TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is reporting that it collected nearly $33 million more in taxes than anticipated in June and ended its 2019 budget year with solid revenue growth. The state Department of Revenue said Tuesday that Kansas collected nearly $782 million in taxes last month. The state’s fiscal forecast had predicted a little […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A block party is planned for newly crowned U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland Tuesday night. The Topeka Native and members of his family are expected to attend the celebration. Woodland won his first U.S. Open in June in California. Visit Topeka has planned a block party in the 700 block of […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State fans are invited to celebrate the Hall of Fame career of football coach Bill Snyder inside Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday, July 13. Hosted by former Voice of the Wildcats and current Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs,Mitch Holthus, the program will feature speeches by Kevin Lockett, Jim Colbert, Jon Wefald, B.J. Finney and Bob Stoops in addition to highlight videos of […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Police have located an elderly man who went missing after leaving a veterans hospital. Topeka police recalled a Silver Alert for Ricky Ray Cooper, 72, after finding him safe around 10:10 a.m. Tuesday at the Seabrook Shopping Center in town. He was reported missing after he was last seen leaving the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – As the Kansas Supreme Court paves the way for Topeka to raise its tobacco purchase age, a national chain is following suit. Walmart and Sam’s Club both raised their purchase ages for cigarettes, vapes and other tobacco products to 21 effective Monday, according to a letter from the corporation to the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Fourth of July is right around the corner, but for people in Topeka, they have fewer days to celebrate than in years past. This year, the city council decided to shorten the period to sell and light fireworks. The period to set off fireworks this year in Topeka is now […]
(CNN) – Nobody likes to use a dull razor, but you don’t want one too sharp either. For exactly that reason, Gillette is recalling 87,000 Venus Simply Three disposable razors. The company said the razor blades were made a little too sharp and present a high risk of cuts. Two products are included in the […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – Two people were rescued from the Kansas River in Manhattan Monday evening. At 6:46 p.m. Manhattan Fire Department responded to a call of two occupants in the river near Fremont Park who had lost their boats. Upon arrival, they found two people in the river hanging on to trees. Using a […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Topeka Fire Department responded to a house fire around 4:00 p.m. Monday afternoon. The fire was contained to the original structure, and no one was found in the home that was determined to be vacant. Topeka Fire Department Investigation’s Unit found the fire was intentionally set, with an estimated loss of […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – According to the C.D.C, one in six kids between the ages of two and eight have been diagnosed with a mental, behavioral or developmental disorder. A nonprofit counseling center in Manhattan helps both kids and adults dealing with these challenges. Michael Welsh is the executive director of Cornerstone Family Counseling in […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNT) – Lawrence Police Department released a statement regarding the presence of an ICE agent in Lawrence last week. On June 27, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was conducting a pedestrian check in town on someone who was believed to have a warrant for their arrest. Upon arrival, the agent […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a mission to clean up trash floating in the ocean, environmentalists pulled 40 tons of abandoned fishing nets this month from an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Mariners on a 140-foot cargo sailboat outfitted with a crane voyaged from Hawaii to the heart of the Pacific Ocean, […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 28 into law at the end of May, and it went into effect Monday afternoon. The law, better known as ‘Claire and Lola’s Law‘ provides defense against persecution for possessing or using CBD oils with low levels of THC to treat certain medical conditions. It also stops state agencies […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Topeka Metro’s blue bicycles can be found all around Topeka. With the push of a couple of buttons and your phone, you can pick these up and drop them off at different places. But when Michaela Saunders heard that these bikes are on the chopping block, she knew she had to […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – The Tri Delta Sorority at Kansas State University made a large donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital last school year. The sorority raised over $72,000 for St. Jude during the 2018-2019 school year, which is $30,000 more than what they raised during the 2017-2018 year. According to Lydia Chapman, Development […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A large construction project in Topeka that was scheduled to be done months ago will now extend throughout the summer. Construction on 29th St. and Fairlawn Rd. was scheduled to be completed in May but will not be done until around August 1, according to City of Topeka Media Relations Director, […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Former Kansas Congresswoman Nancy Boyda will be running for U.S. Senate in 2020. Boyda, a small farmer from Baldwin City, filed with the federal election committee last Friday, joining the three other Kansans vying for retiring Senator Pat Roberts’ seat. She previously served one term in the Kansas second congressional district […]
