TOPEKA (KSNT) - Rossville celebrated its annual Tall Corn Festival this weekend. This year's festival theme is "Come Grow with Us" and was held at the city park and in other downtown areas. The festival began Friday afternoon with a Rossville High School band performance, a watermelon feed, corn eating contest and live music by [...]
What We’re Tracking: Hot through the weekend Scattered storms tonight Additional storms by midweek On Saturday, it will feel a bit more uncomfortable as temperatures will peak in middle to upper 90s with heat indices in the lower 100s. However, it will also become fairly breezy ahead of our next disturbance. Wind from the south [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT)-- Starting on August 9, all visitors and city staff are required to wear masks when indoors at all City of Manhattan facilities. Indoor city facilities includes places like City Hall, Municipal Court, Douglass Recreation Complex, Flint Hills Discovery Center, parts of Sunset Zoo and more. This decision was based on recommendations by the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) Kansas hospitals are struggling to keep up with an increasing amount of patients, as they face staffing shortages. Cindy Samuelson, a spokesperson for Kansas Hospital Association, told The Kansas Capitol Bureau on Friday that nearly all hospitals in the Kansas City metro area have reported being understaffed, forcing patients to be transferred to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - You may see some new police officers and firefighters around town soon. The City of Topeka tested interested applicants for both Topeka Police and Topeka Fire at the same time Friday. Those who got at least 70% on the written test moved on to a physical test. If that test went well, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Harlem Globetrotters played at the Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka Friday night. The team shut down operations for roughly 15 months due to the pandemic, but they are happy to be back out on the road putting on a show. "Just being able to put smiles on people's faces and give [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The emergency department at the Topeka VA is staying open. Several months ago, officials at the VA were debating turning the department into an urgent care, prompting protests from local veterans and supporters who were against the idea. Officials announced Friday they've decided not to make any changes. The newly renovated department [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - If you've ever wanted to be a police officer or firefighter, then this is the week to see if you're a good candidate. Anyone in the community who is interested in community service can see if it's the right fit, and if you're looking for a job with high satisfaction, this could [...]
MANHATTAN, KS (KSNT)- K-State soccer had its 2021 media day Thursday, where coaches and players expressed their excitement for the season, despite Big 12 coaches picking the Wildcats to finish last in the conference. The upcoming season is only the sixth in program history for the K-State women's soccer team. The team finished 3-6 this [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Harlem Globetrotters entertained a lively crowd in Landon Arena Friday evening with their on-court antics. The Globetrotters have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 124 countries and territories. The team's signature song is Brothers Bones played to the version of Sweet Georgia Brown. Their mascot is an anthropomorphized globe named [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Safe Streets coalition of Topeka held a kickoff party for National Night Out Friday evening in the HyVee parking lot in southwest Topeka. "The purpose of National Night Out is to get your neighbors together. To get to keep everybody safe in your neighborhood. National Night Out is always the first [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka man doing time for a violent conviction has more guilty verdicts to his name, the Shawnee County district attorney announced Friday. A jury returned guilty verdicts against Ray A. Miles, 57, for an attack on Corrections Specialist Kourtney Flynn on the following felony charges: Attempted first-degree murder Aggravated battery Battery [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Florence Crittenton hosted the first open house event featuring local artists at their new location in west Topeka. Florence Crittenton specializes in behavioral health and stress management for youth, women, and families. They will be hosting open house events on the first Friday of every month through December. "With COVID, we saw [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Salvation Army is partnering with Walmart for their annual "Stuff the Bus" fundraiser to help give school supplies to local students in need. Customers can donate newly bought school supplies at all four Topeka Walmart locations. Donations will be collected through Sunday and will benefit students attending Topeka Public Schools. "We [...]
The latest numbers from the American Academy of Pediatrics show coronavirus cases in children are up 84 percent compared to the previous week. That’s 71,000 kids testing positive.
EMPORIA (KSNT) - Emporia police have arrested two women Friday that are accused of hitting a bicyclist with their car and kidnapping her earlier in the week. Analysa Tamez, 26, and Mariah Lopez, 27, both from Emporia, were arrested on charges of kidnapping. Tamez also faces an additional charge of aggravated battery. Both have been [...]
What We’re Tracking: Heat and humidity build back in Storms likely late Saturday Hot week in store Conditions for tonight will feel more on the humid side as temperatures will drop into the lower 70s with mostly clear skies and a light southerly wind. As for tomorrow, things will feel more uncomfortable as temperatures will [...]
