What We're Tracking: Patchy fog early Saturday Chance for light snow/rain early Sunday Warmer next week We finally broke our streak of 14 days below freezing as many areas made it into the middle to upper 30s this afternoon. Clouds have started to build in across the area through the evening and chances for some [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department has confirmed it's responding to a barricaded subject near 16th Street and Central Park in Topeka. Police have asked the public to avoid the area. Topeka Police and SWAT have both responded. This is a developing story.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, MO Mayor Quinton Lucas announced on Thursday a loosening of COVID-19 regulations in the city. Along with the new regulations, the Kansas City Sports Commission announced that the Big 12 Tournament will allow 20% of fans in each venue. The men’s tournament will be played at T-Mobile Center and [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Labor Friday announced that Phase 1 of the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program extension has begun paying out to approximately 4,800 claimants. Meanwhile, approximately 370 Phase Two and Three claimants will begin receiving payments beginning the week of March 1. KDOL was recently required to write [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Tradexpos Inc. has canceled the 2021 Topeka Farm Show scheduled for April 13, 14, and 15. According to organizers, the show was postponed from its original dates in January, in hopes that Covid-19 would be controlled enough to sustain a trade show. After the Stormont Vail Events Center was converted to [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The National Alliance for Mental Illness, NAMI Kansas, is holding their "Not so Silent Art Auction" this weekend. We provide support, education and advocacy for people with mental illness. Art is a means of recovery for a lot of people. Art speaks when words can't express. Stacey Lyddon, Events and Communications [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — College student who lost class time or were forced into online classes because of the pandemic could have some of their tuition refunded under a measure that lawmakers are debating. The Kansas City Star reports that a House panel amended the state’s higher education budget Wednesday to require that colleges, community [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Construction at the Stormont Vail Events Center is set to be complete in April and events could be coming soon after. The majority of the $48 million dollar renovation project is complete. General Manager Kellen Seitz said a new sign is set to be installed in March. Work is currently being [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The NCAA will allow a limited number of fans at the NCAA tournament in March. The decision was made to allow 25% capacity with social distancing according to a tweet from NCAA March Madness. Everyone who attends must wear face coverings. “We continue to use the knowledge we have gained over [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new Kansas legislator accused of abusive behavior before taking office received a written warning Thursday from a committee that investigated his conduct. A letter from the committee delivered Thursday to Democratic state Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City, Kansas, also directed him to accept a fellow lawmaker as a mentor. [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Manhattan businesses are no longer interested in celebrating Fake Patty’s Day. Business owners say they won’t plan events or promotions this year for the annual party event held in March in Aggieville before students go on spring break. Dennis Cook, executive director of the Aggieville Business Association, said the event’s popularity [...]
A Tennessee couple said it’s a miracle that their teenage son is walking just days after being impaled by a hay baler spear during a freak sledding accident.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas will be getting its third Fat Shack location, and it is coming to central Topeka. Fat Shack is excited to share that in early 2021 we will bring to you our third Kansas location, fifth Texas location, and first location in GA & NV! Our franchisees in these regions have [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department is investigating a two car fatal accident at 10th and Washburn in Topeka Friday morning. One person was confirmed injured and was taken to a local hospital, that driver later died. The Topeka Police Department later confirmed both vehicles had single occupants and no passengers. Officials are [...]
Highs should climb into the middle 30s by the afternoon with increasing clouds through the afternoon. We could also experience some more patchy freezing fog early tomorrow morning. Otherwise, areas of clouds on Saturday will still allow temperatures to climb into the upper 30s, and we are still on track for some 40s by the [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The #15 ranked Washburn Ichabods fell to Missouri Western 81-77 on Thursday night at Lee Arena. The loss drops the Ichabods to 14-4 on the season. Tyler Geiman had 24 points in the loss while Jalen Lewis added 15. Jonny Clausing did return for his first game back from injury scoring [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn women's basketball team put an end to Missouri Western's three-game winning streak on Thursday night with a 51-41 victory in Lee Arena. With the win, the Ichabods are now 8-10 on the season while the Griffons drop to 6-12. It was back and forth to start the game as the teams [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Washburn Ichabod basketball teams hosted the Missouri Western Griffons of St. Joseph, Missouri Thursday night in Lee Arena. The Lady Ichabods defeated the Lady Griffons 51-41, while the 15th-ranked Ichabod men's team lost to the Griffons 81-77.
EMPORIA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Emporia State men's basketball team was unable to pull off the upset on Thursday, as they fell 69-62 to third-ranked Northwest Missouri State. After the Bearcats started off the game up 11-4, Emporia State battled to get back into the game. In fact, they even took the lead 15-13 with [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A family is safe after their garage caught fire Thursday night. It happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of Southwest Clearview Lane. Fire officials on scene told KSNT News the garage is a total loss and the home has minor damage. The fire was put out within an hour. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)--- Kansas lawmakers heard from the state department of labor in a hearing Thursday, raising questions about widespread fraud that's impacted the state's unemployment system. Some concerns related to identity theft, pushed some lawmakers to address issues that impact employees, including an almost decade-old law that prohibits people that have filed fraudulently from [...]
EMPORIA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Emporia State Lady Hornets defeated Northwest Missouri State 69-58 Thursday night. It's the third win in a row for the Lady Hornets and their seventh in the last eight games. ESU lead by only four at halftime and although this game was close most of the way, they pulled away [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Some Topeka veterans won't get COVID-19 vaccines yet, and other groups may not either as extreme cold weather stopped a Thursday shipment of a week's worth of doses to Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirmed the shipment delay. "We received notice today that this week's shipments did not [...]
20-year-old Kirstianna Guerrero, Topeka, has been wrestling with epilepsy since she was born. It has been a battle filled with many highs and many lows.
Projects will focus on walking and biking.
