TOPEKA (KSNT - The 2021 Shawnee County fair came to a close on Sunday with a 2020 and 2021 Senior recognition and the crowning of the 2021 Shawnee County 4H King and Queen. The 2021 King and Queen are Timothy Biggs of the Riverside 4H Club and Anna Magill of the Indian Creek 4H Club. [...]
What We’re Tracking: Lots of sunshine and hot Scattered storm chances Heat sticks around Another hot and humid day looks to set up for the end of the weekend today. Temperatures will be just a bit cooler than what we saw yesterday though now that a weak cold front has made its way through the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)-- After nearly three weeks of striking, Frito-Lay’s unionized employees will return to work on July 26 at 7 a.m. Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Union Local 218 are the ones who voted on July 23 whether or not they agreed with the terms of the new contract. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)-- Wabaunsee County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Wabaunsee County Fair for the opening of its largest publicly owned building in county history. Hundreds of community members were at the fair to see the new Kan-Equip Arena. The county started raising money for the $400 thousand project in 2019. The arena will be [...]
TOKYO (KSNT) - The US medal drought is over. The United States failed to win any medals on the first day of the Olympics, which hasn't happened since the 1972 Munich Olympics. However, the first medals came early on Day 2. Chase Kalisz secured the US's only gold medal with his 4:09.42 finish in the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Zoo held the fourth of seven Steins & Vines fundraising events on Saturday night. Steins & Vines will run through October 2nd. This week’s Steins & Vines souvenir is the Macaw glass, the Top City Groove Band providing live music and Happy Basset Brewing Co. and KB's Smokehouse, Mad Greek [...]
HOLTON (KSNT) -- Holton Community Hospital unveiled a new COVID-19 memorial outside the hospital with special rocks dedicated to people who have lost their lives from the pandemic. Located in front of the hospital, a teardrop-shaped monument reads "in loving memory of those who lost their lives to COVID-19; given in memory of Rocky Bratcher [...]
The Tokyo Olympics are introducing four new sports to Olympic competition — skateboarding, surfing, karate and sport climbing.
