TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County district attorney has filed charges Friday against one man for a Topeka motel shooting that left a person dead. Isaiah Quin Dale Krainbill, 19, faces charges including: Premeditated first-degree murder Criminal possession of a firearm by a felon Krainbill is currently waiting for a scheduling conference for trial in [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced today that Jeffrey James Exon, charged with killing his daughter, was bound over for trial this week in Shawnee County District Court. Prosecutors charged Exon for killing his 2-year-old girl. On Jan. 5, officers were sent to 3501 SW 10th Ave. on a report of [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) The Parks For All Foundation sponsored their annual Brew Bash golf scramble Friday afternoon at the Lake Shawnee Golf Course. "Proceeds from this event will go towards the Shawnee County Golf Foundation to help with amenities that don't come out of user fees. It's all about playing golf and having a good time." [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A multi-vehicle fire sent thick black smoke into the air Friday near the Auburn-Washburn School District Administration building. Motorists are asked to avoid the area if possible. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office is reporting multiple vehicles are on fire in the 5500 block of 53rd Street. This is a developing story.
A human trafficking sting resulted in 47 victim rescues and 102 arrests in 12 states, including Missouri, Kentucky, Texas and more.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Authorities are investigating a suspicious package near Topeka Regional Airport late Friday morning. Eric Johnson with the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority told KSNT a suspicious package was found at 6531 SE Forbes Ave. The building is not owned by the airport. A sign on the building says Kansas Department of Agriculture. Emergency [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has asked that flags be flown at half staff to honor the U.S. service members who were killed in a terrorist attack Thursday. Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the [...]
TOPEKA, (KSNT)--- While the FDA has fully approved the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for adults and some teens, there is an option for younger age groups to get the vaccine. Right now, the vaccine is fully approved for people ages 16 and older. It's also approved for Emergency Use Authorization for people ages 12-15, and for [...]
Officials believe the suspects are part of a larger group suspected in a dozen violent crimes on both sides of the state line.
Fans will once again flood into Arrowhead Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Minnesota Vikings. Here's what you need to know.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas hospitals are clamoring for traveling nurses as the number of COVID-19 patients rises to levels last seen in January. The state had 407 open travel nurse positions as of Monday, according to data from Aya Healthcare, a leading travel nursing agency. It has been reported that advertised positions in Kansas [...]
A year and a half after shoppers were panic buying at supermarkets across the country, grocery stores are still battling to get some items on the shelves.
When the new Kristen Bell movie, "Queenpins," hits theaters on Sept. 10, some sharp-eyed FOX4 viewers might notice a familiar face.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - ForgeFest is expected to bring thousands to Evergy Plaza Saturday night. The event will include live music, beer, dancing, food trucks, yard games, contests, and prize giveaways. Downtown Topeka Inc. and Washburn University have partnered with FORGE Young Professionals for this event that DTI President Rhiannon Friedman said will give young people [...]
The heat will continue through the rest of the work week as rain chances look absent through Saturday. Temperatures for this afternoon will top out in the middle to upper 90s. The good news is, our humidity should be a bit lower, so we'll only be feeling closer to 100°. We'll take any improvements we [...]
BELLE PLAINE (AP) — Education officials overseeing the more than $1.1 billion in federal pandemic aid for Kansas schools say districts are spending much of the money to meet the mental health needs of students and staff. Districts also are hiring “intervention specialists” who can work one-on-one or in small groups to fill in learning [...]
RILEY COUNTY (KSNT)- Jordy Nelson gave his first-grade teacher, Janeil Sullivan, quite the first day of school surprise. Nelson played college football at Kansas State then played in the NFL for 11 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and the Las Vegas Raiders. The Manhattan native attended Riley County High School. Nelson was a member [...]
RILEY COUNTY (KSNT)- Jordy Nelson gave his first-grade teacher, Janeil Sullivan, quite the first day of school surprise. Nelson played college football at Kansas State then played in the NFL for 11 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and the Las Vegas Raiders. The Manhattan native attended Riley County High School. Nelson was a member [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)-- COVID-19 cases are surging all across the nation. A growing number of hospitals are running out of beds in the Intensive Care Unit. The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Topeka currently doesn't have enough staff to work in certain areas of the hospital like the ICU. This is a [...]
TOPEKA, (KSNT) -- Usually kids who get sick need to quarantine for 14 days, while they learn from home. In Kansas, that changed with a law passed earlier this year. Now, those remote learning hours are cut down, and schools are once again having to deal with the changes. The restrictions were passed as part [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Public Radio hosted a concert and social networking event at Kay's Garden at the Topeka Zoo Thursday evening. The concert was provided by Kansas City's comprehensive lounge/cocktail band, Bongo Tini. "Kansas Public Radio is licensed at the University of Kansas, we broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Someone is stealing copper out of the streetlights in Topeka, according to local police. The Topeka Police Department said Thursday that it has seen an increase in theft and criminal damage to the city's streetlights. The thieves are taking copper wire out of them, and photos show they're leaving a mess of [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Troops from Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division are deploying to multiple places in the U.S. to support refugees who recently escaped from Afghanistan, the military post announced Thursday. The deployment comes the same day as suicide bombers and gunmen in Afghanistan attacked crowds of people near the capital Kabul's [...]
