(KSNT) - The Wamego Lady Raiders are state champions after beating Andale in the championship game, 6-2 Saturday afternoon. The Lady Raiders beat Clay Center 2-1 in their Saturday morning semifinal game to punch their ticket to the title game. Wamego scored all six runs in the first inning. Sophomore Maya Gallagher pitched the entire [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County public pools opened today. The Memorial weekend marks the opening of the Shawnee County pools. This year Shawnee County Parks and Recreation is seeing a shortage of lifeguards for its pools and aquatic centers. In past years Shawnee County would staff 220 lifeguards to cover all aquatic facilities. As [...]
What We’re Tracking: Another slightly cooler day Clearing skies through today Rain chances Sunday and Monday A chilly start to the day is expected with temperatures only warming up into the upper 60s by this afternoon. Plan on another slightly cooler day with partly cloudy skies trying to clear up by this evening. We’ll see [...]
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A farm laborer was found guilty Friday in the abduction and killing of an Iowa college student who vanished while out for a run in 2018 and will face life behind bars for a crime that shocked the nation. A 12-member jury unanimously found Cristhian Bahena Rivera guilty of first-degree [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Rock Creek Mustangs won the 3A state baseball championship in convincing fashion 19-0 Friday over Anderson County. Rock Creek put up a staggering 14 runs in the 4th inning. It's the second state title for coach Shane Sieben as the Mustangs' head coach.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Visit Topeka is hosting a Memorial Day summer kickstart at Evergy Plaza, with food trucks, a DJ, vintage bikes on display, and a Fountain Show on Friday night. The food trucks started serving food at 6:30 p.m., Bass Hertz Productions provided live music, Aunt Nancy's Face Art was painting faces, Essential Henna [...]
It’s called the unofficial kickoff to summer, but it might not feel like it this Memorial Day weekend.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The multi-million dollar renovations at Stormont Vail Events Center are almost finished. The renovations started back in 2019 on Exhibition Hall, Landon Arena and Domer Arena. Construction is expected to wrap up in the coming weeks. Events Center Manager Kellen Seitz said the upgrades are attracting better performers to the area. "Additional [...]
SHAWNEE (KSNT) - Topeka High won the 6A Softball state championship Friday with a 7-1 win over Olathe North. It's the first state championship ever for Topeka High Softball. The Lady Trojans defeated Gardner-Edgerton 1-0 in the semifinals to reach the championship game. Topeka High finishes the season with a perfect 25-0 record.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka contractor has been banned Friday from doing business in Kansas temporarily. A Shawnee County District Judge placed the temporary ban until June 26 on Kevin Wilkinson and Topeka Roofing and Gutters, LLC, after they were accused of lying and misrepresenting their roofing services and repairs, as well as operating as [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - TARC is updating a few of its procedures for their summer shredding events. The organization is now going to be offering security bags that the public can buy in order to help with some of the rising costs of the residential paper shredding program. TARC leaders say that there are multiple shredding [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Wolfe's Camera Shop in Topeka announced Friday they are closing their doors. A spokesperson for the business told KSNT News this was after 97 years in business. Rumors circulated in the past on whether or not they would shut down, with CEO Mike Worswick saying in January 2020 that Wolfe's was looking [...]
