U.S. Congressman Steve Watkins held a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday at The Dillon House. Representative Watkins discussed local issues including the funding of the Polk Quincy Viaduct Project in Topeka, the US-69 Highway Project in Pittsburg, Ks, as well as national issues, such as the US-Mexico-Canada Trade agreements. Representative Steve Watkins represents the 2nd […]
The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, located in Gage park, gives children a chance to explore new frontiers in space travel. The Space Exhibit coincides with the 50 year anniversary landing on the moon. Visitors can put on a space suit, explore constellations, climb on a rocket ship, run mission control and learn about astronauts working […]
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KSNT) – Tyreek Hill left practice early after an injury left him limping to the sidelines at Chiefs training camp. Video from the camp shows Hill carted off of the field Tuesday morning. ESPN reports Hill bruised his quad, and is expected to be okay despite ending practice for the day. The […]
(NBC News) — Apple has long touted its commitment to protecting customer data, but according to a new report from The Guardian, humans are listening in on conversations with Apple’s voice assistant Siri. According to an anonymous whistleblower, Apple contractors regularly hear recordings with medical information, drug deals and even intimate moments. “A lot of companies […]
ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (AP) — It’ll be one giant leap for chile-kind. A hybrid version of a New Mexico chile plant has been selected to be grown in space as part of a NASA experiment. The chile, from Española, New Mexico, is tentatively scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station for testing in March […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a man said he found the body of an infant in a freezer while cleaning out his mother’s St. Louis apartment after she died. Adam Smith told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that his mother kept the box in her freezer for decades, bringing it along with her throughout various […]
On Monday, a man turned himself into police in connection to a July 13 shooting in central Topeka.
The Manhattan Fire Department is investigating an apartment fire.
What We’re Tracking: Lower humidity Tuesday Humidity returns Wednesday Isolated storms later this week Sunday night’s front broke the heat a bit for us for the week ahead as winds shift from southerly to more of a northeasterly direction for a few days. This lower humidity will make for a really comfortable day for your […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – It’s often said that in order to know where you’re going, you have to know where you came from. The Topeka Genealogical Society is helping people do just that. Inside a tiny white building in southeast Topeka lie thousands of documents that hold the answers to questions of the past. “Every […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A local girl is celebrating her birthday a little bit differently this year, and she needs your help to get the party started. Elliott Large is no stranger to a good birthday party. From the creative themes and cakes to the best gifts, and just an all-around good time. And this […]
OSKALOOSA, Kan. (KSNT) – Amanda Smallwood was fishing with her family at Lake Perry when their boat stopped working and began taking on water. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office said life jackets helped them stay safe as they waited five hours to be rescued. “One of my biggest fears is drowning, or being on a […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Max Falkenstien, who broadcast University of Kansas football and men’s basketball games for 60 years, died Monday afternoon. He was 95. Falkenstien did his first radio broadcast of a KU basketball game – an NCAA Tournament game in Kansas City between KU and Oklahoma A&M – on March 18, 1946. His next KU […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – People are coming together to make sure Kansas kids have a better life. The Child Welfare Systems Task Force was created to improve the foster care environment in the state, but members weren’t going to meet this year until the Department for Children and Families Secretary Laura Howard stepped in. “It […]
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A man who was 11 years old in 1998 when he and a friend fatally shot four students and a teacher at their Arkansas middle school has died in a crash on a northeastern Arkansas highway, the State Police said. Drew Grant, 33, who had legally changed his name from Andrew […]
GILROY, Calif. (AP) – Vendors at California’s Gilroy Garlic Festival say a 10-year-old girl saved their bosses’ 3-year-old son from harm after a gunman shot at their tent, wounding the toddler’s parents. Candice Marquez told The Associated Press on Monday that she was working the Honey Ladies stand with Cheryl Low when they stepped away […]
LENEXA, Kan. (KSNT) – A Lenexa woman is hoping the person who broke into her truck will return her mother’s ashes. Dianne Paris was shopping at Legend’s Outlets on Friday when someone smashed the window of her truck and stole her backpack. Inside the backpack was her work computer and some of her mother’s ashes, […]
DODGE CITY, Kan. (KSNT) – A Dodge City tax preparer pleaded guilty today to filing false income tax returns, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister. Maria Garcia, 48, of Dodge City, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of preparing tax returns containing false statements. She admitted to preparing a number of tax returns for the […]
FORT DODGE, Kan (KSNT) – Just off the highway in Fort Dodge, people pass by a fountain every day and one man is looking to restore the memorial for the veteran community. “This piece right here is basically being held on by paint,” said Liberal VFW Post Commander James Langley. The fountain is in disrepair. […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A Kansas Air Guardsman received an award for heroism after risking his life to help another. Master Sgt. Joshua Manning, information technology specialist, 177th Information Aggressor Squadron, received the Airman’s Medal on July 20, 2019. On April 23, 2017, an intoxicated driver’s tire exploded and caught fire in Wichita. Manning and […]
SENECA, Kan. (KSNT) – A house fire in Seneca left one woman in the hospital Sunday. Seneca Police Department reported in a Facebook post on Monday that they, along with the Seneca Fire Department, responded to a call of a house fire around 1:46 a.m. Sunday morning. Upon arrival to 7 East Amador, they found […]
What We’re Tracking: Lower humidity to start the week Cooler mornings ahead Isolated storms later this week Last night’s front broke the heat a bit for us for the week ahead as winds shift from southerly to more of a northeasterly direction for a few days. This lower humidity will make for a really comfortable […]