Researchers from UCLA say getting the COVID-19 vaccine and getting sick with earlier strains of COVID combine to produce potent antibodies against newer variants.
Nearly 17 years after being sentenced to die, Scott Peterson will be resentenced Wednesday to life in prison in the 2002 slayings of his pregnant wife and unborn son.
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The U.S. Coast Guard made a daring rescue attempt Wednesday at the edge of Niagara Falls, dropping a diver from a helicopter to pull a body out of a car that somehow entered the rapids about 50 yards from the edge of the falls. New York State Park Police Cpt. Christopher Rola [...]
President Joe Biden is visiting Kansas City, Missouri Wednesday to discuss plans included in the transportation and infrastructure bill.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Local law enforcement agencies are teaming up to crack down on human trafficking in Northeast Kansas. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced The Kaw Valley Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force during a press conference on Wednesday. Agencies like the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, local police departments, and sheriff's offices are taking part [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - When the Senator from Kansas died on Dec. 5, 2021, he left behind a political legacy of his own, and for his home state of Kansas. Dole's idea was never to be a political figure, instead, the Russell native planned to be a doctor. A grievous wound left him without the use [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Fire Department is on the scene of a fire at 810 SE 33rd Street. Officials are asking motorists to avoid the area, which is located in southeast Topeka near 29th and Adams. This is a developing story.
Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - An earthquake early Wednesday morning rattled parts of northcentral Kansas. KSN News started to receive reports from viewers who felt the quake around 7:50 a.m. in the Salina area. Other viewers reported feeling the quake as far as Wichita, Russell, McPherson and Great Bend. According to the United States Geological Survey, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The city of Topeka is leading the state in LGBTQ+ equality, according to the Human Rights Campaign. The LGBTQ+ advocacy group gave Topeka a 93 out of 100 in its 2021 Municipal Equality Index. The HRC scores cities on five categories: non-discrimination laws, municipality as an employer, municipal services, law enforcement, and [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. (KSNT) - A wreath-laying ceremony at the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. took place Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. EST to honor the late Kansas Senator Robert Dole. Dole passed away Sunday at the age of 98. His death comes less than a year after he announced he had stage 4 lung cancer. [...]
TOPEKA(KSNT)-- The state of Kansas has plans to honor the late Senator Dole, but students at Washburn University want to do the same. Dole attended Washburn University for both his undergraduate degree and for his law degree. Students from the College of Republicans at the University are encouraging students and the community to come out [...]
What We’re Tracking: Clearing out Wednesday Warming up through Friday Another cool down by the weekend We had quite the cold start for our Wednesday as skies cleared out overnight and temperatures fell below freezing into the 20s. By the afternoon we should plenty of sunshine and temperatures climbing again into the 50s and even [...]
(KSNT) — Highlights and scores from Tuesday’s high school basketball action. BOYS HIGHLAND PARK 60HAYDEN 51 SEAMAN 69TOPEKA WEST 59 JUNCTION CITY 80TOPEKA HIGH 53 WASHBURN RURAL 65EMPORIA 34 COUNCIL GROVE 63SILVER LAKE 46 GIRLS HAYDEN 52HIGHLAND PARK 38 SEAMAN 52TOPEKA WEST 17 TOPEKA HIGH 82JUNCTION CITY 24 WASHBURN RURAL 52EMPORIA 41 SILVER LAKE 60COUNCIL [...]
Testimony concluded in the Josh Duggar child pornography trial on Tuesday afternoon at the Western District of Arkansas federal courthouse in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Kansas City-area doctors say they're concerned as COVID-19 hospitalizations spike to some of the highest during the entire pandemic.
AVA, Mo. -- On Monday, Dec. 6, the Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Cruelty Task Force conducted a rescue of 42 dogs from what staff says is one of the worst breeders in the country. Cedarcrest Kennel is located in Ava, Missouri, and is operated by Marilyn Shepherd. Authorities report Shephard has a long history [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Washburn University Faculty Brass Quintet, along with the Honors Brass Quintet, played in Concert Tuesday evening in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Topeka. The concert was a mix of holiday favorites and beautiful brass quintet music, including songs from West Side Story. The concert was sponsored by the Washburn [...]
"The details of the tragic accident are currently under investigation and findings will be made available at the appropriate time," Lt. Cmdr. Kara Handley said.
The woman told staff her order was taking too long before firing at least three shots, police said.
Las Vegas bears the notorious name Sin City, but it's not the only place in America that has skeletons in its proverbial closet.
TOPEKA (KSNT) --- As the cold is really settling in this week, people are reminded that flu season is coming upon us. This means that people are gearing up to get their flu vaccine, and with the pandemic still looming above, people are wondering whether or not they can kill two birds with one stone [...]
(The Hill) - Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down Tuesday morning, leaving large parts of the internet reliant on the tech giant’s services offline. The outage was still impacting sites throughout Tuesday afternoon, but Amazon said it was starting to see signs of some recovery. On its health service dashboard, AWS posted a message at 11:22 a.m. [...]
"It would be a tragedy if we beat back one public health crisis only to allow another to grow in its place," Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said.
The next time someone offers you a stick of gum, it may have nothing to do with your breath and everything to do with COVID-19.
