Bryan Grabauskas

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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Race fans had a chance to meet NASCAR driver Chris Buescher in Topeka Friday afternoon. The Dillons-sponsored racer met fans at the North Topeka store ahead of the Spring NASCAR Weekend at the Kansas Speedway. Buescher stood in for pictures and autographs on everything from shirts and tires to front bumpers while revving up for some big competition at the track. “I love this race track,” Buescher said. “It’s a very unique mile and a half, it’s aged really well.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - State leaders are speaking out against the release of a man convicted in the murder of a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper. Jimmy Nelms was convicted in the 1978 shooting of Trooper Conroy O’Brien and sentenced to life in prison. The Kansas Prisoner Review Board granted Nelms parole, despite heavy opposition from KHP and others. A statement from the Governor’s Office Friday said she disagreed with the decision, and urged the Review Board to reverse course.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Developers want to put a new gas station and convenience store at the site of the former Ramada West Hotel. Flywheel Fairlawn, LLC, is requesting that the City of Topeka zone the property at 605 SW Fairlawn Rd. to allow the installation of a gas station with pumps and limited truck service.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The new Washburn Rural Middle School is ready for class. The Auburn-Washburn School District cut the ribbon on Washburn Rural North Monday evening. 13 NEWS got an inside look of the new school at 29th and Auburn last week. With expansive hallways and an emphasis on outdoor space, district leaders say it was important to them to make every inch of the building conducive to learning.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Shawnee County Commission discussed challenges facing the area’s housing market. Darrin Stephens, Board President for the Sunflower Association of Realtors, and Topeka Building Association President Katie Nelson attended Thursday’s meeting. Both told commissioners the market has become a tough place to navigate due to a multitude of factors. “It goes back, believe it or not, still to COVID,” Stephens said. “That’s a cross every price range.