TOPEKA (KSNT) - Tickets are available for the 2023 St. Jude Dream Home in Topeka near Lake Shawnee. You can reserve your ticket for $100 and all of the money goes directly back to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It helps treat and defeat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The $100 ticket price could [...]
An autopsy revealed Gabriel Puchalla, 18, had undetected testicular cancer and spreading tumors which caused his aorta to rupture.
Today, high fire danger will continue to be the big story. Temperatures will max out in the lower 80s once again and winds may gust 30+ mph. Relative humidity values will also be a touch lower for much of the area. Outdoor burning should be avoided as fires will spread rapidly under these conditions. Our [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Mental health is a growing concern both in our community and in our jails. Now, Shawnee County is working to become a model for treatment and rehabilitation. With a growing number of people living with mental illness in our community and our jails, it is becoming increasingly difficult to properly house many [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sat down for an exclusive interview with Kansas Capitol Bureau to talk about the next steps in a legal battle over the lesser prairie-chicken; a rare, wild bird found in western parts of the state. Kobach said the state entered the lawsuit Tuesday, after mounting frustrations over [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - After Kansas sports betting revenue plunged in February, the state’s cut spiked to more than $911,000 in March. The Kansas Lottery released its latest revenue report on Wednesday, detailing the numbers for last month. According to Lottery officials, in March, net revenues from sports betting were a little over $9.11 million. The [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Hundreds of thousands of Kansans could lose their healthcare coverage, as the state goes through a year-long Medicaid redetermination process. According to Kansas healthcare officials at Blue Cross Blue Shield, about 104,000 Kansans are expected to lose their current healthcare coverage. The changes come as the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions have been lifted. [...]
OSAGE Co. (KSNT)- A local law enforcement agency will unveil its new law enforcement center on April 17. After two years in the making, the Osage County Sheriff's Office will cut the ribbon on its new Osage County Law Enforcement Center. The ceremony will happen on the front lawn of the current facility at 131 [...]
ROSSVILLE (KSNT) - Firefighters from departments around the area responded to a call for mutual aid to help fight a building fire in downtown Rossville. Shawnee County Fire Chief Travis Thompson said the fire was reported just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening in the 400 block of Main Street. The caller reported heavy smoke and [...]
DICKINSON Co. (KSNT)- A Herington man is in jail Wednesday after being accused of intimidating a witness. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Dickinson County Sheriff's Office arrested Russell L. Thomas, 61, from Herington, on April 12. The KBI said Thomas was arrested for aggravated intimidation of a witness. The agencies said the crime happened [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - The Hornets are straying away from their usual gold, black and white color combination for a good cause. Emporia State softball is wearing teal jerseys and socks to honor Jacie Stevens Cochran on her birthday, a former ESU softball player who died of amniotic fluid embolism during childbirth. Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Washburn University volleyball program held a volleyball camp Wednesday afternoon in Lee Arena. The camp was for girls ages 5-14 and taught all aspects of the game through drills and exercises that focus on passing, setting, hitting and serving. Click here for more Spotted Photos Galleries Washburn designed this camp for [...]
POTTAWATOMIE Co. (KSNT)- The 911 phone line in a local county will be down due to an upgrade on Thursday. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office said the phone system will be down for routine maintenance. The system will be shut off between 12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. April 13. During the outage, the sheriff's office [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A man suffered minor burns after firefighters say he ran into a burning home. The fire broke out just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 2800 bock of SE Massachusetts Ave. Topeka Fire Department Battalion Chief Ron Rutherford said fire crews arrived on scene to find a man outside the home. However, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A recall for a series of protein bars sold at select Kansas store locations due to an allergy alert has been expanded. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that Wellness Natural USA Inc. of Wilmington, Delware has expanded thier voluntary recall of its line of SimplyProtein® Peanut Butter Chocolate Crispy Bars. The [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - One family is celebrating after years of fighting cancer. Grit Henderson was diagnosed with cancer Dec. 29, 2017. In April of 2023, the Henderson family learned Grit no longer needs chemotherapy. "Grit is thriving," Grit's father Nolan Henderson said. "We're slowly becoming a normal family again, and really we're just figuring out [...]
Love's signs will replace EZ GO signs along the Kansas Turnpike over the next year.
MAYETTA (KSNT) - More than a dozen food trucks will be gathering at Prairie Band Casino & Resort later this month for the second annual Food Truck Festival. Natalie Fredrickson, a Prairie Band Casino spokeswoman, reports that the festival will take place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. Food trucks that [...]
What We’re Tracking **RED FLAG WARNING** – Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Jackson, Marshall, Morris, Nemaha, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Republic, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee and Washington counties for Wednesday and Thursday. Tonight, mostly clear skies will remain in the area with breezy conditions. Winds may gust 30+ mph with dry air in the region. That will lead to [...]
With just a few days before Easter, a Virginia man fittingly put all of his eggs in one basket – he played the same lottery numbers 20 times and it paid off.