TOPEKA (KSNT) - Chad Kibbe was working security at Jerimiah Bullfrogs Bar and Grille when his bike was stolen from the parking lot, and it was all caught on tape. Now Kibbe wants it returned so he can get back to riding with his 12-year-old son. "I thought someone was messing with me," Kibbe told [...]
UPDATE: As a precaution residents as well as pets are advised to avoid contact with the cove until further notice, pending results of water quality samples. Originally residents were told to avoid the area until 6 p.m. tonight, that has been changed to "until further notice." TOPEKA (KSNT) - Warning! That's the message from Shawnee [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Courthouse is up and running after more than a year of Covid mitigation efforts. "We are fully back in the flow of things, it's almost as if Covid never happened around the courthouse," Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay told KSNT Wednesday morning. Kagay called the screening process for [...]
*Heat advisory in effect through Thursday evening for all of the viewing area. Heat will increase a bit for the middle of the week with highs in the upper 90s to near 100° likely for today and upper 90s and lower 100s on Thursday. Be sure to stay hydrated and limit your time outside, if [...]
BROWN COUNTY (KSNT) - A deadly weekend on Kansas highways got worse when authorities announced a six-year-old child died Tuesday night at Children's Mercy Hospital following a Sunday evening crash. Taya Mooney, 6, was a passenger in a 1973 Volkswagen that was hit from the rear by a semi tractor-trailer while stopped to make a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Highway Patrol will start inspecting buses from Topeka area schools on Wednesday. Troopers will start with Kansas Central School Bus, which provides buses for Topeka Public Schools. The Kansas Highway Patrol is responsible for inspecting more than 10,000 school buses across the state each year. Technical Trooper Don Hughes said troopers [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Riley County is in the "HIGH" transmission rate according to data from the CDC. As of Tuesday, the county has 108 active cases of COVID-19 reported on the Riley County Health Department website. The rising cases along with new guidance from the CDC prompted RCHD Health Director Julie Gibss to ask people [...]
MAYETTA (KSNT) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is offering a reward for any information that leads to the arrest of a man suspected of stealing a John Deere Gator Monday night, according to a news release. A local man notified authorities of trespassers around 3:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 12000 block of 166th Road. [...]
KANSAS CITY, MO (KSNT)- Tuesday was MIAA Media Day in Kansas City. Washburn and Emporia State players and coaches are anxiously awaiting the start of the season after their 2020 season was canceled. The Ichabods finished 6-5 in 2019 and most recently took the field for a spring exhibition game against the Colorado School of [...]
MILTONVALE (KSNT) -- A Kansas man, Kevin Vesterberg, is being charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty after more than 50 animals were found neglected or dead on his property. Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) is the group that discovered the case, which resulted in the start of an investigation launched by the Ottawa County [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- A Topeka native is inspiring others to not let their environment stop them from achieving their dreams, the theme of his upcoming movie. Erick Fletcher was born and raised in Topeka, growing up in the southeast part of town. Fletcher said he's seen a lot growing up here, the good and the [...]
Families may want to opt out of monthly child tax credit payments, and they can do so this week.
PITTSBURG (KSNT) - A judge has sentenced a 38-year-old Pittsburg man to 25 years in prison for distributing child pornography. Jason Wayne Irving pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography back in February. According to court documents, Irving admitted in 2019 that he used his email address to upload and send pornographic [...]
Governor Laura Kelly issued a statement addressing the updated CDC guidance on Tuesday.
A 21-year-old Wichita man accused of kidnapping his girlfriend and two young children, then shooting the woman's 2-year-old daughter as she fled was charged Tuesday.
WICHITA (KSNT) - Kansas gymnasts are showing support for gold-medalist Simone Biles after she withdrew from Tuesday’s team final. In a Tuesday morning press conference, Biles said she was not in a good place mentally, adding she wants to prioritize her mental wellbeing first. Coaches and athletes from the Northwest YMCA gymnastics team said the sport [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - FORGE of Topeka celebrated a family fun night Tuesday at Evergy Plaza. "FORGE is a young talent group, 18 to 40 years of age, they are young professionals here in Topeka," said FORGE Play Herd Chair Sabrina Crevoiserat. "It is mostly a volunteer organization. Tonight we are here at Evergy Plaza for [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - With less than four weeks until the fall 2021 semester begins, Washburn University is preparing to welcome students and faculty back. Many are looking forward to attending traditional in-person courses for the first time in over a year and a half. The college is mostly empty now but in a few weeks, the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, reversed its guidance for people who are fully vaccinated on Tuesday, recommending that they wear masks indoors in certain cases, as fears grow over the increasing presence of the Delta variant. According to Kansas health officials, like Dr. Joan Duwve, Public Health Advisor for [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - USD 501 is set to meet on Aug. 5 to discuss COVID-19 protocols while teachers prepare for the upcoming school year. Topeka Public Schools said it will follow the CDC and Shawnee County Health Department guidance. CDC guidance for K-12 Schools states the following: Masks should be worn indoors by unvaccinated individuals. [...]
The founder of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail and Alabama Tourism Director Lee Sentell kicked off his book tour at the historic site in Topeka on Tuesday.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - All associates will now be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine, the parent company of Manhattan's Ascension Via Christi Hospital announced Tuesday. A spokesperson for Ascension Via Christi Hospital was not available Tuesday night for comment on the new requirement from its owner. The health system announced after seeing a returning [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The man officials say is involved in a deadly east Topeka crash last weekend is now facing formal criminal charges, according to Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay. Around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, law enforcement was called to Southeast 29th Street and Southeast Adams after a car left the roadway and hit a [...]
(KSNT) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging. Citing new information about the ability of the delta variant to spread among vaccinated people, the CDC also recommended [...]
