.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/BUX3T5GJZ5H4HNDJFEXWXZ6I3Q.jpg)
A shortage in available kennel space for dogs at Helping Hands Humane Society has led staff to find new methods to try and increase adoption numbers.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/K67YPIGCXBDKZIK6OESL3P7OYE.jpg)
Gage Park was filled with people enjoying the outdoors and the nice weather on Sunday.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/YAECUCG2LZCFTJN4GKXMIPZZTA.jpg)
Fans of the Arts got a chance to experience different creative workshops and a behind-the-scenes tour of the oldest continuously running community dinner theater in the country.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/VPHRHUDPUJDEHG7LD5Y6SYBWY4.jpg)
According to the TPD, officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of SE 26th St. just before 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 8.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/I3XDOZZF7VDIDHL5MY2IEL5KMM.jpg)
The Topeka Governing Body is discussing ways to lower the number of vacant homes in the City.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/PJDNTF76PBERVEJR7OMRTP77Y4.jpg)
Not only does Misty Bosch-Hastings help people at her job at the Topeka Rescue Mission, she also spends some of her free time volunteering.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/UFHVL3W5DVAWRHIIM7YX4NUNOM.jpg)
A recent study found that Topeka has the cheapest pizza in the country.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FYRBBFMSQ5CXNJZJO4LKEJRNGU.jpg)
The Kansas Horse Mafia is taking horse lovers back in time to the Wild Wild West with Extreme Cowboy Racing. The group gathered at R Bar B in North Topeka to celebrate the upcoming season and expand its membership.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/2G2W6WMPYJG23G5I5JMBIB3D3Y.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/XXSJDNWIINDY7CCR6NGEWFMJ74.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/RUJNHQX2JRBR3NNV7FM6DC2YVU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OEUOKNWVKVFSNLKIMHNY2IPGCI.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/WGFUO767NJCATOMHFFEMUUFMUE.PNG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/DRCDRXQL2VA7JKTNCICWOIRNTQ.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/JDGUDF55PFHGVJJIGVBFYZDYZE.bmp)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/NTR4EHRJCRCRJP5JIR7KH4Y63Y.bmp)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/I3Q3TTNBB5HARK7VOEW2OXEAZM.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/P5ERPUO6MVNNLMMALE2S2IDKJI.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/UU6GH4JBUNGNRHZZMVUDAALKHY.bmp)