As students head back to the classroom, one Topeka school is getting a big gift from a local car dealership.
What We’re Tracking: Warm, humid evening ahead Thunderstorms possible late tonight Some relief from the heat this weekend Conditions will remain hot and muggy through the late afternoon and early evening. The heat advisory is set to expire just after sunset. Heat index values in the lower 90s can still be anticipated through about 10:00 [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT)- Sixth-year seniors quarterback Skylar Thompson and center Noah Johnson have been named to the 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl watch list. The senior all-star game will be played on February 5, 2022, in Mobile, Alabama. Johnson was second-team All-Big 12 in 2020 and even received votes for Big 12 offensive lineman of the year. [...]
CHAPMAN (KSNT) - A deadly crash Thursday shut down a stretch of I-70 in Dickinson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. KHP identified the person who died as Ryan Pack, 34, of Abilene. Troopers said they first learned of the crash around 1:15 p.m., and KHP sent its Critical Highway Accident Response Team to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Auburn-Washburn School District is back in session. Students in grades K-9 are returning to school on Thursday. Currently, the district is "strongly encouraging" masks, but they are not a requirement. Superintendent Dr. Scott McWilliams said the district will be reviewing positive case numbers and quarantine numbers each week. "If the numbers [...]
WICHITA (KSNT) – Armyworms by the thousands are on the attack in Wichita, putting lawns in danger. Armyworms prefer crops and lawn grasses. A sign of armyworms is often small, brown patches of grass on your lawn. It's a small caterpillar that can do some serious damage in a short period of time. But don't [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will be offering COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics at three Kansas Turnpike service areas. KDHE is partnering with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and the Kansas Turnpike Authority to offer the service to Kansans or out-of-state travelers. "Receiving the vaccine continues to be [...]
The family of a young North Kansas City mother who died of COVID-19 hope pregnant women will get the vaccine.
CARTHAGE, MO (KSNT) - There's more than one virus for area patients and seniors to be concerned about. And its due, in part, to the Coronavirus. If you think the Coronavirus is the only malady of its type circulating through Southwest Missouri, and affecting kids, think again. Dr. John Venter, a Mercy Pulmonologist says there [...]
TOPEKA, KS (KTMJ) — The oldest registered Exploring post in the United States, Topeka's Aviation Air Explorer Post 8, is inviting local teens to see what the Explorer program is all about with an open house on Saturday, Aug. 14 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Explorer Post 8 hangar, 3600 N.E. Sardou Ave. Weather [...]
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - For the 7th consecutive week coronavirus cases have increased in Shawnee County, the latest Community Indicator Report indicated Thursday morning. According to the health department's Dashboard there are 72 new cases in Shawnee County, 834 people are in isolations and 59 individuals are currently hospitalized. The majority of new cases in [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Kansas State University is encouraging students to get vaccinated and offering incentives for students who do. K-State announced on their website that students can win prizes, including $1,000 cash, a Sony PlayStation 5 or a MacBook Air after getting a COVID-19 vaccination. "Beginning Friday, Aug. 13, K-State will hold weekly prize drawings for vaccinated students. Weekly prize drawings will continue every Friday through Oct. 8. Any current [...]
Conditions will once again be hot and muggy today, as temperatures will reach into the upper 90s with a mostly sunny sky. The eastern half of the area remains in a Heat Advisory through this evening for heat index values over 105°. We could see another chance for showers and storms during the late afternoon [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Just 10 days after Wolfe's Camera in Topeka closed its doors for good the CEO, Michael Lee Worswick, died. Worswick, 75, died Aug. 10 following an ALS diagnosis in December 2020 according to his obituary. Worswick graduated from Topeka in 1964 and went on to get a BBA in Accounting from Washburn [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A free vaccination clinic, school supply drive, lunch and haircut will be offered at Midwest Barber College's Back to School Bash Saturday as students prepare to return to in-person learning this fall. The event is open to students K-12 and runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 at the [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - The K-State offense is lead into the 2021 season by fifth-year quarterback Skylar Thompson but the offense is much deeper than just their quarterback. The most obvious returning weapon is running back Deuce Vaughn. He's expected to be one of the top backs in the nation this season, after a stellar [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The Kansas women's soccer team will play its first match of the season against UMKC in an exhibition contest on Friday, August 13. The Jayhawks return 12 starters from the 2020-21 season with six of those players having started in ten games or more. "I like this group. They have a great [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - K-State quarterbacks coach Collin Klein said Wednesday that quarterback Skylar Thompson is back to full health and looks good as the team prepares for the 2021 season. Thompson returns for his fifth year at K-State after having his senior season cut short due to an upper-body injury that required surgery. "I [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education voted 6-1 in a special meeting Wednesday to require masks as students and staff return to school. According to the district's Pandemic Response Plan, all USD 383 students and staff will be required to wear a mask when indoors on USD 383 property at least [...]
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) - It was an unusual start to the first day of school for some students at Spring Valley Elementary in Junction City on Wednesday. According to USD 475 Superintendent Reginald Eggleston, a teacher was looking at the school's Facebook page Wednesday morning when they saw an anonymous message that contained a bomb [...]
The contest put on by the Kansas Manufacturing Council raises awareness for companies and the products they make in the state.
LAWRENCE, KS (KSNT) - Full pads means the new coaches are getting to see what their players can do for the first time. Believe it or not, it doesn't make a big difference for the offensive line. "When you’re inside with a lineman, you’re really still using the same physicality and stuff," center Mike Novitsky [...]
