Several varieties of buns sold at national grocery retailers nationwide are being voluntarily recalled.
Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in television, theater, and movies, such as “Men in Black,” and win an Emmy in his 60s for “The Larry Sanders Show,” has died. He was 88.
Charlie Barber is this week’s Noon Brownbag Concert artist. Charlie Barber is a local country music artist and performs regularly at local venues in and around Topeka. Accompanying Charlie is Steve Hearall on guitar. The Noon Brownbag Concert Series is sponsored by the Greater Topeka Partnership and is held each Wednesday from 11 am to […]
LINN, Kan. (KSNT) – Significant storm damage Wednesday morning has shut down a northeast Kansas town. Linn has downed power lines and debris strewn across the town of 400 residents, according to Washington County Emergency Management. Due to danger from the damage, they closed the city at all of its entrances around 9 a.m. Washington […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – After 12 years serving Kansans on their highest court, Justice Lee Johnson announced he will retire September 8. The Supreme Court judge made the announcement Wednesday morning. His departure also opens current Governor Laura Kelly to appoint a nominee to fill his vacant seat at the Supreme Court. A nine-member nominating […]
NORTON, Kan. (KSNT) – The Kansas Highway Patrol is searching for a vehicle that hit and killed a man on U.S. Highway 36 in northwest Kansas, then fled the scene. Tyler J. Kuhn, 22 of Norton, died after being struck in a hit and run at 10 p.m. Tuesday. He was traveling by mile marker […]
Heavy rains and strong winds pummeled parts of northeast Kansas overnight and into the daybreak hours.
*Severe T’storm Watch for Brown, Clay, Dickinson, Douglas, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee and Washington Counties until 10am A few showers occurred last night in Nebraska along a front and that boundary is moving southeast across northeast Kansas now. Numerous counties have had warnings posted for wind to 60mph and […]
A Pennsylvania man is recovering after being rescued from his semi when it overturned early Wednesday morning. It happened just after midnight on HWY 24 in Pottawatomie County. The highway had to be shut down from Belvue to Schoeman Rd while crews worked to clear the scene. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Dwight James Hartung, […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – With the help of just one employee, a Manhattan woman is serving up special recipes that have ingredients you can’t buy in the store. Inside the kitchen of Mamadeaux’s, Que Purdy is preparing for the afternoon rush. Que is a Baton Rouge native, bringing the spice of Louisiana food to the […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – You’ve probably seen this truck driving around town, and maybe even heard it too. “You know I’m pretty lucky, who else gets to drive around with Carrie Underwood all the time,” said Lawrence Young, the owner of the truck. “The radio has never been played in this truck, Carrie Underwood music all […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – It’s been more than two months since a gunman shot and killed Washburn Junior Dwane Simmons. Topeka police believe the argument between a man and a woman sparked the shooting. Dwane Simmons’ stepmother made a post on Facebook, criticizing the investigation. Yasmine Simmons wrote, “I am angry at Topeka police, who […]
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas sheriff’s deputy alleges in a lawsuit that she was forced out of her job after reporting that a fellow deputy had sexually assaulted her. The suit, filed Monday in federal court, says the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office fostered a culture of sexual harassment throughout the plaintiff’s employment. The […]
RILEY CO., Kan. (KSNT) – Riley County Police warned the public on Tuesday of a woman scamming people out of thousands of dollars. They say a woman, going by the name of Naomi Scott, has been saying she is moving from New York to Manhattan while pregnant and needs money for appliances. They offered the […]
IRVING, Texas, July 9, 2019 – United States Senators John Thune of South Dakota and John Kennedy of Louisiana join Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal as well as legislators from West Virginia, Ohio, South Dakota, Massachusetts, New York and Alabama in issuing letters urging direct broadcast satellite service provider DIRECTV and AT&T U-verse to immediately restore […]
NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T is pulling “Friends” from Netflix to beef up its own upcoming streaming service. With new services launching, popular shows are splintering onto several different platforms. The wireless company, which owns the WarnerMedia entertainment business, also said Tuesday that its service will be called HBO Max. It will launch in spring […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Some people in Topeka are getting their homes painted for free all thanks to a group of students. Group Cares, a Colorado-based organization, brought in hundreds of students from all over the Midwest to Topeka to paint the houses of people in need. The group partnered with the City of Topeka’s […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Kansas Highway Patrol released its Independence Day Holiday Activity Report Tuesday afternoon. The reporting period ran from 6:00 p.m. July 3 to 11:59 p.m. July 7 and tracked DUI arrests, speed and seat belt citations, DUI related crashes and motorist assists. KHP reported giving 1,131 speeding citations, 247 seat belt […]
STERLING, Kan. (AP) — A man on horseback has found a missing 87-year-old Kansas woman with Alzheimer’s. KWCH-TV reports that 76-year-old Garry Battey was out riding when he found Vonita Renae Colle safe Tuesday about a quarter mile (0.4 kilometer) from her home in Sterling. Colle had been reported missing Monday, leading to a search. […]
OSAGE CO., Kan. (KSNT) – An Osage County man was arrested after involving police in a multiple hours-long standoff on July 5. Osage Co. Sheriff’s Office attempted to arrest Bradley Mitchell, 28, at 12:20 a.m., at his home, according to Osage County Sheriff, Laurie Dunn. Mitchell barricaded himself inside his mobile home, located at 4063 […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Topeka Fire Department determined the cause of a Topeka house fire that left one man with life-threatening injuries Monday. The cause of the fire was found to be accidental, likely caused by a natural gas leak within the residence, according to fire officials. Topeka Fire Department responded to a structure fire […]
DURHAM, Kan. (AP) — The owners of a tiny central Kansas cafe whose Mennonite-style cooking had a large following are looking for someone else to reopen the business after it suffered extensive damage in Fourth of July flash flooding. The Wichita Eagle reports that the restaurant, called Main Street Cafe, was among one of many businesses and […]
What We’re Tracking: Muggy night ahead Few storms early Wednesday Some relief from heat/humidity ahead After a stretch of some very muggy weather, relief will be moving in for the second half of the week behind a July cold front. Temperatures tonight will still be on the warm side ahead of the front. Morning low […]