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.

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

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.

Of the 75 total Shawnee County establishments inspected by Kansas food safety and lodging inspectors in December, these 71 passed.

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 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

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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.

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

Lawmakers received a new bill in the Kansas Legislature this week which, if enacted, would make changes to hunting and fishing licenses for youths and older adults.

It's going to be a long three months. I'll be writing this weekly roundup to collect bits and bobs that we didn't get to over the week.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday announced her annual budget for fiscal year 2026. In a news release from her office, Kelly -- a Democratic governor in her second term in office -- said her fiscal year 2026 budget is “balanced and continues to fully fund Kansas’ K-12 public schools.”