What We’re Tracking: Few storms this evening Cloudy overnight Cooler holiday weekend Showers moving farther away with scattered clouds hanging around for part of the night. Temperatures will drop back into the lower 50s by early Friday morning. A rather cool night ahead of us. After the cold front moves through this evening we will [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A January drug deal robbery and shooting left one man partially paralyzed and the gunman facing multiple formally filed felony charges, according to the Shawnee County District Attorney. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Thursday he has filed criminal charges against Ex’Zabre Terrell Boldridge Smith, stemming from the robbery and shooting. [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Traffic is back to normal an hour after the Riley County Police Department responded to an injury crash. The road reopened at 3:12 p.m., according to RCPD. RCPD warned drivers Thursday to avoid going on Ehlers Road towards Tuttle Creek Boulevard because of the crash.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As the U.S. marks 100 years since one of its most shameful historical chapters, researchers, including descendants of Black victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre, are preparing to resume a search for remains believed to have been hastily buried in mass graves. Although many details about the two terrifying days in 1921 eventually [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A one-year-old child was placed in police protective custody after the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant on Wednesday night. Sheriff Brian C. Hill said in a press release that a 23-year-old man and a 22- year-old woman are in custody on multiple drug-related charges. Also found in the home [...]
A man has been charged after authorities say he stomped a parakeet to death inside a Detroit-area pet shop.
Neal Herrman, from Barron, had already harvested a bird in nearby Dunn County when he decided to continue scouting at other properties. A little while later, however, he stumbled across something much more fowl than a turkey.
HARTFORD (KSNT) - Two residents of Hartford have been arrested after Lyon County Deputies served an order issued by the Hartford Municipal Court. Thomas and Rhonda Staggs were arrested on Wednesday after deputies conducted a search and found the couple had outstanding warrants unrelated to the search. Deputies had gone to the home with an [...]
TOPEKA, (KSNT) - Local law enforcement officers held the annual Special Olympics Torch Run Thursday morning in downtown Topeka. "We are a little unique in that we have one of the largest torch runs in the state of Kansas here in Shawnee County. We have over 100 special Olympic athletes that usually participate with us," [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Severe weather has suspended the state track and field championship meet for the time being, according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association Thursday. The supervisory board over the state's high school sports said it was keeping an eye on a storm moving in from the southwest, and would give another [...]
A southwestern Ohio woman won the state's first $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize, while a Dayton-area teen was awarded the first full-ride college scholarship offered by the program, the state announced Wednesday night.
WICHITA (KSNT) -- Wichita police and fire crews responded to the call of a vehicle in the river in Wichita. The call came in around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. Police say the car failed to stop at an intersection and ended up in the river. Three people in their mid-20s were in the car. They managed [...]
Another round of storms is possible this afternoon, but will be highly dependent on where our morning storms diminish. The southeastern corner of the area has the best chance at seeing storms redevelop later this afternoon, and severe storms will be possible again. If that's the case, all threats will be on the table especially [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department confirmed one man was killed by what appeared to be a gunshot wounds Thursday morning. The victim was taken to the hospital where he died. The public is asked to avoid traveling on SW 17th between Topeka and Washburn; a stretch of17th between SW Clay and SW Lincoln [...]
(KSNT) - The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in parts of Dickinson, Morris and Marion Counties. The warning was canceled around 12:30 a.m. Thursday.
THE ROCK (KSNT) - Each player on the Rock Creek baseball team has been to State every year they have been on the team. But, for softball, it’s almost the opposite. For a lot of the girls, this is their first time getting a state tournament experience. "Since COVID, we were all pretty shot down [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Much of the Shawnee County area is in a flash flood watch Wednesday night. Dusty Nichols with Shawnee County Emergency Management said the water levels in the normal flood spots are actually at good levels, but that doesn't mean they aren't keeping an eye on the severe weather expected. Nichols said the [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Riley County Police Department gave the all-clear Wednesday night after asking people to avoid the area near Spook Rock Way at The Links Apartments in Manhattan. RCPD said officers were on site investigating, but didn't say what they're investigating. The police department said there isn't a threat to the public. Around [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- The Greater Topeka Partnership is working to make Topeka a city that includes everyone. The group announced a new campaign called "Inclusive Topeka." The goal of the campaign is to create diversity, but also give businesses a way to promote those values. They created a decal for storefront windows. The Burger Stand [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Food trucks are making a comeback after a year of living through the pandemic. For one Topeka food truck owner, his business is the busiest it has ever been since he bought the truck a year ago. The owner of Pop and Squeeze food truck said fundraisers helped him stay afloat in [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Ten new water inflatables are ready for the Adventure Cove grand opening on May 29. Shawnee County Parks and Recreation officials held a ribbon-cutting for the attraction. The inflatable playground includes a floating iceberg people can climb, an aqua trampoline and more. The swim beach area has also changed since it was [...]
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNW) — The University of Kansas has big plans to expand and modernize the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) near Hutchinson. The plan calls for a new curriculum with more hands-on, scenario-based training, interagency training, and capacity for more students. The Kansas Board of Regents has already signed off on it. It will go [...]
The state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic is set to end Friday, but there’s a push to keep it in place.
TOPEKA (KSNT) --- A new push to end increased federal unemployment benefits in Kansas came from Republican lawmakers as they returned for the last day of session on Wednesday. Senate President Ty Masterson pushed a concurrent resolution to urge Governor Laura Kelly to end the extra $300 weekly payments, included in the most recent relief [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Cox Communications reported an outage in the area impacting TV, internet and telephone services. A spokesperson for the Kansas region told KSNT News they were aware of the outage for certain customers in the Topeka area. The spokesperson said Cox was working to restore connectivity as quickly as possible. The services were [...]
