TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Lee Norman will be holding an update on coronavirus in the state Monday afternoon. As of Monday 9,877 positive cases and 217 deaths were reported across the state.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Spirit of Kansas fireworks show will still go on as planned, Shawnee County Parks & Recreation officials announced Monday. Officials said after thoughtful consideration and consultation with county officials, they decided to go ahead with the Spirit of Kansas Capitol Federal Fireworks Display July 4 at Lake Shawnee. Spirit of […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – Kansas State head football coach Chris Klieman has issued a statement regarding recent events and racial inequality. “I want all of our players, and our black athletes in particular, to know that we are here for them and we are here to listen and help,” said Klieman. “I do not pretend […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A medical examiner on Monday classified George Floyd’s death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and suppressed his neck, in a widely seen video that has sparked protests across the nation. “Decedent experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained by law enforcement officer(s),” the report read. Under […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a person claimed he’d been attacked at his home by an unidentified Riley County Police officer. A Riley County Police Department spokesperson said around 10:45 a.m. Monday in the 1500 block of Poyntz Avenue, an RCPD officer on patrol was approached by the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Shawnee County won’t potentially move to phase three of reopening during the pandemic until its next health board meeting, the group decided Monday. The Shawnee County Board of Health said the area will stay in phase two until at least Thursday. It will wait for input from Shawnee County Health Officer […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Combat Air Museum at Forbes Field has opened to the public under Phase 2 of the state’s “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas” guidelines. Museum Director Kevin Drewelow said the venue’s collection is ready for viewing again. “We have everything from a World War I replica aircraft to a Chinook […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Shawnee County Parks and Recreation is entering phase two of its reopening plan Monday, which includes plans for the popular mini-train and carousel in Gage Park to be back in action. The train and carousel will be open starting Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $2 per person. […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The state labor department has launched a new call-back option for Kansans trying to get unemployment benefits. The Kansas Department of Labor announced the new feature for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on its website lets applicants submit their Social Security number. Then, a department employee can call them to set up their […]
Topeka firefighters are on the scene of a structure fire near 15th and South Kansas Avenue.
May ended on a very pleasant note with blue sky, low humidity and pleasant temperatures. Rainfall was well above normal, and over half of the monthly total occurred during a six-day stretch from the 22nd to the 28th. After spring-like weather over the weekend, it’s about to become full-blown summer. We haven’t hit the 90-degree […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — People in Shawnee County are concerned about the next step in reopening as power shifts to county leaders. County commissioners will be discussing the Shawnee County reopening plan at the board of health meeting on Monday. Some members of the public said they plan on attending that meeting to hear what […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — About a dozen people protested in front of Kitch Towing and Recovery Sunday afternoon. Ryan Kitchen, owner of the towing company issued an apology Saturday for a racist snapchat making light of the death of George Floyd. Protester Alexandrea Haggerty said that’s not enough. “That’s not funny,” Haggerty said. “That’s racist […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — While many summer events in the area have been cancelled, organizers of the Jackson County fair said they plan on moving forward with their plans. The fair is scheduled for July 20-23, but, they said it probably won’t be the traditional fair people are used to. The direction they get from […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – For church members of The Society of St. Pius in St. Mary’s, Sunday was decades in the making. They got to celebrate the ground breaking of what will be their church’s new home, but it’s been a long rebuilding process that began when a fire tore down the original church. The […]