PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS. (KSNT) - KU fans will have to wait until Sept. 1 to kickoff football season. The annual Kickoff at Corinth Square in Prairie Village is canceled due to excessive heat Friday, the university announced. Fans are encouraged to show their support at the Jayhawks’ home-opener against Missouri State on Sept. 1. All [...]
SENECA, KS. (KSNT) – Nemaha Central football was perfect last year. Finishing with a 13-0 record and a 2A state championship. With a new year and a new team, the Thunder are trying to march forward and create a new self. "We're a new team," senior lineman Abe Hilbert said. "We're trying to make sure we [...]
In Kansas, teenagers as young as 16 can volunteer to work at the polls.
What We’re Tracking An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING is in effect for the entire viewing area until 10 PM Thursday and continues for the southeastern half of the area through 9 PM Friday. The highest humidity is pushing away to the east, but the heat will stick around for a little while longer. Overnight temperatures will [...]
MARYSVILLE (KSNT) - The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) warned citizens of a scam letter offering a large sum of money to purchase farmland on Aug. 18. KSNT 27 News requested a copy of the letter. The MCSO said a local family was contacted in a typed letter to purchase farm ground for a ‘very [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - One person was taken to an area hospital and another was taken into custody after a stabbing in downtown Topeka. At 11:44 a.m. Wednesday, the Topeka Police Department responded to a report of a stabbing at 1st Street and Topeka Boulevard, according to City of Topeka Spokesperson Rosie Nichols. On arrival, officers [...]
Lawrence is now believed to be the first city in Kansas to adopt an ordinance protecting people from race-based hair discrimination.
KANSAS (KSNT) - The FDA is warning consumers not to purchase two types of eye drops due to bacterial contaminations, fungal contaminations or both. The FDA is advising consumers to discard Dr. Berne's Whole Health Products 'Light Eyez' distributed by LightEyez Limited. The product contains methylsulfonylmethane (MSM); an unapproved drug and illegally marketed in the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - With parts of the state reaching heat indexes above 130 degrees, KSNT News reached out to Topeka area hospitals to see if there's been an increase in heat-exposure patients. Stormont Vail Health Family Medicine Physician Dr. Jocelyn Mattoon shared some tips to avoid dangerous exposure to the heat. As of Wednesday, Stormont [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Kansas researchers are in the next phase of getting ready to study infectious diseases. The National Bio Agro-defense Facility (NBAF) is partnering with Kansas State University, so researchers can get hands-on experience at the university's clinical skills lab. "They simulate the environment that individuals will be working in, but they focus on skill [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- The police raid of the Marion County Record continues to raise questions of press freedom in Kansas. Political experts weighed in on the raid on Topeka political show "Inside Kansas Politics" on Sunday. Political Professor Bill Fiander said the raid has a "chilling effect" on people's rights. "In terms of having it be [...]
An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING is in effect for the entire viewing area until 10 PM Thursday and continues for the southeaster half of the area through 9 PM Friday. The high humidity that has been plaguing the eastern half of the area, finally retreats later today. For some in the east though, the early afternoon [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Tuesday night, four initial solutions were brought up at Topeka City Council to help curb the growing homeless problem in our community. After discussing those, the body then talked about other ideas they had to help the problem. The four main ideas consisted of banning camping in established neighborhoods, looking at camping [...]
MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) - Preseason watch lists, awards and power rankings never mean much to football players, or at least that's what they say, because they have to back it up on the field. For K-State football players, there is an honor that holds some weight. The Wildcats unveiled their 2023 captains this week, a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - From road work to a new housing district, Topeka city leaders gave the green light to multiple projects at Tuesday's City Council meeting. The council voted to create the city's first reinvestment housing district with a focus on affordable housing. The new Eastgate subdivision is currently under construction near Southeast 10th Street [...]
POTTAWATOMIE CO. (KSNT) - Thousands of residents are without power Tuesday evening. According to the Bluestem Electric outage map, residents in Pottawatomie County, near Wamego are experiencing a power outage. With the latest update, 1,262 outages are accounted for, according to the outage map. The outage was reported at 9:09 p.m. To keep an eye [...]
MANHATTAN, K.S. (KSNT) - K-State fall sports teams, and visiting opponents, will have to find another way to get to and from Manhattan for the next month. Manhattan Regional Airport's runway was supposed to be ready for takeoff on Sep. 6, but unexpected construction delays have pushed the completion date back to Sep. 25. K-State [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT)- Kansas State men's and women's basketball will play on a brand new floor in the 2023-24 season. The new court is not too different from the previous design. The 'Powercat' logo still rests at center court. 'Wildcats' is written in script font along one sideline. 'K-State' is written in bold print under each [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A pair of Democratic state lawmakers want to see changes in the way search warrants are issued. This comes after the controversial raid of a Kansas newspaper and the home of its publisher. On Tuesday, State Representatives Vic Miller, of Topeka, and Jason Probst, of Hutchinson, announced plans to introduce legislation that [...]
Anthony Royal, 56, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and driving under the influence of alcohol connected to a 2022 crash that left a 70-year-old man dead.
Deputies from Oklahoma are in Park City searching a property formerly owned by Dennis Rader.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - If you haven't checked your basement or garage lately, it may have become the home for one of only two venomous spiders that pose a danger to humans. Many residents of Kansas are probably familiar with the brown recluse spider and its dangerous bite. This species, alongside the infamous black widow, can [...]
A Phoenix man who allegedly engaged in sexual acts with a 14-year-old girl from Georgia he met on a social media platform and later transported to Arizona is facing federal felony charges.
EMPORIA (KSNT) - A local sanitation department is moving its hours of operation to avoid the extreme heat. The City of Emporia posted on its Facebook page, that the sanitation department will be moving its collection routes to the morning, due to the unprecedented weather conditions. Crews will start collecting on residential and commercial routes [...]
A Colorado family is searching far and wide for their missing pet, a water buffalo.