TOPEKA (KSNT) – Wednesday’s Live @ Lunch concert series continued with the classic rock band Delta Haze. The band plays a variety of music including Classic Rock, Blues, Motown, Pop, Funk and Country. The concert series is held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays at Evergy Plaza in Downtown Topeka and is sponsored [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - It's a trend that's been making national headlines and it's terrorizing schools right here in northeast Kansas. Now a group of students at Washburn Rural High School are banding together to correct their fellow peers mistakes. The fad is called 'devious licks'. Videos on the app TikTok show students destroying their schools bathrooms. Brenda Boeckman and [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Investigators believe an early morning house fire in Topeka was incendiary. Just after 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, the Topeka Fire Department responded to 541 NE Sardou Ave. and found flames and smoke coming from the rear of the house. Firefighters searched the home and found it vacant. TFD estimated there was $8,000 damage [...]
(KSNT) - What's on your plate this fall? Prairie Band Pottawatomie Nation nutritionist Matthew Waits shared his eight favorite fall fresh food picks. Waits joined Erin La Row on FOX 43 AM Live to discuss healthy alternatives for fall eating. His eight greats include: beets spaghetti squash sweet potatoes pears kale cranberries pumpkin acorn squash [...]
After funeral Mass, horse-drawn caisson will take Father Kapaun to final resting place
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office is reporting an "incident" on I-70 just west of the 4th Street exit. This is a developing story. KSNT has a reporter on the way.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - The Wichita Police Department is hosting a news conference at 8:15 a.m. to discuss the successes of a recent collaborative effort to reduce violent crime in Wichita titled “Operation Triple Beam.” According to a news release, the efforts ended with over 1,000 arrests, the seizure of more than 200 guns, $200,000 in cash, and $3 million in [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County dispatch confirmed Wednesday morning that a crash involving four vehicles is being investigated by police at 14th Street and Topeka Blvd. The initial call indicates it may be two separate crashes. This is a developing story
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County dispatch confirmed Wednesday morning that a crash involving five vehicles is being investigated by police at 14th Street and Topeka Blvd. The initial call indicates it may be two separate crashes. This is a developing story
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A prominent backer of Republican causes and candidates is notably absent from the conservative political groups backing efforts to ban in schools what they call critical race theory. Leaders in the network built by the billionaire Koch family said they oppose government bans on the discussion of any concepts. Koch’s [...]
WICHITA (KSNW) - Was it fate or a coincidence? "It just gave me cold chills. I was in shock," said Mary Alldritt. Alldritt, a Wichita native, is still in awe after discovering a piece of family history she did not even know was missing. "We started just cruising around, and the next thing you know [...]
STRONG CITY (KSNT) - A group in Strong City is working to restore a historic piece of the city's downtown. The Uptown Theater, also known as the Strong City Opera House, is located at 501 Cottonwood Street. The historic theater is now being renamed 1900 Theater for the year it was built. The Strong City [...]
Today, we're looking at highs in the mid 80s, so still on the warm side, but we could see a few isolated showers or storms. Extra cloud cover today should keep us out of the 90s, though! The best chance for rain this week looks to be on Thursday and late Friday, but the unsettled [...]
LYON COUNTY (KSNT) - A collision Tuesday afternoon in the 3300 block of Road G in Lyon County sent one man to the hospital after his car crossed left of center and collided head-on with another vehicle. Steve Pio, 73, of Allen, was driving his 2012 GMC truck northbound on Road G when he went [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Lawmakers met at the Kansas State Capitol Tuesday to discuss new efforts to address the rising suicide rate and mental health concerns in the state. Suicide and mental health have become a more prevalent issue in recent years. Mental health advocates in the state are also seeing increasing struggles during the pandemic. [...]
RILEY (KSNT)- The undefeated Riley County Falcons will host the Chapman Irish (3-1) Friday. It's the KSNT Football Frenzy Game of the Week. Both teams are hoping to make a statement win. "I think it'd be a big statement game," Riley County quarterback Trey Harmison said. "I mean, beating a team like Chapman at our [...]
SEDGWICK COUNTY (KSNW) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating the death of a 17-year-old who died after being in law enforcement custody. According to the KBI, by statute, they investigate all in-custody deaths which occur in Kansas jails and prisons unless the inmate who dies is being regularly attended by a physician, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A beloved business in Topeka is closing its doors not just from the effects of the pandemic, but because one of the co-owners is dealing with a major medical issue. Steve Stutzman co-owns the Stutzman Leather Shoppe with his wife Rachel. He also works as the director of facilities for the Topeka [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police are at the scene Tuesday evening of a crash involving a child on a bike. Photos sent around 6:55 p.m. show a child's bike on the ground at the intersection of Southwest 10th Street and Boswell Avenue, surrounded by Topeka Police Department officers. Witnesses said a child on the bike [...]
Coronavirus vaccine boosters are slowly starting to go out as new guidance is being put in place.
MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) - K-State will play another game without its starting quarterback. "He's doing more things," Head coach Chris Klieman said Tuesday. "Maybe later in the week, we'll have a better understanding, but right now I'm going to say no. It'll be Will [Howard] and Jaren [Lewis]." K-State is sticking to its original return [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Evergy Plaza is hosting a watch party for the Washburn vs. Emporia State football game Saturday. The game will be played on a 30-foot screen. There will also be food trucks and drinks for guests to purchase. The Turnpike Tussle starts at 1 p.m. Evergy Plaza opens at 12:30 for guests to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Washburn men's basketball team will be sporting new threads this season. The uniforms feature a new cursive font and a larger walking Ichabod logo on the shorts. The all-Yale blue uniforms return after being absent for the 2020-21 season.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Salvation Army had a rough Red Kettle campaign last year due to the pandemic. Now, the organization wants to make sure it has enough volunteers out at stores this winter. Donations go to help local sports programs, food distribution, and rent assistance. The local development director is looking forward to the [...]
WAYNE COUNTY, Utah (KSNT) - A Utah sheriff and the U.S. Marshals Service are sharing more information Monday about how a sex offender convicted in Topeka evaded authorities, as well as how he was caught. “Effective law enforcement in the United States today is enhanced by citizens willing to report what they see,” said U.S. [...]
