A woman charged in a deadly downtown crash pleaded guilty on Wednesday.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansans that live in area codes 785 or 620 will be required to use 10-digit dialing when making local calls beginning Sunday. Local calls dialed with only seven digits will not go through, and a recording will inform you that your call cannot be completed as dialed. The change is being made [...]
The Kansas Highway Patrol said a man in his 30s died in a crash northeast of Wichita early Wednesday.
Law enforcement officials searching for Brian Laundrie found partial human remains in the Carlton Reserve on Wednesday near personal items that belong to the 23-year-old, according to the FBI.
EMPORIA (KSNT) - The Emporia City Commission is hosting a public hearing Wednesday night to discuss a new construction project downtown. Developers plan to renovate the building that includes 714, 716, and 718 Commercial Street. Developers plan to add 10 apartments to the upper level of the building. Emporia Main Street Executive Director Casey Woods [...]
A cold front sweeps through the area, and we should all be on the cooler side of it by mid morning. That should limit afternoon highs to the upper 60s south and east and low 60s north and west. There may be a few clouds around as the front slides through, but after that, we [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - Byron Purcell, 25, appeared in court Tuesday, Oct. 19 facing charges for the drive-by shooting of an 11-year-old Wichita girl. Police arrested Purcell Thursday, Oct. 14. Purcell has been charged in Sedgwick County Court with the criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied dwelling causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery, [...]
TOPEKA, (KSNT) -- Child care centers in Kansas will soon be able to provide more rapid coronavirus tests. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is partnering with Battelle, a leader in the field of science and technology, to provide rapid self-delivered COVID-19 testing to all licensed child care providers in the state. Battelle has been selected [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- A crash on Highway 24 is sparking conversation. The wreck closed down part of the highway at Highway 24 and N.W. Huxman Road for about three hours. One Silver Lake resident, Richard Johnson, knows the road well. Johnson is a retired police officer who has lived in Silver Lake off of Huxman [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - COVID-19 affected every basketball team across all levels, but it was ruthless to KU women's basketball. Four players opted out of the season in December 2020, leaving many holes to be filled. The Jayhawks did add five players this year. "We had good players really play out of position," head coach Brandon [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - It's officially the most wonderful time of the year. Not Christmas, college basketball season, and Kansas State University women's basketball enters this season as No. 4 in the Big 12. Standout center Ayoka Lee is back. She graduated in May, in three years, and is getting her master's. Lee averaged 19.1 points [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)-- Some Kansans are still waiting for unemployment payments and after struggling financially during the pandemic, some are finding out for the first time that they're no longer eligible for benefits. For DJ Henderson from Topeka, he said it's unclear where he stands after months of ongoing exchanges with the department, trying to get [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Throughout the month of September, Valeo Behavioral Health and Envista Credit Union are partnering to donate socks to the less fortunate. The Socktember event was a huge success, raising almost 5,000 pairs of socks. "With the cold weather coming our way, we just need socks to be able to provide to everybody [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary wants your help getting one of its dogs back. If just helping out isn't incentive enough, they're offering a $10,000 reward for information that helps find her. The dog in question is named Plum. She's survived through an abusive home once already and was adopted earlier [...]
New Twitter data suggests Missouri and Kansas residents can at least agree on one thing: they hate the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Robersons had plans to be in Denver for their wedding anniversary on Sept. 19. Instead, they spent weeks in the hospital fighting for their lives.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The No. 2 Washburn volleyball team beat Fort Hays in Lee Arena Tuesday 3-0. Fort Hays State 19 14 18 0 Washburn 25 25 25 3 The Lady Ichabods are 19-2 on the season with eight matches left in the MIAA Conference. The MIAA Tournament is Nov. 16-20 with a site to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Greater Topeka Partnership's October Business Unwind social networking event was held at the BMW of Topeka dealership on South Kansas Avenue. "The partnership is made up of nearly 1,000 businesses across Shawnee County and these Business Unwind opportunities are great experiences for our members to get together and build business contacts." [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- There's a new counseling duo at a Topeka elementary school, one teaches kids how to handle social and emotional situations while the other is a listening ear. It's a normal sight to see kids walking down the halls of McClure Elementary School, and in the mix of kids, four fuzzy legs. Splash is [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)-- The Topeka Zoo celebrated HoHo the sun bear's 32nd birthday Tuesday. This makes HoHo the second-oldest bear in North America. The oldest is his twin brother, who is at another zoo. According to National Geographic, the average lifespan of a sun bear is usually only 25 years. This means that every birthday HoHo [...]
Country star Travis Tritt is "putting his money where [his] mouth is" by cancelling four shows on his tour at venues with COVID-19 rules.
What We’re Tracking: Breezy night ahead Cooler by mid-week Best chance for rain not until end of weekend Dry and breezy weather continues through the night, but a cold front looks to move early Wednesday morning. Despite the approaching front, the viewing looks to stay dry with the passage of this cold front. The cold [...]
