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A resident of Topeka Presbyterian Manor has died of the coronavirus, officials with the facility announced Friday.

Kansas State University is expanding its COVID-19 testing for the spring semester.

A semi-trailer crash early Friday on S.W. K-4 highway at Hodges Road shut down both lanes of the roadway as crews worked to clear the scene. No injuries were reported.

A man was seriously injured after the van he was in ran out of gas and was rear-ended Thursday afternoon on Interstate 70 near downtown Topeka, authorities said.

Dry today, precipitation chances possible this weekend

For many of those who've beat COVID, the battle wasn’t easy, and doctors are still learning what effects might linger longer-term.

The Topeka Police Dept.'s next testing date for recruit applicants is Feb. 5.

Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman are encouraged with President Joe Biden’s vaccine rollout plan.

13′s Melissa Brunner was honored to support a local organization, and pay it forward to another!

Each student participating in the event will be allowed two adult spectators. They will be spaced out in the stands and required to wear masks.

The demand for vaccines backed up traffic Thursday in Riley County. The Health Department started Phase Two of COVID-19 vaccinations with people age 65 and over.

Republicans in the Kansas Senate on Thursday rejected Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s nomination of a public defender to the state’s second-highest court for the second time in eight months, despite support for him from the state’s top federal prosecutor and other attorneys.

As phase two of vaccine distribution kicks off, Shawnee Co. health officials report more than 12,000 people expressed interest in getting a dose.

Stan Herd created a special piece of art that was featured in Joe Biden’s virtual inaugural celebration.

Highs will be about 20° colder tomorrow

The Shawnee County District Attorney has filed charges against a man that was investigated in the summer of 2020 for the alleged sexual abuse of six minors.

State Treasurer Lynn Rogers has offered some critiques to strengthen Senate Bill 15.

A signal replacement project will create closures along Topeka Blvd.

The City of Manhattan will host a City Commission Work Session.

Senator Roger Marshall has been honored by the Kansas Farm Bureau for work he did while he was in Congress.

Washburn University will resume in-person classes on Feb. 1.

Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has been named the Sporting News Coordinator of the Year, the site announced Thursday.

Shawnee County Parks and Recreation will discuss Family Park at its upcoming Board meeting.

Dickinson County District Court offices will close for a temporary relocation.

The City of Topeka will close Golden Ave. for construction.

The University of Kansas St. Francis Campus says it will begin scheduling appointments for those that apply for Phase 2 of the Kansas vaccination plan.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture will host a State Conservation Commission Meeting on Feb. 1.

Juvenile offenders in the Shawnee Co. Juvenile Detention Center will continue to receive services officials credit as a big form of help.

A Valley Falls man has been arrested on charges related to methamphetamine after a short pursuit.

Attorney General Derek Schmidt has made a nomination for the new Medicaid inspector general.