What We’re Tracking: Cooler temperatures Few isolated showers Even cooler next week Cloud cover will stay present through the night as temperatures drop into the middle to upper 60s with mostly dry conditions. A few isolated showers are possible early Friday morning, but most will miss out. Throughout the daytime Friday temperatures will stay near [...]
The Jackson County Sheriff said several Kansas City Chiefs fans were charged in connection to a fight in the stands at Arrowhead.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KSNT) - Sporting KC signed forward Johnny Russell to a new contract through 2023, with an option for 2024. Russell is one of two MLS players with 30 goals and 30 assists in the regular season since 2018. He is seventh in Sporting history for goals (33) and assists (30) in the [...]
WILSON COUNTY – A traffic stop in Wilson County turned into drug charges for two Texas men after 82 pounds of methamphetamine was found in their vehicle, valued at $3.7M. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Neodesha Police Department, and the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men after they discovered over 82 pounds of [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 13-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting Thursday morning at a Memphis K-8 school, and police say the suspected shooter was another student. Police responded at 9:15 a.m. to Cummings K-8 School on Cummings Street near Walker Avenue in the Soulsville area of South Memphis. MPD said one 13-year-old boy [...]
GREELEY COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) -- Four people died in a crash in Greeley County Wednesday evening. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a pickup and an SUV crashed head-on on a gravel road, Greeley County Road 14, around 5 p.m. Trooper Mike Racy said there was one person in one of the vehicles and three people [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRPROUD) - The IRS is halfway through distributing Child Tax Credit Payments this year. The third batch of payments went out on September 15. Those payments did not go out without a hitch. So when are the next Child Tax Credit Payments scheduled to go out? The answer is October 15. With The [...]
A St. Joseph mother is trying to cope after her daughter dies at an in-home daycare. It happened back in May and one of the caregivers is charged with child endangerment.
The district said a Raytown High School teacher used the N-word during a discussion with students in their class Wednesday.
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Covid Indicator is showing Shawnee County remains in the “substantial” category when it comes to the coronavirus. The Shawnee County Indicator for the period between Sept. 19 and Sept. 25 shows the current number of coronavirus cases being diagnosed remains substantial. The percent of positive test cases has dropped [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A dark and twisted circus is opening in the Capital City this weekend. Paranormal Cirque runs Thursday through Sunday at Heartland Motorsports Park. The show is described as a mix of circus, theatre, and cabaret. Set up under a glowing red tent, the show includes acrobats, illusionists, "freaks" and "mysterious creatures" in [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka firefighter has died from complications of COVID-19. Forbes Field Assistant Chief of Operations Michael Baker died from complications associated with COVID-19. The KCK Professional Firefighters Association announced in a social media post that Baker died on Sept. 21. According to the post, Baker was with the Forbes Field Fire Department [...]
We see a better chance for more widespread rain and even storms move into the area early Thursday morning and could linger through the afternoon hours. Afternoon highs will be more seasonable in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Things start to dry out late Thursday into the daytime Friday but we can't rule hit [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department is turning to the public to ask for help with locating a missing 82-year-old man suffering from dementia. A Silver Alert has been issued for Richard Short, who walked away from his home just west of S.E. 42nd Street and S.E. Illinois Avenue Thursday morning around 2:30 a.m. [...]
RILEY COUNTY (KSNT) - The Baker family is mourning the loss of a husband, son and brother due to COVID-19. Danny Baker passed away on Sept. 14 at the age of 28. His family said that he always had a positive outlook on life and never met a stranger. “He was proud of being kind, [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Local homecoming preparations are underway and looking to bounce back after a year without many of the beloved traditions because of the pandemic. It's not just high schools bringing back homecoming; the Topeka Symphony Orchestra will perform at White Auditorium on Washburn's campus Saturday, October 2 with the themed performance 'Homecoming Dance.' [...]
TOPEKA, (KNST) --The controversy over masks intensifies. New data shows mask requirements are keeping students safer in schools. CDC data shows schools without masks are 3.5 times more likely to have an outbreak. While some Kansas schools are enforcing masks and others aren't, health leaders say it's showing. Lori Vawter, Nursing Services Coordinator at Topeka Public [...]
Kansas is seeing a similar trend as the rest of the country with the highest prices ever for many homes.
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- The water is finally turned back on after being off for over 12 hours in a Topeka neighborhood Tuesday. Houses located near the corner of Southwest Munson Avenue & Southwest Mulvane Street had their water cut off a little after 9 a.m. Tuesday lasting until around 11 p.m. They received fliers on [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Topekan and musical artist T-Rell released his album "2 Big 2 Ignore" Tuesday and now it has already topped the charts at number one for R&B and Soul music on Apple Music. The artist is currently on a press release tour in major cities like New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta. "It's [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Everyone has a different way of relaxing, but when it comes to Alexandra Mason's preschoolers, she knows exactly what will help them find their Zen: yoga. Mason is the Early Childhood Special Education teacher at Randolph Elementary School. Every day, she goes through a routine with her kids, and part of that [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The driver of a semi-truck had minor injuries Thursday afternoon after a rollover accident on a Topeka highway ramp. The crash shut down the highway ramp off northbound Kansas Highway 4 onto Highway 24. Kansas Highway Patrol troopers said the driver was complaining of minor pain. Emergency workers said it wouldn't get [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The American Red Cross needs help refilling blood banks as they are in an emergency blood shortage. To help, just book an appointment online, or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. Then, be sure to keep that appointment. executive director of the Red Cross of Greater Kansas Jane Blocher said. They've seen a lot of canceled [...]
What We’re Tracking: Isolated rain tonight Cooler temperatures Multiple rain chances ahead Cloud cover will be present throughout the night as temperatures stay mild in the lower to middle 60s. Some spots could see a few isolated showers or thunderstorms through the evening but it will be very hit or miss. We see a better [...]
