TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kay McFarland Japanese Garden, located in the Topeka Zoo, is welcoming in spring and celebrating life by hosting a two-month-long event in April and May with a variety of activities and events. From Arts and Crafts to Yoga and Art and Wine classes, the Garden will have a calendar of [...]
What We’re Tracking: Rain wraps up this morning More sunshine and warmer Sunday Cooler again next week Scattered showers are expected to wrap up this morning as this system makes its way out of the region. We’ll be left with a slightly cooler day today and slowly clearing skies through the afternoon. Highs will be [...]
Events and reaction from around the world to mark the death of Prince Philip at age 99: LONDON — Gun salutes marking the death of the Duke of Edinburgh will take place across the U.K., in Gibraltar and at sea. The U.K. defense ministry said that batteries will fire 41 rounds at one round every [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Washburn baseball took down Emporia State 5-2 on Friday, in the first of three games of the series. The Hornets took an early lead, going up 2-0 in the top of the second with a homerun from junior infielder Jack Maki. The Ichabods got one run back in the second when [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Shawnee County Parks and Rec. have brought back the popular event, Tulips at Twilight this spring. Tulips at Twilight features more than 35 lighted displays including larger-than-life illuminated flowers and more than 40,000 multi-colored tulips. There are lighted pathways and live music and Old Prairie Town tours on Friday and Saturday. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Topeka Zoo is celebrating the opening of the Kay McFarland Japanese Garden with an Opening Day festival Saturday. The garden officially opened with a small event in August, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoo Director Brendan Wiley said the event will feature a variety of food vendors, live [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas Senate president has issued a statement after the Republican Caucus voted out Gene Suellentrop as the Senate Majority leader Friday evening. "The decision by the Senate Republican Caucus to not retain Senator Suellentrop as Majority Leader was a solemn, difficult, yet necessary choice," said Senate President Ty Masterson. "The [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Hayden Wildcat baseball team defeated Emporia 7-6 Friday afternoon.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Washburn University's annual WIFI Film Festival plans to screen a Disney Pixar film along with its local filmmaker lineup. "Soul" will play April 24. Anyone is welcome to come to the event, which is free for all ages. The screening will start at 7:30 p.m. at Yager Stadium on campus. The [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) -- Friday Flicks at Evergy Plaza is getting an evening kickoff with "Mrs. Doubtfire." The movie is free and starts playing at 7 p.m. However, anyone wanting to get in on preshow activities can get in the door at 6 p.m. There are also a couple ticket packages listed below: Family Spots: [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Topeka Housing Authority Inc. is turning the Casson Building in downtown Topeka into affordable apartments. The five-story building at 603 SW Topeka Blvd. was built nearly 100 years ago in 1927 and was originally home to commercial offices, retail spaces, and apartments. Over the decades, the building housed different companies like [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson told KSNT News Friday afternoon that he's expecting Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop to resign after new details came out from his DUI arrest. "I actually anticipate a resignation," Masterson said. "It's one thing to resign, and it's one thing to be forcibly removed." Suellentrop faced [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A new Topeka business is working to bring other like-minded businesses together to provide the community with alternative health and wellness options. Empower Life held their grand opening Friday morning. The vision for the new business is for practitioners, wellness providers, educators, and many more to all be in one location [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The number of Kansans who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine increased by 33,363 in the past two days. It brings the total to 968,016, or 33.2% of the state’s population. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) says 19.9% of Kansans have received their final [...]
