Americans refused, paid back or failed to cash 1,315,717 checks of the first-round $1,200 stimulus checks issued under President Trump's administration at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Internal Revenue Service records.
WICHITA (KSNW) — Roger Cornish, a former anchor at KWCH, has died at the age of 66 of liver disease. Cornish started in the TV news business at the age of 17 as a camera operator in Hutchinson. He joined the KWCH team in Wichita in the 1980s, pairing with a number of co-anchors, including [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Kansas State kick returner/punt returner Phillip Brooks has been selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 team by the media. Brooks currently ranks second in K-State history and is tied for sixth in Big 12 history with three punt return touchdowns. He averaged 23.7 yards per punt return last season. Brooks and the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- The Sardou Bridge in Topeka is closed for patching and polymer overlaying work. People traveling westbound on Sardou Avenue will be detoured to Northeast River Road, to First Street to Kansas Avenue over the Kansas Avenue Bridge, onto Northeast Quincy Street, then to Morse Street. The Eastbound detour is the reverse of [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department needs your help finding a suspect in a Tuesday morning armed robbery at a Topeka Casey’s store. Around 7:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, officers were called to the store at Southeast Rice Road & Southeast 6th Avenue about an armed robbery. Witnesses stated that the suspect entered the store, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Evergy Plaza continues their Live @ Lunch concert series on Wednesday for the month of July. The concerts run weekly from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Evergy Plaza in downtown Topeka. This weeks' entertainment was provided by the band Carje'. Carjé is a rock fusion band from Topeka. Band members include: [...]
LYNDON (KSNT) - The Osage County Sheriff's Office is hosting public meetings to discuss plans for a new $19 million facility. The facility would serve as both headquarters for the sheriff's office and county jail. The Osage County Sheriff's Office is currently located at 131 14th Street in Lyndon. The new facility would be built [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation announced it has received a gift of $10.2 million from anonymous donors. The gift will be used for several capital projects in the coming years as well as scholarships. This is the largest gift received in Washburn University’s history. One project benefiting from the gift is a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Evergy power crews were working Wednesday morning to restore power to about 3,000 customers in parts of southeast Topeka. An online map indicates the outages were reported about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday and should be restored by noon.
TOPEKA (KSNT)-- A water main break has affected the intersection of SW 21st and Clay. All lanes of SW 21st Street are closed between Buchanan Street and Central Park Avenue. A lot of breaks have happened along 21st Street and it's because of the age of the water main. The City of Topeka is replacing [...]
MANHATTAN, KS (KSNT) - Kansas State University estimates more than 72% of all students, faculty and staff have received at least one coronavirus vaccine. The university said it’s participating in a nationwide vaccine challenge to have at least 70% of its campus vaccinated before the fall semester. The university said there are 22,3000 students, faculty [...]
Scattered showers and storms will be possible today as a front moves through the area. Temperatures may cool down slightly below average for a day or two as highs will be in the middle 80s today. We'll hold on to the below average temperatures on Thursday with highs in the middle to upper 80s and [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Emergency crews are on scene of a house fire in the Lake Sherwood neighborhood in southwest Topeka early Wednesday morning. The fire broke out before daybreak at a house at 3309 Southwest Friar Road, according to Shawnee County Dispatchers. Crews remain on scene extinguishing the fire as of 6:30 a.m. This is [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Christina Clemons made herself a household name during this year's Olympic track and field trials. "I knew going into that race that I was going to Tokyo," Clemons said. "I mean, there was no way I was not going to Tokyo.” A Jayhawk track coach, Clemons is one of multiple members of [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - On Tuesday, former K-State Head Football coach Bill Snyder tweeted a message of support for getting vaccinated. "Vaccinations-save lives," Snyder said in a tweet. The message comes as health leaders across the Midwest are asking people to get vaccinated as more variant cases of COVID-19 climb in states like Missouri. Snyder, who [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant are on the rise throughout the state. There are currently 358 total cases in Kansas. Twelve of those are confirmed cases within Shawnee County, but health officials said they are pretty confident there are more. The Shawnee County Health Department is monitoring outbreaks in the area, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police are investigating a shooting in Central Topeka Tuesday night. Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Officers confirmed the victim is a male in non-life threatening condition, and he is in the hospital recovering. All suspects are accounted for, according to Topeka Police Watch Commander. Tuesday 9:22 p.m. According to Shawnee County Communications, one [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - After a holiday weekend filled with family, fun, and events, could Kansas experience a surge in new coronavirus cases? It’s a question health officials are still trying to answer, especially as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread. A spokesperson for the state’s health department said in an email to Kansas [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Helping Hands Humane Society is set to begin work on a brand new $450,000 Spay Neuter Clinic. The funding for the project has come from donations by Petco and various other contributors. A large storage warehouse on the facility will be repurposed to house the new clinic. It will be attached to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka ER & Hospital gave a five-year sponsorship to the Parks For All Foundation valued at $260,000. On Tuesday, Shawnee County Parks and Recreation unveiled new mileage markers paid for by the sponsorship. The new mileage markers appear every half-mile along the Shunga, Landon, and Lake Shawnee trails. "To be able [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - New businesses are cautiously optimistic as they open up during these uncertain times. 43Ten Pizza is one of those businesses. Opening in April the venue, located at 4310 SW 21st Street, features a bar and pizza buffet. While excited to finally open their doors, the business was cautiously optimistic about its chances of [...]
A new Kansas law requires them to go through an eight hour training class. They learn about handgun safety, how to store them, use of deadly force, legal issues, and even have to hit 18 of 25 total targets at 3, 7, and 10 yards.
What We’re Tracking: Showers and storms tonight Slightly cooler midweek Big warm-up on Friday Clouds will continue to increase throughout the evening and overnight hours as rain chances make a comeback. Showers may move through late tonight into early Wednesday morning as a front moves through the area. Rain will linger on into the daytime [...]
