AUBURN, Kan. (KSNT) – Emergency crews worked a crash involving an SUV and semi that shut down roads Wednesday afternoon. It happened around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Southwest 61st Street & Auburn Road. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office said the SUV was traveling west on Southwest 61st Street, stopped at the stop sign and proceeded […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas City mom says she’s out of options after waiting five months for El Dorado Correctional Facility to tell her how her son died. Alejandro Hernandez died in the prison on May 23, just 16 days after he was admitted for violating his parole. “He didn’t pass his drug test,” […]
SYLVIA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Reno County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman for alleged child sex crimes. According to the office, 27-year-old Leticia M. Carrillo of Sylvia was booked on suspicion of two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The Reno County Sheriff’s Office said Carrillo had sexual intercourse with the 15-year-old male […]
DODGE CITY, Kan. (KSNW) – Dodge City police arrested a 50-year-old man Tuesday after he boarded a school bus and said someone was trying to kill him. The driver of the bus was able to get the man out, and he left the scene walking. Shortly after, police located him in the Dodge City Public […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Some people in the community are going without warm clothes during these cold months, but a woman who works in downtown Topeka decided to do something about it. On Monday, Lauren Myers tied scarves, gloves and hats to a structure outside Reliant Apparel at 631 S Kansas Ave. She also left […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Topeka Public Schools Superintendent Tiffany Anderson joined Brittany Moore Wednesday morning to talk about the school’s plan for what to do in case of winter weather. Updates to the school’s plan of action in winter weather include something called “snow routes.”
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNT) – Emergency crews in Lawrence made a rescue Wednesday morning for two men on a capsized river raft. Lawrence police went around 10 a.m. to 200 Indiana Street near the Kansas River on a report of an overturned boat. They said they spotted two men hanging onto a capsized raft. A crew […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is asking people interested in honoring Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to submit ideas to the city’s parks board within 90 days. Lucas’ announcement on Tuesday comes a week after voters chose to restore The Paseo name to a boulevard that was named last year […]
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TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Police have released the names of two people killed in a Tuesday afternoon shooting in southeast Topeka. Owen M. Hughes, 15, and Reginald L. McKinney, 21, both of Topeka, died at the scene after being shot around 3:15 p.m. near the 2400 block of Maryland Avenue. Investigators have been looking for […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – Reports of a man holding someone hostage Wednesday morning inside a Manhattan elementary school turned out false, according to Riley County police. A spokesperson for RCPD said someone called around 1 a.m. and told police they were inside Lee Elementary School with a hostage, and had committed several felonies. Investigators now […]
After incredible warmth this past weekend, bitter cold air settled over us Monday night into Tuesday. We began yesterday with single digit temperatures, and even with abundant sunshine, temps barely got to 30 degrees in the mid afternoon. As the coldest air pocket moves east, a stronger south wind will bring up warmer air from […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office issued a Silver Alert Wednesday morning looking for a missing man. Henry K. Kampschroeder, 69, has dementia and was last seen around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday night, according to deputies. Someone last saw him at a home in the 3200 block of Northwest Green Hills Road in […]
Emporia State jumped out to a 15-4 lead and used a 19-1 run in the second half to post an 87-59 win over Kansas Wesleyan on Tuesday night in White Auditorium. It is the 19th home opening win in the last 21 years for the Hornets. Duncan Fort had eight straight points for the Hornets in just […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)– A Topeka man is making the community a more positive place through social media. Now, he’s taking the positive connections to a podcast. Taylor Buckley and his wife Stephany Buckley grew up in Topeka. Going to high school in the city, working and raising their family in Topeka. Taylor would constantly see […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – Manhattan City Commissioners learned more about the renovation to the runway at Manhattan Regional Airport Tuesday evening. Many questions still remain about the runway at Manhattan Regional Airport and its future construction. The main questions are if the airport will be closed during construction and if the airport will still have […]
The Washburn University String Orchestra selected Classical Music by Borodin, Stone, Skalkottas, Tchaikovsky and others for their Fall Concert. The students performed their Fall Concert Tuesday evening at White Concert Hall on the Washburn University Campus. Professor Silas Huff, Director of Orchestra and Music at Washburn University Directed the Orchestra.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Topeka police are investigating a shooting that killed a 32-year old woman. Officers responded around 3:20 p.m. to a home in the 2000 block of Southeast 12th Street on a report of a medical call. That’s when they found Valerie Taylor dead with what appeared to be a single gunshot wound. […]
MIAMI COUNTY, Kan. — Officials are asking for the public’s help after finding what appears to be the tombstone of an infant in a rural Kansas creek. Deputies responded to the area of 375th and Harmony Road on Nov. 9, according to a statement by the Miami County Sheriff’s Office. The reporting party told responders the stone […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Owners at KC Bier Co. are asking for help locating a stolen company van that they said is now being used in a string of other crimes. “We know of at least three different instances where the van was used to commit a crime, either a car theft or a break-in […]
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TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The city of Topeka officially has a new flag. The Topeka City Council and mayor Michelle de la Isla adopted the new flag Tuesday at the city council meeting. The Topeka flag debuted in April, but the city didn’t make it official until Tuesday. Some council members were unclear whether it […]
SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) – A California man who allegedly stole a Lowe’s delivery truck is now sitting in the Saline County Jail facing theft charges. According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, 53-year-old Carlo Watson jumped into a 17-foot Lowe’s truck that was left running in the 300 block of W. South Street Friday afternoon […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – Some Kansas families will have the chance to see a historic steam engine next week. Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 is touring the Union Pacific system throughout 2019 to commemorate the transcontinental railroad’s 150th anniversary. The train will make several stops across Kansas on Saturday through Thursday. Those […]
TOPEKA, Kan. – A 109-year-old woman is being honored for her time in the military. Julia Kabance is a WWII veteran. She’s the first Native American woman to receive the “distinguished citizen medal” that the Daughters of the American Revolution gives to men and women who exhibit honor, service, and patriotism. She left the University […]
