MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) — Governor Laura Kelly’s current stay at home order is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on May 3. As we get closer to that date, cities in northeast Kansas are making plans on how to get back to normal safely. Riley County has been on a stay at order for more […]
Governor Laura Kelly will release her plan to reopen the state on Thursday night.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Stormont Vail announced on Wednesday it will reopen its clinics. The clinics will reopen on Monday, May 4. That’s also when elected surgeries will resume. Those are surgeries that are not an emergency and were pushed back because of the coronavirus. There will be some changes with the reopening, however. “In […]
Some unemployed Kansans have not received their additional $600.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — There is a new push for Medicaid Expansion during the coronavirus pandemic. Medicaid Expansion has been a topic of debate in Kansas for a few years, but despite having bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, Expansion has not been passed. Supporters of Medicaid Expansion say, now more than ever, […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Kansas Department of Corrections officials said an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility died on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19. The resident was a male over 60-years-old with underlying medical conditions who tested positive for the virus on April 25. The man was taken to KU Medical Center on April 24. The […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Boy Scouts all across the nation are planning to take part in the nationwide ‘National Camp-In’ weekend, including troops across northeast Kansas. The Jayhawk Area Council, who is in charge of several troops across northeast Kansas, is taking part in the virtual camping trip. They hope the Scouts will learn things […]
COFFEY COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT) – The Coffey County Health Department announced a new coronavirus-related death on Wednesday, bringing the county death total to 8. No details were provided on the people who have died. Coffey County reported 48 positive cases in the county and also reported 35 people have recovered. As of Wednesday morning, the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A staff member at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex has tested positive for coronavirus, Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Jeff Zmuda announced Wednesday. Zmuda said the staff member is a woman in her 20s. This is the fourth KDOC facility with a confirmed case, according to Zmuda. “Corrections is essential work […]
What We’re Tracking: Near perfect day Thursday Warmer and a bit humid through Friday and Saturday Chance for showers late Saturday into Sunday Clouds continue to linger as we remain partly cloudy into the night. Temperatures drop down into the 40s overnight. Thursday might be our best day of the week as winds back off […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – With recent events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and in conjunction with University leadership, K-State Athletics today announced that selected coaches and senior level staff members have agreed to salary reductions for the upcoming fiscal year which begins on July 1. Head football coach Chris Klieman and men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber have […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Topeka police recovered a body Wednesday morning near the area of an overnight shooting that killed one man. Police identified the body found Wednesday morning as that of 36-year-old Zennie L. Vasser Jr. Crime scene investigators found his body around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday near Southeast 13th and Locust Street, a block from Southeast […]