What We’re Tracking A few isolated showers and storms are possible through tonight with temperatures only falling into the upper 60s by early Tuesday morning. Additional storms are possible on Tuesday, with the better chance setting up to the east along a cold front pushing through late Tuesday. Ahead of that front, highs will reach [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A state official has announced its giving half a million dollars to 14 awardees to help develop tourism in the Sunflower State. Monday, the Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced it has awarded $500,000 in the latest round of funding for the Attraction Development Grant, according to a release [...]
CLAY COUNTY (KSNT) - The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) said one man is seriously injured following a semi-truck crash Monday morning. The crash occurred just after 10:30 a.m. on May 20 on northbound K-15 Highway about a quarter of a mile south of 25th Road. A Kenworth semi-truck was traveling north on the highway when [...]
A Kansas missile silo is getting a major makeover.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is directing flags to be lowered to half-staff later this week in honor of two local firefighters. Kelly announced the flag order on Monday, May 20 in honor of Iola Fire Department Deputy Chief Eric B’Hymer and Emporia firefighter and paramedic Greg Rausch. Flags will be lowered to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Police are investigating after the body of an adult man was discovered behind a north Topeka restaurant on Monday. City of Topeka spokeswoman Rosie Nichols says a local restaurant in the 500 block of NW Elm Row contacted law enforcement around 11:20 a.m. on May 20. Officers responding to the call found [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – Democrats have put forward a former Kansas University men's basketball player for a vacant congressional seat in Kansas. Matthew Kleinmann announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he is running as a Democrat for the 2nd Congressional District of Kansas on Monday, May 20. He currently has a campaign website online offering people [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - K-State baseball is racking up recognition from the conference as the Big 12 tournament awaits. On Monday, nine Wildcats received All-Big 12 selection from the conference awards. Most notably, infielder Brady Day was named first team. Infielder Kaelen Culpepper and Tyson Neighbors earned All-Big 12 Second Team. Pitchers Owen Boerema and Jackson [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - For the second-straight season, Big 12 baseball's best freshman resides in Lawrence, Kansas. On Monday, KU pitcher Dom Voegele was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year by the conference. Infielder Kodey Shojinaga won the award in 2023. Voegele, who also earned All-Big 12 Second Team and All-Freshman Team, headlines a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Weed be gone! Shawnee County is changing how it fights the spread of invasive plants and harmful weeds. Monday, May 20 Shawnee County Commissioners celebrated the FAA certification of the county's first drone pilot for an innovative new weed mitigation program. Shawnee County will be the first in the state to use [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The National Weather Service (NWS) says a tornado hit parts of Osage County Sunday night. The NWS office in Topeka reports on social media a brief EF-0 tornado caused damage in parts of Osage County from 9:44 p.m. to 9:49 p.m. on May 19. Peak wind speeds were recorded at 85 mph [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Tickets are on sale for this year's St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in Topeka with purchases going towards helping patients at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. FOX 43 News caught up with former patient of the hospital and childhood cancer survivor Cassidy. St. Jude's Research Hospital asked for her last name not [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is issuing a state of disaster emergency in the aftermath of severe storms that passed over Kansas Sunday night. Kelly issued a verbal state of disaster emergency proclamation just after 8 a.m. on Monday, May 20 due to severe weather which caused thousands of power outages across the [...]
What We’re Tracking The line of severe storms has now exited the area. We are watching an area of redevelopment in our northern counties during the morning hours. These storms should be on the weaker side. Another chance for a few storms later today may be more limited after last night's round of storms. Most [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - One Wildcat is leaving his mark on Hayden's track and field program in his senior year. Finn Dunshee, a dual sport athlete who also plays football at Hayden High School, broke three school records and won four gold medals in the 2024 3A regional track meet. He ran a 10.69 in the [...]
MAHATTAN (KSNT) - Not one, but two K-State tennis players picked up all-conference honors in their first seasons with the team. Freshmen Charlotte Keitel and Maggie Chogsomjav both made the Big 12 All-Freshman teams for their spring season performances. Keitel finished with a 26-9 singles record, recording a team-high seven Big 12 wins along the [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Kansas State football plans to kick off the 2025 season in Dublin, Ireland, facing Iowa State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. K-State athletics director Gene Taylor and head football coach Chris Klieman joined representatives from Ireland and the Aer Lingus Classic this week to discuss the game. The 'Cats are [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - There's a new school recorder for the decathlon at KU. The Big 12 track and field championships brought big smiles for KU redshirt junior Alex Jung. He became a Big 12 champion while also breaking the program's all-time decathlon record. He also owns the men's heptathlon record, which he set during the [...]
NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) – The Big 12 baseball regular season has come to a close, but these two teams are far from finished. K-Nation starts with a recap of the week's action on the diamind. K-State narrowly missed the sweep over BYU, but still picked up a series win. Kansas was swept by No. 24 [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - One of the most talented athletes to come out of Topeka in recent history is returning the capital city to compete collegiately in more than one sport. Highland Park graduate Tre Richardson, who once scored eight touchdowns in one game for the Scots, will return to his hometown after spending one year [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - One man is injured from Oakland stabbing. Sunday, May 19, just before 5 p.m. Topeka Police Department responded to a stabbing in the 700 block of NE Poplar. According to TPD, an adult male was suffering from a non-life threatening injury and transported to a local hospital. Topeka Police says there is [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Rising childcare costs are forcing some parents to quit their jobs to take care of their children, but a group in Shawnee County is trying to change that. Kayla Pieschke works full time, and so does her husband. They have two children who go to Calvary Lutheran Learning Center in north Topeka. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The National Weather Service (NWS) issued severe weather alerts across northeast Kansas Sunday night as numerous power outages are reported. The NWS issued a tornado warning for Shawnee County until 10:15 p.m. on May 19. This alert has now expired. More than 50,000 Evergy customers in 700 reported outages are without power [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County High Schools celebrated the class of 2024 this weekend. The Stormont Vail Events Center hosted over 20,000 friends and family members over two days to watch as the graduates took the stage. Graduates from Topeka, Topeka West, Highland Park, Shawnee Heights, Seaman and Washburn Rural all turned their tassels from [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU men's basketball is inking talent in the form of scholarship and non-scholarship players. On Sunday, the Jayhawks got a commitment from a former four-star prospect. Noah Shelby will walk-on in Lawrence for his third year of college hoops. Shelby, a native of McKinney, Texas, played his freshman year at Vanderbilt before [...]
