TOPEKA (KSNT) - A firefighter was injured after responding to a house fire in central Topeka on Wednesday morning. At 11 a.m. Thursday, crews responded to reports of a house fire in the 700 block of Southwest Clay Street. When crews arrived, they found a home with smoke and fire coming from a two-story home, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Wednesday, Governor Laura Kelly line-item vetoed a provision that would earmark $5 million in grants to outfit schools with AI surveillance cameras to catch people carrying guns. The provision would've required AI software to comply with certain security industry standards, already be in use in at least 30 states and be [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Wednesday, Gov. Laura Kelly Signed Senate Bill 387 which provides funding for K-12 education and makes expansions into special education. SB 387 will see $75.5 million in additional funds go toward expanding special education state aid, according to a press release from the Office of the Governor. The additional funds will [...]
KANSAS (KSNT) - The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) cites inflation as a primary reason for discussing student tuition hikes at state universities. State universities are seeking Board approval for tuition increases, citing cost increases, difficulty recruiting and keeping staff, increasing financial aid and needed investments into cybersecurity. According to a KBOR discussion agenda, the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Wednesday, Dialogue Coffee held a ribbon cutting for its newest location in the Capital City. Dialogue Coffee partnered with the Capper Foundation to bring the new location to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) at the southeast corner of 11th and Polk streets. “We are thrilled to be able [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - It appears the Wildcats have found a solid backup for Avery Johnson. K-State announced the signing of Ta'Quan Roberson on Tuesday. He transfers to Kansas State from UConn. Roberson will be a veteran in the Wildcats' QB room, as he enters his sixth year of college. He spent three years with Penn [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka firefighters responded to a house fire in the downtown area on Wednesday morning. Around 11:10 a.m., fire crews arrived in the 1100 block of Southwest Eighth Avenue to find smoke and flames coming from the home. According to a supervisor on the scene, two individuals escaped the fire but firefighters are [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Wednesday, Gov. Laura Kelly requested additional funds to repair the damage caused by a tornado that ripped through Westmoreland. On April 30, one person died and three people were injured when an EF3 tornado struck the town. The storm destroyed or heavily damaged more than 20 homes and businesses. Kelly sent [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - After nearly two decades, the Kansas Board of Education (KBOE) made changes to graduation requirements for students. On Monday, the KBOE voted 8-2 to pass amendments to graduation requirements under K.A.R. 91-31-35. The changes outline requirements set by the state board for students to meet before they're eligible for graduation. The requirements [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs know their quest for a three-peat begins with home games against Baltimore, Cincinnati. See the full schedule as it's revealed
Cynthia Dawn Kinney from Pawhuska, Oklahoma went missing in 1976.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - KSNT News sat down with USD 475 Superintendent Dr. Reginald Eggleston to talk about graduations, recovery since the pandemic, summer programs and the Early Childhood Center project "First congratulate them, but also tell them that we need them to go out into the world and be leaders. Today more-so than ever before [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - You may experience some lowered visibility this morning, but is it smoke or fog? Wildfires in Canada have been causing worsening air quality for a number of midwest cities. Parts of the upper Midwest and westward toward the Rockies, including Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, saw the worst dips [...]
From the grocery store to the gas station, budgets are getting tighter across America as inflation cools ever so slowly.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka city council voted 10-0 in favor of the contract for new city manager Robert Perez. The contract has a term of 12 months and includes a salary of $255,000. Perez is leaving his role as the assistant city manager of infrastructure for the city of Dallas to take over in Topeka [...]
Leawood police say test results from the suspect indicate there is no ongoing risk to customers for infectious diseases.
A body recovered out of a Minnesota lake Tuesday has been positively identified as a 39-year-old kayaker from Overland Park, Kansas.
TOPEKA (KSNT) — Topeka city leaders have approved an ordinance that gives tenants more protection from their landlords. At Tuesday's city council meeting, the council members voted to pass an amendment to its retaliatory eviction ordinance, changing the way the city ordinance is written. The ordinance said tenants may be scared to defend their rights [...]
The Pony Express will ride again, at least for 10 days in June.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Gov. Laura Kelly officially signed off on a new law, creating a "SOUL" Family for foster kids. House Bill 2536 creates a new option for children in foster care. It gives kids who are 16 and up the opportunity to choose their family. The bill originally passed back in April, but Kelly signed it [...]
WAMEGO (KSNT) - The first Kansan to die in a tornado in years was laid to rest Tuesday in Wamego. Many gathered to pay their respects to Anna Miller on May 14. She lost her life to the EF3 tornado that hit Westmoreland on April 30. Miller was a prominent member of the community. She worked [...]
