What We’re Tracking: Plenty of sunshine Lower humidity Hot week ahead Passing clouds will continue from time to time this evening with fairly warm temperatures expected. Overnight lows will keep us near the 70 degree mark with calm winds in place. Highs tomorrow jump right back up into the middle 90s with sunshine continuing to [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) - The Royals have placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list. Royals manager Mike Matheny told reporters on Monday that it's a right rib injury that occurred while making a throw in Oakland. Edward Olivares is being called up to replace Benintendi on the active roster. Benintendi is hitting [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is speaking Monday at a Tactile Braille Flag Dedication for National Flag Day. Watch the event, where the governor is joined by representatives of the Blinded Veterans Association, the Tactile Braille American Flag Project, and the Kansas Braille Transcription Institute, below: The Tactile Braille American Flag, a bronze [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County Parks and Recreation said the 24th Spirit of Kansas, Shawnee County's annual 4th of July celebration, will return to Lake Shawnee this year. The festival was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic. This year's festival will feature a car show, golf tournament, blues festival, food trucks, fireworks display and [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A new vice president and general manager is taking the helm at KSNT. Nexstar Media Inc. announced Monday it is appointing James Baronet as Vice President and General Manager of KSNT-TV and KTMJ-TV, as well as handling its operational agreements with Vaughan Media, Inc. for KTKA-TV. He brings nearly 20 years of [...]
KANSAS CITY — A teenager pulled from a Kansas City, Kansas, swimming pool is on life support. Firefighters pulled the 13-year-old boy from the Parkwood Pool near North 10th Street and Quindaro Boulevard on June 5. Emergency crews attempted to revive him while rushing him to the hospital. Doctors said they have since determined that he has [...]
KANSAS CITY (KSNT) — The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department has a new requirement for officers. Every officer in the department will be required to complete a two and a half-day “Intro to Crisis Intervention” course. The course will teach the basics of what a member of the Crisis Intervention Team does daily, according to [...]
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TOPEKA (KSNT) - Gas prices are two cents less in Topeka than a month ago, but are still 99 cents higher than one year ago when all were in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. According to GasBuddy, the source for all gas prices around the country, the cheapest gas in Topeka was $2.65 a [...]
The Wichita City Council could vote on Tuesday to add an anti-discrimination ordinance, but the proposed city ordinance is already controversial before a vote.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office posted on its Facebook page on Saturday night that a dive team has found a 10-year-old boy's body.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - National Park Service archaeologists will be conducting geophysical testing on the grounds of the historic Monroe School starting this afternoon, Monday, June 14, through Tuesday afternoon. Officials hope to get data on potential buried features that could be used to focus excavations next year. Between the 1860s and the 1920s the neighborhood [...]
The mother of a 6-year-old girl who overdosed on THC is questioning why it is packaged in a way that might appeal to children.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Washburn University basketball department is in full swing with summer camps for 2021. Last year's camps were modified to accommodate smaller groups and social distancing. This year's camps are back to full swing with larger groups and current Washburn basketball players and coaches helping head coach Brett Ballard teach camp. "This [...]
ROCKTON, ILL. (ABC 7 CHICAGO, AP) -An explosion at a chemical plant near the northern Illinois community of Rockton sparked a massive fire that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black smoke high into the air Monday morning. Emergency crews rushed to the scene of the 7:30 a.m. fire at Chemtool Incorporated, a company [...]
School districts across the US are hiring additional teachers for what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever as enrollment rebounds following the coronavirus pandemic.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka will benefit from a grant being given to Washburn University's Sunflower Music Festival. The National Endowment for the Arts in Washington funds 1,100 projects across the nation, totaling $27M. A grant in the amount of $40,000 was received by the Sunflower Music Festival. The 2021 festival will feature a twenty-minute chamber orchestra composition with [...]
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency approved a request by General Motors to recall four 2021 vehicle makes due to a malfunctioning air bag warning light.
Starting out the work week, we'll continue on our warming trend as temperatures will climb into the middle 90s. There'll be passing clouds from time to time, and maybe a slim chance for a shower to make it into the area late tonight or early tomorrow, but overall, sunshine looks to dominate the forecast. By [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas State Capitol Visitors Center is reopening on Monday. This will be the first time visitors have been allowed inside since the COVID-19 pandemic began early in 2020. Along with being open to visitors, staff will also resume historic guided tours. These tours stop at the House, Senate, and other noteworthy [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Psychiatric facilities in Kansas have enough beds to treat children in need of intensive mental health care, but a worker shortage forces about 100 of the spots to remain empty. Over recent years, kids have waited months at a time for openings at specialized facilities that offer long-term psychiatric care. Children waiting [...]
OVERLAND PARK (KSNT) – Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill hosted a group of campers at the Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex Saturday to help them work on their football skills. “As a kid, I once grew up wanting to attend camps like this to meet my idols," Hill said. "I’m just trying to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Briley Wylie, a 7-year-old girl from Topeka, was born with a rare bone disease in her leg called Posteromedial Bowing of the Tibia. Briley and her family have been preparing for the day she would need surgery to lengthen her bone since birth. Her legs were uneven from the condition which caused [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)-- Live performances are back in the Capital City and that also means performers are back in front of a live audience. Gage Park's "Music in the Park" at the Gage Park Amphitheater drew in a crowd of hundreds of people. The Topeka Santa Fe Band performed for the first time in 2021 and [...]
