TOPEKA (AP) - Ten years of population shifts will boost the clout of the Kansas City and Wichita areas in Kansas politics and fuel a fight over redrawing the district of the only Democrat representing the state in Congress. The Republican-controlled Legislature must use census data released this week to redraw congressional and legislative districts [...]
TOPEKA (AP/KSNW) – The Kansas Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for a Douglas County woman who was convicted of murder after a baby died at her day care center. The appeals court said Carrody Buchhorn of Eudora received ineffective counsel before she was convicted in 2018 of second-degree murder in the death [...]
From walking under ladders to spilling salt, there's no end to our eerie superstitions.
The video, released July 27, shows the driver of a Jeep get out and throw a hammer at another vehicle's windshield in Washington state.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Amanda Stanley has been hired as the City Attorney for the City of Topeka. Before coming to Topeka she was general counsel for the League of Kansas Municipalities. Stanley will start as the City Attorney on August 23rd. “I am excited to announce that Amanda Stanley has accepted the position of City [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansans are being warned by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that they should quarantine if unvaccinated and visiting Louisiana. The state recently amended its Travel Quarantine List to include The Pelican State. “Given the increased transmission of the Delta variant across the state, we now consider attendance at mass gatherings [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - An hour-long standoff and car chase Thursday night ended with one man's arrest, according to the Emporia Police Department. Officers went around 11:30 p.m. to Bluestem Farm and Ranch Supply on 6th Avenue after getting a call that Rolando Galindo, 36, of Emporia, was in the parking lot to get a green [...]
Visitors who get vaccinated at Thirsty Planet will be allowed to choose from three varieties of free beer.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A man who fled to Mexico in 2017 after becoming a suspect in a sexual assault has been found guilty following a four-day trial for a sexual assault the same year. A jury on Thursday found Daniel Arreola guilty of seven felony counts Thursday. The defendant was convicted of: Rape Aggravated Criminal [...]
A man was killed and a driver was arrested following a crash at Pawnee and Woodlawn Wednesday.
MARYSVILLE (KSNT) - Tonight is the fifth annual ladies' night 'Squirrel Crawl.' The event sponsored by Marysville Chamber & Main Street will feature local shopping, cocktails, food, all in Marysville’s downtown district. The event will run from 4:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., with an “after-party” continuing until 11 p.m., with entertainment. You have to be [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local non-profit is raising money for struggling kids in the community. The Family Service and Guidance Center in Topeka is holding its 15th annual Works of Heart fundraiser Friday evening. The center helps children who are struggling with things like depression and anxiety, cope. There will be a silent art auction [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Menards NHRA Nationals are kicking off at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, but wet weather is putting a damper on the festivities. Track Manager Travis Hilton told KSNT News they will be going into a short delay to wait out the storms in the area. More than 380 racers from across [...]
DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- The famous line, “If you build it, they will come” became a reality Thursday night as the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees emerged from the corn onto a Dyersville field for the first-ever Major League Baseball game in Iowa. With the game being based on the 1989 Kevin Costner [...]
DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Movie magic came to life Thursday night on a baseball diamond tucked into an eastern Iowa cornfield. The Field of Dreams event in Dyersville was the first MLB regular-season game played in the state of Iowa and it delivered on and off-field thrills and chills for fans -- who were blown away [...]
National consumer prices are at a 13-year-high over a 12 month period, with prices up over 5%.
Some Kansas companies require their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccination or risk being fired.
Heavy rain moved through the area overnight, and we'll slowly see the activity tapering off through the mid morning hours. After that, rain chances become more isolated in nature through the rest of the day and into the weekend. Highs today will be much cooler than what we've been used to, especially with the rain [...]
ATCHISON (KSNT) - An driverless 2001 pickup pulling a trailer killed a man that was chasing the truck Thursday afternoon in Atchison. David Richardson, 61, of St. Joseph, was chasing the out-of-control vehicle when it jackknifed, striking and killing him. The accident happened in a private driveway at 3789 US 73. The Kansas Highway Patrol [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - You can now get vaccinated and tested for COVID while driving across Kansas. The state’s health department is partnering with Blue Cross Blue Shield Kansas and The Kansas Turnpike Authority to offer vaccine and testing clinics along the Kansas Turnpike. KDHE Public Health Nurse Specialist Rebecca Adamson says their goal in offering [...]
Strong thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall have moved through the area overnight. Several inches of rain fell in some spots causing flash flooding. Street flooding was reported in Emporia and Lawrence. If you come across a flooded roadway, turn around and do not try and pass through.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Washburn Rural High School held a marching band exhibition Thursday evening in the high school events center. "We originally planned to be outside and march around the field but the heat index was too high so we moved everything inside. We are raising money for the band parents," said Luke Chaffee, WRHS [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- State leaders remain on high alert as the Delta variant continues to spread across Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly said Thursday that she's urging Kansans to "do what's best" for themselves and their community, and get vaccinated. "The Delta variant is very dangerous. It spreads very rapidly, and it impacts folks who are [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka track team sent 26 athletes to the Junior Olympics in Houston, Texas and brought back medals in eight events. The team, called the United Stars, participated in a regional meet in Arkansas before many of them qualified for the national meet in Texas. Head Coach Aaron Gardiner said the trip [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Kansans may be used to pulling over for emergency vehicles on the side of the road, but now a new list of vehicles has been added to that list. Governor Laura Kelly held a bill signing Thursday for a new addition to the state's "Move Over" traffic law. The governor signed Senate [...]
