TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Revenue's Division of Vehicles has launched KnowTo Drive Online, a web-based version of its driver's testing exam. The new online platform is powered by Intellectual Technology, Inc. With this addition, Kansans can now take their written driver's test from home. "The availability of an online written test [...]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNT) - The new director of athletics for the University of Kansas arrived Tuesday afternoon in Lawrence. KU Athletics shared a video of Travis Goff's plane touching down, with staff greeting his family on the tarmac with Jayhawk plushies. Goff and his wife, Nancy, have three children, Ellie, Carly and Graham. The Goff's [...]
What We're Tracking: Storms possible this evening Few more rain chances Wednesday Sunny & nice next weekend A few showers moved through the area earlier this afternoon but there continues to be a chance for some thunderstorms that form later this evening that could be strong to severe. The greatest risk with these storms look [...]
BURRTON, Kan. (KSNT) - Being a volunteer firefighter means low to no pay and long hours. "It's just the love of community, and we have that here with our crews. It's pride," said Rodney Redinger, a volunteer firefighter Burrton District Five. Redinger started volunteering in high school. He's now with Kansas Forest Service and works [...]
As the nation is injected with hope during this time of vaccine rollout, the Center for Disease Control has brought another piece of good news when it comes to the coronavirus.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas labor secretary and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday that more efforts are coming to modernize the state unemployment system. The Kansas Department of Labor is now asking interested software platforms to make an offer to update the state's 40-year-old unemployment computer system, known as a request for proposal, [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A grinding tool is to blame for kicking up sparks and starting a $25,000 fire in a Topeka garage, the Topeka Fire Department said Tuesday. The fire started around 11:30 a.m. in a home's garage near Northeast Quincy Street and Spruce. Responding firefighters said the homeowner was working on a car [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Daniel Roberts hadn’t had a vaccination since he was 6. No boosters, no tetanus shots. His parents taught him inoculations were dangerous, and when the coronavirus arrived, they called it a hoax. The vaccine, they said, was the real threat. So when the 29-year-old Tennessee man got his COVID-19 shot at [...]
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT) - The Junction City City Commission is expected to vote on a plan to buy and develop the old Junction City High School at its meeting Tuesday night. The property at 900 North Eisenhower Drive in Junction City will be vacant once Geary County School U.S.D. 475 opens the new Junction [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A crash this morning on US-75 at 158th road will cause delays this morning as first responders work the scene. The crash happened at 7:46 a.m. According to Jackson County Sheriff's Office an eastbound Ford F-150 collided with a northbound Nissan Infiniti passenger car at the intersection. An adult and two children [...]
President Joe Biden is set to announce that he’s shaving about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) – Despite a notice for homeless groups to vacate camps located at City Hall and in Westport, both camps remain and people living at the sites say they will not be moved. “They say we can’t be on city property. There is no other property in the whole city unless city [...]
While "yellow fever" trended on Twitter on Monday afternoon, it wasn't due to a new outbreak.
Wichita, Kan. (KSNT) – A man is dead after being shot in SE Wichita. Wichita Police said officers were conducting a traffic stop on a separate matter in the Quick Trip parking lot, when a vehicle pulled into the lot with people screaming for help. Officers rendered aid to the victim, however he later died. [...]
We'll see mainly cloudy skies today, with some sunshine possible this afternoon. Highs will be a few degrees cooler than yesterday, in the upper 70s, thanks to the added cloud cover. It's not out of the question to see a few showers this morning, but the best chance for rain will come into play later [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday that she has no plans to have Kansas issue vaccine passports, which are designed to help inoculated residents travel, shop and dine out more freely. The Democratic governor also signed into law a largely symbolic measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature to require public schools to offer full-time, [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - It’s the tale of college sweethearts, kind of. Jeff and Cassie Cowan met at Emporia State University in 1991. Jeff was a member of the football team, and Cassie the basketball team. Fast forward 30 years, and three of their four children are also Emporia State athletes. "The players really sell [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan (KSNT) - As spring begins and warmer temperatures set in, the chances for severe weather is on the rise. That means it is time to make sure you and your family are prepared for the chance of severe weather in Kansas. "Have a plan and that is to know what to do," Laurie [...]
GEARY COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT) - Requiring masks or not will now be left up to businesses in Geary County, the local emergency management team announced Monday evening. The notice came in the form of a new Geary County Health Order: Resolution 4-5-2021. The Geary County Board of Commissioners made the new order after consulting with [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) --- Governor Laura Kelly signed a proclamation recognizing Days of Remembrance to honor the memory of Holocaust victims on Monday. Kelly was joined by the Kansas State Holocaust Commission, recognizing Sunday, April 4 to Sunday, April 11, as this year's Days of Remembrance. In her speech, the governor called on Kansans to do their part in the fight against hate. [...]
Shows are now scheduled for June and July at Helen Hocker Theater in Gage Park and the Topeka Civic Theatre.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) --- Kansas governor Laura Kelly is not staying silent after Republican leaders shot down her statewide mask mandate. The governor responded to questions about the Legislative Coordinating Council's (LCC) decision at an event on Monday. "Let me be the bad guy. Let me be the one who mandates it," Gov. Kelly said. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A Stormont Vail doctor and its chief nurse joined KSNT anchors Molly Patt and Brooke Lennington Monday evening to answer your coronavirus questions. Part of a weekly townhall series, “We Together: A Coronavirus Discussion” features a panel of local experts discussing the coronavirus pandemic. Stormont Vail Health's Dr. Clif Jones and [...]
SILVER LAKE, Kan. (KSNT) - The Silver Lake Board of Education has named Brad Womack as its new superintendent. Womack is starting his new position on July 1. He's currently serving as principal of Silver Lake Jr/Sr High School. Former Silver Lake Schools Superintendent Tim Hallacy was selected as the new superintendent for the Shawnee [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A local store is bringing back a downtown Topeka tradition. The Vintage Fox opened in August 2019 and has something for just about everyone. Another thing that makes the store unique is the window displays they create every month. "People come by and they see it and they come in and [...]
