**FROST ADVISORY in effect for Republic, Washington, Nemaha, Brown, Cloud, and Marshall counties for Friday Morning** What We’re Tracking: Partly cloudy tonight Back into the 70s for Friday Rain and storm chances this weekend Temperatures tonight will be chilly again, but our winds continue to decrease. Wind chills shouldn’t be too much of an issue, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Riley County Health Department is fighting the upcoming flu season with a seasonal "OKT-FLU-BER FEST" flu clinic. The clinic will be open for families Thursday, Oct. 21 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The clinic will be held at the Riley County Health Department Family & Child Resource Center at 2101 [...]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) -- The district attorney's office said a Wichita used car dealership has agreed to a judgment after four customers complained. District Attorney Marc Bennett says his office investigated the four separate complaints about Superb Motors, 400 N. West Street, and one of its salespersons, Thomas Griffin, Jr. The DA's office alleged that [...]
The remains will likely not be identified Thursday, a medical examiner confirmed to NewsNation's Brian Entin.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Washburn University held a career fair in Memorial Union, for students in the healthcare programs at Washburn University, Washburn Tech and other local institutions, as well as all students interested in a career in the medical industry. "Like most employers and certainly in the health care industry, just about everybody is ready [...]
OSAGE CITY (KSNT) - Folks in Osage City are rallying around a long-time elementary school para battling cancer. Jaime McCoy has been battling synovial sarcoma, a relatively rare form of soft tissue cancer, for the past eight years. Jaime has had over 15 surgeries impacting her pancreas, spleen, right leg, rib, knee, both lungs, and [...]
After weeks of searching, authorities located partial human remains in the Carlton Reserve on Wednesday, along with items that the FBI said belong to Brian Laundrie, the person of interest in the murder of his fiancée Gabby Petito.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Covid Indicator has maintained its "substantial" category for this week. The Shawnee County Indicator for the period between Oct. 10 and Oct. 16. The number of new cases diagnosed has dropped slightly, and, the percent of positive tests went from 6.0% to 5.2% The updated Covid-19 Community Impact Dashboard for [...]
SABETHA (KSNT) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has confirmed there was an officer-involved shooting in Sabetha Wednesday night around 10 p.m. According to Melissa Underwood, Communications Director with KBI, agents responded to an officer-involved shooting involving the Sabetha Police Department and the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred in the 300 block of [...]
We're in for a cool, but pleasant, day ahead. Highs will climb into the low-mid 60s with fairly light northwest winds. Clouds will begin to build back into the area throughout the afternoon and late evening. Temperatures tonight will be chilly again, but our winds continue to decrease. Wind chills shouldn't be too much of [...]
UPDATE: A Silver Alert issued to find a 70 year old has been cancelled, the man was located and is safe at home. The Topeka Police Department extended a thank you to the public for assistance in locating Davis. TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Silver Alert is issued for 70-year-old Eddie R. Carper Thursday morning. Carper [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) - The Big 12 preseason poll has K-State men's basketball at No. 9, but its make up could easily have it launched into one of the top spots. Guard Mike McGuirl took advantage of the extra COVID year and decided to stay in Manhattan. Now, he's helping show the three transfers, [...]
WAMEGO (KSNT) -- One Kansas couple has been bottling up a special drink recipe for almost a year. Wick's Bloody Mary Mix will celebrate its one-year anniversary this November and they have come a long way in just a year. The drink mix started as a secret recipe between Kurt and Erin Wickenhauser, the masterminds [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - The Manhattan USD 383 School Board voted 6-1 Wednesday to end the mask mandate but with a catch. Starting Nov. 1, masks will be optional for high schoolers. The board will have a "trial run" from then until Nov. 19. Masks will still be required on school transportation. The board will [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy's newest play "Murder on the Orient Express" opens Friday evening on the Mainstage at 7:30 p.m. The play is based on the 1934 novel by Agatha Christie and is directed by TCT's Shannon Reilly. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The [...]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KSNT) -- Sara Lynch, who lives in Kansas City with her mother and father, struggles on a daily basis with complications from contracting coronavirus last year. On Tuesday, Lynch was informed that her lung volume has decreased immensely, now functioning at 35%. Louise, Sara's mother, told Kansas Capitol Bureau about the lasting [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - The City of Manhattan gave a construction update Wednesday on the new Aggieville parking garage. The concrete portion of the structure is primarily complete with only electrical items needed. Ken Hays, Aggieville Parking Structure Project Coordinator, said he is pleased with how the project has developed. “We are really pleased with how [...]
The number of deer crashes in the state dropped in 2020 to more than 9,600. That’s after steadily increasing for the last six years with a high of more than 11,100 two years ago.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) - Big 12 officials have new basketball rules to get used to this season. A common issue for fans, players and spectators was the charge foul. Now, a defensive player cannot jump in front of an offensive player to draw a charge if the offensive player has already begun their scoring [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- National preparations are underway as the White House and pediatricians eagerly await the authorization of Pfizer's vaccine for kids ages 5-11. According to a spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, there are about 265,000 Kansans eligible in this age group. However, the state will not be disclosing plans for [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - A local skate park is getting some much-needed upgrades thanks to a quarter-million-dollar donation from a Kansas family. It was a generous act inspired by a local teenager. Santa Fe Skateboard Park in Emporia hasn't been updated in nearly 20 years, but you may remember 13-year-old Maddox Gutierrez who KSNT News did [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Wednesday is School Transportation Day and a local school district is showing its drivers how thankful it is for the work they do. Activity Trip Bus Driver Deborah Dilliehunt has been a bus driver for Topeka Public Schools since 2009. She's driven hundreds of students to their sporting events all over Kansas [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- As winter weather approaches, the Topeka Salvation Army is trying to keep the community warm by kicking off their annual "Save the Warmth" campaign. The Topeka Salvation Army has partnered with Scotch Dry Cleaners for the past 35 years to put on this campaign. There are five different Scotch locations around Topeka [...]
(KSNT) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Wednesday, saying a Salmonella outbreak has been linked to onions. The CDC reports 652 people sick from this outbreak, including 14 people in Kansas. The contaminated onions are fresh whole red, white and yellow onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico and distributed by ProSource [...]
What We’re Tracking: Mostly clear and chilly Cooler next couple days Best chance for rain not until next weekend A bit of a chilly night ahead for us after our cold front passed through earlier today. Mostly clear skies will take us through the evening with temperatures quickly falling into the lower 40s overnight. A [...]
