What We’re Tracking: Continued warmth Unsettled weather by second half of week Cooler air moves in Very warm conditions for this time of year as we head through the first half of the week. The warmer air looks to last through at least Tuesday before we start to see a more active weather pattern that [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - After getting approval from the state governor, many pharmacies around Topeka like Hy-Vee Pharmacy have started to provide COVID-19 booster shots. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly approved the distribution of the Pfizer booster vaccines on Friday, and that's when Hy-Vee Pharmacy off of Wanamaker Road started rolling out the boosters. Their store director, [...]
KANSAS CITY (KSNT) - Former All-Pro wide receiver Josh Gordon is planning to sign with the Chiefs, ESPN is reporting. Gordon's last NFL action came with the Seattle Seahawks before he was suspended indefinitely in December of 2019 for violating the NFL’s substance abuse and PED policies. Gordon was reinstated by the league last week, [...]
NEW YORK --- A jury found R. Kelly guilty on all counts in his sex trafficking trial Monday after decades of allegations about sexual misconduct with minors. A jury of seven men and five women convicted Kelly of racketeering and other charges on their second day of deliberations. The charges were based on an argument [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka priest is under investigation for a report of sexual abuse of a minor, the Archdiocese of Kansas City announced Monday. The archdiocese told Mass attendees this past weekend at Mater Dei Parish that its pastor, Father John Pilcher, had been accused of sexually abusing a minor. Following protocol, the archdiocese [...]
LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — A massive ash cloud from an erupting volcano has prevented flights in and out of the Spanish island of La Palma. Emergency workers cleared ash from the airport runway, but no flights arrived or departed Sunday as the volcano continued to fling molten rock high into the air. There's [...]
KINSLEY, Kan. (KSNW) - The Edwards County undersheriff was arrested for alleged domestic violence Sunday. Edwards County is in South Central Kansas. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, a 911 call was made around 7:40 p.m. from a Kinsley home. The KBI says an Edwards County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived and learned that Robert [...]
President Joe Biden received a COVID-19 booster shot Monday afternoon, days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the additional dose of the Pfizer vaccine for all Americans 65 and older.
(KSNT) - Local law enforcement is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to join the nationwide prescription drug take-back program on Oct. 23. There will be multiple operating collection sites around the nation where Americans can turn in their unused, unneeded, expired prescription medications. The Kansas Attorney General’s Office, Soldier Township Fire Department, and [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has been released from the hospital, according to Ted Crews, Vice President of Chiefs Communication. The Chiefs said Reid was not feeling well after the game and was evaluated by the Chiefs medical staff in the locker room. He left Arrowhead in an ambulance following Sunday's [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The new trash collection fees for the Shawnee County Solid Waste Department will get higher for residents in the area soon. For those in the county, the rate increase will impact virtually all customers beginning in January 2022, the Shawnee County Commission decided Monday. Those within the city limits will be paying [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Independent Business Association held a golf tournament Monday morning at the Topeka Country Club. There were 11 teams playing in the tournament with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start. "TIBA is a group of business owners, and we invest in the Topeka Community. Our goal is to cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit [...]
(WTAJ)-- The National Retail Federation (NRF) expects consumers to spend a record amount of $10.1 billion for Halloween this year, according to a survey done by Prosper Insights & Analytics. The average person is expected to spend about $103 this year on costumes, candy, decorations and greeting cards. That ends up averaging about $10 more [...]
WICHITA (KSNW) -- There are millions of job openings across the nation, but you have to be careful because there are also many phony ones. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) said one scam is on the rise during the pandemic. In this particular scam, the victim could face legal consequences, including significant fines and even [...]
An armed man was shot and killed by police in front of bystanders at Huntington Beach in Southern California over the weekend, authorities said, and it was caught on video.
OLATHE, Kan. -- A Kansas City area school district tells FOX4 it's investigating after a racist poster surfaced on social media. The photo appears to show a student asking for a date to Olathe South's homecoming. The sign says, "If I was Black I would be picking cotton, but I'm white so I'm picking you [...]
LOGAN COUNTY (KSNT) - A 53-year-old Oakley man is dead after the truck he was driving went off the road, into a ditch, before coming back onto the road and hitting another pickup. The crash happened Sunday evening at 8:35 p.m. Robert E. Long, 53, was driving a Ford F150 north on U.S. 83 just [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Construction crews are working on a new $8 million "Giraffe and Friends" exhibit at the Topeka Zoo. The new facility is expected to open in 10 to 12 months and zoo leaders say they are still attempting to raise the last $1.2 million. The new giraffe exhibit will be located on three [...]
The upcoming work week will start off very warm as we hold on to the southerly winds and afternoon highs in the lower 90s with some of our western counties making it to the middle 90s. The warmer air looks to last through at least Tuesday before we start to see a more active weather [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- The first week of fall meant autumn festivities were in full swing across northeast Kansas. The Stormont Vail Events Center hosted its 40th annual Cider Days. The event is filled with seasonal shopping options. "We have over two hundred different vendors from all over the country that come to this," said Zach [...]
WICHITA (KSNW) — Court documents just released are giving new insight into why investigators say a Wichita woman is responsible for her 5-year-old daughter’s death. The crash happened on March 7. Around 3 a.m., an SUV crashed off the road near 47th Street South and 127th Street East, southeast of Wichita, and landed in a field. When [...]
UPDATE: All lanes are back open following the multi-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon. TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Topeka police are re-routing traffic to exit 362A following a four vehicle crash near the MacVicar exit on WB I-70 in downtown Topeka. Traffic is expected to return to normal within the next hour, according to TPD. Police say cars [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Washburn's campus was flooded with the sound of the symphony Sunday as different groups performed for the Mosaic 2021 Concert. The event marked the end of the Washburn parent's weekend which took place Friday through Sunday. The groups that performed were the: Symphony Orchestra Piano Soloist Washburn Singes Percussion Group Cello Ensemble [...]
KANSAS CITY, MO (KSNT) - Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is under medical evaluation after leaving the stadium in an ambulance on Sunday. Reid did not address the media but NFL Network's James Palmer says players were told, "he should be okay." The Chiefs lost to the Chargers 30-24. This is a developing story.
What We’re Tracking: Wind lets up tonight Very warm start to the week Unsettled by second half of week Tonight, the sky will remain mostly clear, but the wind will begin to let up a bit. Warm conditions with lows only falling into the middle to upper 60s. Quite warm for this late in September. [...]
