TOPEKA, Kan (KSNT) — Junior Achievement of Kansas celebrated 100 years of teaching kids about financial literacy Friday. The group works with students across the state to develop the real-life skills they’ll need to become successful. They celebrated what they’ve achieved over the last century with cupcakes, games and goodie bags. “We figure getting them […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — Topeka police are hoping to find the owner of an urn found at a car wash at 29th and Croco Rd. The urn was turned into police by Jayna Bennett, who is an employee at a nearby gas station. She said someone called the gas station to let them know the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — The Furniture Mall of Kansas made sure local teachers were taken care of Friday night. They hosted teacher appreciation night, where teachers had the chance to cool off with a sundae bar, while also spending time with some fellow educators. Author Shelly Simoneau hosted short storytimes throughout the night. She was a […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — It’s estimated that as many as 1,000 Shawnee County students are homeless. Now, school, city and businesses leaders in Topeka are stepping in to bring that number down. The city is implementing a program called Impact Avenues. It’s aimed at helping students in need and their families get back on their […]
What We’re Tracking: Showers possible this morning Nice weather as we dry out this weekend More heat and humidity next week Showers possible throughout the early morning hours. Otherwise, rain will clear out for the day and the sunshine will once again return. Temperatures on Saturday will be warm, but not too hot. Mostly cloudy […]
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNW) – A group of Kansas youngsters have taken on the newest dance craze in stride. The assisted living residents at Legend of Hutchinson have nearly perfected ‘The Git Up’ challenge. The challenge consists of dancing along to Blanco Brown’s hit song “The Git Up.” “I just wanted to show the world that age is […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The City of Topeka has joined together with multiple partners to create a program focused on reducing the number of students who face homelessness in Topeka. Impact Avenues was created to reduce student homelessness by assisting students and families to obtain stable housing through graduation. There are an estimated 750 to […]
Friday, Aug. 2nd marks another First Friday Art walk in Topeka. The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center had their Mobile Museum at the Brookwood Shopping Center, The Cyrus Hotel on South Kansas Ave. featured Artists demonstrating their Artistic Abilities, the art galleries in NOTO were inviting art Connoisseurs into their studios to view their latest creations, […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The helpful hardware folks at ACE Hardware stores are asking to fill a bucket for kids. ACE Hardware stores in Topeka, Manhattan and Junction City are holding the ACE Cares for Kids fundraiser. It raises money for the Children’s Miracle Network. Here’s how it works: You donate five dollars and get […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A movie theater, restaurants, and a hotel are just a few of the things that will soon open in Southwest Topeka. One of the things people can expect is good food. As Johnny’s Tavern, Spin Pizza and PT’s Coffee are opening soon this month. Because of the weather, it is taking […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly announced on Friday that the economic “border war” with Missouri is over. In the last decade, hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives have been given away from Missouri and Kansas to attract businesses. The goal was to get a company to move across the state line and […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Today marks the first Friday in the month of August and that means the First Friday ArtWalk will be in full swing tonight. The ArtWalk engages different parts of Topeka to show off the numerous art galleries and businesses Topeka has to offer. While there are many things going on in […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Winning the U.S. Open was not the most exciting thing to happen to Gary Woodland in 2019 as he and his wife welcomed twin girls Thursday. Woodland announced on Twitter that his wife had given birth, adding two identical twin girls, Maddox and Lennox, to their family. The girls older brother, […]
What We’re Tracking: A few more storms southwestern areas tonight Nice weather as we dry out this weekend More heat and humidity next week Mostly cloudy and humid early in the night, but the humidity level should drop back slightly toward Saturday morning as temperatures fall into the upper 60s. The best chance for showers […]
