Your favorite Zoo event, Brew at the Zoo Presented by Kendall Construction is back! Try tons of local and domestic beers while partying like an animal with music, games, food trucks, and fun animal encounters! Save the planet: save water, drink beer! This fundraiser helps support Topeka Zoo conservation and education i...

Register to WIN! KU Football Tickets! Enter here for a chance to win a pair of tickets to KU's Home Opener against Fresno State in the newly refurbished David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on August 23 - plus a digital parking pass, a $100 gift card to Jock's Nitch, a $100 Gift Certificate to 23rd Street Brewery, AND m...

The City of Lawrence Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is honored to announce the establishment of the John and Carol Nalbandian Fund, made possible through a generous $25,000 endowment gift from Dr. John Nalbandian, professor emeritus at the University of Kansas and former Lawrence mayor. The fund, administered...

Friday, August 8, 2025 Lawrence, KS - A motorcyclist died this afternoon in a crash at 21st and Naismith. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medics from Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical. Responding officers interviewed several witnesses who saw the crash happen at 4:13pm. A car was headed westbound on 21st. ...

Shooting on Haskell Avenue Leaves Two Dead, One Wounded Lawrence, KS - The Lawrence Police Department is actively investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday evening at Edgewood Homes, 1600 Haskell Avenue, which resulted in the deaths of two men and left a woman with life-threatening injuries. At approximately 8:05...

Topeka, KS - The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center is celebrating the birth of two Golden Lion Tamarins, a small primate noted for its golden-orange fur and lion-like mane. The two babies join mother Esperta, father Kris, and brother Zico. "We are beyond excited! The Topeka Zoo has been involved with AZA's (Ass...

TOPEKA, KS - The Topeka Zoo is thrilled to announce the arrival of its newest residents - a set of majestic brother cheetahs! To add to the excitement, the zoo will be hosting a special meet-and-greet with Frito Lay's Chester the Cheetah on June 21st. The cheetahs' new exhibit promises to be a thrilling addition to the...