What We’re Tracking: Continued humid weather Scattered storms return Fairly typical August weather Mainly clear overnight with a light southerly wind. Humidity levels are up again, so don't expect significant cooling overnight. Lows will dip into the lower 70s for much of the region by early Thursday. After warm and mostly sunny weather through midweek, [...]
About 350,000 tickets from the tour's next five cities will be refunded.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Leadership Greater Topeka program of the Greater Topeka Partnership, held a graduation social Wednesday afternoon at the Foundry Event Center. This year's class motto is "The Best Class Behind the Mask." "Leadership Greater Topeka has three main pillars. One is to build their capacity to lead. The second is to fall [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A third-grade student at Topeka Public Schools is hoping to change the world, one ingredient at a time. Adelyn Meyer is a third-grade student at Jardine Elementary. While working on a project in second grade, the nature-lover found out how much palm oil production hurts orangutans. She was even more concerned when [...]
Editor's note: The previous article included additional information that was inadvertently sent by the hospital that we have removed to protect the investigation. TOPEKA (KSNT) - An unarmed individual was taken into custody Wednesday by Topeka VA Police and the Office of Inspector General. According to a news release, this is an ongoing investigation and [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) – Arrests have been made in Lyon County and Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 2017 murder of a teenager found in a burned car. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, the Emporia Police Department, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal announced they have made five arrests related [...]
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — The body of an Abilene man who fell into the Smoky Hill River just east of Salina has been recovered, and authorities have ruled his death as accidental. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office said the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday when a witness reported seeing a man peering over, then [...]
People aged 12 and up who are immunocompromised can now get a third Pfizer or Moderna booster shot in Wyandotte County.
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Lawrence police are investigating after a person died in the parking lot of a grocery store. Officers were called to the store near W. 23rd and Alabama around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday morning. They found a victim who had been stabbed. Investigators said the victim died from the stabbing injuries. Police have a [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Manhattan High School students returned to a school Tuesday still under construction. The Manhattan-Ogden district started the massive expansion of the high school in August 2020. The estimated $29.4 million project includes new classrooms, a gym, fitness center, practice field, tennis courts, and parking lot. Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid said the massive [...]
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The sheriff and a local school board in Kansas’ most populous county have set COVID-19 policies conflicting with county rules on testing and masks. Johnson County is requiring unvaccinated employees to undergo weekly testing starting Monday, but the sheriff’s department is exempt. The Kansas City Star reports that Sheriff Calvin Hayden [...]
A Wichita man that has been in an Oklahoma hospital for months is begging people to get the coronavirus vaccine.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - An early morning fire at Topeka Pizza extinguished itself after a water line burst, still the loss was totaled at $50,000. The Topeka Fire Department responded at 2 a.m. to 1630 SW Arvonia Place and found smoke showing from a roof vent. Firefighters found heavy smoke inside the building, but no flames. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Emporia State University students will be wearing masks at least for the start of the school as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Kansas, that is according to ESU President Allison Garrett. With the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 23 Garrett said the school is "excited" to welcome back students [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - Emporia State University is kicking off six straight weeks of events with live music from Lucas Parker Band and Travis Marvin on Aug. 27, on Kellogg Circle, ESU's front campus. The event is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. with a D.J. and music followed by Lucas Parker [...]
What We’re Tracking: Continued humid weather Scattered late week storms Fairly typical August weather Mostly sunny skies are expected today with afternoon highs topping out in the upper 80s; areas to the north and west will likely see lower 90s. The humidity will continue today and unfortunately ramp up even more for Thursday and Friday. [...]
PERRY, Kan. (KSNT) - People from several towns in northeast Kansas are coming together to make Highways 24 and 59 safer, after witnessing a horrific accident that killed a young woman. On August 6, 37-year-old Becky Krom died in a car accident at the intersection of the two highways. She recently moved to the area [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State football head coach Chris Klieman, his staff and their players have talked repeatedly about the improvement the Wildcat's offensive line has made from last season. It all starts with the man in the middle. At the center of their offensive line, literally and figuratively, is their center, Noah Johnson. "They're led [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - It's a puzzle brand that's more than putting the pieces together. They're puzzles meant for representation, education and family. That's the message small business owner Amanda Wilson wants to get across to people now that her brand has hit Target shelves around the country. Wilson started her business A+X Puzzles after the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Coronavirus cases are spreading in vulnerable communities as Kansas hospitals face mounting obstacles to help incoming patients. Cindy Samuelson, a spokesperson for the Kansas Hospital Association, said on Tuesday that the amount of patients needing critical care is increasing, as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads. "Nearly all of the state of [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- If you've ever wondered what it's like to be up in the air, flying high in your own plane, Now you don't have to. The Combat Air Museum in Topeka lets visitors get up close and personal with the real thing. "Everything in this museum has a story and, when you give [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The Jayhawks finished practice 11 of fall camp Tuesday. By now, all the players know the new coaches’ likes, dislikes and plans for the season. No player said anything negative about the coaches, and no one’s body language tipped they were lying. Head coach Lance Leipold, Offensive Coordinator Andy Kotelnicki and Defensive Coordinator [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - There's a big disparity in vaccination rates among different ZIP codes in Shawnee County and health officials are working to close that gap by combating misinformation and getting the facts to those areas with the lowest rates. According to the Shawnee County Health Department: The ZIP codes with the highest vaccine rates [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - U.S. Representative Jake LaTurner hosted a job fair Tuesday to help encourage Kansans to return to the workforce. LaTurner, who represents the second district of Kansas, wanted to host the job fair to encourage the community to come out and meet local businesses and explore the available jobs. Over 50 local businesses [...]
(KSNT) - If a Big 12 football team doesn't have enough student-athletes to compete, for whatever reason, the team will have to forfeit and will be credited with a loss, the Big 12 Conference announced Tuesday. If a team has to forfeit, their opponent will be credited with a win. If both teams are unable [...]
