TOPEKA (KSNT) - If you are going to visit a city of Topeka building beginning Tuesday, Dec. 14 you will be required to wear a mask. According to a city official, "this decision was made as a result of the increased community spread of COVID-19 in Shawnee County." The mask requirement will include those visiting [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - One firefighter remains hospitalized after a Sunday morning fire in Emporia. Battalion Chief Ryan Conley confirmed two firefighters were injured fighting the fire Sunday, one was from Emporia and the other was a volunteer from a neighboring community. Conley could not confirm which firefighter was hospitalized but said the person is in [...]
Jackson County Legislators' vote to reenact a mask mandate fails, majority say it's up to individuals to protect themselves against COVID-19.
A video of a Kentucky man playing the piano in his destroyed home has gone viral.
Two people were killed Monday when two semis collided east of Dodge City.
Cases and deaths are up for the U.S. over the last 30 days.
An Oxford University study published on Monday found that two-dose COVID-19 vaccines generate a lower antibody response against the omicron strain, suggesting that the variant could lead to more infections among the fully vaccinated and previously infected.
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Manhattan Fire Department responded to visible smoke just before 8 a.m. Monday morning to find a "pile of items" burning. According to authorities smoke could be seen for miles. The fire was at Howie's Recycling located at 625 S. 10th Street. According to the Manhattan Fire Department, the fire was extinguished [...]
Kansans can expect an unseasonably warm week as a dynamic storm system continues to strengthen in the Pacific Northwest. That system is nearly 1500 miles away but northeast Kansas will start to feel the effects in the next 72 hours. Considering that we're halfway through December you might be thinking that an incoming "storm system" [...]
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) - A piece of northeast Kansas history is about to get a little bigger. The CL Hoover Opera House has purchased an adjoining building in downtown Junction City. This is the first step in a $1.75 million project. The CL Hoover Opera House has purchased 131 West 7th Street. It currently operates [...]
What We’re Tracking: Well-above-average weather Windy conditions Wednesday Cooling down late week Our warming trend really begins to take off today with highs expected to reach the lower 60s across the region. Mostly sunny skies will be present with a few clouds and a light breeze. Temperatures today will be nearly 15 degrees above average [...]
KANSAS CITY (WDAF) -- The Kansas City Chiefs’ defense continued their dominance with 48-9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Starting cornerback L’Jarius Sneed was inactive due to the violent death of his brother over the weekend in Minden, Louisiana. While the defense didn’t miss a beat, Sneed and his family were much of the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -- People around Topeka showed their support for the Washburn volleyball team Sunday as it returned home from Tampa, Florida after earning national runner-up honors at the Division 2 NCAA National Championship. This trip to Tampa, marked Washburn's first time in the national championship in program history. The Ichabods ranked number one in [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The First Lutheran Church of Topeka held its annual drive-thru nativity Sunday afternoon. The nativity scenes were set up in the parking lot of the church and viewers could listen to the Christmas story on a transmitter given to them by an attendant as they progressed through the timeline of the Christmas [...]
MANHATTAN, KS (KSNT) - K-State men's basketball lost in heartbreaking fashion on Wednesday but they're back in the win column now, with an 82-64 win over Green Bay Sunday. The game was still close about halfway through the first half, when Green Bay trailed by only two halfway through the half. K-State responded with a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Washburn University held its annual Holiday Vespers in White Concert Hall Sunday afternoon where musicians performed traditional songs and melodies -- one the university's biggest events of the year. The Vespers Concert featured the Washburn choir, percussion ensemble, string orchestra, Jazz band, wind ensemble and symphony orchestra. Several faculty members were featured [...]
What We’re Tracking: Well-above-average weather Lots of sunshine Cooling down late week Mostly clear weather for tonight as temperatures settle back into the middle 30s. Wind will remain southerly, but should let up quite a bit for tonight. Early in the week we start to climb once again into the upper 50s and lower 60s [...]
KANSAS CITY (KSNT) -- The Chiefs took care of business from start to finish in their win over the Raiders Sunday. Starting with a fumble recovery that Mike Hughes recovered and ran to for a Chiefs touchdown and ending with a 49-8 win, it was an all around terrific day for the Kansas City Chiefs. [...]
