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Nearly $175,000 could be approved for Hotel Topeka Tuesday, here’s what it is going toward

The Hotel Topeka was described as a ‘distressed asset‘ in 2024, with costs nearing $10 million in October 2024 after the approval of an additional $201,000 for the structure.

Topeka leaders OK more funding for Hotel Topeka, bringing its total costs to $11M

The Topeka City Council approved an additional $168,297 for Hotel Topeka operating funds. Council members Ortiz, Banks, and Valdivia-Alcalá voted against the additional funding. The city's total ...

Topeka leaders discuss million dollar deficit in upcoming budget, Hotel Topeka

As for how much longer money will go to Hotel Topeka, 6 bids remain on the table, with Perez calling several “Viable”. Padilla says the occupancy and use for events at Hotel Topeka has ...

Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 deadly Traveler’s Inn shooting in Topeka

A Shawnee County judge delivered a sentence Wednesday to a man who was found guilty of killing an 18-year-old at a local motel in 2022. Andre C. J. Quinton Jr., 42, received ...

Garner Hotel Topeka West, an IHG Hotel

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Hotels Near Endeavor Inn & Stes Trademark Hotel Coll, Topeka

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Topeka leaders OK more funding for Hotel Topeka, bringing its total costs to $11M

The Topeka City Council is dedicating more money to be used to operate Hotel Topeka. On April 15, the City Council approved spending an additional $168,297 on the property purchased by the city in ...

Families celebrate Mother’s Day at different Topeka locations

The WoodShed Market’s special Mother’s Day sale included special flowers, jewelry, and other items for sale. They even had ...

How much the city of Topeka is paying to settle a discrimination suit

Topeka's city government has agreed to pay $12,500 to his attorneys to settle a federal lawsuit filed by former city employee ...

Car hits pole and house early Thursday afternoon in southwest Topeka, officials say

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A car crashed into a utility pole before hitting a house early Thursday afternoon in southwest Topeka, ...

Police evacuate store after bomb threat in Topeka

Just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from an individual ...

Topeka Walmart reopened after bomb threat, police investigating

Topeka police say a local store has been declared safe after it was evacuated due to a bomb threat Saturday afternoon. The ...

Families spend Mother’s Day at the Topeka Zoo and Gage Park

Not only is it Mother’s Day but it was also a nice day with plenty of sunshine.From the Topeka Zoo to Gage Park, moms had a chance to relax and spend time with their ...

More than 3,000 students will graduate in Topeka. Here's when each graduation is

Around 2,150 high school students and 1,382 higher education students will graduate in Topeka, Kansas. Other area high ...

Activist Curtis Pitts says Topeka should not give into pressure to remove DEI

Topeka City Council will consider stripping Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts. Here's what activist Curtis Pitts has to ...

Westbound I-70 to close for repairs starting Friday night in Topeka

Motorists also can exit westbound I-70 at the K-4 highway exit, then travel north to US-24, then west to US-75, then south to ...

Topeka man killed in rollover wreck north of Lawrence

A Topeka man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover north of Lawrence on Friday night. Benjamin Eddie Thomas Brooks, 22, was ejected from a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup in the wreck near Midland Junction, ...

Eli Bohannan wants to address homelessness and roads if elected to Topeka post

Topeka City Council District 1 candidate Eli Bohannan said he'd like to address homelessness, road conditions and education ...

Topeka resists Trump mandate to strip DEI from city codes or risk losing $45M

The Topeka City Council unanimously voted to further review changes to city code regarding diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The potential changes were prompted by concerns over losing ...