Easter basket ideas that teens won’t hate, Topeka

Topekans paint the town green with early St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

The streets of the Topeka ran green with early celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day. The day kicked off with Irish Fest, a ...

Gage Park mini-train and carousel opens for kids and families to enjoy

Spring is right around the corner and Gage Park kicked off the season early by opening its mini-train and carousel Saturday ...

‘Everything is handmade’: New American Kolache restaurant open in Topeka

The owners of a new American Kolache restaurant are inviting locals to swing by their location in west Topeka to try out the ...

Easter basket ideas that teens won’t hate

Teens can be famously hard to please, especially when it comes to holiday gifts. Candy and stuffed rabbits from the grocery ...

Area Links Participating With National Black Family Wellness Expos

The Kansas City, Wichita and Topeka Links chapters are all participating and have free events planned for March 15. The Black ...

Fatal Topeka fire found to be intentionally set; no suspects being sought

A fire that killed a man last week in East Topeka was found to have been intentionally set, but the Topeka Fire Department "is not seeking any suspects in the case," Topeka Fire Marshal Alan Stahl ...

The Best Beauty Looks of the 2025 Oscars

With flushed glows and Old Hollywood updos, the stars dazzled on the red carpet. Lauren Valenti is Beauty Director of InStyle. She began her career as a contributor at ELLE.com before becoming ...

These Are The Bold, Black Leaders On ESSENCE’s 2025 ‘Black Futures Now’ List

ESSENCE celebrates the changemakers shaping a bold, Black future today during Black History Month. With our second annual “Black Futures Now” list, we’re honoring a select group of leaders ...

30 Celebrity Beauty Brands That Are Actually Good

If you're suffering from whiplash trying to keep up with the latest celebrity beauty launches, you're not alone. There's Scarlett Johansson's culty skincare brand, Tracee Ellis Ross's curly and ...

‘Spell Freedom’ celebrates unsung educators behind the Civil Rights Movement

When the Supreme Court announced the landmark ruling of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education in 1954, putting an end to state-sanctioned segregation of public schools, Septima Clark, the widowed ...

These 6 Merit Beauty Products Are Our Secret To 5-Minute Makeup

Want 15% off at Adore Beauty? Sign up to the latest news at ELLE. When Merit Beauty started shipping to Australia last year, there was a collectively sigh of relief from all Australian beauty lovers.

Gov. Kelly to receive two election reform bills from Kansas Senate

According to Senate President Ty Masterson, Senate Bill 5 ( SB 5) and Senate Bill 6 ( SB 6) were the bills sent to Gov. Kelly. SB 5 would ban election officials from accepting money except via ...

Scam Alert: Topeka residents receive texts of unpaid parking fees

The City of Topeka has received reports of residents receiving fraudulent text messages claiming they owe $6.99 for a parking ...

Topeka residents targeted with parking violation scam

The City of Topeka is warning residents of an ongoing scam targeting local drivers. Rosie Nichols with the City of Topeka ...

How Many ACC Teams Made the NCAA Tournament?

Five teams appeared in the men's NCAA tournament in 2022, '23 and '24. In 2019 and '21, seven ACC squads received a berth. Nine teams made it in both 2018 and '19. (The 2020 NCAA tournament was ...

Johnson's 4-point play helps vault Dragons men into D-II Central Region title game

Johnson converted a 4-point play with a shade less than four minutes remaining to help fuel the Dragons to a 70-59 victory ...

Jennissen's 20-20 effort helps Dragons rally past Fort Hays at D-II Central Region tournament

Jennissen scored 22 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to help the Dragons rally past Fort Hays State in the NCAA Division II ...

Here’s where Trump’s approval rating stands on key issues

President Trump’s approval ratings are showing signs of weakening nearly two months into his second term. While his efforts ...

Seaman too much for Andover girls in 5A semifinals

Andover will play for third place for the third consecutive year BY CHARLES CHANEY EMPORIA, Kan. — Andover’s title hopes will have to wait at least another year. Topeka Seaman beat Andover, 55-49, for ...

‘Everything is handmade’: New American Kolache restaurant open in Topeka

The owners of a new American Kolache restaurant are inviting locals to swing by their location in west Topeka to try out the ...

Old News March 10-14: Stories from the past 146 years

Several years ago, a very substantial and commodious brick hotel was erected at the springs, but its growing popularity soon made larger quarters necessary. Accordingly, an eastern company, ...

Wellington girls to battle Bishop Miege for Class 4A State Championship at 6:15 p.m.

Sumner Newscow report — Wellington girls will battle Bishop Miege for the Class 4A State Championship at 6:15 p.m. Saturday evening at the Tony Pizza Center in Salina. Miege defeated Topeka Hayden ...

The one-take wonder of ‘Adolescence,’ a family drama about knife crime

Each episode of new four-part Netflix drama “Adolescence” was filmed in a single continuous shot. The British show launching Thursday follows a young boy accused of stabbing a classmate.