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Yesterday

WIBWYesterday

Weather delays daytime closures on Kansas Avenue in downtown Topeka

WIBWYesterday

Election Day Guide: What Kansas voters need to know Tuesday

The Topeka Capital-JournalYesterday

Everything Kansans need to know to vote on Election Day this midterm

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Sunday, November 1

WIBWNov 1

Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office investigates death of Topeka teen

WIBWNov 1

TPS confirms passing of 17-year-old Highland Park High student

WIBWNov 1

Topeka nonprofit thrift store to close its doors, shifts to online auctions

Saturday, October 31

WIBWOct 31

Cease and desist ordered to Kansas civics group

WIBWOct 31

Kansas Museum holds first Halloween event with history scavenger hunt in Topeka

KSNT 27 NewsOct 31

One injured in east Topeka shooting

WIBWOct 31

Investigation underway after shooting leaves 1 injured in Topeka

Kansas ReflectorOct 31

Opinion: Thank goodness President Trump will return to Kansas. Now he can check out all our hot GOP men!

Friday, October 30

Penwell-Gabel Funeral HomeOct 30

Rich Farr Obituary Oct 30, 2026

Parker-Price & DavidsonOct 30

Jane M. Miller Obituary Oct 30, 2026 - Parker-Price & Davidson

Thursday, October 29

Kansas City StarOct 29

Seventeen victims identified in stabbing, rape spree across 5 crime scenes in Topeka

KSNT 27 NewsOct 29

17 victims tied to central Topeka crime spree investigation, arrest made

Legacy | ObituaryOct 29

Norman Earl Dederick Obituary (2026) - Topeka, KS - Midwest Cremation, Inc.

Dove Cremations & FuneralsOct 29

Karen Kay Oard Obituary Oct 29, 2026

Dove Cremations & FuneralsOct 29

Patricia "Patti" L. Grant Obituary Oct 29, 2026

Wednesday, October 28

WIBWOct 28

Christmas Bureau Topeka Kansas

KSNT 27 NewsOct 28

Four injured in series of attacks in central Topeka Wednesday: police

Penwell-Gabel Funeral HomeOct 28

Harold Dean Wolgast Obituary Oct 28, 2026

Penwell-Gabel Funeral HomeOct 28

Kalvin Shawn Lynch Obituary Oct 28, 2026

Parker-Price & DavidsonOct 28

John Paul Holt Obituary Oct 28, 2026 - Parker-Price & Davidson

Tuesday, October 27

Kansas ReflectorOct 27

Top Republicans keep visiting Kansas and encouraging people to vote

The Topeka Capital-JournalOct 27

Carol & Richard Purcell

Kansas City StarOct 27

Five moments that stood out from JD Vance rally as GOP fights to keep Kansas red

Dove Cremations & FuneralsOct 27

Ricky L. Cannon Obituary Oct 27, 2026

Kevin Brennan Family Funeral HomeOct 27

Michael O'Connor Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Monday, October 26

The Topeka Capital-JournalOct 26

Photos: Vice President JD Vance rallies in Topeka ahead of midterms

KSHB 41 Kansas CityOct 26

Vice President JD Vance stumps for Marshall in Topeka; Hamilton takes different approach in Kansas Senate race

KMBCOct 26

Vice President JD Vance rallies for Roger Marshall in Topeka as Kansas Senate race enters final stretch

Kansas City StarOct 26

JD Vance rallies support for Marshall as Republicans strive to hang on to Kansas

WIBWOct 26

Vice President JD Vance takes the stage at HME, Inc. in Topeka

C-SPANOct 26

Vice President Vance Speaks at Midterm Rally in Topeka, KS | Video

KSNT 27 NewsOct 26

Vice President JD Vance rally in Topeka

KSNT 27 NewsOct 26

Protest planned for Vice President JD Vance visit to Topeka

KWCHOct 26

WATCH: Vice President JD Vance speaks at rally in Topeka

The Topeka Capital-JournalOct 26

Jackie Berillon

KSNT 27 NewsOct 26

Victim of deadly crash near Topeka involving trash truck identified

KSNT 27 NewsOct 26

Temporary closures to occur on Highway 24 in Topeka Wednesday

Parker-Price & DavidsonOct 26

Brad Lee Eakes Obituary Oct 26, 2026 - Parker-Price & Davidson

WIBWOct 26

Devin Helton, 38, listed as Topeka’s latest homicide victim

Penwell-Gabel Funeral HomeOct 26

Joseph "Greg" Buchanan Obituary Oct 26, 2026

Penwell-Gabel Funeral HomeOct 26

Charles and Jane Brehm Obituary Oct 26, 2026

Mercer Funeral HomeOct 26

Tambra "Tammy" M. Martin Obituary Oct 26, 2026

Sunday, October 25

Penwell-Gabel Funeral HomeOct 25

Alice M. Ledeboer Obituary Oct 25, 2026

Saturday, October 24

Dove Cremations & FuneralsOct 24

Jeanette Ilene Massey Obituary Oct 24, 2026

KSNT 27 NewsOct 24

One dead after central Topeka shooting

Friday, October 23

Penwell-Gabel Funeral HomeOct 23

Julia Corrigan Bryant Obituary Oct 23, 2026

Penwell-Gabel Funeral HomeOct 23

Robin Lynn Miller Obituary Oct 23, 2026

Kansas ReflectorOct 23

U.S. labor secretary praises Kansas manufacturing industry in visit to Topeka business

WIBWOct 23

Topeka man sentenced to multiple life sentences for sexual assaults against a child

Thursday, October 22

KSHB 41 Kansas CityOct 22

Vice President JD Vance returning to Kansas for rally in Topeka

KWCHOct 22

Vice President JD Vance coming to Topeka today for another midterm rally

Penwell-Gabel Funeral HomeOct 22

B. Kent Garlinghouse Obituary Oct 22, 2026

KSNT 27 NewsOct 22

Vice President JD Vance coming to Topeka, here’s when

New York PostOct 22

Historic US city is pleading for new residents — and willing to pay $15K to get them

KMBCOct 22

Vice President JD Vance returning to Kansas for midterm rally next week

Kansas ReflectorOct 22

Kansas attorney general candidates question rivals on plea bargain, immigrant crime

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