Topeka News

Nicholas Raymond Latimer, 13, son of Dave and Lonna Latimer, will receive the Eagle Scout award in a Court of Honor ceremony at 3 p.m. Nov.

Heartland Healthy Neighborhood, 11:45 a.m. Monday , Downtown YMCA, 421 S.W. Van Buren.

Seraphin Matrot, a 19th-century French immigrant relocated his family from Paris to rural Topeka and built this castle said to be identical to the one he left in France.

TOPEKA, Kan. a ' The Womana TMs Club of Topeka hosted a Celebrity Pancake Feed to raise money for scholarships and maintenance Saturday morning.

Temple Beth Sholom has given St. David's Episcopal Church a token of its affection - a wooden lectern with Stars of David carved into the corners that will be dedicated this Sunday, Nov.

An Army Reserve soldier formally stationed in Topeka is out of the hospital and doing ok after being wounded during the shooting rampage yesterday at Fort Hood.

St. Francis Health Center reports it has been named by Data Advantage LLC as a Top 100 Hospital: Best in Value Hospitalsa list from the 2009a 2010 Hospital Value Indexa , the first and only national study on U.S. hospitals and the value of care they provide.

Police have arrested two women in a prostitution sting at two Topeka spas. W eiling Nielsen and Bao J. Mu were arrested on soliciting acts of prostitution.

A team of Kansas economic analysts emerged from meetings Thursday to present Gov.

Topeka City Manager Norton Bonaparte says the American Zoo and Aquarium Association agreed to his request do an independent review of the Topeka Zoo.

Detectives are asking for the public's help in locating a classic 1955 gray over blue Chevrolet Belair that was stolen from a north Topeka storage unit on Oct.

A Topeka bank is hoping for some wild animal stories. Capital City Bank will host a book signing with Gary Clarke from 9 am to noon, Saturday, Nov.

A close call for some ambulance workers who were involved in a head-on crash. AMR says their driver and paramedic were at 4700 South Topeka Blvd.

A Topeka woman put on probation for sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in Topeka is being extradicted to New Mexico.

Ozawkie-owned GreatLife Golf & Fitness has offered to buy an Overland Park country club and its 27-hole golf course that is currently battling foreclosure.

Worshippers in Topeka make a difference in their community. Whether it's at Temple Beth Shalom, Topeka Bible Church, First Presbyterian, the Unitarian Church, or many other houses of worship, worshippers gather to praise their Higher Power and to join together for fellowship.

Two more H1N1 influenza deaths have been reported in Kansas, it was announced Monday.

No doubt, CW Porubsky's Deli and Tavern is more from a time of drive-ins or single-screen movie theaters.

The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the keynote speaker at the Veterans Expo in Topeka.

Now that Halloween is over, area children can turn their treats into treats for others.