TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Salvation Army will be launching a new soccer program in 2022. The non-profit will start accepting applications for the new program in April. Development Director Shelley Robertson said they expect 50 to 60 kids to take part in the program, which will have both a summer and winter league. She [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The First Presbyterian Church of Topeka held its Noon Noels on Wednesday. Pastor Sandra Brown welcomed the visitors and led them in singing Christmas songs before the Washburn Rural High School Choir performed. Noon Noels is a free Christmas concert series held on the first three Wednesdays in December. Local high school [...]
A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant of COVID-19, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. It comes as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new strain of the virus.
Investigators believe a man who shot a woman at a Kansas City, Kansas park has also shot 2 kids during a standoff with police.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Dr. Lee Norman, who led Kansas through the coronavirus pandemic until his abrupt departure last month, says he was “Fauci’d” out by COVID-19 politics. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly announced on Nov. 19 that Norman had stepped down after serving as the health department’s top administrator since Kelly took office in January [...]
A newly released Morning Consult survey shows that nearly 30% of respondents who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 said that the emergence of the new omicron variant has made them consider inoculations.
For one night only, four people will have the chance to stay in the real-life house from "Home Alone."
A pizza-delivery driver in Indiana died tragically on Saturday after a porch collapsed underneath him at a customer's home.
An antlered-doe sighting isn't incredibly uncommon, with several sightings surfacing from season to season. Typically, a doe with some kind of antler simply has higher levels of testosterone.
Anthony Fauci has taken GOP anger with him to a new level by stating that Republicans who criticize him are “really criticizing science because I represent science.”
ATWOOD, Kan. (KSNW) - Some call it rare. They call it a blessing. Three Kansas sisters have reached 100 years old. "I guess. I have been around a while," laughed Lucy Pochop. "We are getting up there," added Frances Kompus. "I am thankful for us girls being together all the time, my parents and my [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka mayor Michelle De la Isla encouraged Kansans to get the COVID-19 vaccine and booster shots now that a new variant, Omicron, has been discovered. These remarks came in the monthly Mayor and City Manager's press conference that was live-streamed to Facebook at 10 a.m. "It doesn't mean anything right now in [...]
What We’re Tracking: Sunny and warm Wednesday Record breaking Thursday Cooling down by weekend For December 1st, we'll see much warmer air move back into the area with unseasonably warm temperatures taking over the next couple of days. Highs for the afternoon should reach the upper 60s with some spots pushing lower 70s. A few [...]
AXTELL, KS. (KSNT)- Winning a State title is always special, but for the Detweiler family in Axtell, it meant even more. "Excited is not a word that describes it right now," Eric Detweiler said. "Second time ever in history we've won a state championship, so super excited." The State championship was also special for his [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- The Attorney General has informed both KU and K-State in a formal letter that they were in violation of a recent state law that was passed concerning the ability to opt-out of getting the vaccine because of religious exemptions. According to the letter, both universities used "intrusive written application materials when evaluating [...]
Halfway through the video, you can see the driver inside the sedan wave to the camera.
TOPEKA, (KSNT) --- The Kansas Highway Patrol is conducting an ongoing investigation of Kansas City, Kansas Rep. Aaron Coleman's DUI arrest over the weekend. KHP released new details in the arrest of Coleman on Tuesday, pointing to driving under the influence, speeding and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Lt. Candice Breshears, a spokesperson [...]
WYANDOTTE COUNTY (KSNT) - Three cars crashed on I-435 with one overturning in a reckless driving incident earlier on Tuesday, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Crash logs show around 10:45 a.m., a Chrysler PT Cruiser was weaving in and out of traffic at a faster rate of speed than normal traffic. Around milepost 8.6 [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The capital city is getting a little brighter Tuesday, thanks to a local hospital. Stormont Vail Health flipped the switch for a holiday light display at Tuesday evening's "Warm and Thankful" event. Every year, the health center gathers gifts for those in need. This year, they teamed up with the Topeka Rescue [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The 2022 Kansas Relays will be postponed to 2023, KU Athletics announced Tuesday. The Kansas Relays will return to Rock Chalk Park on April 13-15, 2023. It will be the 100th anniversary since the first running of the Relays. “We are incredibly proud of the history of the Kansas Relays as well as the significance [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Washburn University campus is aglow with holiday lights this time of year. The University invites everyone to walk through campus in a safe, outdoor and socially distanced way. The Washburn Winter Walk begins tonight and will remain lit through February.
MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) - Construction on the new indoor football practice facility and the Morgan Family Arena will impact parking for Men’s and Women’s basketball games at Bramlage Coliseum. Construction and the parking changes begin Wednesday, and will last through the end of the 2021-22 season. Fans who park on the east side of Bill [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNW) — With the end of the 2021 college football season on the horizon, some K-State Wildcats have earned awards from Pro Football Focus, as well as spots on their All-Big 12 teams. Most notably, running back Deuce Vaughn took home Offensive Player of The Year. Vaughn's 93.0 rushing grade was the best [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- Santa Claus came early this year for 120 Topeka Public School students. After being selected by counselors, these students were then allowed to shop until they drop at Kohl's while being accompanied and helped by two volunteers from Advisors Excel. Every year Advisors Excel helps students by donating money so that they [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - If you live in West Topeka, your morning commute might be a little bit better soon. The construction project on Southwest 10th street has been in the works since late 2019. The project replaced the road from two-lanes to three-lanes, with a turn lane now in the middle. To celebrate the project [...]
