TOPEKA (KSNT) - The winner is in for an annual food drive competition between two local universities. For the first time in four years, Washburn University 'canned' Emporia State in its annual food drive competition. Washburn raised $23,275 and Emporia raised $17,139. Washburn's Director of Public Relations Patrick Early said they donated its proceeds to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Kansas officials are planning an economic comeback, and they're asking people across the state to weigh in. Leaders of the state's economic recovery task force, SPARK, met Thursday morning to discuss a tentative schedule for their remaining meetings for the year. The plan is to have a set of regional meetings to [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - The landmark restaurant in Emporia that was destroyed by a fire on Aug. 14 has been scheduled for demolition. On Thursday, Oct. 14, exactly two months to the date when Coach's Bar & Grill was engulfed in flames, the building will be "deconstructed" according to Clarence Frye, General Manager, Flint Hills Mall. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Professional Armed Forces World Championship Rodeo kicks off at the Stormont Vail Events Center Thursday night. The World Championship Rodeo runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Landon Arena. The event includes: Bull riding Break away roping Tie down roping Bareback and saddle bronc riding Chute dogging Steer wrestling Team roping Barrel [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Unvaccinated Kansans are being asked to quarantine by the state health department for 10 days if they travel to Alaska. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has amended its travel quarantine to include Alaska. Earlier this week Alaska activated emergency crisis protocols that allow 20 medical facilities to ration care if [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Sunset Zoo in Manhattan announced the birth of two baby Wallabies Thursday. One of the baby Wallabies stuck its head out of its mother's pouch and zookeepers discovered the joey was an albino. The babies were born this summer. The baby was named "Bruny" after an island off Tasmania in Australia where [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Finding the perfect spot to trick-or-treat, or finding Halloween fun is important this year. KSNT has compiled a list of Halloween-themed events happing in Shawnee and neighboring counties. Thursday, Oct. 7 Halloween Themed Bingo, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Spookeasy at Norseman Brewing Company, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Local law enforcement agencies gathered Thursday morning at the Law Enforcement Memorial, 320 South Kanas Ave, to pay their respects for the officers that have payed the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Thursday's vigil is in conjunction with the Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial that is usually held in May but [...]
A Florida sheriff's office wants to know if you have recently lost or misplaced about 770 pounds of high-grade marijuana.
Ndakasi, a mountain gorilla who famously posed for a selfie with her caretaker at Congo's Virunga National Park, has died at 14 after a long illness, the park said.
“It was pretty exciting for a while. It was all hands on deck,” said Jacob Goebbert, a farm employee.
Pfizer asked U.S. health regulators to approve emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 12.
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Covid Indicator is showing Shawnee County remains in the “substantial” category. The Shawnee County Indicator for the period between Sept. 26 and Oct. 2 shows the current number of coronavirus cases being diagnosed remains substantial. The number of new cases diagnosed has dropped slightly, however, the percent of positive [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Authorities are asking motorists to avoid the area near Sherman Road and Tuttle Creek Boulevard following an injury accident. Heavy fog in the area could cause delays, police are asking residents to drive with care. This is a developing story.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Congressman Jake LaTurner joined KSNT Thursday morning to discuss issues facing Kansas and the nation. Congressman LaTurner took a stand against vaccine mandates saying, instead, education is the path out of the pandemic. "For me personally, I got the vaccine. I think the studies show the vaccine is good for you, it's going [...]
Highs will be warmer today, thanks to the return of a southerly breeze. We should make it into the upper 70s to low 80s despite fighting cloud cover at times. Tomorrow, winds should increase a bit, and that will help us into the mid-upper 80s for highs. Partly cloudy skies continue through Friday, but a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Washburn football is taking a look in the mirror to prepare for Fort Hays State on Saturday. The Tigers and Ichabods are both 3-2, and both teams have played in multiple close games. In Fort Hays' previous game, the Tigers rallied back from a 21-point deficit to beat No. 12 Nebraska-Kearney. The [...]
(WPRI) - While the vast majority of people on dating apps are looking for love, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) said scammers are targeting vulnerable users. The BBB is urging hopeless romantics to use caution when putting photos, videos and personal information out there. The scheme, according to BBB’s Paula Fleming, begins when the scammer convinces the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Greater Topeka Partnership is kicking off Momentum 2027 Wednesday night, the latest strategy to improve Topeka and Shawnee County, on the cusp of rounding out their original blueprint of Momentum 2022. Momentum 2022 is comprised of five main goals, as outlined in their plan. The first is developing homegrown talent. One [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Washburn University Music Department hosted a Marching Band Festival on Wednesday in Yager Stadium. Topeka area high school marching bands were invited to the festival. Trophies were handed out at the end of the competition for 'Best Overall Effects,' 'Best Music' /'Drum Majors,' 'Best Visual,' 'Best Percussion' and 'Best Auxiliary Performance.' [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Some countries are bracing for a third wave as coronavirus cases spread. Health officials have pointed to the highly contagious Delta variant as the cause of recent surges the U.S. has experienced. Dr. Dana Hawkinson, an Infectious Disease Specialist with the University of Kansas Medical Center, said low vaccination rates in countries [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Norsemen Brewing Company in Topeka's NOTO district is holding a Halloween pop-up all month long in October called a 'spookeasy,' partnering with Kansas City based 'Apparition' which puts on events in KC, Wichita, and Denver. First, you're handed a lantern as you walk up a dark maze to the bar. There [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Association is performing in Topeka this week and our local VA is helping kick off the festivities by supporting some of our local heroes too. On Wednesday, PAFRA and VA Eastern Kansas had a drive-by parade for the veterans at the Topeka VA. Last year's event was [...]
Washburn Rural Middle school received a big payout today, as their contributions to duck sales were record-breaking.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local 12-year-old is being recognized for her bravery and quick actions that helped save her father's life. On August 16th, Topeka firefighters responded to a 911 call of a 46-year-old man who slipped and seriously injured his head. His daughter, Haylea Lane, helped her father, Robert, by applying pressure to the [...]
