What We’re Tracking: Scattered showers this evening Rain and possible thunder overnight and into Saturday Lingering snow showers Sunday Showers begin to move into Northeast Kansas this evening from the southwest. As we go through the overnight hours, the rain will become more widespread. We’ll likely see periods of moderate to even heavy rain through […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — An arsonist caused over $50,000 in damages to a home in southeast Topeka on Friday. Firefighters were called to a fully-involved house fire around 1:15 p.m. at 700 SE 22nd St. in southeast Topeka. Firefighters determined the home was vacant and confirmed it with the owners who arrived on the scene. […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — The FBI said two more robberies could be connected to a string of holdups at Topeka businesses over the last six months. Federal investigators released surveillance photos Friday from a Dec. 18 robbery at a Phillips 66 gas station near 37th and Topeka, and a Dec. 23 robbery at Loan Max, […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Former Colombian president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Juan Manuel Santos is speaking next year at Kansas State University. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Santos’ Feb. 4 address is part of the Landon Lecture series. The series is named for former Kansas Gov. Alf Landon, who was the 1936 Republican nominee […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNT) – Fifteen people were injured Friday when a nitrogen line exploded at the Beechcraft aircraft manufacturing facility causing part of the building to collapse, authorities say. Daniel Wegner, deputy fire chief for Sedgwick County, said the explosion happened at around 8 a.m. at the facility. John Gallagher, the county’s EMS director, said […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Someone intentionally set a central Topeka home on fire Friday morning, according to the Topeka Fire Department. Firefighters went around 2 a.m. to 1600 SW Clay Street on a fire call, and said they found smoke and flames coming from a two-story home. They were able to keep the fire contained […]
After near record warmth for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we have turned considerably cooler. However, we will likely stay just above normal until Sunday or Monday. Breezes became northwesterly yesterday behind a passing cold front with temperatures in the 40s, but it felt much cooler than that. Today, it should become variably to mainly […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The holiday shopping season is wrapping up, so stores are starting to figure out if sales were up this year from last. ‘The Toy Store’ in Topeka saw an increase in sales this year. One employee we talked to thinks it’s because there was less time between Thanksgiving and Christmas this […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – The K-State football team is gearing up to take on Navy in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl next week. They arrived at Manhattan Regional Airport Thursday afternoon and made their way to Memphis for the game. This is the Wildcats’ 9th bowl appearance in the last 10 years. They’re hoping to make […]
Get your calendar out and write down these things you can do the last weekend of December.
DENVER, Mo. (WDAF) – Santa’s sleigh may have been busy last night delivering toys to little boys and girls, but one Missouri man has a sleigh workshop that’s sure to rival Old Saint Nick’s. In Denver, Missouri, where the population is 30, there are more horse-drawn sleighs than people in the town two hours north […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — With new businesses coming to South Topeka, it’s stirring up some excitement and opportunities for existing ones. While the McDonald’s on Southwest Topeka Boulevard isn’t a new business, after undergoing some major renovations, it certainly looks like one. Their location will include new kiosks to order from, more parking, two drive […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF/AP) — With the #2 seed still in play this weekend, the Kansas City Chiefs are preparing to host the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead. Chiefs coordinators spoke with reporters Thursday on how the team has been preparing. You can replay that news conference in the video player above. Patrick Mahomes threw […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Hundreds of former foster children were able to give and receive gifts this Christmas thanks to the Hope for the Holidays gift drive put on by the Department for Children and Families. People throughout the state are able to sponsor an 18-26 year old that needed some help this year. Some […]
The St. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal Church hosted the first ever Kwanzaa celebration on Thursday at the State Capitol.
"Get a little bit more life out of that tree, repurpose it," said Dennis Dinwiddie, director of education and conservation at the Topeka Zoo.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — Students in Topeka may be on winter break, but that doesn’t mean the learning has to stop. The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center is hosting a series of Snow Science activities throughout the break. One of those activities is creating snow slime with household products like conditioner and corn starch. Director of […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Community leaders, local clergy members and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly celebrated Kwanzaa Thursday at the State Capitol. Reverend Shirley Heermance gave the welcome, followed by a greeting from Gov. Kelly. Kwanzaa is an African-American celebration of life and is held from December 26th to January 1st. Dr. Maulana Karenga introduced the festival in 1966 […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Oklahoma grandmother who investigators say left her 17-year-old grandson at a Kansas rest area in November of 2018 is facing additional charges in Missouri. Janie Gill has been charged with forgery and disturbing the peace in Missouri. Gill allegedly produced a fake car loan title to defraud a business back […]