LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Authorities have determined that a body that was found in the Missouri River four years ago is that of a missing Kansas man. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that DNA was used to help identify the remains of Phillip Owen Morgan. The Lawrence man was 38 when he was reported missing on […]
What We’re Tracking: Cold tonight Showers by late Friday Rainy Saturday with possible mix or snow showers early Sunday We’ve got a pretty interesting next few days regarding our weather. Tonight, we’ll have clearing skies, at least briefly. That will allow us to drop back into the upper 20s overnight. Tomorrow will be pretty chilly […]
The deadline to the funds provided through a flexible spending account (FSA) is quickly approaching for some, while others still have two and a half months.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Kansas officials whose offices register charities and enforce anti-fraud laws separately want the Legislature to give both duties to one agency to make regulation more efficient. Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Secretary of State Scott Schwab are proposing to have the Consumer Protection Division in the attorney general’s office handle […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A listeria outbreak from a national food distributor caused local Dillons stores to take action on affected products. The Centers for Disease Control released a warning Monday on hard-boiled and peeled eggs over listeria concerns. A Topeka Dillons store manager confirmed the recall affected eggs distributed from Almark Foods to stores […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Personal income growth in Kansas is below the national average largely because of troubles in agriculture. Kansas Public Radio reports that the state’s personal income has grown by 1.6% since late 2007, when the Great Recession started. The national rate is 2.1%. All states have seen their economies grow since the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Low-tech, retro toys are making a comeback at a toy store in the Capital City. The holiday season has been busy from The Toy Store at 5300 SW 21st Street in Topeka. Store Manager Robin Saunders says they saw a pretty big bump in sales in the last few days before […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Police are looking for a driver who rolled their car in a Thursday morning crash in southwest Topeka. Officers went to 25th and Morningside Road around 1:30 a.m., where they found a wrecked Ford Fiesta. They said the driver couldn’t turn correctly at the intersection, rolled their car and hit trees […]
What a warm holiday! Temperatures hit the low to mid 60s for Christmas eve and it was equally warm for Christmas celebrations. Highs just missed record levels for the date by a degree or two. Wind increased Monday, and it was rather strong early yesterday as Santa came racing across northeast Kansas. Some gusts into […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Frank Gestl is a retired veteran who spends a lot of his time stuck in his apartment. KSNT News interviewed him in November where he shared his one wish was to receive Christmas letters so he didn’t feel alone. Since the story aired, Frank received thousands of letters to him and […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Agbaji’s are a big sports family. Ochai plays basketball at the University of Kansas. His older sister Orie, just finished up her collegiate volleyball career at the University of Texas. This season, they had their grandparents from Nigeria watching from the stands. “Definitely before games, I always look up there […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Despite a financially rough year for the Topeka Rescue Mission, they were still able to celebrate the holidays with the community. On Wednesday, The Topeka Rescue Mission held its annual Christmas day dinner. The event is completely free for anyone in the community, but up until a few months ago, The […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Working on Christmas is just part of the gig for firefighters. Firefighters at a Topeka station made the most of their holiday at work by celebrating one of their co-worker’s birthday as well. They had a pot luck dinner and smoked a turkey that the fire department bought them. One of […]
What We’re Tracking: Clearing out for Thursday Cooler end to the week Chance for some widespread showers Friday into Saturday We’ll start to see clouds clear out throughout the night tonight as a cold front moves through and our temperatures get back into the 30s overnight. Behind the cold front, a noticeable cool-down for the […]
