TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Department celebrated Tulip Time Festival at The Ted Ensley Gardens on Saturday. Tulip Time Festival at Ted Ensley Gardens at Lake Shawnee included live musical performances, vendors, a classic car show, and fun for the kids. Tulip Time is an annual destination popular with everyone [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Topeka Zoo is celebrating Earth Day on Saturday with several on-site activities. The Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center will join hundreds of zoos and aquariums, across the United States to observe Earth Day 2021. During the Earth Day celebration, the zoo will have two dozen booths, activities, and special events [...]
What We’re Tracking: Isolated rain today Clouds hang around Rain/Snow chances next week Scattered to isolated rain chances remain throughout today as our system from yesterday makes its way out of town. Temperatures will warm up into the middle 50s today which is still roughly 10 degrees cooler than average for this time of year. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Ballet Midwest's Cinderella ballet performance is now showing at the Topeka Performing Arts Center. Cinderella is played by Kaya Pyle for the Friday and Saturday performances and Sophie Cather for the late Saturday and Sunday Performances. Prince Charming is played by Drew Huskey for the Friday and Saturday performances and Malcolm Davis [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Earth Day is next week, but the Topeka Zoo is joining other zoos across the globe in celebration on Saturday. The Topeka Zoo will have a couple dozen agencies with booths set up throughout the zoo. Director of Conservation & Education Dennis Dinwiddie said there will be fun activities for the [...]
"It really impacts us as a non-profit in our ability to recover from things like this," said Janice Watkins, CEO of Topeka Habitat for Humanity.
KANSAS CITY, KS (WDAF) — Is someone in your family trying to decide where to go to college? SmartAsset is out with a new study on the colleges that give students the best return on their educational investment. Kansas State University in Manhattan takes the top spot among Kansas colleges and universities, and the University [...]
KANSAS CITY, KS (WDAF) — Negro Leagues Baseball museum president Bob Kendrick and Kansas City Monarchs Owner Mark Brandmeyer were on hand to unveil and model the newest look the Monarchs will be using when they step on the diamond this season. The new uniforms pay homage to the Monarchs uniforms that will see the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNW) — State health officials have been researching issues that affect pregnant women and new mothers in Kansas. They interviewed women in the months following the birth of their infant. The answers are compiled in the Kansas Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the most recent [...]
WICHITA (KSNW) — The Kansas Humane Society says it is dealing with a money crisis after getting its natural gas bill. The bill is over $41,000 more than usual. Emily Hurst, KHS president and CEO, says the gas bill is $44,771 because of the February winter storm. She says the normal winter bill is $3,500. [...]