City in Kansas is so desperate for residents that they are paying people to move there But there’s a catch: recipients can’t spend the money however they want The Independent UK · Oct 22
Kansas Democrat’s pitch to voters amid historic Senate bid: ‘I’m gonna just fight like hell’ Kansas has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1932 – does Adam Hamilton have the courage, brain and heart to cause an extraordinary upset? The Guardian - US · Oct 20
University of Kansas Health System to Take Full Ownership of Topeka's St. Francis Campus as Ardent Steps Back The University of Kansas Health System will take full ownership of Topeka's St. Francis Campus from Ardent. Here's what patients should check. Medical Daily · Oct 2
Girl orphaned by Super Bowl reporter’s drugging and a deadly Kansas crash is ‘extreme victim’, granddad says Parents of Eleanor, 3, both died within a year. Her dad’s killer was just convicted. Now a man faces trial in her mother’s car crash death The Guardian - US · Sep 19
Married true-crime buffs embarked on an obsessive mission to prove a double murderer’s innocence. It got complicated IN FOCUS: Eileen and Keen Umbehr's obsession with the prosecution of Dana Chandler led them to spend more than 15 years trying to prove her innocence — an all-consuming odyssey that’s the subject of a new, three-part HBO docuseries, reports Bruce Golding The Independent UK · Sep 12
‘Who do you really believe?’: the true crime fans who became a part of the story In HBO’s gripping new docuseries A Killer Story, a crusading couple become convinced that woman accused of murder is innocent The Guardian - US · Sep 9
6 Parties That Can Be Held Responsible After a Commercial Truck Crash Commercial trucks travel through Topeka every day. Most trips go smoothly, and drivers, companies, and shipping teams do their jobs without any trouble inkl · May 25
4 law enforcement officers shot in rural Kansas Four officers were shot while responding to a rural residence south of Topeka, Kansas The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025
10 Cities That Offer Big Perks for Remote Workers Willing to Relocate The rise of remote work has fundamentally reshaped the way professionals think about where to live. No longer bound by proximity to an office, workers across the globe are reevaluating their lifestyles, seeking places that offer affordability, a high quality of life, and—more recently—financial incentives. Everybody Loves Your Money · May 23, 2025
A ceremony to grant US citizenship celebrated immigration even as the debate around it swirls Thirty immigrants from 18 countries are now U.S. citizens following a ceremony at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025
A man has pleaded guilty to the death of a 5-year-old girl living in their Kansas homeless camp A man who lived in a makeshift camp with a homeless 5-year-old Kansas girl and her father has pleaded guilty to rape and first-degree murder in connection with the child’s death The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024
US midwest braces for hottest days this summer, with 55m under heat alerts Chicago, Des Moines, Topeka and other cities experiencing extreme heat ‘with little to no overnight relief’ The Guardian - US · Aug 26, 2024
Is Your City Getting Too Expensive? These 5 US Cities Will Offer Cash And Other Perks For You To Move These US cities are paying workers to relocate to the area to boost their economy. And, due to rising inflation and unchanging mortgage rates, it's working. International Business Times UK · Aug 6, 2024
Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers The school system in Topeka, Kansas, was at the center of the landmark Brown v The Independent UK · May 16, 2024
The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2024 Ostrich at Kansas zoo dies after swallowing employee’s keys Staff at Topeka zoo are ‘devastated’ by death of Karen, who was known as the ‘dancing queen’
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023 Child rights advocates ask why state left slain 5-year-old Kansas girl in a clearly unstable home Zoey Felix was raped and killed earlier this month in Topeka, Kansas
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 A homeless man is charged with capital murder and rape in the death of a 5-year-old Kansas girl A homeless man has been charged with murder and rape in the killing of a 5-year-old girl in Topeka, Kansas
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 21, 2023 Kansas to rename its golf facilities after Jayhawk alum Gary Woodland Woodland, who grew up in Topeka and has a home in Lawrence, graducated from KU in 2007.
Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2023 Kansas lacks licensed child care for 84,000 kids. The shortage may get even worse Amber Herbers schedules her days around her 7-month-old daughter’s nap times.
Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2023 Kansas attorney general sues to block trans Kansans from changing gender on driver’s licenses TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit Friday to block Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration from allowing transgender Kansans to continue to change their gender marker on driver’s licenses after a new law took effect last week.
Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023 As fear grows among trans Kansans, Gov. Kelly defies Attorney General Kobach on gender marker changes on state IDs TOPEKA, Kan. — Lane Rozin wakes up every day in fear.
The Guardian - US · May 11, 2023 Kansas man wearing beer costume arrested for alleged drunk driving Driver, dressed as a Bud Light beer can, was pulled over for suspected drunk driving near Topeka, Kansas
Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2023 Violence against Kansas health care workers prompts fresh push for tougher penalties KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Buesing was walking through the hallway of an orthopedic clinic at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, Kansas, where he worked when a man came up and punched him in the face.
Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023 Kansas lawmakers send bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors to governor TOPEKA, Kan. — The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature approved a third bill regulating the lives of transgender Kansans on Friday, this time banning hormone therapy and gender transition surgery for minors.
Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023 Kansas lawmakers advance unproven abortion pill ‘reversal’ legislation to Kelly’s desk TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers approved a policy early Friday morning requiring abortion providers and pharmacists to inform patients of an unproven treatment to “reverse” mifepristone, the first drug used in a medication abortion.