TOPEKA (KSNT) – A big lake in the Topeka area is set to close soon for several days. Shawnee County Parks and Recreation announced on social media that Lake Shawnee will be closing soon for a trout ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A stream advisory has been issued for the northeast portion of Lake Shawnee. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued the stream advisory on Thursday for the ...

Lake Shawnee is an abandoned theme park with a dark history rooted in violence and tragedy. The land was the site of conflict between early settlers and Indigenous tribes in the 1700s, where several ...

Stormy weather forced organizers to cancel parts of Topeka’s annual Spirit of Kansas Festival on Friday, but thousands still ...

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TOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials have issued a stream advisory for part of Lake Shawnee near its swimming beach area due to a ruptured sewer pipe. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Shawnee County Parks and Recreation (SCP+R) is looking for ways to cut down costs for an over $400,000 project to install two new cabins at a local lake. Shawnee County commissioners ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - For the fourth week in a row, Lake Shawnee has remained on the Kansas Department of Health and Environment blue-green algae warning list and Milford Lake has been added. The ...