MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - The Lockett family legacy continues on with wide receiver Sterling Lockett's commitment to Kansas State on Friday. Lockett attends Blue Valley High and is the son of former Wildcat wide receiver Kevin Lockett and the younger brother of Wildcat great and Seattle Seahawks star Tyler Lockett. His uncle, Aaron Lockett, also [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Power for Northeast Kansas during the winter storm appears stable Friday morning, according to Evergy's Outage Map. Around 30 outages were affecting Southeast Kansas at 9:40 a.m., but none were reported around Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan or Emporia as snow moved in. View the live map below, and refresh this page to [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Inches of snow have come down across Northeast Kansas to start 2021. KSNT News' StormTrack team reported a winter weather advisory for Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, Morris, Shawnee and Wabaunsee counties. Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon and Osage counties are facing a winter storm warning. Topeka police and the Shawnee County Sheriff's [...]
*WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY* IN EFFECT UNTIL 3:00PM- Brown, Jackson, Jefferson, Morris, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee counties. *WINTER STORM WARNING* IN EFFECT UNTIL 3:00PM - Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, and Osage counties. A round of freezing rain and sleet changing to all snow moves through this morning. We could see some moderate to heavy snow at [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department has implemented a walk-in accident reporting phase for the city early Friday morning. During walk-in reporting the police will only respond and investigate accidents that fall under the parameters listed below. Injury, possible injury or death to any person Possible impairment of a driver due to drugs [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Happy Basset Barrel House in South Topeka brought in the new year with live music, drink specials, s'mores and their latest brew Resolution Stout.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A medical expert at the University of Kansas is weighing in on the coronavirus variant, and said it may not be as dangerous as some may think. "It's not unusual for this virus or many of these types of viruses to mutate or change or have variance," said Dr. Dana Hawkinson. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A downtown Topeka workshop once meant to energize small businesses is no more, confirmed by a "For Lease" sign surfacing at the property, the disappearance of its website and word from the Greater Topeka Partnership that oversaw it. But the GTP says a spiritual successor is on the horizon. Visiting 712 [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)--- Local health leaders in Kansas said while rolling out vaccines is the answer to keeping their communities safe, the coronavirus pandemic has presented its own set of struggles that may make it harder to get vaccines to the public. "You are trying to vaccinate a large number of people in a very [...]
UPDATE: Topeka police have identified the man killed in the New Year's Eve shooting as 25-year-old Jesus Noel Soto-Villareal of Topeka. __________________________________________________________________________________ TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - One person is dead Thursday evening after a shooting, according to Topeka police. Around 5:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve, officers responded to gunshots. Later, police were told an [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - One person is in serious condition at Stormont Vail Health Thursday evening after a shooting, according to Topeka police. Authorities are still investigating and do not yet have anyone in custody at this time. Police said they believe there are multiple scenes, including near the intersection of SE 3rd Street and [...]
DALLAS, Texas (NEXSTAR/KXAS) - As we ring in 2021, Nexstar Inc. and KXAS, the NBC affiliate in Dallas, are coming together once again to broadcast a New Year’s Eve special, “Lone Star NYE 2021.” The New Year’s Eve Program will air December 31 from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. CT. The program will be hosted [...]
The biggest question heading into the 2020 Kansas elections, who was taking over for long-time Senator Pat Roberts.
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT)-- Seven-year-old Gracen Gfeller chose to send a letter with $13 to Geary Community Hospital. He could have used the money on a new toy or the latest gadget, but instead, he wanted to help health care workers during this challenging time. "I had a Hildebrand jar and I wanted to figure [...]
What We’re Tracking: Mostly cloudy, winds pick up Snow and ice likely New Year’s Day Chilly weather continues Mostly cloudy skies are expected this evening as our next storm system approaches from the South. Winds will pick up as well with temperatures falling below freezing after dinner time. Wind chill values will be in the [...]