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Kansas drug bust: Fentanyl, heroin and THC gummies
SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating four suspects on drug allegations. On August 15, members of the Topeka Police Department Narcotics Unit served a search warrant in the 500 Block NE Grattan Street. related to an ongoing investigation, according to a media release. While conducting the search warrant,...
Police: Suspect wanted for Kan. jewelry store theft turns himself in
SHAWNEE COUNTY –Law enforcement authorities investigating a jewelry store theft asked the public for help to identify a suspect. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, the suspect involved in this incident, identified as Javier Hernandez, 31, of Topeka, turned himself in to the Shawnee County Law Enforcement Center. He was...
Last White Lakes Mall building catches on fire, $250,000 loss reported
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka firefighters helped put out a fire at the old White Lakes Mall Monday. Rosie Nichols with the City of Topeka said the Topeka Fire Department (TFD) was called around 1 p.m. on Aug. 19 to the 3500 block of SW Topeka Boulevard on reports of a fire. An exhaust fan in […]
Man, 44, arrested late Monday on meth count after traffic stop in North Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was arrested late Monday in North Topeka in connection with multiple offenses including methamphetamine possession, officials said. A Shawnee County sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck with an expired license plate around 11 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of N.W. Topeka Boulevard, officials said.
One dead in southeast Topeka shooting: police
UPDATE: The Topeka Police Department is now investigating this incident as a homicide. The victim has been identified as Malik J. Keith, 26, of Topeka. This is Topeka’s 12th homicide of 2024. Topeka (KSNT) – The Topeka Police Department (TPD) is investigating an early morning aggravated battery incident. According to a press release from TPD, […]
Teen sentenced in accidental shooting death of Topeka middle school student
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A teenager who was found guilty in the death of an Eisenhower Middle School student was sentenced, Katie Garceran with the Shawnee Co. District Attorney’s Office told 13 NEWS. A teen was sentenced to 54 months in the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex and one year...
Sunday afternoon crash on U.S. Highway 75 involves three vehicles, one injured
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A three-vehicle injury crash occurred on U.S. Highway 75 and Lower Silver Lake Road Sunday afternoon in Topeka. According to the KHP crash log, three vehicles were traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 75 around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. A 2022 Ram 2500 rear-ended a 2014 Ford Fusion after coming to a stop.
Police say crash in SE Topeka part of investigation
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Police Department is at the scene of a crash in southeast Topeka. A police watch commander told 27 News there’s an ongoing investigation involving a crash around 4 a.m. at 29th and SE Minnesota Avenue. The watch commander said more information would be provided later. Kandrive.gov is currently reporting traffic […]
Semi-truck driver arrested for traveling wrong way while impaired on Kansas Turnpike in Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (KAKE) - A semi-truck driver was arrested after the Kansas Highway Patrol says he drove the wrong way while impaired on the Kansas Turnpike. Dispatch advised of a semi traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-470 in Topeka around 11 p.m. Monday. The semi continued the wrong way when entering the Kansas Turnpike.
Former All-City basketball player Malik Keith, 26, fatally shot in southeast Topeka
Former Topeka All-City high school basketball player Malik J. Keith, 26, of Topeka, died Sunday after being shot early that morning in the 3100 block of S.E. Fremont. No arrests had been made. Topeka police detectives said they were investigating The 5-foot-10 Keith, who played for Highland Park High School, shared Player of the...
Pellet gun seized, 12-year-old detained over Shawnee County school shooting text messages
Shawnee County Sheriff's deputies detained a 12-year-old and seized a Glock Airsoft pellet gun after the youth sent text messages referencing a potential school shooting, Sheriff Brian C. Hill's office said late Friday afternoon on Facebook. The name of the youth and the school involved weren't being made public. The sheriff's office was contacted...
Kan. woman accused of destroying evidence in a felony case
JACKSON COUNTY –Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas woman on multiple allegations after a traffic stop. Just after 11:00 a.m. August 14, a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 2007 Jeep for a traffic infraction near 102nd Road on southbound U.S. Highway 75, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.
Topeka man arrested after fleeing from Shawnee County Sheriff on Friday
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka man is in custody after fleeing from deputies during a narcotics-related investigation Friday afternoon. Sheriff Brian C. Hill announced on a social media post that this occurred on Friday, August 16 around 1 p.m., near SW 16th Street and SW College Avenue. Deputies with...
Careless smoking blamed for early-morning garage fire in Highland Park area of southeast Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - An early-morning garage fire in the Highland Park neighborhood of southeast Topeka was being blamed on careless smoking, authorities said. The blaze was reported at 7:19 a.m. Monday at 2130 of S.E. Ohio Ave. Initial reports indicated an attached garage at a residence was on fire.
Authorities investigating cause of fire in SW Topeka home
TOPEKA (KSNT) – First responders on the scene say everyone is safe after a fire started in a southwest Topeka home Sunday afternoon. Chris Hamilton with the Mission Township Fire Dept. said they were able to put the fire out quickly, but that there’s extensive smoke damage. The home is located near the 3400 block […]
The horrifying explanation why you should never run your dishwasher at night: ‘We are devastated’d
According to Nypost, Millions of Americans routinely run their dishwashers at night, but a recent incident in Kansas serves as a stark reminder of the potential dangers involved. Earlier this month, Simone Anderson’s home was engulfed in flames while she and her family were asleep. The 29-year-old mother, who lives...
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