WASHINGTON, (KSNT) - Senator Roger Marshall (R) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday calling on the department to investigate ESPN for "encouraging and working to ensure the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Oklahoma in Norman move to the Southeast Conference (SEC)", the Senator said in a [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT)- K-State athletic director Gene Taylor will join the college football playoff selection committee. College football playoff executive director Bill Hancock announced Wednesday that Taylor will serve a three-year term on the committee, starting this season. The committee Taylor joins is tasked with choosing the four best college football teams to participate in the [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT)- Former K-State basketball standout Michael Beasley will play for the Portland Trail Blazers in the upcoming MGM Resorts NBA Summer League. Beasley joins former Wildcat's Xavier Sneed and Barry Brown, who will play for the Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic, respectively. Beasley and Sneed will match up in their first game of the [...]
What We’re Tracking: Mild weather through tomorrow Heat returns this weekend Most days dry Although some of the smoky haze has started to clear up a bit, we won't fully see that haze go away until later in the week. We can expect another comfortable night for tonight as temperatures will drop into the upper [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police are looking for a suspect in a theft who punched a security guard, according to security camera photos the department released Wednesday morning. The Topeka Police Department hasn't been able to identify the man yet, and asked in a Facebook post for anyone who recognizes the man to contact them. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Mulvane Art Museums' newest exhibit, "No Endpoint For The Stubborn" features artwork by Kate Horvat. The exhibit explores the activism of women dedicated to the rights of women. As a result of 72 years of national activism promoting women’s suffrage, the Nineteenth Amendment’s ratification on August 18, 1920, legally guaranteed American [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)-- After a major crash on I-70 hospitalized five people on August 2, Jennifer Loy, one of the crash victims, is now opening up about what happened that day. She was returning back home to Topeka after a mother-daughter shopping trip with her daughter Emily. "I remember looking at the clock at 4:42 thinking [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas legislator accused of kicking a high school student in the testicles has surrendered his state substitute teacher’s license. Republican state Rep. Mark Samsel of Wellsville also said Wednesday that extreme stress caused what he called an isolated episode of mania with psychotic features. Samsel disclosed in a Facebook post [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The first licensed armless pilot in the world, Jessica Cox, visited Topeka's Mission Creek Camp and Retreat Center Wednesday. Cox met several adult campers with disabilities and spent the day learning about their challenges. "Yes, I don't have arms and that's very obvious because you can see that," Cox said. "But I [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo (KSNT) - Arrowhead Events has updated its existing health and safety protocols for the Garth Brooks concert at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday. All concert guests will be asked to wear a mask when entering or spending time inside enclosed public areas of the stadium unless actively eating or drinking. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Highway Patrol is trying to identify an eyewitness to a kidnapping case last weekend. According to KHP, the Kidnapping/Aggravated Battery case took place around 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 31 at the Travel Shoppe on I-70 at Exit 206. That is at the exit to Wilson and Wilson Lake about [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Tickets are now on sale for this year's annual showhouse, located at 1501 SW Westover Road in Topeka’s Westboro neighborhood. The funds raised go to Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas. Money raised will benefit young children by improving access to high-quality child care options and educational resources for families. The homeowners [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Douglas Emhoff will make a trip to Topeka on Monday. According to the White House, he will visit a COVID-19 vaccine clinic and learn about outreach efforts to get people vaccinated. He will be joined by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. More details will be released at a later date.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - If you want free tickets to the Menards NHRA National race event at Heartland Park, you can volunteer. Top Teer is looking for volunteers for the event that runs from Aug. 13 through Aug. 15. From August 13th through August 15th, Top Teer will be supplying volunteers to the Menards NHRA Nationals [...]
Although some of the smoky haze has started to clear up a bit, we won't fully see that haze go away until later in the week. We'll enjoy another comfortable day today with high temperatures peaking out in the middle 80s again. Clouds will be on the increase today, as well, but especially as we [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383 has come closer to picking its new school board members Tuesday evening. Around 4,751 voters cast ballots in the primary race for the school board positions for USD 383, according to vote tallies from the area election precincts. Incumbent Karla Hagemeister and candidates Christine Weixelman, Jayme [...]
COFFEY COUNTY (KSNT) - Crews are cleaning up Tuesday after a motor home crashed into a Coffey County highway bridge and caught fire, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. The department shared photos of the aftermath of the crash, showing a wrecked motor home and damage to the bridge railing. The driver's motor home [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus saw 16 COVID patients on August 3. That's the most the hospital has seen in months. The increase of patients is due to the highly contagious Delta variant, which is spreading rapidly across Kansas. Out of all of the patients within the last couple [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- A Topeka man is trying to break a record in a category that is unexpected, lifting the heaviest weight in calf raises. It's a tough lift he's challenging himself through, using a past experience to get him to the record. Antoine Collins has a lot on his plate, or you could say [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka councilwoman will battle for her long-held seat in the November general election, following the results of Tuesday's primary race where one of four newcomers rose to challenge her. Slyvia Ortiz has served as councilwoman for Topeka's third district since April 12, 2005. The incumbent earned a majority of Tuesday's votes, while candidate Regina [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The list of people wanting to be Topeka’s next mayor was cut down to two candidates Tuesday evening. With all election precincts reporting, Mike Padilla and Leo Cangiani will face off in the Nov. 2 general election. After current Mayor Michelle De La Isla announced she wouldn't seek reelection as she was quitting [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Former K-State basketball stars Xavier Sneed and Barry Brown will play in the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League. Brown will join the Orlando Magic's squad, while Sneed will play for the Charlotte Hornets group. It's the second stint in the NBA Summer League for Barry Brown, who played for the Timberwolves in [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Former K-State baseball player Will Brennan has been promoted to Double-A. The 23-year-old outfielder is in the Cleveland Indians minor league system, where he was playing for the High-A Lake County Captains. Brennan will now join the Double-A Akron Indians. Brennan hit .290 with a .809 OPS in 62 games with Lake [...]
FINNEY COUNTY (KSNT) -A missing woman at the center of a recent Kansas Silver Alert has been found dead Tuesday evening, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Authorities searching for Virginia Rae Green, 76, of Garden City, found her dead in a remote area of Finney County. The KBI issued a statewide Silver Alert [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- National and state health officials are urging people to take steps to stay safe, as the Delta variant continues to pose a major threat to communities across the U.S. "When we look at how many cases in the country are due to Delta, it's well over 80%," said Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, Chair [...]
