A free show will be offered at 7 p.m. at the Clark Planetarium in the Advanced Technology Center on the campus of Shawnee State University. Free shows are offered Mondays and Thursdays. Learn more ...

A perpetually homeless man abused by his parents and shuffled as a youth among more than 17 foster homes and two psychiatric hospitals received a life sentence in prison Tuesday without possibility of ...

The State of Kansas vs. Mickel Cherry trial takes place at the Shawnee County Courthouse on July 14, 2025. POOL PHOTOGRAPHY BY EVERT NELSON/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL/USA TODAY NETWORK ...

A Shawnee County judge has delivered the prison sentence for a man who raped and killed a five-year-old Topeka girl in 2023.

Johnson County decided to pump the breaks on its public safety sales tax renewal to take another look at the question’s ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - Kansas’ Attorney General has warned leaders in Johnson County that a proposed ballot question may ...

A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been charged with capital murder after investigators say he shot and killed an on-duty ...

Chicago steals the spotlight when it comes to Illinois getaways, but tucked along the Ohio River near Kentucky is a charming town with gorgeous architecture.

A Kansas county is asking voters in November to renew a local public safety sales tax to fund emergency and mental health ...

Nestled in the gently rolling hills of south-central Ohio, Chillicothe (pronounced chill-ih-COTH-ee, and yes, it’s fun to say) sits about an hour south of Columbus. The name comes from the Shawnee ...

Long before European settlers arrived, the Hopewell culture created massive earthworks throughout the Ohio Valley that continue to baffle and impress modern engineers. Chillicothe is home to several ...

A man from Shawnee, Kansas, will take on the big dogs in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, a Fourth of July competition known around the world.