A Topeka police officer late Friday shot and critically wounded a fleeing man who reportedly displayed a gun, a police spokeswoman said.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place Friday night in Topeka. The KBI reports that a Topeka police officer made contact with a man riding a bicycle around 9 p.

One person died Friday when a westbound semi-truck left the Kansas Turnpike on its north side and struck a bridge pillar in eastern Shawnee County.

Kansas state troopers busted more than 2,600 drivers for speeding over 100 mph last year, including one who was caught going above 160 mph. 27 News reached out to the Kansas

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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Traffic was slowed early Friday after a semitrailer carrying cattle crashed and rolled off Interstate 70 just west of Topeka, officials said. The crash was reported around 2 a.m. Friday off westbound I-70 just west of the S.W. Auburn Road exit.

The Topeka Police Department (TPD) is investigating a shooting in Central Topeka. According to a TPD watch commander, one person was injured in a shooting near Southwest 21st and Southwest Buchanan around 9 p.

THe Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is working to evacuate a building in downtown Topeka Thursday afternoon. Around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, KHP sent an alert message that

A cold front is expected to bring sub-zero temperatures this coming weekend to northeast Kansas, the National Weather Service says.

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating after an officer-involved shooting Friday in Topeka. Just before 9 p.m., police stopped an individual on a bicycle in the area of SW 21st Street and Buchanan Street in Topeka, according to a media release from Topeka Police.

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The Shawnee County delegation in the Kansas Legislature has its committee assignments for the 2025 legislative session. Here's what they are.