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If the new facility is approved, the current Oakland pool will be removed and the aquatic center will be in the same park closer to Sardou Avenue.

Shawnee County Parks and Recreation said the Rossville Community Pool will reopen Friday, June 2.

Fire damaged a house Wednesday night at 917 N.E. Chester Ave. in the Oakland neighborhood of northeast Topeka.

The company says currently, the Junction City facility employs around 175 people and the investment can add about 200 jobs between 2023 and 2026.

Teachers aim to make a difference for their students. But in this case, making a difference was a mutual thing.

One of the many items on the agenda during Thursday’s Shawnee Co. Commissioners’ meeting includes a change in wages for a local union’s workers.

Topeka City councilwoman Christina Valdivia-Alcala is asking city leaders to open their eyes to ongoing issues in the Oakland area.

Spring cleaning for the yard can bring piles of sticks and fallen limbs. It’s okay to burn it - as long as you have one important thing.

You can’t help if severe weather damages your roof. But, you can help which roofing company repairs your home, to make sure you aren’t getting scammed.

Hundreds of thousands of people lined Grand Ave. from downtown to Union Station to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ win in Super Bowl 57.

On January 13th, Lawrence Police Department asked the public to be on the lookout for a 31-year-old Derrick James Davidson, he was believed to have stolen a car in Topeka and fled to Lawrence.

Wednesday night, February 1, after 8:00 p.m. Topeka Fire responded to reports of a fire at a home at 1009 SW Medford Ave. TFD says smoke and flames were coming from the house.

Derrick James Davidson has led officers on a trail of crimes and continues to flee from the police. LPD is believed to have stolen a car in Topeka then took off to Lawrence.

The Flint Hills Discovery Center will be welcoming a new temporary exhibit in late January.

Then, he transitioned into the Director of Distribution Services role where he would impact those in desperate need of just a little assistance.

One person has died in a fire that took place at a homeless camp near the Topeka Rescue Mission early Friday morning.

The cold weather is on its way and the Topeka Rescue Mission and other organizations are planning to keep people on the street warm.

Dye was arrested for first-degree murder and was booked into the Allen County Jail.

The Salvation Army and Scotch services together, gathered over a thousand coats to give to those in need.

KDHE reports Kansas has had 8 deaths related to the flu already this season.

Aldrick Scott, 47, is wanted in connection with the disappearance of Cari Allen, 43, she has been missing for over a week.

Dacee McLaren recently reconnected with Cari Allen, she even spoke with her the Saturday she was last seen.

Pauline Johnson was the co-founder of the Community Thanksgiving Dinner, and continued the tradition for five decades.

For the first time since 2010, parking rates in Downtown Topeka will be going up.

Bicycle riders in Topeka collected over 1,000 pounds of food, for those in need.

Witman says inflation may be why donations are off to a slower start - he says a simple present can go a long way.

There are still thousands of potential votes left to be counted before election results can become official and the Kansas Secretary of State’s office said in a briefing Wednesday that more than 25,000 mail in ballots have yet to be returned.

It wasn’t the accident that frustrated the couple, it was the lack of communication from Kansasland.

Over 14 vendors displayed trains and railroadiana from past and present to sell, or have train collectors look at.

A building that housed fireworks near south Holton caught on fire Sunday Morning.

Stormont Vail Health is bringing specialized pediatric care closer to home. They and Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City are working together for this new clinic at 9th and Mulvane.

The Topeka City Council Tuesday night voted to expand their efforts to update liquor laws. In part, they want local governments to be able to decide when streets would need to be closed for common consumption areas.

Hazel Hill is adding an extra pinch of a local touch to its award-winning chocolate bars.

More than a dozen fire responder organizations including Topeka Police, Kansas Highway Patrol, and Topeka Fire Department came together to fill the buckets of trick or treaters.

But, as Boo at the Zoo goes away, Zoo Lights appears!

Michael Raines, 25, of Topeka was arrested in a Saturday shooting.

The price on Halloween candy isn’t so “sweet” these days, but donations have helped keep trick-or-treaters bags full!

‘The Little Russia Chili Parlor’ is on schedule to open sometime in November, an exact date hasn’t been chosen yet.

Senator Jerry Moran, Congressmen Tracey Mann and Jake LaTurner and gubernatorial candidate Derek Schmidt took a closer look at farming operations and agri-business.

Joseph and Winter Lemery received a text message on their way home from St. Louis Sunday night saying their building at The Pines was on fire.

Shawnee County Parks and Rec says Station 9 ¾ promises a weekend of magical fantasy and fun Oct. 22- 23 at Great Overland Station.

The Topeka Zoo is calling all little ghosts and goblins to get in the Halloween spirit.

Riley County Police Department say Bernice Farmer, 76 has been arrested in connection to a shooting that took place Friday night in Ogden.

TPD said on October 21, 2022, members of the Topeka Police Department Narcotics Unit and the Shawnee County Drug Task Force served a search warrant in the 1100 block of southeast 33rd Street.

He says SENT has identified problems within the Hi-Crest community, and works day and night to fix them.

Fire crews responded just before 7 p.m. to SW 7th and Polk, just a few blocks from a fire call earlier in the day.

There are two more reasons to visit the NOTO Arts and Entertainment District

The Topeka City Council voted to approve further business development in the South Topeka area.

With the increase in fentanyl cases in Kansas, USD 345 voted to introduce a new tool to make sure its schools can act in the event of an overdose.

From feeding goats, walking through a corn maze, shooting apples from a canon, and of course, picking the perfect pumpkins, Gary’s Berries has something for all ages.