Conference realignment shattered local city rivalries a few years ago. Inside the importance of bringing back local high school rivalries to the area.

It was another week of busy high school action in Shawnee County. Check out the top performers from the past week.

TOPEKA — It was another busy week of high school sports action in the capital city. State tournament berths were punched for girls wrestling while conference swimming took centerstage.

From state champions to hardwood heroes, here are the nominees for the Topeka-area's high school athlete of the week for Feb.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - This week’s Kaw Valley Bank and Cable Dahmer Scholar-Athlete of the Week is Jo’Mhara Benning. She is a volleyball and softball player, and you can even catch her inside the ...

A statewide tornado drill will take place across Virginia in mid-March. Here’s how you can participate. At 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) — in ...

The Topeka Arab Shriners are putting on an event that will bring over 800 kids from area schools together for the circus. At ...

The KSHSAA swimming and diving state championship begins Thursday. Here's everything you need to know for the three-day event ...

A 2011 tornado that ravaged Joplin, Mo., will be the subject of a feature-length documentary on Netflix, according to an ...

Okkodo High School will host the annual island-wide Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, JROTC, competition from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. This year, for the first time in over a decade ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was charged following a shooting incident that occurred in Topeka on Feb. 7, 2025. According to a press release sent from Shawnee Co. District Attorney Mike Kagay, his ...

It's been seven years since one of the deadliest school shootings in American history. On Feb. 14, 2018, 17 students and faculty members were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in ...