***A WIND CHILL WARNING is in effect for the entire viewing area through Tuesday at Noon due to brutally cold wind chills.*** What We're Tracking: Snow showers ending tonight Coldest temperatures in 30+ years tonight Warming back up this weekend Clearing skies will take place tonight, and with a clearer sky and less wind, the [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Washburn University announced today they will be canceling all classes after 4 p.m. today, Monday, Feb. 15, and all classes on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Due to the rolling blackouts all classes, including virtual will be cancelled.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas governor is asking Kansans Monday afternoon to conserve electricity and natural gas as the state faces more possible blackouts during extreme winter weather. The update comes after the governor declared a state of emergency over the weather, and Evergy began rolling blackouts through Kansas due to cold weather strain [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Topeka Fire Department and the City of Topeka are using social media to prepare residents for rolling blackouts during the extreme temperatures. Controlled blackouts in Kansas are being used to control the demand for electricity as extreme temperatures sweep through Northeast Kansas. Evergy began to turn off electricity to blocks [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Manhattan Fire Department is warning residents to stay home. In a social media post the fire department said by early Monday morning they had responded to 19 calls. The extreme temperatures can be very dangerous and avoiding having to be rescued might be the best strategy.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Topeka police are conducting a death investigation in the 300 block of Southwest Harrison Street. Officers were dispatched and responded to the scene around 2:20 a.m. Monday morning, Feb. 15. This is a developing story.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - More customers are getting electricity back Monday after Evergy started controlled blackouts, due to the extreme cold weather that won't let up in Kansas. "Beginning on February 15 at 12:15 p.m., Evergy will begin to turn off electricity to blocks of customers for approximately 30 – 60 minutes. Once the period [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Washburn Tech announced there will be no classes on Tuesday, Feb. 16 due to freezing temperatures. A WIND CHILL WARNING is in effect for the entire viewing area through Tuesday at Noon due to brutally cold wind chills. KSNT weather has forecast brutally cold temperatures Tuesday.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNT) - The Jayhawks are back in the AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll after falling off the list last week for the first time since February of 2009. Kansas had broke the record for maintaining a position on the poll for 231 consecutive weeks. The Jayhawks were ranked number 23 on the [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNT) - A judge has ruled that a Kansas newspaper can have access to two Wichita Police body camera videos. The ruling Wednesday came more than three years after The Wichita Eagle requested copies. Sedgwick County District Judge Jeffrey E. Goering ruled that the city of Wichita “acted in bad faith and without [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNT) -- A Wichita man says the federal government owes him not one but two income tax refunds. But Franklin Jackson isn't getting his money because the IRS allegedly told him its records list him as "deceased." The 52-year-old veteran served in Desert Storm and the Iraq War. He works at Kaman Composites [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Topeka City Manager Brent Trout told KSNT News that the selection of Chief of Staff was suggested by the governing council and former Topeka Police Chief Bill Cochran came to mind. Topeka City Manager Brent Trout announced during a Topeka City Council meeting last week that retired Police Chief Bill Cochran [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Drivers for AAA are seeing twice as many calls for help during this recent frigid cold weather. AAA of Kansas responded to 1,313 calls for help over the last week. That's more than double the 653 calls the company responded to in the first week of February. More than 75 percent [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) — A man has been charged after he stabbed his sister in what he described was a fight over $100, according to Jackson County court documents. Michael H. Childs, 68, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. If convicted, he could serve 10-30 years, or life. Police were called [...]
***A WIND CHILL WARNING is in effect for the entire viewing area through Tuesday at Noon due to brutally cold wind chills.*** ***A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect for Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee counties until 3:00pm.*** Wind chills will remain in the -10s and -20s all day [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The parents of a local teen banned from riding her school bus after saying she's gay say they have now been invited to watch the video security footage of the day in question. Izzy Dieker, an 8th grader at Americus School in the North Lyon County District, was suspended from her [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ four state-owned casinos reported a 28% drop in revenue last year when they were closed for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The four casinos in Kansas City, Mulvane, Dodge City and Pittsburg generated about $300 million revenue in 2020, down from $416 million the year before. That means [...]
Northeast Kansas is experiencing bitterly cold temperatures. To show you exactly how cold, KSNT News set out to try some fun experiments that your family can do at home, too.
Valentine's Day is a special night for local businesses, with customers dining in to celebrate with their special someone. Even the cold weather on Sunday did not stop many of them.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) -- The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) student advisory team has selected Alex Edwards, a senior from Jackson Heights High School, as the 2020 KSHSAA Spirit of the Sport Award recipient. Edwards knows about heartbreak both literally and figuratively, but also knows a lot about resiliency and finding ways to [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) -- Governor Laura Kelly declared a State of Disaster Emergency Sunday due to the wind chill warnings causing stress on utility and natural gas providers. The declaration authorizes the use of state resources and personnel to assist with recovery operations in affected counties that meet certain criteria, according to a press release. [...]
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (WDAF) — A grieving Overland Park man lost a court battle this week to get his late wife’s service dog back, but his attorney said the fight for the beloved “Sheepadoodle” is far from over. The case pits widower Paul Marinsky – who told FOX4 that his wife’s dying wish was for [...]
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT) -- Around 8:20 a.m. Saturday morning the Junction City Police Department along with the Geary County Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant which would end successfully. The search was conducted at 1106 Grant Ave. in Junction City, which is where the Hi Poynt Studios are located. As a result of the [...]
TAMPA, Fla. (WDAF) — The NFL has fined Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Antoine Winfield Jr. $7,815 for mocking Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill in the end zone with Hill’s signature peace sign in Super Bowl LV, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports. In week 12 against the Buccaneers, Hill, who had 269 yards and 3 touchdowns, [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) -- A fire in the Oakland neighborhood of Topeka started around noon Saturday in connection to the heating of a frozen water line. The Topeka Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 635 NE Poplar Street. Upon arrival, crews found smoke coming through the frame of the home. Firefighters were able [...]
