TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The FBI is offering a reward to find people involved in multiple commercial robberies that are believed to be related. The robberies happened between July and November of this year at convenience stores, gas stations and dollar stores in the greater Topeka area. The FBI said a reward of up to […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office said a 69-year-old man with dementia was found Wednesday after being missing for eight days. Deputies found Henry Kampschroeder just after noon Wednesday near 3rd & Quincy after receiving information from someone who saw him. Kampschroeder was found safe and returned to his family.
This book was recommended to me based on my earlier purchases and I’m wondering if maybe Barnes & Noble doesn’t know me very well. But I downloaded it and gave it a chance. All of the reviews said it was riveting and readers were spellbound to the end. I admit I was not one of […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Bradley Sportsman was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 46 years in prison for killing his estranged wife and a teenager in the Hi-Crest neighborhood. According to Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay, Sportsman, 41, entered pleas last month to two counts of second-degree murder for his part in the crime. On July […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Topeka Correctional Facility staff have moved more than 400 female inmates to temporary housing after finding a gas leak leading to their main facility, the state said Wednesday. TCF investigated after reports of smells of natural gas on the grounds Tuesday night. They discovered a leaking gas line leading to the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Greater Topeka Partnership’s Rosa Cavasos joined anchor Brittany Moore Wednesday morning to discuss the benefits of shopping from local stores. Small Business Saturday, which celebrates small and local business owners, is set for Nov. 30. Cavasos said the event encourages the public to shop small and keep money flowing within […]
HIAWATHA, Kan. (KSNT) – The family of a Hiawatha teen killed in a Brown County car crash will gather to mourn him Thursday evening. Ian Miller, 16, died in a car crash Sunday morning while a passenger in another teen’s car. The driver was speeding on Horned Owl Road near US-36 when he lost control […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Health Department is hosting a free flu clinic for uninsured adults with the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. This clinic is free for people 19-years-old and older who don’t have health insurance. Craig Barnes, division manager at the Shawnee County Health Department, says that often times uninsured […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 is left Topeka Wednesday morning as it continues its expedition across multiple Midwest and Southwest states. Multiple drivers parked their cars around 8:40 a.m. alongside U.S. Highway 24 to watch the train pass by. It was departing from Great Overland Station. The steam engine’s […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ambassador Gordon Sondland, the most anticipated witness in the impeachment inquiry, will confront questions Wednesday about his evolving accounts of the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine and a newly revealed summertime phone call with President Donald Trump. Sondland, a wealthy hotelier Trump tapped as his ambassador to the European Union, is more directly entangled […]
We may get some early morning sunshine today before clouds rapidly increase. Wind will also steadily increase. Showers will try to develop in the 2-5pm period, but much of the rain will occur between 6-11pm. Rain and spotty thunder should occur overnight into early Thursday. It has really been dry lately so a decent rain […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNT) – The Kansas of Bureau of Investigation issued a statewide silver alert Tuesday night for a missing 90-year-old man. Lawrence police said they are looking for 90-year-old James Lewis Larson. Larson is traveling from Iowa to Yuma, Arizona, and was last seen in Lawrence driving a maroon 2017 Ford Edge. The SUV […]
MARYSVILLE, Kan. (KSNT)– A Marysville woman is helping people reconnect with their loved ones even after they’re gone. Joyce Kracht and Jennifer Woodyard met for the first time in a coffee shop in Marysville. Jennifer and Joyce came together because of Jennifer’s brother. “It’s hard,” Jennifer said tearfully. “He passed away two years ago in […]
WAMEGO, Kan. (KSNT) — The viticulture and enology program at the Highland Community College Wamego campus is the only one of its kind in Kansas. Not only does it teach students how to grow grapes and make wine, it also helps them prepare to open their own wineries. Bob and Joe Bodine took are no […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – At Tuesday night’s meeting, Topeka’s city council voted against putting a question about term limits on the ballot in November 2020. The council was discussing whether to let people in the city decide if the Mayor and council members should have term limits. If the council had voted for it the […]
The Little Mermaid is playing Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Shawnee Heights High School at 7:00 pm. The play is based on the 1989 movie with the same name. Ariel is a 16-year-old mermaid princess in the kingdom of Atlantica. She is fascinated by the human world above. With her best friend Flounder, Ariel collects […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNT) – KU basketball hung on to beat East Tennesse State 75-63 Tuesday night. The Jayhawks went into the half up 43-31. Udoka Azubuike and Devon Dotson combined for 40 points and went 10-12 from the field in the first half. Azubuike continued to lead the team in points with 21, followed by […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – The K-State basketball team beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62-51 Tuesday night. It was a slow start for both teams as the Wildcats and Golden Lions went into halftime tied at 27. Xavier Sneed led the team with 21 points and 6 rebounds. Next up for the Cats is a matchup against Pittsburgh […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Emergency crews are on scene of a large grass fire. It happened just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday near 40th & Gage. No homes were threatened. The Topeka Fire Department is looking into what started this fire. Just before 9 p.m. firefighters had the fire under control. KSNT News will update this […]
A local woman is hoping to encourage others to follow their dreams after she’s turned a hobby into a business. It all started with her son’s 2nd birthday in 2017. “We couldn’t afford to go to an expensive baker and get a $100 cake he’s going to take two bites of,” Katie Martell said. Martell […]
Topeka Collegiate held a Diversity Summit Tuesday. The featured speaker for the evening was Sesame Street’s Sonia Monzano who played “Maria” from 1971 to 1995 when she retired from the show. She has performed on the New York stage, in the critically acclaimed theater pieces The Vagina Monologues and The Exonerated. She has written for […]
The number of students in Kansas trade schools has more than tripled since the start of the decade.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The Ronald McDonald House is receiving support from all over northeast Kansas. Great Clips hair salons from Topeka, Manhattan, Junction City and Emporia all participated in a month-long fundraiser. Organizers said customers purchased signs and the owner of the stores matched the final amount of money to go back to the […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas is reporting that its unemployment rate in October dipped to 3.1% and was at its lowest rate in more than 40 years. The state Department of Labor said Tuesday that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined from 3.2% in September and was below the 3.3% recorded in October 2018. Labor […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Famous rapper and pop artist Post Malone is extending his 2019 tour into 2020 with a stop at the Sprint Center, according to a press release from Live Nation, the company producing the tour. The performance is scheduled for Feb. 5, which is the second stop after the tour starts […]
