MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Gene Taylor's tenure as K-State's athletic director has been a winning one according to Kansas State University, and it decided to give him a renewed contract Wednesday. Since Director of Athletics Taylor has taken the position at K-State in April 2017, the university has seen fundraising successes as well as athletic [...]
What We're Tracking: More rain chances ahead Drying out this weekend Warming up We'll have a system move in later tonight bringing our next chance for showers. The best chance for rain will be after midnight, tapering off through the early morning before another round moves in. It'll be a chilly rain tonight, too, as [...]
A representative from Arizona has requested that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) strip benefits from any service member and veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Topeka police have asked the public Wednesday for help finding a person of interest in a domestic violence incident. The Topeka Police Department identified Stefon C. Butler, 34, as the person of interest. It is looking for him after investigating a reported domestic violence disturbance Tuesday evening in the 1300 block [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Stormont Vail Health held a memorial Wednesday to honor those lost to COVID-19 at Stormont Vail Health. "It's been a year since our first COVID-19 positive patient in our hospital. We have had so many experiences, so many great efforts put forth by our team and we thought it was important [...]
NEMAHA COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT) - A former firefighter is facing charges in Nemaha County for setting fires to a vacant dwelling and a pasture. Seneca resident David Michael Frehe, 40, has been charged with two counts of arson. Nemaha County Attorney Brad Lippert has filed charges against Frehe for a fire at a vacant dwelling [...]
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci isn’t ready to say the nation has turned the corner on the coronavirus pandemic despite about 2.5 million Americans are getting vaccinated each day. The government’s top infectious disease expert say he often gets asked that question. His response: “We are at the corner. Whether we or not we are [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Residents in Topeka are reporting a car drove around Tuesday evening and shot multiple drivers' windows out. Viewer-submitted photos show shattered car windows after projectiles hit them. One driver told KSNT News she was driving north on Southeast Adams Street and saw an early 2000's gold or tan Buick driving in [...]
KANSAS CITY — Whataburger is bringing four locations to the Kansas City area! The first of the four new locations is expected to open in fall of 2021. The four locations are: 1450 Douglas St., Lee’s Summit, Mo. 6408618811 E. US 40 Highway, Independence, Mo. 640558420 W. 135th St., Overland Park, Kan. 66223905 Hwy 7, [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Fort Hays State professor is sharing her passion for reading with hundreds of inmates in Kansas. "I believe books can change lives." Sarah Broman-Miller, Fort Hays University. Broman-Miller organized a drive last year to help bring books to women who are incarcerated. She said she noticed many inmates did not [...]
OLATHE, Kan. — There is still a push to change the name of a creek in Johnson County, Kansas. Local organizations are advocating to change the name of Negro Creek, but they’re also learning the history behind the creek’s name. The story came to light in September and historians at the Johnson County Museum were [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas State University Foundation is launching its second "All In for K-State" day of giving Wednesday. This year's initiative will raise money for the "Textbooks 2.0" program. Textbooks 2.0 is a grant program at K-State. Faculty can apply for grants worth $1,000 to $5,000. These grants help faculty convert their [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department is investigating a stabbing Wednesday morning. Officers responded to a local hospital around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday morning after a woman came to the hospital with injuries that were "consistent with a stabbing," according to Gretchen Spiker, Public Relation Specialist with the Topeka Police Department. Shawnee County dispatch [...]
A clinic has had its vaccine supply shut off by the city after officials claimed it misallocated more than 6,000 doses meant for Chicago Public School staff.
We'll be dealing with the clouds today, and with a northwesterly breeze at 10-20 mph, we'll be stuck in the lower 50s this afternoon. Another system moves in later today bringing our next chance for showers. The best chance for rain will be overnight Wednesday, tapering off through the day Thursday. It'll be a chilly [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - It's been over a year since KSNT first reported on the new way Topeka wanted to pay people to move and work in the area. It's known as the Choose Topeka program. On Tuesday, we met some of the people who got on board with the program and found out how [...]
EMPORIA, Kan. (KSNT) - Blind auditions are wrapping up this week for contestants on NBC's The Voice. For this week's Someone You Should Know segment, KSNT News is sharing the story of a woman from Lyon County who is showing if you work hard towards your dreams, you never know who will turn around and [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Manhattan native Trevor Hudgins was named a D2 1st team All-American on Tuesday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. This season Hudgins was also named the MIAA Player of the Year and has helped guide Northwest Missouri State to the D2 Elite 8. It's the second straight year Hudgins has [...]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (WDAF) -- Albert Wilson, a former University of Kansas student, has been released from prison one week after a judge granted him a new trial. He was released on a $100,000 bond. His only pre-trial release stipulation is he cannot post to social media. Wilson walked out of the Douglas County Courthouse Tuesday [...]
Authorities in Boulder responded to a shooting at a King Soopers store on Monday. Photos from the scene show police, emergency vehicles, and people being led from inside the store.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)--- Kansas lawmakers are considering a resolution that requests a Constitutional Convention to propose amendments to limit federal power. Lawmakers in the state's Senate Federal and State Affairs committee held a hearing on the resolution Tuesday morning. More than one hundred Kansans gathered outside the Capitol in support of the measure, led by [...]
The House advanced a bill that would allow alcohol sales to begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday instead of noon.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Pottawatomie County began a construction project on Highway 24 that's expected to last until August of 2022. The county began the project on Monday, which has pushed traffic over to one lane, both east and westbound, on Highway 24. It is taking cars about 45 minutes to make it out beyond [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Washburn Men's Basketball's Tyler Geiman has been named a third-team All-American by the D2CCA. This comes one day after the senior earned first-team All-District honors from the NABC. Geiman started every game of the 2020-21 season, averaging 20.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
EMPORIA, Kan. (KSNT) - Emporia State Women's Basketball's Tre'Zure Jobe has been named a second-team All-American by the D2CCA. Jobe is also the MIAA Player of the Year, a First-Team All-MIAA and MIAA All-Defensive team selection. She averaged an MIAA-best 19.6 points and 3.0 steals per game. This is the 13th time a Lady Hornet [...]
