TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A Topeka apartment complex wants to give a $1,000 reward to whoever can give information leading to the arrest of someone who set three separate fires Monday afternoon. Investigators believe all three fires at the Whispering Pines Apartments were intentionally set. The complex put out a notice on Facebook offering a [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) - NFL Network's Ian Rapoport is reporting the Chiefs are releasing running back Damien Williams. Williams opted out of the 2020 season. Williams rushed for 498 yards and averaged 4.5 yards per carry in 2019. He ran for 5 touchdowns on the ground while hauling in 30 catches for 213 yards [...]
PRATT, Kan. (KSNW) -- The Kansas Department of Labor estimates 12,000 people are part of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) backlog. KDOL and Governor Laura Kelly said they're doing everything they can to fix what they call an antiquated information technology (IT) system. Recently, Kelly announced the state will add 500 more customer service representatives [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Topeka Habitat for Humanity broke ground on three new homes in January of 2021. The homes are located at 2600, 2616 and 2626 S.W. Buchanan St. The Topeka Habitat team spent Tuesday hand raising trusses on the Moses house at the development site. With Covid-19 restricting some of the Habitat [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - The United States Geological Survey said two more earthquakes were reported in the Wichita area on Monday. Along with the quakes Sunday in Wichita, KSN News asked the experts what is happening. "Usually, you have to look at this for a while," said John Vidale, USC seismologist. "But there's a possibility [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Back to School Act requiring Kansas schools to make an option for in-person, full-time classes has failed 55-69 Tuesday in the Kansas Legislature. The bill would have mandated all districts to have an in-person, full-time option for school by March 26. Getting students back in the classroom is at the [...]
(NEXSTAR) -- The "Get My Payment" tool on the IRS website is live and will show eligible recipients the status of their third stimulus payment. If you use the IRS website, you should see the scheduled deposit date for your check. Example: "We scheduled your payment to be deposited on March 17, 2021 to the bank account [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A judge has released Kansas Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop Tuesday morning in his first hearing, citing no probable cause after law enforcement arrested him on DUI charges. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Suellentrop was driving a white SUV and going the wrong way in the eastbound lanes of I-70 around [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was booked into the Shawnee County Jail Tuesday morning for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, fleeing or attempting to flee a law enforcement officer, speeding and improper crossover on a divided highway. Suellentrop is being held on a $1,000 bond. Suellentrop was a [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - The Manhattan City Commission will vote to extend the city-wide mask mandate during its meeting Tuesday night. The current mask order expires on April 1. City Commissioner Aaron Estabrook said the city plans to extend the mask mandate to match the Riley County mask order. Monday, the Riley County Commission voted [...]
Monday afternoon’s storm led to tornado warnings on both sides of the state line with winds uprooting trees and flinging around twisted pieces of metal.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - An Americus woman has secured a spot on Team Blake after impressing the judge on the 20th season of The Voice. A native of Americus, Savanna Chestnut told the judges she now lives in Emporia. Chestnut performed "Hold Me Now" by the Thompson Twins. Country music performer Blake Shelton was the [...]
Dense fog is occurring area wide this morning, so give yourselves plenty of time to get to where you need to go, and keep your low beams on! This should dissipate by mid morning, and clouds should begin to clear a bit by the afternoon. We'll see a brief break from the rain during the [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Topeka police stopped a driver traveling the wrong direction on I-70 early Tuesday morning, closing down part of the highway to remove the vehicle, according to Shawnee County Dispatch. Officers received a call around 12:45 a.m. of a white SUV traveling the wrong direction down I-70 in downtown Topeka. Officers were [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Seaman school board agreed Monday to create an advisory committee to look into the district's name. This comes after student journalists in the school discovered the district's namesake, Fred Seaman, was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. After the discovery, many people have put pressure on the district to [...]
WAMEGO, Kan. (KSNT) - People on social media are taking notice after a photo went viral, showing why one school janitor is more than just her job title. The clock hit zero, the buzzer rang and Wamego lost the KSHSAA 4A Substate Championship to Holton 60 to 56. The loss marked the end of the [...]
BURLINGAME, Kan. (KSNT) - Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating after a woman was found dead in her apartment Monday. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said the Osage County Sheriff's Office requested their help around 12:25 p.m. Monday. KBI said a woman called the Burlingame Police Department Sunday evening when she couldn't reach her friend. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)--- Kansas lawmakers are deciding whether counties should have more power than the state in determining which groups are prioritized for coronavirus vaccines. Lawmakers in the state's Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on Monday for a bill that would allow counties to adopt prioritized COVID-19 vaccination plans separate from [...]
It's a bill that mandates all districts to have an in-person full-time option for school by March 26.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNT) - Former KU and NFL football player Darrell Stuckey was named Director of Football Relations, the university announced Monday. Stuckey was a football letter-winner from 2006 to 2009 and was inducted into the KU Football Ring of Honor in 2019. In his new role, Stuckey will focus on building and continuing relationships [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)--- The Kansas Poor People's Campaign gathered at the state capitol on Monday, urging lawmakers to take a stand for low-income groups across the state and country. Several group members spoke about their concerns with state policies, advocating for Medicaid expansion in the state and pushing for lawmakers to vote against policies that [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - An infectious disease manager and Stormont Vail doctor are joining KSNT News Monday to answer your coronavirus questions. Part of a weekly town hall series, “We Together: A Coronavirus Discussion” aired at 6:30 p.m. on KTKA, and came the same day that Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the state is moving [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Emergency crews responded Monday evening to a reported fire at a building in southwest Topeka apartment complex. Shawnee County Dispatch confirmed firefighters went around 5 p.m. to the Whispering Pines Apartments for a fire reported at 5801 SW Candletree Dr. The Topeka Fire Department crews confined the fire, but while still [...]
What We're Tracking: Cool weather tonight Cold rain returns Wednesday Sunny, mild by next weekend Temperatures will fall back into the upper 30s tonight as the showers wrap up and cloud cover breaks up a bit more early in the night before clouds build in again by morning. Overall, a rather chilly night with a [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - All Kansans will have the chance to get their COVID-19 shots by May 1, Governor Laura Kelly announced Monday. In a news conference, she said Kansas will move into the next phase of the vaccine distribution plan starting next Monday, March 22. The state is combining Phase 3 and Phase 4 [...]
