MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - K-State point guard Markquis Nowell has been named the top point guard in college basketball. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame honored Nowell with the Bob Cousy Point Guard Award on Saturday, given annually to nation's top floor general. Nowell was picked ahead of Marquette's Tyler Kolek, Penn State's Jalen Pickett, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The NOTO Arts District in North Topeka is celebrating spring with a festival in Redbud Park. The Redbud Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with nature, the arts and the businesses in NOTO. Saturday, April 1 marks the 'The Festival Kick Off' event, with an art exhibit, live music, a scavenger hunt [...]
What We're Tracking Winds are still strong this morning but out of the North and West at 15-20 mph with wind gusts upwards of 30. After our cold front moved through last night, temperatures are starting off nearly 30° colder in the middle to upper 30s. Afternoon highs will be cooler for today, struggling out [...]
LAWRENCE, KS. (KSNT) - Pro Day gives players a chance to showcase their skills in front of several different teams ahead of the NFL draft. Scouts from almost all 32 NFL teams made the trip to Lawrence for KU Football's Pro Day, where eight Jayhawks participated. Having such attention from professional teams ahead of the [...]
MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) - K-State football hosted its annual Pro Day on Friday, giving players a chance to show off in front of NFL scouts. Scouts from all 32 NFL teams were there. They got to watch 11 Wildcats participate in drills and workouts. The Pro Day is different from a regular workout, though. Wide [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Two Washburn football alumni joined KU's Pro Day to get one step closer to the NFL. JJ Letcher and Peter Afful worked out in front of 31 NFL scouts. "I'm actually from Lawrence, Kansas, so it's a dream come true coming here and being able to perform in my hometown in front [...]
KANSAS (KSNT) - Friday's weather conditions of extreme winds and low humidity put most of Kansas in a Red Flag Warning with Governor Laura Kelly even declaring a state of disaster, meaning that any fire had the potential to spread faster than usual. That is exactly what happened. Fires sprung up across the state all [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - A local clinic is teaching kids about healthcare and the importance of it as they grow up. Newman Regional Health in Emporia is preparing to host its annual Teddy Bear Clinic. On Saturday at the Flint Hills Mall, vendors will be lined up to teach kids about X-rays, first aid and the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Many kids love Easter egg hunts, but on Friday Fellowship Hi-Crest Church in Topeka invited adults to join the fun. People collected a total of 2,000 Easter eggs just outside of Fellowship Hi-Crest. The event started with music, games and popcorn. As the sun set over Topeka, people cracked open their eggs, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly was able to get some of the brightest minds in early childhood education to meet at the statehouse for one common goal: bettering the children of Kansas. On Friday, Kelly hosted the first of many meetings this year for the Kansas Early Childhood Transition Task Force. This taskforce [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Symphony League held its annual fundraising gala Friday at the Maner Conference Center. This year's theme was "Love Stories." "We are here to raise a lot of money for the Symphony," Brett Robison, Executive Director of the Topeka Symphony Orchestra said. "This is the 34th annual Gala and we have [...]
A tornado swept through central Arkansas, leaving roofs torn off buildings, trees down and thousands of power outages.
Our winds remain strong with gusts around 45mph possible through the night and even into the first part of the day tomorrow. Temperatures tonight get much colder, as well. We'll drop back into the mid 30s before daybreak tomorrow. Afternoon highs will be cooler on Saturday, struggling out of the upper 50s. Winds will slowly [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Thousands of residents in Kansas and Missouri are without power as strong winds hit the area. Evergy reports that more than 16,000 people are without power on Friday, March 31, scattered across a large amount of their coverage area. More than 450 outages were reported by Evergy at 3:53 p.m. In total, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A section of I-70 west of Topeka is being impacted by a fire Friday afternoon. Fire crews and law enforcement are at the scene of a fire that started in the median of the highway, Kansas Highway Patrol reports. The road impacted by the fire lies just south of Maple Hill near [...]