What We're Tracking: Few showers tonight Warmer this weekend Storm chances early next week Scattered showers will continue through the evening as overnight lows into Friday will stay relatively mild in the middle 40s. The high pressure system that has been causing early morning freeze concerns will be replaced by a low pressure system instead. [...]
CALIFORNIA (AP) - In 93 years of existence, the Oscars have been postponed by shootings — the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the attempted killing of Ronald Reagan — and by a flood, when 1938 rainstorms overwhelmed the Los Angeles River. Sunday’s ceremony will be the first Academy Awards delayed by a pandemic. After [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Thursday morning car crash into a creek near Topeka has left one man dead, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. KSNT News Sky Tracker II photos and videos show one car upside down in Mission Creek off of I-70 near the Southwest Valencia Road exit. A KHP lieutenant said the car [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill Thursday that would have blocked transgender women from participating in women's athletics in the state. Using her power under Article 2, Section 14(a) of the state Constitution, the governor blocked Senate Bill 55. The bill passed by both sides of the Kansas Legislature would make [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Capper Foundation is holding their annual "An Evening as a Child" silent and live auction fundraiser on Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. The event is a benefit to provide Pediatric Therapy services and scholarship assistance to children with disabilities who are uninsured or under-insured. "This is our 20th Annual An [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - While the state of Connecticut and countries San Marino, Estonia and Jordan have all been removed from the quarantine list others have been added as the pandemic continues despite the fact that hundreds of millions have been inoculated. Minnesota and the countries of Argentina, Aruba, Bahrain, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Sweden and Turkey [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Baby, a 5 year-old Shih Tzu from Helping Hands Humane Society, joined KSNT News Thursday in hopes of finding his forever home. Helping Hands Humane Society in Topeka is hosting Paw in the P.A.R.K. Friday through Sunday. Emi Greiss, Communications Coordinator for HHHS, said that they will have a bunch of activities [...]
MANHATTAN KS (KSNT) - Kansas State University students who have got their COVID-19 vaccine shots are now eligible for a host of prizes being offered at the Lafene Health Center. In an incentive to get students to get vaccinated the Parents and Family Program donated money to get prizes that can be raffled. Prizes include [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita woman has been sentenced to probation for beating a man's dog to death with a baseball bat, reportedly in a jealous rage. State prosecutors say that 32-year-old Hilda Noordhoek was sentenced Wednesday to two years' probation. Authorities say she broke into the man's home in 2018 by smashing a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County first responders are on the scene of a water recovery off I-70 near Valencia Road west of Topeka. A KSNT News reporter said the vehicle is upside down in the river. Kansas State Highway Patrol Troop B confirmed on social media they are investigating the deadly crash on 1-70 eastbound [...]
KANSAS (KSNT) - A spokesperson from Symmetry energy is responding to KSNT's report about negotiations to lower the gas bills of local school districts after extreme temperatures caused sky-high bills in February. The Manhattan-Ogden school district, along with the 177 other schools in the pool, get their gas from Symmetry Energy Solutions, based in Texas. [...]
Kansas (KSNT) — Around half of Kansas' counties recently turned down their weekly shipment of COVID-19 vaccines. Health directors from several counties said they have a larger supply of vaccines than demand from people wanting a shot. "I think we have reached a point to where last week, we didn't need that supply," explained Barton [...]
KANSAS (KSNT) -- A lot of businesses trying to reopen and expand after the pandemic are having trouble finding the workers they need. Some owners say that if you want a job, you could find one today. "Everybody seemed to return to restaurants, almost all at the same time," said Timirie Shibley, co-owner of Doo-Dah [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County COVID-19 Community Indicator Report for the period from April 11 through April 17 is reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases. The overall index score this week has decreased 2 points from 7 to 5. This keeps our community in the Moderate index this week. Key takeaways from this week’s scorecard include [...]
A man was shot Wednesday morning by a deputy in Elizabeth City, the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office confirms.
(WTRF) -- Former President Donald Trump says he’s “beyond seriously” considering running for president in 2024. "Are you running again in 2024? What are the odds?" Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Trump during an hour-long interview from the former president's Mar-A-Lago golf club in Florida. “I am looking at it very seriously, beyond seriously," Trump proclaimed. [...]
What We’re Tracking: Chilly start Rain chances Warmer this weekend After a chilly start today afternoon highs will reach the upper 50s across the region as we see a slight warm up from yesterday. Temperatures will still be below average with increasing cloud cover throughout the day. Rain chances will also be present by this [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Crews extinguished a house fire in downtown Topeka that completely engulfed a vacant home early Thursday morning, according to the Topeka Fire Department. 8:15 a.m. The Topeka Fire Department is asking for help from the public to solve an arson case that happened at 1119 SW Clay Street in Topeka early Thursday [...]
TOPEKA, kan. (KSNT)-- How would you feel if every box of pizza you purchased helped a child who is fighting cancer? Helping them in a way to keep families close together in a time that can be so hard. Domino's Pizza is making sure they are doing something to help the families who are going [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Kansas senior guard Marcus Garrett will not take advantage of the NCAA granting extra eligibility and will enter the NBA Draft. "I’m officially putting all my efforts into preparing for the 2021 NBA Draft," Garrett wrote in a letter. "I hope I just gave you a glimpse into how amazing these last [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- The Alliance for a Healthy Kansas held a virtual meeting Wednesday to go over key findings from a Kansas Health Institute report. The report shows that private-sector employers would save between $39.6 million and $80.6 million a year if the state opted into Medicaid expansion. April Holman, executive director of the Alliance [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Governor Laura Kelly said Wednesday that Kansas' efforts to boost police reform remain a top priority for the state in the wake of Derek Chauvin's trial verdict. Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd. Since Floyd's death, the governor established a Racial Equity and Justice Commission, [...]
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TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has released information about the events leading up to a woman’s death at the Topeka Correctional Facility. Jessica Chapman, 35, died Monday in the Kansas Department of Corrections’ TCF women’s prison. KBI said Chapman went to a scheduled appointment around 10:30 a.m. Monday at the facility's [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Everyday people have the freedom of choice, including the ability to choose where you want to work. NCAA Division I athletes have been denied this right, until recently. Players no longer have to sit out a year if they transfer schools. "I don’t know if there’s a coach in the country that [...]
