TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Burger Stand in Topeka's College Hill area is moving to a new location, an employee confirmed Thursday. The worker at the Burger Stand said it is moving into the old Boss Hawg's location in Topeka's Brookwood Shopping Center on 29th Street. The restaurant's last day in College Hill is Wednesday. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Court Appointed Special Advocates of Shawnee County, CASA, is hosting a barebones tour this weekend. The tour is in partnership with the new owners of the Beacon Building and offers a chance to walk through the former Women’s Club building prior to renovation. During the tour, you will be able to [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Mulvane Art Museum is hosting a mobile museum for Black History Month. "This is the Black History 101 Museum. It is a collection of over 10,000 artifacts that date from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era to hip-hop culture", said Dr. Khalid el-Hakim. "The museum is about raising awareness about a [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Health Department said Thursday afternoon that the local situation with the COVID-19 pandemic is improving. Watch the Shawnee County Health Department's conference below: The scorecard has decreased from 14 to 12 from last week. Scheduled speakers during the conference include: Derik Flerlage, Shawnee County Health Department Infectious Disease [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)- Agencies across Shawnee County are teaming up with the Shawnee County Health Department to help older adults and those without access to certain technology fill out the COVID-19 vaccine interest form. The vaccine is currently available for health care workers and residents who are 65 and older. Anyone who falls in to [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, the Southwest Power Pool will no longer be telling its energy companies to reduce energy usage, including with controlled power outages. SSP issued a statement that it and the power companies it supervises are now out of an Energy Emergency Alert Thursday morning: SPP [...]
OTTAWA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Transportation Alternative Grant Awards Thursday morning for both Shawnee County and the City of Topeka. Some of the grants benefit both the capital city and its county, among 18 projects. Kelly gave the details in Ottawa. A spokeswoman kicking off the announcement said $16.8 million in [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The "Country Cares for St. Jude Kids" radiothon is going on Thursday and Friday in Topeka. Listeners can tune in to 94.5 Country or Country 106.9 between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. each day to take part in the radiothon. Country Cares for St. Jude Kids is one of the most [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Former Kansas senator and presidential candidate Robert Dole has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Dole addressed his diagnosis in a tweet on Thursday morning. Recently, I was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. My first treatment will begin on Monday. While I certainly have some hurdles ahead, I also [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Sacred Heart Church in Topeka announced Thursday morning that they are canceling Germanfest 2021. The annual festival will resume in 2022. The two-day event will resume next year, June 4 and 5, 2022. The event features live music, and other activities. It is a fundraiser for the Sacred Heart Church.
UPDATE: All lanes have been cleared by 7:11 a.m. TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas Turnpike Authority is warning motorists that a crash on the turnpike near Topeka at the 170 mile marker will impact the right lane Thursday morning. The warning was issued at 6:46 Thursday morning. The crash is in the northbound lanes [...]
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNT)- A quarter of a million-dollar loss — that’s after water gushed into a Hutchinson business on Monday. Now, the owner is shining light on the lesser-known effects of the extreme weather. Mark Ebeling, owner of Ebeling Pools in Hutchinson said he got an early wake-up call at 5:00 a.m. He said a [...]
Partly cloudy skies today and chilly temperatures expected with highs back into the middle 20s, but we should be close to getting above freezing by Friday afternoon! We are on track for some 40s by the end of the weekend. The only thing that may limit our weekend warming would be the chance to see [...]
HARVEY COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) – Levi Minkevitch, a sergeant with the Newton Police Department, died in an ATV crash Wednesday afternoon in Harvey County. The crash was reported around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday three miles east of Harvest Hill Road on Dutch Ave. Minkevitch, 30, of Peabody, was driving his 2014 Canam ATV when he attempted [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) --- Governor Laura Kelly announced her "Back to School" vaccine plan to get students back in the classroom on Wednesday. Kelly's plan would earmark additional vaccine doses for K-12 teachers and staff and increased testing supplies to help with a safe return to school. "The emphasis on vaccinating K-12 teachers and staff, [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — The 2021 NFL season is finished and the league has a new champion, as well as another bad lip reading compilation. Some of football's biggest stars are featured in this year’s hilarious video including Tyrann Mathieu, Chris Jones, Bashaud Breeland, Mecole Hardman, Tyreek Hill and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas Kid's State Wrestling Tournament was the first event canceled in Shawnee County in 2020 because of the coronavirus. The Chairman of the wrestling group, Will Cokeley, said this year the event will be in Mulvane. In years past, the event would bring in around $1.8 million in revenue to [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Seven-year-old Briley Wiley was born with a rare bone disease in her leg called Posteromedial Bowing of the Tibia. This means her shin bone isn't straight. On Thursday she will begin her journey and travel to St. Louis for her pre-surgery appointment. This is the first step to a procedure that [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Emporia State basketball program is going above and beyond for one of its own. Six-year-old James Nunley was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in December. His parents, Angela and Michael Nunley, were both a part of the Emporia State athletic program when they were in college. Angela is currently the [...]
(KSNT) -- Emporia city leaders and Jefferson County leaders voted to extend their mask ordinances on Wednesday. Jefferson County Commissioners voted 2-1 to continue the mask mandate until March 1, 2021. The ordinance was extended on Feb. 2nd and set to expire on Feb. 16. Commissioners re-evaluated it at their meeting on Tuesday to extend [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas knocked off Kansas State Wednesday night 59-41 to win the Sunflower Showdown. The 23rd ranked Jayhawks improve to 16-7 overall with the victory and 10-5 in Big 12 play. K-State drops to 5-18 overall and 1-13 in Big 12 play. Marcus Garrett led the Jayhawks with 14 points while Jalen [...]
OTTAWA, Kan. (KSNT) - Governor Laura Kelly and other state officials are expected to make a "significant" announcement regarding transportation and tourism in the state. Gov. Kelly will join Kansas Department of Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz and Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Secretary Brad Loveless for the announcement, which is expected to take [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. (KSNT) - The Royals announced pitcher Danny Duffy is switching his jersey number to number 30 for the 2021 campaign. Danny Duffy will be switching his number for a third time, entering his 10th season with the club. Danny Duffy received the blessing from the late Yordano Ventura's mother, Marisol. The number 30 [...]
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WAMEGO, Kan. (KSNT) - The Wamego community was able to use its own power plant during rolling blackouts from Evergy this week. It's something the city manager says she and her colleagues are proud to have. Stacie Eichem, city manager of Wamego, said it used to be more common for towns to have their own [...]
