Roberts' promise to repeal Obamacare currently mathematically impossible 

After Republicans seized the U.S. Senate in the November election, newly re-elected Sen. Pat Roberts promised repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act will be his first priority when the new Congress gavels in after the first of the year. Read More

Topeka home's occupant shoots would-be intruder

A man was shot and critically wounded early Monday while he was trying to break into a house in the city's Ward-Meade neighborhood, police said. The incident occurred around 4:35 a.m. in the 300 block of S.W. Clay.
Phil Anderson

Man struck by vehicle on Topeka Blvd. Sunday night

A man struck by a car while crossing a busy Topeka street on Sunday night just west of downtown sustained serious injuries as a result of the impact. Emergency responders and seven police officers from various agencies arrived in the 700 block of S.W.
Caroline Sweeney

Man suffers injuries after being robbed, stabbed

A man turned to a gas station employee for help after he was stabbed and robbed Sunday night. Around 8 p.m., Topeka Police officers arrived at the Phillips 66 gas station at 2901 S.E. Fremont after the incident was reported and found the victim with injuries that aren't considered to be life-threatening.
Caroline Sweeney

Reserve officers 'disappointed' program was eliminated

It was the late 1980s, and Craig Posch had been on the Topeka Police Department's Reserve Program for a few years. A prowler was trying to break into a woman's house. The woman, who worked as a teacher, was a single mother of a small girl.
Ann Marie Bush

One dead, one injured after early morning crash

A 17-year-old is dead after the car he was riding in crashed early Sunday morning. Brent E. Kilbourn, of Riley, was the passenger in a 1998 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Wyatt R. Howe, 17, also of Riley, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log.
Caroline Sweeney

BBB: Don't let scams turn you into a holiday humbug

Your Better Business Bureau has been making a list and checking it twice. It's a list of scams that Kansas consumers have been subjected to over the last year.
Better Business Bureau

One injured in rollover crash Sunday

A man's injuries are being considered not to be life-threatening after a one-vehicle crash Sunday evening. The incident occurred in the 3900 block of S.E. 29th near Skylark Road around 6 p.m.
Caroline Sweeney

Defense witnesses start Monday in Billy Frank Davis Jr. capital murder trial

After hearing almost four-and-a-half days of testimony from nearly 50 witnesses called by prosecutors, jurors who will decide the fate of capital murder defendant Billy Frank Davis Jr. will hear defense witnesses starting on Monday.
Steve Fry

Large fires shut down Los Angeles freeways; more than 100 firefighters respond

LOS ANGELES - Crews battled two large fires early Monday in Los Angeles, including a massive one downtown that closed portions of two major freeways and blanketed the area in ash and heavy smoke.
The Associated Press

2 manufacturing companies adding jobs to Johnson County

EDGERTON - Two companies plan to bring a total of more than 200 new jobs to a distribution and warehouse park in southern Johnson County.
The Associated Press

Governor has spot to fill on appeals court

Gov. Sam Brownback says he's working on filling a vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals created when one of its judges was appointed to the state Supreme Court.
The Associated Press

Military appeals court to hear Kansas HIV case

WICHITA - A Kansas airman accused of aggravated assault for exposing multiple sex partners to HIV at swinger parties in Wichita will have his appeal heard this week before the nation's highest military court.
Roxana Hegeman

Relihan: Look for sun to come out today

After being shrouded in clouds and drizzle the past few days, look for the sun to peek out on Monday in the Topeka area. "Sunshine returns today along with warmer temperatures," said 580 WIBW Radio meteorologist Dave Relihan.
Phil Anderson

21-year-old woman killed in Kansas crash

DELPHOS - Troopers say a 21-year-old woman has been killed in northern Kansas in a single-vehicle crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Carrie Brayton died Sunday after she was ejected from her pickup truck near Delphos in Ottawa County.
The Associated Press

Kansas man pleads guilty in girl's death

NEWTON - A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the strangulation death of an 18-month-old girl. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.
The Associated Press

Brownback moving ahead on water plan

The administration of Gov. Sam Brownback is moving forward on a plan for the state's long-term water supply. The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.
The Associated Press

Police identify man killed at Garden City store

GARDEN CITY - Police have identified the victim of a fatal grocery store parking lot shooting in western Kansas. Garden City Police say 32-year-old Jeremy Pascascio of Garden City was killed Saturday afternoon at the Dillons store.
The Associated Press

Woman killed at KCK hardware store

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Police are investigating the death of a woman who was shot in a Lowe's Home Improvement store parking lot in Kansas City, Kan. Officers found the woman dead on Sunday afternoon.
The Associated Press

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