KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A social-justice advocacy group says it is launching a hotline in Kansas City, Kansas, for people to report police misconduct. The Kansas City Star reports that Wednesday’s announcement by the Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity comes about a month after it marched on local government offices. A federal lawsuit […]
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A homeowner in Florida went the extra mile for the 4th of July this year. A drone flew over the home and captured video of a giant flag that was painted on the lawn for Independence Day. “TRUMP 2020 U.S.A. Dedicated to all the fallen and active military and law […]
What We’re Tracking: Cloudy tonight with overnight storms Rain chance again on Friday Rain chance continue into the weekend Clouds will continue to stay with us for the majority of the viewing area as we stay mostly cloudy heading into the evening and overnight hours for your holiday. We should stay dry this evening and […]
IRVING, Texas (KSNT) – Effective 11:59 p.m. local time on July 3, direct broadcast satellite service provider DIRECTV and AT&T U-verse unilaterally dropped the network and local community programming for over 120 stations impacting consumers and viewers in 97 markets across the United States. The action follows DIRECTV ’s refusal to accept an offer of […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at Nathan’s Famous annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest. In front of a crowd of fans and facing 17 opponents, the California native came close but didn’t manage to beat his own record of 74 dogs, set […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Emergency crews caught a dog Thursday afternoon after it attacked and hospitalized an elderly woman and her chihuahua south of downtown Topeka. Shawnee County Dispatch confirmed the attack was reported around 12:15 p.m. near the 600 block of Southwest 14th Street. The woman suffered bites on her arm, and her chihuahua […]
GIBSON Co., Ind. (WFIE) – Kwin Boes was walking out of an Indiana courtroom, when seemingly, out of nowhere, he got a punch to the face. Boes had just been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of his 11-week-old son who died of blunt force head trauma last year. A video shows […]
Morning rains have caused some 4th of July events to be postponed or cancelled altogether.
MAPLE HILL, Kan. (KSNT) – Emergency crews have shut down westbound I-70 Thursday morning near a crash between a car and a semi truck. Police on scene said one driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Drivers will be required to get off at the Maple Hill exit on I-70 and get on […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s largest sheriff’s office has lost its law enforcement accreditation after criticism over its handling of fatal shootings at a high school and airport. The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation voted 13-0 last week not to renew the Broward Sheriff’s Office’s accreditation. Commission members include law enforcement and other local officials […]
LEBANON, Pen. (WHTM/CNN NEWSSOURCE) – Some kids in Lebanon, Pennsylvania are hoping to pay it forward as they made a lemonade stand for their neighbors, whose house caught fire Saturday. Fourteen-year-old Mallory Seeger rounded up the neighborhood kids and jumped into action. ” A good deed is passed on, and you always have to pass […]
SYLVANIA, Ohio (CNN Newsource) – An elderly Ohio couple has been the talk of the town after getting married Wednesday. John and Phyllis Cook, from the Toledo suburb of Sylvania, had been dating for about a year before they went to get their marriage license. They ended up having their wedding right there. “It wasn’t […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Topeka Police are searching for an individual after they evaded arrest Wednesday evening. An off-duty officer was at the WalMart located on California Ave. at 7:29 p.m. when they attempted to stop an apparent theft, according to Lieutenant Simmons with the Topeka Police Department. This attempt led to the battery of […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – How many people can say they remember when the washing machine was invented? One Wamego man can, and celebrated a big achievement Wednesday as he turned 104-years-old. Harold Feyh got to celebrate the big day with his friends and family at Legend at Capital Ridge. Family sang to him and there […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A few years ago Andrea Simmons decided she wanted to bring more joy to her North Topeka neighborhood, so she started building activities for people to do at her home, like a swing and trampoline. “I built all of this for people to have fun, to just take it down, get […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – For one day the entire country turns to celebrate it’s independence. In Northeast Kansas, many cities are set to host celebrations of their own. Below is a list of all the celebrations and firework shows you can attend! Please note, Hoyt and Junction City hold their celebrations on July 3, and […]
MILFORD, Kan. (KSNT) – The Geary Co. Sheriff Department began their water safety patrols on Milford Lake Wednesday afternoon. Sheriff Jackson said that Junction City Fire personnel, which hold EMT, Paramedic and/or Water Rescue Certifications, teamed up with Geary Co. Deputies to patrol the lake on the Sheriff Department vessel. Their goal is to provide […]
