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Bryan Wheeles, a Topeka police officer who had been interim chief since Jan. 2, has been picked to hold the job permanently, city manager Brent Trout announced Tuesday.
Portage Township Schools, with the assistance of Walmart, hosted a federally funded vaccine clinic for all of its employees, providing 300 first-round doses of the Moderna vaccine Friday morning in the high school field house.
Much of Topekan Will Pope's complicated views about government and the November general election have played out in social media, including Twitter, Facebook and Parler. Pope, who ran for the Topeka City Council in 2019, was arrested Feb. 12 in connection with seven federal crimes linked to the Jan. 6 riots in Washington, D.C. Pope, 35, was present for the riots. Following are some of Pope's views as seen on his social media feeds. Was Will Pope part of Blue Shield Facebook group? Will Pope showed his support for police last year by joining the private, 8,000-member Blue Shield Facebo...
Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector photo by: Submitted by Glen Burdue to Kansas Reflector Glen Burdue says Kansans who attended the rally in Washington, D.C., were encouraged to find so many other people who shared their beliefs. TOPEKA — Glen Burdue says the “prayer warriors” who joined him in this week’s rally in Washington, D.C., bonded in a spiritual war to wrest control from corrupt politicians, lying journalists, antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Chinese influence. He and his like-minded “patriots” represent the majority, Burdue said, and will prevail in reclaiming their country....
Glen Burdue says the “prayer warriors” who joined him in this week’s rally in Washington, D.C., bonded in a spiritual war to wrestle control from corrupt politicians, lying journalists, Antifa,