LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Kansas basketball transfer Tristan Enaruna announced his commitment to Iowa State. Enaruna made the announcement on social media Monday. He averaged 9.4 minutes in 25 games during the 2020-21 season. Other KU transfers in the portal include Bryce Thompson, Lattrell Jossell, and Gethro Muscadin. Tyon Grant-Foster is committed to DePaul.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka is getting ready for snow to hit the area Tuesday morning with road crews. Current weather forecasts project snow falling from around 2 a.m. to 9 a.m., with temperatures on roads between 40 to 45 degrees and bridges between 35 and 37 degrees. The city's weather preparation comes [...]
New research released Monday from the Bureau of Land Management in Utah indicates that tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators, like in the movies, but social carnivores, similar to wolves.
KANSAS CITY (KSNT) — Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he’s received the COVID-19 vaccine, even though he’s not required by the NFL to do so. During a virtual meeting Monday morning, Mahomes said his reason to get the vaccine was to help protect his two month-old daughter, Sterling Skye. “To me it was more of [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly indicated Monday that a bill that would block transgender women from participating in women's athletics would be bad for Kansas kids and businesses alike. The bill passed by both sides of the Kansas Legislature would make Kansas public schools and state college teams set up designations for sports [...]
TOPEKA, (KSNT) – This year's Topeka St. Jude Dream home is in the home stretch. Construction is nearly complete both inside and outside. The construction of the sidewalks and driveway are finished, the exterior and interior are painted, the flooring is installed and cabinetry and light fixtures are in. Next up are counter tops, plumbing [...]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, hinted that there could soon be changes to the COVID-19 health policy on face masks.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - No worries, if you see smoke and flames in downtown Topeka today. It's just the Water Pollution Control Department conducting prescribed burns. The Topeka Fire Department announced the burns will be in the 500, 600 and 700 blocks of Jackson Avenue. All burning should be done by noon on Monday.
KANSAS CITY (KSNT) - Alex Smith has announced his retirement from football Monday morning. The former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback made the announcement in a video on his Instagram account: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alex Smith (@alexsmith_11) Smith, the 2020 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, was most recently with [...]
States with bigger shares of Trump voters are less likely to have larger shares of their populations who actually did get vaccinated, regardless of hesitancy.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Former Gov. Jeff Colyer held a press conference Monday morning, April 19, and "officially" announced he was kicking off his campaign for Kansas Governor. Senator Roger Marshall appeared with Colyer and endorsed his candidacy. “I respect Roger Marshall for keeping his pledge, made in the heat of last year's U.S. Senate [...]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally bought the two rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed to prevent such purchases, police said. A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott Hole, 19, [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Topeka City Manager Brent Trout told KSNT News Monday morning that the mask mandate will stay in effect in Topeka for city buildings. The mandate will remain in place through Apr. 30 at which time the mandate will be re-visited. Trout said there are still city workers who have not been [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is warning drivers that changes in construction on Ft. Riley Boulevard/K-18 in Manhattan may cause delays. This is happening east of Seth Child's Road near the Four Points by Sheraton. KDOT is planning to consolidate two bridges over Wildcat Creek into one wider bridge that will [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump ended his presidency with such a firm grip on Republican voters that party leaders fretted he would freeze the field of potential 2024 candidates and delay their preparations as he considered another run. But many Republicans with national ambitions are already openly laying the groundwork for campaigns as Trump continues [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two Wichita women who helped organize protests in the city last summer calling for changes in police conduct have been found guilty of misdemeanor charges connected to the demonstrations. Gabrielle Griffie and Marissa Gonzalez both received probation sentences after their convictions for unlawful assembly in Wichita Municipal Court last week. Both [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita city leaders are considering overhauling their ethics code and for the first time setting a limit on gifts to city council members. The proposed rules drafted over the past year would ban gifts worth more than $150 a year and establish an anonymous hotline for reporting ethics violations. The City [...]
What We’re Tracking: Cold front slides through today Snow tonight into tomorrow morning Morning freezes during the middle of the week *WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY* for the entire area from 10pm Monday to 10am Tuesday for the potential of 1-3″ of snow and slippery road conditions. The majority of today will be comfortable with highs for [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — After weeks of investigation by our sister station KSN News, Tyson Vrbas, a Manhattan Catholic School teacher, now has his money from the IRS. The IRS thought Vrbas was dead and would not give him his refund. “Finally opened it up, and got my tax return this week, so that was [...]
ANDOVER, Kan. (KSNW) – Have you seen it? 10-year-old girl, Ahliegha Hoffman, is desperately searching for a piece of lost jewelry. “It just means a lot, like more than anything,” she said. It’s a small silver necklace that carries a big piece of her heart, “It was in a little heart-shaped and it said ‘Your [...]
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas district has decided to ditch its “Redmen” and “Braves” mascots after public opinion shifted. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Atchison school board approved the change unanimously this past week. It was a reversal from 2018 when the board voted to keep the “Redmen” mascot for the district’s high school and [...]
MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union and another advocacy group are warning a Kansas City suburb that its panhandling ordinance is unconstitutional. The Kansas City Star reports that no lawsuit has been filed over the two-month-old Merriam ordinance that bans pedestrians from standing or sitting on medians at nine high-traffic intersections, other than to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - After months of watching tires pop and cars fly across the railroad tracks, a group of people living in north Topeka are raising awareness to get the issues resolved. Mary Baker is one of the residents who lives in a neighborhood right behind the train tracks on NW Taylor St. She said [...]
WAMEGO, KS (KSNT) -- Hundreds of people spent their weekend visiting Wamego's City Park for the 34th annual Tulip Festival. The festival featured gorgeous Tulips, of course, in addition to more than 150 craft vendors and an assortment of food trucks. Organizers said the event helps businesses around Wamego, especially with the long lasting financial [...]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KTVI) — An invasive species of worm is wriggling its way into the Midwest. “Jumping worms” (Amynthas spp) thrash wildly when handled, are 4 to 8 inches long, move quickly like a snake and can shed their tails when threatened. The jumping worms originally come from Asia and were officially found in [...]
