What We're Tracking: Arctic blast hits this weekend Snow showers early Saturday No signs of relief *Winter Weather Advisory* - from 3:00am until noon Saturday - Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Douglas, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Republic, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, and Washington counties Clouds will increase tonight ahead of our next cold front that [...]
TOPEKA, KAN. (KSNT) – The state on Friday announced a 6-year-old died from coronavirus back in November. “The death certificate was finalized this week, connecting the death to COVID-19,” said Kristi Zears, Kansas Department of Health and Environment spokeswoman. Zears said the agency could not provide specifics about the death, but confirmed it was the [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Friday, February 5th is the First Friday Art Walk in the NOTO Arts District in North Topeka. This month's art walk theme is Art From the Heart, so named for the upcoming Valentine's Day on Sunday, Feb. 14th.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Officers responding to the area near Southeast 21st and Iowa thought they were responding to a hit-and-run but learned after getting there a woman had been purposely pushed from the vehicle. The driver, 20-year-old Joshua Aaron Reed of Topeka, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery because, according to Topeka Police, [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Country star Morgan Wallen has been suspended indefinitely from his label and has had his music pulled by radio stations and streaming services Wednesday after a video surfaced of him shouting a racial slur. Wallen is scheduled to perform at Country Stampede in Topeka on Friday, June 25th. The General Manager [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Family Initiative (TFI) broke ground on a new gymnasium for Pathway Family Services, a Topeka-based Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, on Friday. Michael Patrick, TFI CEO, " This campus, on any given day has over 65 children that we house here that are in need of our services. Good physical health [...]
HOLTON, Kan. (KSNT) - A Holton man accused of killing his 73-year-old father in 2018, then firing at Jackson County sheriff deputies was sentenced today for the 2018 second-degree murder of his father. Derrick Bohnenkemper was sentenced to 155 months with credit for the 871 days already served. With time served Bohnenkemper will serve approximately [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Who is going to win the big game Sunday? Zoo keepers gave the orangutans two t-shirts to choose from, if they choose the Kansas City shirt, it's almost a certainty the Chiefs secure a second Super Bowl win. On Friday the The orangutans revealed the winner when they crushed the Tampa [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Some Topeka Kansas City Chiefs fans are deciding to throw small gatherings and avoid big crowds on Sunday. Dallas Garner-Lake watched the game last year at work at a Topeka bar. This year, she is throwing a small party with close family, a few friends, and a couple of co-workers. "This [...]
A Wichita man has a house full of Chiefs memorabilia, but he's now selling a majority of the items in hopes of saving his home that has served as a meeting place and safe spot to recovering alcoholic.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Governor Laura Kelly announced that more than 93 million dollars in federal funds are going to roads and infrastructure in Kansas. The governor made that announcement Thursday afternoon during a visit to Newton. Governor Kelly said every county and city in Kansas will be receiving funds from the Coronavirus Response and [...]
KANSAS (KSNT) – A new bill was introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives that would punish doctors for providing some services to transgender children. Wichita Democrat, Representative Stephanie Byers, said she was shocked when she heard about it, “Here we are now with another bill that attacks our trans kids, and they’re part of [...]
*Winter Weather Advisory* - from 3:00am until noon Saturday - Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Douglas, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Republic, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, and Washington counties Temperatures rebound briefly after yesterday's cold front into the middle to upper 40s this afternoon. A strong Arctic cold front will rush through Saturday, bringing us the [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Washburn's men's basketball team got back in the win column on Thursday night, taking down Rogers State 88-77. The win improves Washburn to 12-3 on the year. Rogers State lead most of the first half and even grabbed a lead as big as eight in the middle of the half. An [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Washburn University Ichabods hosted the Rogers State University Hillcats Thursday night in Lee Arena. The Washburn women's team lost a close game 53-50. The 17th ranked Ichabod men's team beat the Hillcats 88-77.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) --- Kansas lawmakers kicked off hearings for a proposed bill to revamp the state's unemployment system Thursday. The 71-page bill, House bill 2196, changes provisions of the employment security law and unemployment trust fund. Representative Sean Tarwater, R-Stilwell, chair of the state's House commerce committee, which sponsored the bill, said one of [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Stormont Vail Health has opened up "call-in waiting lines" to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This option is available for residents of Shawnee County who are 65 and older. Officials said 1,200 people who are considered part of Phase 2A were vaccinated Thursday at the Stormont Vail Events Center. The hospital is [...]
The idea for the framework began in 2019, but the pandemic slowed the Kansas Department of Commerce’s progress. The governor announced the new development Thursday morning.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A resolution passed in the Kansas Senate wants the governor to take state prisoners out of Phase 2 of Kansas' vaccination plan. The Senate voted 28 to eight to approve a resolution that tells the governor to quit prioritizing prisoners. The resolution shows that the Senate wants to see a change, [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Washburn University Board of Regents voted Thursday to approve a contract that would buy 10,000 COVID-19 rapid tests. It's a $50,000 contract with Abbott, allowing the university to receive BinaxNOW rapid tests. Right now, Washburn is using a saliva PCR test. This includes the weekly testing of athletes in-season prior [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Topeka police are asking for the community's help Thursday to find a vehicle in relation to the ongoing investigation of a shooting that hurt a baby. Officers believe the vehicle is a Chevrolet Suburban or GMC Yukon XL. Around 4 a.m. Tuesday, reports of a shooting in the 800 block of [...]
What We're Tracking: Wind lets up tonight Milder weather for Friday Arctic blast hits this weekend Tonight, a mostly clear sky and light wind will allow for temperatures to dip into the lower 20s to start the day on Friday. Despite the early chill, temperatures rebound briefly on Friday into the middle to upper 40s. [...]
HAYS, Kan. (KSNW) — One day after the state health department announced someone in Ellis County has the UK variant of the coronavirus, we now know it is a Fort Hays State University student-athlete. FHSU and Ellis County released a joint statement saying the athlete tested positive for the coronavirus as part of the university’s [...]
