What We’re Tracking: Mild weather for a few days Heat returns this weekend Most days dry Temperatures will be pleasantly cool again tonight, dropping into the upper 50s to near 60° by early Wednesday morning. Although some of the smoky haze has started to clear up a bit, we won't fully see that haze go [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Highway Patrol is attributing the late Monday afternoon wreck on the Kansas Turnpike just east of Topeka to an out of control semi tractor-trailer. KHP said the 2004 Peterbuilt lost control, crossed two lanes of traffic, hit the barrier wall, went up and over the wall blocking the left lane [...]
(AP) The commissioners of the Pac-12 and Big 12 met Tuesday to discuss how the conferences might benefit from working together or maybe even merging. Two people with knowledge of the meeting said Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby and George Kliavkoff from the Pac-12 were discussing the potential for strategic planning between the two conferences. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department is reaching out to the community for help in finding a person of interest in a Tuesday morning stabbing investigation. On Aug. 3, around 8:00 a.m. The Topeka Police Department responded to the 900 block of SW 10th Ave. for a report ofa stabbing. "Upon arrival, officers located [...]
A showdown between Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad, the Olympic debut of park skateboarding and knockout rounds in multiple sports highlight the action on Day 12 of the Tokyo Games.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a swimmer who went missing over the weekend at Cheney Reservoir has been found. The Reno County Sheriff’s Office says in a Facebook post that a fisherman contacted the Cheney State Park office Monday morning after finding what he thought might be the body of the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt is taking his fight to curb the power of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and local officials to impose COVID-19 restrictions in Kansas to the state’s highest court. Schmidt announced Tuesday that he has asked the Kansas Supreme Court to keep in place a law that limits Kelly’s [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The August Primary is today. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. With this being an off-year election, voter turnout has been slow but Shawnee County Election Commissioner Andrew Howell is hoping that changes. "This morning turnout is starting out pretty slow, we are seeing a few people here and [...]
TOPEKA (AP) - Meat processer Tyson Foods will require all of its U.S. employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming one of the first major employer of frontline workers to do so amid a resurgence of the virus. Tyson, one of the world’s largest food companies, announced Tuesday that members of leadership team must be [...]
An officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon
EMPORIA (KSNT) - The Emporia Police Department is turning to the public and asking for help finding two hit and run kidnapping suspects. According to the police, the suspects hit a bicyclist and kidnapped the rider. The victim was later found but had significant injuries. Police have given a description of the vehicle that was [...]
The Kansas Highway Patrol says an off-duty firefighter and two citizens stopped to rescue a man who drove into a pond Monday afternoon. I
GRAHAM COUNTY (KSNT) - A 35-year-old Hays man is dead following a two-car crash in Graham County. Cody Johnson, 35, was killed when the vehicle he was driving went left of center and hit a semi-tractor-trailer. The crash happened nine miles north of north Hill City. The tractor-trailer was northbound when Johnson's vehicle went left [...]
The U.S. has donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 60 countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Zambia, the White House announced Tuesday.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Polls are open in Topeka Tuesday for the city and school board primary election. Voters will be casting ballots in three races in Shawnee County. Topeka Mayor Daniel Brown Leo Cangiani Patrick Klick John Lauer Mike Padilla Topeka City Council District 3 William Hendrix David Johnson Lana Kombacher Sylvia Ortiz Regina Platt [...]
A warning from doctors, do not push off your health screenings.
WICHITA (KSNT) -- According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, about 48 million Americans suffer from hearing loss. The price of quality hearing aids can go up to the thousands. On Monday, a Kansas woman’s life changed for the better when she was gifted new hearing aids by HearingLife. “The first thing I noticed [...]
GEARY COUNTY (KSNT) - Geary County Schools will require all staff, students, and visitors to wear masks, regardless of their vaccination status, inside all district facilities and district vehicles, including school buses, according to a Geary County press release. The Board of Education said it was responding to the rapid change in Geary County, and [...]
The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults -- a month late and amid a fierce surge by the Delta variant that is swamping hospitals and leading to new mask rules and mandatory vaccinations around the country.
Hazy skies will continue to be present as wildfires out to the west and north are providing the smoky look to our area. If you're particularly sensitive to smoke, it'll be a good idea to try and stay indoors until our air quality improves. Today's highs will reach into the middle 80s with plenty of [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A backyard fire that was thought to be put out rekindled Monday afternoon and damaged a Topeka home, according to the Topeka Fire Department. Firefighters went to 3712 SW Kiowa St. on reports of a controlled burn in the home's backyard that started up again. The fire crept up to the home [...]
NICODEMUS (KSNT) - There is a lot of hidden history around Kansas. In fact, a local tribe once helped a small town of former slaves settle into their new environment. Teaching them how to live and eat in a land that was foreign to them. Nicodemus is a small town in Kansas northwest of Hays. [...]
The nationwide eviction ban ended this past weekend. That has some people concerned landlords won’t be patient with renters behind on their bills.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka Public Schools is welcoming dozens of teachers and other staff members from out of state and around the globe for the 2021-2022 school year. The school district is adding 40 new positions filled by educators of diverse backgrounds, from Minnesota allthe way to Spain. Language teacher Jose Vacas is one of [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Several people have gone to the hospital Monday evening after a severe wreck on I-70 that shut down lanes of the highway for at least three hours, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Crews first went out around 5 p.m. to the Kansas Turnpike on I-70 on reports of a crash. The [...]
