What We're Tracking: Patchy fog early Saturday More warmth this weekend Windy early next week As winds relax tonight and skies become mostly clear, we can't rule out a bit of patchy fog developing into the early morning hours of Saturday as temperatures dip down into the mid 30s. This weekend is shaping up to [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Health Department has issued a new health order early Friday afternoon. Many of the restrictions imposed by the emergency order have been lifted. The new orders will be effective beginning Saturday, March 6, at 12:01 a.m. There will be no restrictions on restaurant hours, bars and nightclubs. Mass [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced he has filed criminal charges against Tabor Scott Brown after an attempted robbery last month. Tabor S. Brown, 19, of Topeka, was arrested in relation to the Feb. 24 shooting at the Amoco gas station at SW 13th and Gage Boulevard. Tabor was arrested [...]
LYON COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT)- The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is reaching out to the public and asking for help after someone cut multiple fuel lines on school vehicles and stole a catalytic converter. Surveillance video at Northern Heights High School in Allen caught the suspect and the vehicle. Authorities shared the images hoping someone can [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Funeral services for a Manhattan woman killed in a traffic accident in Topeka have been scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, March 8, at an Atlanta church. Atlanta native Brooke Rees, 29, was killed when large metal pipes broke free from a semi-tractor trailer causing a collision that claimed her life on [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The College Hill neighborhood is soon going to have a new restaurant. Fat Shack is getting ready to open at 1418 SW Lane Street near Washburn University. Christian Smith is one of the owners of the Topeka Fat Shack. He said they are mostly done with construction on their new location. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Burger Stand in Topeka is accepting to-go orders, but it will be a couple of months before customers will be able to dine in person. The Burger Stand recently moved from its location near Washburn University to the Brookwood Shopping Center at 2709 SW 29th Street in Topeka. General Manager [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer is signaling that he’ll make a comeback bid in 2022. The Republican took a step Friday required to raise money for the Kansas governor’s race and brought a granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower to his team. Colyer stopped short of formally announcing his candidacy but described [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - State Treasurer Lynn Rogers hosted a press conference Friday morning to announce the application process for the $100 million City Utility Low-Interest Loan Program is now "open." "Getting to this point took the cooperation and hard work of dozens of people, and it was never a matter of Republicans and Democrats, [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNT) -- A Kansas teacher is having trouble getting his refund from the IRS because the IRS thinks he is dead. Tyson Vrbas contacted Nexstar station KSN after seeing an ivetigation, KSN Investigates report about a Wichita veteran having the same problem. The IRS owed the veteran, Franklin Jackson, thousands of dollars but [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - On Thursday, Kansas Senator Jerry Moran shared on his Facebook page that the remains of Father Emil Kapaun, a Medal of Honor recipient who served as an Army Chaplain and went missing during the Korean War was identified. Senator Moran shared the following message: "This evening I was notified that the [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. At a moment of deep political polarization in America, support [...]
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Police say a suspicious device found near the Pittsburg State University campus contained a small amount of “incendiary components.” Police were notified Wednesday after the device was found on a block adjacent to the campus. The Kansas State Highway Patrol’s Hazardous Device Unit removed the device from campus Thursday evening. Pieces [...]
We still have a very slim chance to see a shower or two in our far south and western counties through this morning, but otherwise clouds will hold highs into the upper 50s and lower 60s today with a light northeast wind at 10-15mph. We can expect temperatures this weekend to warm right back into [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) -- A car hit and killed a person Thursday evening on the Kansas Turnpike in southeast Topeka, the Kansas Turnpike Authority confirmed. Emergency crews first responded around 8:30 p.m. The accident happened near mile marker 179, shortly before the South Topeka toll booth, in the westbound lanes according to KTA. Just before [...]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County released data Wednesday regarding COVID-19 transmission during Super Bowl LV events. The county’s findings show that there were low numbers of coronavirus associated with official Super Bowl events, such as the Super Bowl Experience and the game itself. Florida Department of Health in [...]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KNST) - It wasn't pretty but the Kansas Jayhawks rallied from a 14 point halftime deficit to defeat UTEP 67-62 in the regular season finale on Thursday night. The game was tied at 62 with 21 seconds left when Marcus Garrett scored the game winning basket. Ochai Agbaji scored 19 points to lead [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas lawmakers are planning to move quickly on an unemployment bill that House members passed on Thursday. The Kansas House voted to pass the bill, HB 2196, with 87 members voting in favor and 36 opposed. Now, it moves to the Senate. Representative Sean Tarwater, R-Stilwell, who chairs the state's Commerce, [...]
After looking back on a year of coronavirus, Kansas lawmakers are deciding what emergencies should look like in the future.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) - Chiefs fullback Anthony Sherman announced Thursday he's hanging up his cleats. After eight seasons with the Chiefs, two AFC Championships and a Super Bowl win, Sherman took to Twitter to announce his retirement. He thanked Chiefs Kingdom and at the end of the video, flew off into the sunset on [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs and GEHA (pronounced G.E.H.A.) announced that GEHA will be the exclusive naming rights partner for Arrowhead Stadium. Beginning with the 2021 NFL season, the home of the Chiefs will be GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. GEHA and the Chiefs are committed to ensuring Arrowhead Stadium remains the identity [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - States across the country are loosening COVID-19 restrictions, but health officials warn it may be too soon with new variants of the virus popping up around the world. Shawnee County has dropped down to the "moderate" level of COVID transmission, now scoring a 6 out of 24 on the scorecard used [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Shawnee County is working to reduce the number of people with mental illness in jail. The county is joining the national "Stepping Up Initiative." The Director of the Shawnee County Department of Corrections Brian Cole said they will focus on finding ways to help people with mental illnesses before they end [...]
What We're Tracking: Clouds build in tonight A bit cooler for Friday More warmth and wind early next week Overnight, we'll have a slight chance for some rain showers lingering into early Friday morning. The best chance for rain will be just to our south and west, but we could still seem some light showers [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. (KSNT) - KU football head coach Les Miles was banned from contacting women students after an investigation in 2013 while he was coaching at Louisiana State University, according to a report from USA Today. The former LSU coach was investigated for allegedly sexually harassing student workers and making sexist comments. The alleged [...]
