INDIANAPOLIS (KXAN) — Not only will the NCAA men’s basketball tournament be played completely in Indiana, but it will also have a new scheduling format, the NCAA announced on Tuesday. “March Madness” during the COVID-19 pandemic will not follow its normal schedule until the Final Four weekend. The First Four games, which are typically played on [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon officials say 12 Army National Guard members have been removed from securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration after vetting by the FBI, including two who posted and texted extremist views about Wednesday's event. There was no specific threat to Biden. Earlier in the day, an Army official intelligence official spoke to The [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Four nurses at a rural health department in Kansas are refusing to administer any COVID-19 vaccines, citing the fast development and production of the shots. The Kansas City Star reports that none of the Coffey County nurses, including the public health administrator, feel “comfortable” administering a vaccine that has gone through [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 400,000 in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts to be a singular failure. The running total of lives lost reported Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University is nearly [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Officials with Stormont Vail Health in Topeka are sharing a weekly update on the local impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Sri Donepudi said the move to phase two has not been made as the hospital waits for instruction from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. "I would love to [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - – Last week Mayor Michelle De La Isla was diagnosed with COVID-19 according to a press release from the mayor's office. De La Isla is asking the public for time to rest and recover and will not be doing any interview as she recovers. “I have been very careful to take [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. Army National Guard members are being removed from the security mission to secure Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. A U.S. Army official and a senior U.S. intelligence official say the two National Guard members have been found to have ties to fringe right group militias. No plot against Biden was found. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas' newest U.S. senator said Tuesday that he and his colleagues have "real work to do" besides impeaching the departing president. Alongside his comments about the impeachment proceedings, which the U.S. House of Representatives moved on for a single charge of "incitement of insurrection," Republican Sen. Roger Marshall also said he [...]
On the campaign trail and in the weeks leading up to Inauguration Day, President-elect Joe Biden has announced a series of actions he intends to take on his first day in office.
California on Monday became the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler joined KSNT News Tuesday morning to encourage citizens to lock their cars. "A full one third we're unlocked," Butler said of stolen cars. "We really encourage our citizens to lock their cars." Butler warned residents of potential scams that target citizens, including callers who [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A family of five escaped a Topeka house fire Tuesday that burned for at least two hours throughout the morning. First reports of the fire near Southwest Munson Avenue and Clay Street came after 4 a.m., according to Shawnee County Dispatch. A shift commander on scene told KSNT News that a [...]
Temperatures will be slightly cooler today with highs in the mid 40s as clouds remain a bit stubborn. Winds will be out of the north and west with gusts around 20 mph. Tonight, with clear skies and calm winds, we can expect our temperatures to fall into the low 20s. And, with the clear skies [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - The legendary Bill Snyder isn't just a renowned coach, but now also a children's book author. KSNT talked with him Monday night, giving us a peek inside his new book titled Take It From Me. The book is written around the 16 Wildcat goals for success; values he said he carries [...]
WACO, Texas (KSNT) - After a promising comeback in the second half, the No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks fell to the No. 2 Baylor Bears Monday night, 77-69. The Jayhawks went into halftime down 41-28, despite a last second attempt from Mitch Lightfoot. Christian Braun put up 5 threes on the night, leading the team with [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Haydee Martinez Bretado teaches Spanish to kindergarteners at Scott Dual Language Magnet Elementary School in Topeka. Teaching children has been her dream job since she was a little girl growing up in Mexico. She said her mother, who was a teacher as well, was her inspiration. "She took me to work [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Former K-State football head coach Bill Snyder has another award to tack on to his many accomplishments. Snyder was awarded the Tom Osborne Legacy Award, which recognizes a player, coach or person who has made an extraordinary contribution to the interior line of college football; and/or has made contributions to the [...]
The country is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, but Tuesday marks a day connecting the civil rights icon with Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) -- One Kansas City Chiefs fan left the AFC Divisional game Sunday with the souvenir of a lifetime: A ball launched into the stands by Patrick Mahomes after the Chiefs first postseason touchdown against the Cleveland Browns. John White was sitting in the upper deck of Arrowhead Stadium when he saw [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Governor Laura Kelly said Monday the State Office Buildings including Curtis, Landon and Eisenhower will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Additional administration buildings will also be closed. “The safety and wellbeing of our employees is my top priority,” Governor Laura Kelly said in a news release. “These steps are taken out of an [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) --- Representative Christina Haswood went viral on social media, after posting a video of her swearing in to the Kansas House of Representatives last week, wearing a traditional Navajo dress. In an interview with Kansas' Capitol Bureau on Monday, she said she made the decision to wear the traditional attire not just [...]
ONAGA, Kan. (KSNT) - An inactive World War II bomb that was used nearly 50 years ago was recently discovered in a nearby pasture in the town of Onaga. The historic artifact was found several years ago and transported to Fort Riley in 2020. Military personnel at Fort Riley were able to confirm the practice [...]
EMPORIA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Emporia Police Department announced via its Facebook page Monday it's seeking the public’s help with finding a missing 2-year-old mixed race boy. The EPD shared the following message on its Facebook post: “The Emporia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating 2-year-old Kyrese Cabrera-Downs, a mixed-race black and [...]
The construction of a new Walmart Distribution Center is one of very few things keeping Topeka hotels together.
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said "the time is always right to do what is right." McClure Elementary School staff took that to heart on Monday by holding a food drive at the school.
