What We’re Tracking: Slight chance for a shower Warmer, sunny late week Much warmer for the weekend Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy tonight with temperatures falling back into the middle 50s. The wind will remain fairly light not only through the night, but over the next day or two, as well. After the last chance [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that Kansans could get prizes for getting their COVID-19 vaccines. The incentive called "Race to End COVID-19" offers a raffle drawing for prizes and a two-lap trip around the Kansas Speedway's track. Anyone interested in entering can do so "by getting a free COVID-19 saliva test [...]
A site aiming to raise money for Richard "Bigo" Barnett's defense fund following his arrest for the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is offering incentives from Barnett himself in exchange for donations.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday that a rifle and shotgun giveaway will be part of the state's new COVID-19 vaccine incentive program.
ROSSVILLE (KSNT) - Three people filed to run Tuesday for Rossville's three open positions right before the deadline, meaning the mayor and two city council positions will each have only one candidate listed on the ballot. Shawnee County Election Office records showed at noon, the deadline to file to run in the 2021 election, that [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - There are now five candidates running for mayor of Topeka, the Shawnee County Election Office said Tuesday. Two more candidates, John Lauer and Leo Cangiani, both filed to run for office right before the deadline at noon. They join Daniel Brown, Patrick Klick and Mike Padilla in the race for mayor, who [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka has confirmed there are now three candidates for mayor in a Tuesday press conference. Shawnee County election records show the following candidates for mayor: Daniel Brown, of Topeka Patrick Klick, of Topeka Mike Padilla, of Topeka The mayoral candidate list shows it was last updated Friday evening. As [...]
Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla and City Manager Brent Trout hold their monthly news conference today, Tuesday, June 1st at 10:00 a.m. The mayor asked for motorists to be "compassionate" when encountering cyclists on the road. "The road is meant to be shared," De La Isla said. WATCH HERE: City Manager Brent Trout addressed construction [...]
HOLTON (KSNT) - The Jackson County Commission is expected to discuss efforts to get a reimbursement for $80,000 paid to Special Prosecutor Jacque Spradling in 2017. Spradling was hired to handle multiple rape cases against Jacob Ewing. Ewing was sentenced to over 27 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of two counts [...]
LYONS (AP) — The mother of the man who killed his father and shot two Rice County law officers in 2019 will go to jail for providing a gun to her son. Shirley Loder, who was 67 when she was charged in January, was ordered Friday to serve 60 days in jail before serving probation [...]
A woman was arrested after her car crashed into multiple headstones at a veterans cemetery in Denver on Memorial Day, police said.
Dr. Denise Dopps received a colon cancer diagnosis in February 2020. Despite treatment, cancer spread to her liver and lungs.
A fan was tackled as he tried to get on the court during an NBA playoff game between the Wizards and 76ers on Monday night, the latest example of unruly behavior as teams increase the number of spectators they're allowing in the stands during the pandemic.
A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for our counties north of I-70 through 10am. You can expect visibilities less than a quarter mile at times in the advisory area. June looks to start off cooler than average with highs around 70° on Tuesday. Although some rain cannot be ruled out both Tuesday and Wednesday, [...]
SALINA (AP/KSNT) — The Kansas Highway Patrol reported three people dead and one injured — including a central Kansas pastor and his 10-year-old daughter — in a head-on crash on Interstate 135 near Salina. Troopers arrived on scene around 1:30 p.m. Sunday eight miles south of Salina to find a pickup truck that crossed over [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - It's officially summer for many students and a new survey shows what some plan to do as life gets back to normal. The survey is done by Junior Achievement of Kansas, a national non-profit that provides scholastic opportunities and resources for students. The non-profit hasn't done the survey since 2019 because of [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Lance Leipold fixing the team through not just the players, but through the office. Michigan State University's Scott Aligo is coming to KU as the director of scouting, according to the Athletic's Bruce Feldman. Aligo is a former NFL scout, and got the Spartans 16 transfers in 2020.
EMPORIA, KS. (KSNT) - Vicki Potter of Emporia took on the daunting task of cleaning 55 headstones that belong to veterans in time for Memorial Day, giving their stories yet another chapter. The Melvern native retired from 35 years of teaching in Lebo a few years back. She wanted to do something special for Memorial [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Combat Air Museum in Topeka held it's Memorial Day program for 2021 on Monday. While some people took in the various exhibits and planes, others watched as a ceremony honored the fallen veterans of the United States military. Speakers and color guard from the Washburn Rural ROTC were part of the [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Lance Leipold has picked up seven players from the transfer portal in less than 48 hours. Defensive end Zion DeBose announced his decision to transfer to KU from Virginia Tech Monday evening. DeBose is a graduate transfer and will have at least two years of eligibility. He announced his plans to transfer [...]
SENECA (KSNT)-- Sergeant Carol Eugene Domer was killed in action during World War II off of the coast of Papua New Guinea. His crew had to ditch their plane while returning from a bombing mission. His body was never found, but a ring he was wearing at the time was recovered. Senator Jerry Moran and [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU Football coach Lance Leipold is taking advantage of the transfer portal, and so are some Buffalo Bulls. Three players from the University of Buffalo transferred to the University of Kansas on Monday, where Leipold and half the coaching staff came from. Sunday, three other Buffalo players announced their plans to move [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local nonprofit is showing the community the benefits of having a therapy animal. The Prairieland Visiting Animals Association works with therapy animals and their handlers. They also provide therapy animals for young people testifying in court, patients and staff at local hospitals, as well as bringing them to the library for [...]
What We’re Tracking: Showers possible again Tuesday Warmer, sunny late week Very warm weekend Despite the unofficial kick-off to summer, it doesn't seem as though the weather is cooperating. We will be cool and cloudy most of tonight with areas of fog possible. Low temperatures dropping into the middle 50s with an isolated shower or [...]
