TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Stormont Vail Events Center held a Taco and Margarita Festival Saturday from noon to 5:00 p.m. at the Landon Arena. The festival features a lucha libre style wrestling event at the center of the floor in the arena, a taco-eating contest, a wide variety of tacos & margaritas for purchase, local [...]
What We’re Tracking A few showers are moving through the area this morning with a bulk of the storms staying just to our south. You might be able to see some lightning facing that direction otherwise most should stay dry throughout the day with a few clouds and temperatures yet again in the low 90s. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Transportation crews will soon start surveying a bridge in east Topeka. Monday, Aug. 7, Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) crews will start a field survey on the California Avenue bridge over I-70. The survey will gather information necessary to create a detailed design of proposed improvements, according to KDOT. A survey crew [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A relocation project will restrict traffic in downtown Topeka for several weeks. Starting Monday, Aug. 7, city crews will start on a gas main relocation project, according to Kent Pelton with the City of Topeka's traffic engineering section. The project will close the right lane of Southwest First Street west of Topeka [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The First Friday Art walk for Aug. featured a wide variety of art and entertainment in downtown Topeka and NOTO. First Friday activities for August include: Every first Friday of the month, NOTO hosts an art walk so that local artists and community members can showcase their artwork, handmade goods and food. [...]
ARLINGTON, Texas (KSNT) – The Big 12 has its newest members. The conference announced Friday the official admission of Arizona, Arizona State and Utah following a meeting from conference presidents. With the addition of Colorado last week, this makes the conference 16 teams deep starting in the 2024 season. "We are thrilled to welcome Arizona, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local coffee shop is expanding and providing more jobs for people of all abilities. Dialogue Coffee House is opening two new locations in Shawnee County with the help of the Capper Foundation. The two merged in April and are now in the business of growing and providing more opportunities for people [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - A major road project is moving onto its next phase, which will take the rest of the year to complete. The city of Manhattan announced in a press release crews will move onto phase two of a major road work project starting today. Phase two is continuing work to build a new [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local community program tasked with keeping its neighborhoods safe and recognizable is celebrating across Topeka, and the country. Neighborhoods across Topeka are ready for yet another celebratory National Night Out. Prevention and Resiliency Services (PARS) hosts this community event every summer. Across the country, anyone is welcome to host a neighborhood [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Family Service and Guidance Center (FSGC) is hosting its 17th annual 'Works of Heart,' its biggest fundraiser of the year, on Saturday. It's a day to celebrate FSGC's talented clients, and as one mom said, show the public what the organization has to offer. Michelle Durossette's son has been a client at [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - With four new license plate designs, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks needs your help to decide which is best. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) posted on Facebook new license plate designs but needs help to decide which design to produce first. The four new designs feature animals [...]
ARLINGTON, Texas (KSNT) - The Big 12 could be getting bigger. Utah, Arizona and Arizona State are planning on leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 12, pending Big 12 approval, according to Action Network's Brett McMurphy. Yesterday, Arizona applied for formal membership to the conference. Today, Utah and Arizona State followed suit. According to ESPN's [...]