TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A new book is helping students learn more about our nation's history and a local teacher is playing a major role in it. The book Building A More Perfect Union is now being used in classrooms all across the nation. Including Mr. Kyle Johnson's, a history teacher at Seaman Middle School. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Some Topeka students are hoping for the luck of the Irish this St. Patrick's day. Mrs. Elizabeth Lutz's pre-schoolers at Shaner Elementary had fun making leprechaun traps Wednesday for the holiday. They were inspired by the children's book How to Catch a Leprechaun which gives kids ideas on how to make [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT/AP) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and congressmen is urging the federal government not to approve recommendations to remove 144 cities from the designation of metropolitan statistical areas. In Kansas, Manhattan and Lawrence could be reclassified as a "micropolitan", putting those cities at risk of losing some federal funding. The federal [...]
The Internal Revenue Service will delay the April 15 tax deadline until mid-May, according to a report from Bloomberg.
CLAY CENTER, Kan. (KSNT) - An overnight fire appears to have destroyed a meat locker business in Clay Center. Fire crews were called to the meat processing plant shortly before midnight. Crews remained on scene early Wednesday afternoon. Investigators are on site, but no cause has been determined. KSNT News has a crew at the [...]
What We're Tracking: Additional showers this afternoon Sunny, mild by the weekend More rain chances next week We'll have more showers, and possibly a rumble of thunder or two, moving back in this afternoon with moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding continue to remain a concern as many have already picked up several inches of rain [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Jayhawks will play without Tristan Enaruna this week after he tested positive for the coronavirus again this week. Enaruna is a 6 foot, 8 inch shooting guard for Kansas. David McCormack will arrive on Friday in Indianapolis for the NCAA tournament. According to Bill Self, Jalen Wilson will be headed [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - A dog and cat are safe after an overnight apartment fire in the northeast part of Manhattan. The fire happened just before 4 a.m. at an apartment complex at 517 Gatlinburg Way. Firefighters rescued the animals and put out the fire in the apartment's kitchen. No one was home at the [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita say a woman trying to flag down a vehicle following a minor crash was instead hit and killed when she walked into the roadway. Police say the incident happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday in south Wichita. Officers who arrived at the scene say a pickup truck was eastbound [...]
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Court records say a Kansas man arrested in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told the FBI that an officer shrugged his shoulders when he asked whether he could join the throngs streaming into the building. Mark Roger Rebegila, of St. Marys, was taken into custody Monday in Topeka on charges [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly made comments Wednesday about Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop's release from DUI and wrong-way driving charges Tuesday. “Well one, I don’t really want to comment on Senator Suellentrop, but if you look at what the judge did, that’s pretty typical when at a first hearing. If the [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Topeka Community Blood Center is holding a blood drive Wednesday at the Countryside United Methodist Church from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. "We need people to come in and make appointments. We need whole blood and platelets. Platelets are used for trauma and cancer patients." Tony Zima, Topeka Community Blood [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Hotels and restaurants in Riley County have lost value this year. This is due to lost revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Riley County Appraiser Greg McHenry said that hotels dropped 25 to 30 percent in value in the latest property evaluations. Restaurants, except for fast food restaurants, also saw a big [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Eligible Kansas residents can now schedule their COVID-19 vaccine appointments for Thursday, March 18, and Friday, March 19. Vaccine distribution continues to be based on the number of shots received from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Shawnee County Health Department. Residents can schedule an appointment through [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A young Kansas City mother is mourning the loss of her infant son in terrible circumstances. Police said one week ago he was killed at home in Kansas City, Missouri. Investigators say it was a homicide, and now the case is with the prosecuting attorney. Now, his mother is speaking out [...]
TECUMSEH, Kan. (KSNT) - Lightning is thought to have been the cause of a house fire early Wednesday morning. According to dispatchers, the call came in at approximately 4:30 a.m. to a home in the 3600 block of SE Tecumseh Road. Dispatchers indicated the roof was on fire and that a lightning strike may be [...]
Showers and storms move through this morning before we catch a midday break from the rain. A couple of the stronger cells could produce hail up to the size of quarters and heavy downpours. We'll have more showers, and possibly a rumble of thunder or two, moving back in this afternoon with moderate to heavy [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT)-- A Manhattan speech-language pathologist is bringing a new kind of technology to the city's hospital, evaluating if patients are swallowing and even communicating on their own. Jenny Linville is the main speech-language pathologist at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. Her job helps patients get back on their feet after being hospitalized [...]
A new bill passed by the Kansas Legislature would extend the disaster declaration for coronavirus through much of May. The governor would be more limited on what she’s able to during emergencies.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - The Manhattan city commission voted on Tuesday to extend their mask mandate to May 16th. Originally the mask mandate was set to end on April 1st. The commission voted four to one in favor of extending the mandate. Commissioners said they wanted to have the mandate in place until the end [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - During the COVID-19 pandemic, most businesses struggled to stay open and very few new businesses chose to start up. Sunflower Chiropractic is the exception. The business opened in January 2021 despite the pandemic. On Tuesday, the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce held an official ribbon cutting for the business welcoming them [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was arrested early Tuesday morning for allegedly driving under the influence, driving in the wrong direction on I-70, and leading officers on a short chase, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Hours following his arrest, Shawnee County District Court Judge Penny Moylan ruled there was [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)--- Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson and Vice President Rick Wilbornhave issued a joint statement on Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop's arrest Tuesday. “This morning, we all learned that Senator Suellentrop had been arrested and subsequently released without charges. The underlying incident is certainly serious and very unfortunate. We will continue to pray [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)- In a time where frontline workers have saved lives and helped us through the challenges of COVID-19, one Stormont Vail Health nurse shows what it truly means to be a remarkable woman. Angelina Cooper, a Charge Nurse at the hospital, is selfless, patient, kind and extremely hard-working, according to her friends, family [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Shawnee County Dispatch released audio to KSNT News Tuesday afternoon of callers spotting the Kansas Senate Majority leader driving on the wrong side of the highway. Callers reported seeing a white SUV driving west in the eastbound lanes of I-470 near Wanamaker Road, and later I-70 starting around 12:45 a.m. Law [...]
