What We’re Tracking: Average temperatures for the week Rain chances return Cooler late week Tonight, temperatures will cool off into the middle 70s through about midnight with a few clouds still hanging out in the area. Dewpoints will be in the middle 60s with a light breeze from the South. The best part is it [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The 24th Spirit of Kansas Blues Festival was held Sunday at Lake Shawnee this year. The festival was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic. The Topeka Blues Society annually presents the Spirit of Kansas Blues Festival on the fourth of July near Reynolds Lodge at Lake Shawnee in Topeka. This year’s [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Collins Park Neighborhood celebrated the Fourth of July with a parade and games in Collins Park. "50 years ago, we had a neighborhood play group of 5 mothers and their children and one day we decided to have an old fashioned fourth of July parade. We made signs and put them [...]
What We’re Tracking: Warm and dry Fourth of July Average temperatures for next week Rain chances return midweek For our Fourth Of July Sunday we can expect to start off with a few clouds moving through the region and afternoon highs reaching the lower 90s. It’ll be a great day to get outside and enjoy [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Only July 3 just after 10 p.m., Topeka Police Officers were called to the 1100 Block Southwest Clay Street after a woman was reportedly suffering from a gunshot wound. When they got there, the woman was found and taken to a local medical care facility. Topeka Police Detectives are now reviewing all [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Helping Hands Humane Society held promotional and fundraising events after hitting max capacity on Saturday. The shelter ran out of room with Independence Day just around the corner. To help drive up adoption rates, the shelter has decided to cut the adoption costs in half. Adult dog adoption rates usually sit at [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Hi-Crest neighborhood in East Topeka kicked off the Fourth of July holiday weekend with their 2nd annual Firework Extravaganza. The celebration included multiple food trucks, inflatable toys, yard games and more. This year, it was extra special to the Hi-Crest community after missing out on the celebration in 2020 due to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 218 voted on the tentative agreement with Frito Lay, which was the deciding factor that they will strike come Monday after the majority voted against it. The agreement would have limited the amount of forced overtime per week, which some [...]
Tonight, a few more clouds will try and work their way in after midnight, and temperatures will dip into the mid-upper 60s. Then a few more clouds will move into the area periodically with highs possibly reaching near 90° for the Fourth of July. Fireworks viewing looks fantastic for Sunday evening with mostly clear skies [...]
