LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU football coach Lance Leipold completed his full coaching staff. The staff is comprised of five coaches who are staying with the program, and five who Lepiold brought in from Buffalo. "I am extremely proud of the staff we have assembled here at Kansas," Leipold said. "It’s no secret how much I [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - Emporia police have arrested a man Wednesday that they say committed sexual acts with a child, and tried to solicit them through social media. Garold Markham, 54, of Emporia, faces charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and electronic solicitation, according to Emporia police. The Emporia Police Department got a report [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Anyone ages 12 and over can get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Friday, May 14 at the Stormont Vail Events Center, Stormont Vail Health announced Wednesday. The decision to follow CDC authorization for young teens to get vaccinated comes alongside changes to the health center's vaccination clinic at the Events Center: Beginning the [...]
The American Rescue Plan boosted the maximum child tax credit, expanded eligibility and implemented advance monthly payments for families.
After analyzing the ratings for all BBQ joints in the nation's top 75 cities, Wichita ranked No. 3.
(KSNT) - An advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Wednesday to recommend Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for use in kids ages 12 to 15. The vote was 14-0, with one abstention. The vote comes two days after the Food and Drug Administration amended its emergency use authorization for Pfizer's vaccine to include this [...]
HOYT (KSNT) - A Topeka man is in jail Wednesday after the Jackson County Sheriff's Office said he broke into a Hoyt home and stole electronics and an appliance. Cory Jonathon Pruyser, 29, of Topeka, faces charges including: Burglary Theft Criminal damage to property Pruyser broke a window around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to get into [...]
TOPEKA, (KSNT) - Evergy Plaza continued their Live @ Lunch Concert Series on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 P.m. This week's entertainment is the Classic Rock and Blues Band "Still Vertical". "Still Vertical" began playing in 2019 and performs a variety of blues, jazz, soul and rock songs. The band currently includes these members: [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has confirmed Wednesday that she has no intention of ending federal unemployment benefit programs in the state early. The announcement comes a day after Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he will cut off all federal pandemic unemployment benefits to Missourians. The Republican governor hopes cutting off the extra [...]
Evergy said it's getting reports that scammers are targeting customers and demanding immediate bill payment or face service disruptions.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Washburn University campus is welcoming back the 60+ Audit Program for the fall of 2021. The program was paused when class sizes were decreased because of the pandemic. “Our past participants have been asking about the resumption of the program. We’re pleased that conditions have now improved so that we can [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The State of Kansas offices will return to normal June 13 according to Gov. Laura Kelly. "Due to vaccinations, the widespread availability of rapid testing, and substantially reduced numbers of new positive cases being reported in the state, the State of Kansas has determined it is safe to return to normal operations [...]
WABAUNSEE COUNTY (KSNT) - Wabaunsee County detectives successfully brought down a suspect in Canada who had allegedly coerced a Mission Valley School student into sending them explicit images. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office took a report from a minor who reported they had been coerced into sending explicit images to someone on social media. Wabaunsee [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP/KSNT) - Ellen DeGeneres has confirmed her talk show "Ellen" is ending in 2022, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The show, which airs daily on KSNT, will run for a total 19 seasons before coming to an end. In the midst of the pandemic when it paused production, the show also became embroiled [...]
KANSAS (KSNT) — Defending AFC champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, will face off against the Cleveland Browns in their 2021 regular season opener. The game will take place 4:25 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Arrowhead Stadium. The full NFL season schedule will be released Wednesday night.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas priest who died in a prisoner of war camp during the Korean War will be buried in Wichita on Sept. 29. The family of the Rev. Emil Kapaun and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita announced Tuesday that Kapaun's remains will be flown from Hawaii on Sept. 25. His [...]
DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case. Judge Harlin Hale announced his decision Tuesday in the case over whether the powerful gun-rights group should be allowed to incorporate in Texas instead of New York. Lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James argued the bankruptcy filing was an [...]
CLAY COUNTY (KSNT) - A Clay County man was killed on Tuesday when the car he was driving hit a truck 21 miles south of Clay Center. Galen T. Carpenter, 45, of Clay Center died at the scene of the accident after the car he was driving struck the passenger side of a semi-truck on [...]
Parents, schools and vaccine clinics are rushing to get younger adolescents inoculated after U.S. regulators endorsed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12.
Government officials acted swiftly to waive safety and environmental rules to speed the delivery of fuel by truck, ship or rail to motorists and airports, even as they sought to assure the public that there was no cause for alarm.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Federal Communications Commission is launching a program to help families struggling with internet costs during the pandemic. The Emergency Broadband Benefit program offers families: Up to a $50/month discount on their broadband service and associated equipment rentals Up to a $75/month discount if their household is on qualifying Tribal lands A [...]
What We’re Tracking: More sunshine Thursday Warming up later in the week Hit or miss storm chance this weekend We're starting off with cloud cover this morning and temperatures near seasonable levels in the lower 50s. We could see an isolated showers or two early this morning before clouds try and break apart throughout the [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Native to the Americas, mountain lions, also known as cougars, are large, tan cats. They can be identified by their tawny-beige fur, excluding their whitish-gray belly and chest, and black markings that decorate the tip of their tail, ears and snout. According to The National Wildlife Federation, adult males weigh between 115 and 220 pounds and adult females weigh between 64 and 141 pounds. Mountain lions are [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka native Teven Jenkins' fandom extends beyond the football field. In the days leading up to the NFL draft, Jenkins had under 2,000 twitter followers. That number went up to over 4,000 the day he got drafted by the Chicago Bears. Less than two weeks later, he is up to over 26,000 followers. [...]
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) -- A Junction City High School student is on her way to graduating in June. Then, she will be making her way to an Ivy League university basically for free. It's a big achievement for Elyse Nguyen. "I'm first-generation," she said. "I mean just going to college itself is already a big [...]
