What We’re Tracking: Lots of sunshine and hot Scattered rain chances Heat sticks around *Heat Advisory* - Noon - 8:00pm Saturday - Brown, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee counties. Tonight we'll stay mild with temperatures struggling to cool down into the middle 70s and a few isolated showers possible this evening. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Fair continued on Saturday with an early morning pancake feed in Heritage Hall, a dog agility show in Ag Hall, and a pedal tractor pull in the afternoon. The fair continues on Sunday with livestock judging, a public revue fashion show and crowning of the 2021 King and Queen.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Fair is in town once again this year through July 25. The fair takes place every year at the end of July and attracts community members from across the region. The theme of this year's FAIR is "Everyday Heroes at the Shawnee County Fair," honoring the service of local [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Frito-Lay's unionized employees have ended their strike for better working conditions and pay after nearly a month of failed debate, union members confirmed Saturday morning. Union members voted Friday on the latest tentative agreement from the company and union leaders followed by an overnight tally. The vote determined the workers accepted the [...]
What We’re Tracking: Lots of sunshine and hot Scattered rain chances Heat sticks around *Heat Advisory* – Noon – 8:00pm Saturday – Brown, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee counties. A fairly typical summer heat pattern is setting up thanks to upper-level ridging. Conditions today will quickly become uncomfortable as temperatures climb [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Union members are voting on the latest negotiation offer from Frito-Lay after nearly three weeks of failed debate. Union leaders say the new offer from the company is better than where they started, but now it's up to employees to decide if it's enough to end the strike. Employees like Brent Hall, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Members of the Kansas American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, or AFL-CIO are showing their support for Frito lay strikers. AFL-CIO Executive Secretary-Treasurer Andy Sanchez said plant employees are working tough hours at the benefit of the company and the expense of their well-being and hope that changes. The [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT)- Emporia State offensive lineman Miles Wade is hard working and hard hitting. He's a fun-loving leader for Hornet Football. But all that nearly changed when Wade felt a pain in his stomach last spring. The stomach ache ended up being much more serious than that, leaving Wade shocked, and scared. The six-foot-three 300-pound [...]
FAIRWAY (AP/KSNT) - The leader of an American Indian tribe wants the federal government to include a former Kansas boarding school for Native American children in a new federal investigation. The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative launched in June 2021 has investigators looking into whether Indigenous children were buried in unmarked graves in the 1800s [...]
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and several of his Kansas City Chiefs teammates reported for training camp with 90% of the team’s roster having received the COVID-19 vaccine. The Chiefs are among six NFL teams that are over 90% vaccinated. The Chiefs are holding training camp on the campus of Missouri Western State University [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A person has life-threatening injuries Friday night after a motorcycle crash near Lake Shawnee in Topeka, according to local emergency crews. A Shawnee County dispatcher told KSNT News around 9:11 p.m. that the crash happened in the 3200 block of Southeast Croco Road, and a person was seriously injured in the wreck. [...]
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the state does not intend to stop paying expanded federal unemployment benefits that began in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Companies, business groups and Republican leaders are pressuring Kelly to end the benefits, which include $300 weekly payments. They argue the extra money is stopping people from [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The 2021 Shawnee County Fair concert at the Stormont Vail Events Center, Heritage Hall Friday evening, featured the always popular and outgoing country singer Duke Mason. "In a typical show we play everything from 50's & 60's rock and roll to classic country and a little bit of 70's and 80's. We [...]
TOPEKA, (KSNT) -- Kansas labor unions are rising up in support of the "PRO Act," a sweeping labor reform bill that's moving through Congress. Labor union leaders joined in an ongoing strike held by Frito-Lay workers in Topeka on Friday. The company produces popular snacks, like Doritos and Cheetos. One of its staple tag lines [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - An old fella named Harry joined David George on KSNT News Thursday morning as he looked to find his forever home. Sarah Mauldin with the Heart of Jackson Humane Shelter says Harry loves other dogs, cats and people, and does great with small children. To find out how you can adopt Harry [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Tokyo isn't the only city hosting an Olympic competition, and a young Topeka athlete wants to prove herself there. Tanesia Johnson, a 10-year-old track runner, wants to travel to Jacksonville, Fl. to compete in the USATF Junior Olympics Track & Field Championships over the weekend. This would be Johnson's second championship, and [...]
The woman, who was inside the home during the scary encounter, shared the doorbell cam video on Facebook to warn others.
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU Head Basketball Coach Bill Self has tested positive for COVID-19, Kansas Basketball announced Friday. In a letter through Kansas Basketball's Twitter, Self said he was looking forward to getting on the road to see recruits, but then he started having some minor symptoms of the virus Thursday and went to get [...]
