"Starting out with a good mask to begin with is going to be key/"
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Rasmussen College in Topeka is seeing steady enrollment despite a number of smaller schools around the country shutting down. The school has a number of nursing programs, from associates degree to doctorates. Jay Buchholz, Topeka campus director, said the interest in nursing and healthcare fields is still strong during the pandemic. [...]
The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will begin shipping COVID-19 vaccines directly to select pharmacies starting on Feb. 11, as part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are appearing in the United States.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A Topeka man faces felony rape and kidnapping charges after the Shawnee County District Attorney formally filed them Tuesday. Paul Gavino Mendez faces felony charges including: Rape Aggravated criminal sodomy Kidnapping Aggravated burglary A woman came to the Topeka Police Department on Aug. 19, 2019 with a report that a man [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A security upgrade on the Kansas Department of Labor's website has blocked hundreds of thousands of fraudulent logins and hack attempts in its first day, according to a spokesperson. The website has seen 240,000 attempts at fraudulent logins and bot attacks, a form of spamming and hacking, as of noon Tuesday, [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Topeka Zoo is asking local schools to guess when a black bear will wake up for spring. The contest is called Val Watch and starts today on Groundhog Day. The Topeka Zoo is home to two black bears: Indie and Val. In November, Val dug a hole and laid down [...]
LOS ANGELES, Ca. (KSNT) - Plans for the first all-civilian mission to space were announced on Feb. 1 for the final months of 2021. The mission will be led by Jared Isaacman, the 37-year-old founder of Shift4 Payments. Isaacman, an accomplished pilot will lead a four-person crew to inspire support for St. Jude Children's Research [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Topeka police have cleared the scene after responding to a possible second shooting reported in one day. The report of the second shooting came in at 10:25 a.m. near Southwest 21st and California Avenue, according to Shawnee County Dispatch. The Topeka Police Department's Lieutenant Manuel Munoz said officers couldn't find a [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Labor created a guide Tuesday for its unemployment website's new security features, after some Kansans reported they couldn't get back into the Kansas Department of Labor's website. A spokesperson for KDOL told KSNT News that everyone filing for unemployment will have to register on the updated website [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Multiple Kansans have reported they can't get back into the Kansas Department of Labor's website after its recent security upgrade. KDOL said its website would require credit history questions, as well as setting up two-factor authentication, after the upgrade to prevent unemployment fraud as thousands of state residents file claims. Multiple [...]
Police in Oklahoma say one person is in custody after six people, including five children, were killed in Oklahoma.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Local educators want families to know free meal sites in Topeka are still open during remote learning. Child Nutrition Specialist Chris Wagner in the 501 District said the number of students getting those meals has gone down this year, likely because of the transition back and forth from in-person to remote [...]
University Veterinary Care Center is a paid sponsor of FOX 43 AM Live and is responsible for this content. TOPEKA, Kan. (KTMJ) - In this week's Pet Advice segment, Dr. Amy Guernsey with University Veterinary Care Center discusses why pets need dental care. What pets need dental care? All, but some more than others. By [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Baseball games in empty stadiums could soon be a thing of the past. Major League Baseball announced on Feb. 1 that the season will start on time, and a limited number of fans will be allowed in the stands for games starting at Spring Training. Anyone going to a game [...]
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — After Gil Alexander's death left no active Black farmers in a historic Kansas community once home to hundreds, Alexander's nephew and his wife gave up their jobs in Arizona to try and save the family farm. But Lateef and Carrie Dowdell encountered steep hurdles after arriving in northwestern Kansas in [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - February is Black History Month. Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. It has received official recognition from governments in the United States. Black History Month was first proposed by black educators and the Black United Students [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Labor's website is back online, after being down for those who need to file for unemployment benefits. The Kansas Department of Labor shut down their website for three days beginning Saturday, Jan. 30, to implement a new security system, LexisNexis, to avoid fraudulent unemployment claims. “A lot of bad people [...]
There will be six more weeks of winter Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow on a snowy Tuesday morning to perform his Groundhog Day duties.
We'll have sunny skies a really nice day with highs in the upper 40s and low 50s. Winds will be out of the south and east at about 5-10 mph. Even warmer weather spreads in during the middle of the week with highs on Wednesday in the middle 50s, so get out and enjoy it [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Topeka police are investigating a Tuesday morning shooting that left an infant injured. The Topeka Police Department held a press briefing about the shooting around 6:25 a.m. Officer Manuel Munoz told KSNT News someone fired multiple shots into a home near 8th and Southeast Sherman Avenue in east Topeka, striking a [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Leaders from Topeka's Stormont Vail Health joined KSNT News Anchor Molly Patt Monday evening for a special discussion on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in Kansas. The question and answer session featured Dr. Soni Mathew and Dr. Susan Brian, who fielded questions about COVID-19 vaccine rollout, telehealth advances and other [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - State lawmakers are preparing for a "long" week ahead with the state's unemployment department, as thousands of Kansans await unemployment benefits. The state's commerce, labor, and economic development committee met Monday to discuss matters on a new bill, but the state's unemployment system came up as a brief talking point. That's [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - On Monday, Governor Laura Kelly proposed legalizing medical marijuana and sending the additional revenue to the state to help pay for Medicaid expansion. Right now, 36 states have legalized medical marijuana and 15 states plus the District of Columbia allow recreational use. Colorado was the first state to legalize recreational marijuana [...]
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (KSNT) -- Officials in Nebraska have named the four people from Topeka who were killed in a car crash late Sunday night in Nebraska. Sheriff Wm. C. Brueggemann from Cass County said just after 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, deputies and first responders were called to Highway 75 and North Van Dorn Street [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Dr. Erin Locke, new Shawnee County Health Officer, started her role Monday. KSNT spoke with her in her first media interview. She previously worked as a physician and COVID-19 Incident Command Liaison Officer. She worked with Jackson County leaders to create coronavirus regulations for wearing masks and other county limitations, on [...]
