What We're Tracking: Breezy tonight Warmer and windy tomorrow Cloudy and cool Sunday Winds start to pick up out of the south and west tonight. Don't be surprised if you hear the wind blowing against your house as they stay sustained at 25-30 mph with wind gusts up to 45 mph. Because of the stronger [...]
An annual fan favorite, the 36th annual Late Night in the Phog will debut on Friday, Oct. 23
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - To help local restaurants, the city of Manhattan installed 7 outdoor patio areas to the downtown. It costs the city around $300 thousand for the spaced but they hope to get the money back from the CARES act. The patios have outdoor space heaters to keep customers warm at night. The [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas Jayhawk head coach Les Miles said in a statement that he has received clearance to return to the game after testing positive for coronavirus. KU football coach Les Miles tests positive for coronavirus “Yesterday, I received clearance from Kansas Team Health to travel with our football team to Morgantown. I [...]
The Brown County Sheriff's office is asking the public's assistance in locating a person of interest in recent criminal activity in Brown County.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Helping Hands Humane Society of Topeka is holding their annual "Bone Appetit" fundraiser this Saturday. Bone Appétit has been an annual celebration of HHHS since 2001. Money raised at this event go towards the care of the over 6,000 animals admitted to HHHS each year. "This will be our first [...]
The Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an unemployment rate of 5.9 percent in September.
RILEY COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT) - Riley County police have opened a portion of Tuttle Creek Boulevard following an injury accident Friday morning. A tractor-trailer was eastbound on US 24. The semi went left of center and sideswiped a westbound vehicle. The semi rolled to the east and the westbound vehicle rolled to the west. The [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A 44-year-old Manhattan man died in a single vehicle accident Thursday evening at 6:28 p.m. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Shane Lingenfelter steered onto the north shoulder of I-70, struck a tree, rolled over causing him to hit another tree and finally coming to rest on the driver's side in a [...]
New daily coronavirus cases have reached their highest point yet in 17 states. Where does out state rank when it comes to new cases?
After a frosty start to the day, we'll have mostly sunny skies, light winds and pleasant temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Overnight, our winds increase out of the south and west, becoming windy by tomorrow. Gusts could be as high as 35-40 mph with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s before our [...]
Topeka, Kan (KSNT) - Silver lake and Rossville is always one that's circled on the schedule. It's our game of the week tomorrow and both teams come into this one undefeated. From playoff implications to bragging rights, it has a bit of everything. "Obviously we want to come out with a win like we do [...]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNT) - With Udoka Azubuike gone, the Jayhawks have big shoes to fill down low.That means increased expectations for David McCormack. As a sophomore, McCormack averaged nearly 7 points and 4 rebounds in about 15 minutes per game. Kansas head coach Bill Self expects a big jump this season. "All league, challenge All-American [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)- Ten mobile drop boxes are being set up across the county for the 2020 election. The system is in place to make it easier on voters to access a place to drop off their ballots, but some are also worried about the security of these mobile trailers. "It will be mobile, it [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)- The warehouse that was once Topeka Transfer and Storage Company is now Topeka Vendors Market. Inspired by West Bottoms in Kansas City, it has five floors total and owner Todd Konkel plans on renovating them all. "We're looking to break out into different floors," Konkel said. "Maybe one floor for more of [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Topeka High Trojans celebrated their 2020 homecoming with a game against the Seaman High Vikings at Hummer Sports Park. The final score was Seaman High - 28, Topeka High - 0.
Below is a list of events happening around our area that you can take part in virtually or in-person (socially distant, of course). FRIDAY, Oct. 16 Free coronavirus tests in Manhattan The Riley County Health Department, Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas National Guard are hosting a free coronavirus testing event. All [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The U.S. Department of Commerce has invested in a nearly $8 million project at The University of Kansas (KU) in Lawrence. The Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7.8 million grant to the Bioscience & Technology Business Center at the university to build a new facility to create more [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — The Kansas City Chiefs are about to add another potential weapon to their offense. The Chiefs are expected to sign running back Le’Veon Bell on Thursday, according to multiple reports. ESPN and NFL Network have both reported the expected signing, based on information from league sources. Bell will sign a [...]
UPDATE: Officers report that the male suspect has not been caught for the stolen vehicle out of Leavenworth. Jefferson County Sherriff's department ended their search around 8 p.m. Thursday evening. WINCHESTER, Kan. (KSNT) - Multiple law enforcement agencies are on scene in Winchester searching for a man who they said was involved in a crime. [...]
Roger Marshall (R) and Barbara Bollier (D) are running for U.S. Senate.
What We're Tracking: Some frost possible tonight Warmer by Saturday Few showers possible late Sunday Mostly clear and chilly tonight with temperatures dipping into the lower to middle 30s. That should be just cold enough in the air for the surfaces to drop to the freezing mark and areas of frost to develop. With that, [...]
MIAMI (NewsNation Now) — President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will hold competing town halls on Thursday. Trump is scheduled to participate in an NBC News town hall event in Miami, the network announced Wednesday. Biden is scheduled to participate in ABC News town hall in Philadelphia Thursday. Second presidential debate canceled, third debate still [...]