Anglers are required to have a trout permit, which $14.50, during the trout season (Dec. 1 - March 31). For those 15 and ...

A big lake in the Topeka area is set to close soon for several days. Shawnee County Parks and Recreation announced on social ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials are keeping an eye on a local lake due to the presence of damaging algae that is feeding on an abundance of nutrient sources in the water. Lake Shawnee is ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a public health warning advisory due to blue-green algae ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Lake Shawnee will get restocked with more than 3,000 pounds of rainbow trout for the start of 2025. Shawnee County Parks + Rec (SCP+R) announced on social media that it’s almost time ...

Shawnee County is moving forward with plans to create a new recreational trail. At Monday’s commission meeting, Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Director Tim Laurent ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Although it’s not yet Independence Day, some people are already celebrating the holiday weekend at Lake Shawnee. Many visitors don’t live more than a couple of miles away, but ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) — State health and wildlife officials have issued public health advisories for several Kansas lakes ahead of Memorial Day due to the presence of blue-green algae, warning residents ...

Shawnee County Commissioners Aaron Mays, Kevin Cook and Bill Riphahn unanimously approved the construction of cabins at the Lake Shawnee campgrounds during a Aug. 25 county commissioners meeting. Mays ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – State wildlife workers say a possible new state record is swimming around in a northeast Kansas lake this year. Nick Kramer, a fisheries biologist with the Kansas Department of ...