TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - This is homecoming week for the Silver Lake Jr. and Sr. High School. On Friday afternoon the school celebrated homecoming with a parade in downtown Silver Lake. Silver Lake High School Principal, Brad Womack was Grand Marshall for this year's parade. The High School football team plays Mission Valley Friday night [...]
What We're Tracking: Slight chance for showers late tonight/early Saturday Pleasant weekend Warming up into next week Later on this afternoon and evening, our clouds will be on the increase as a system moves through. That gives us a slight chance for a few isolated showers late Friday into the early morning hours of Saturday. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Nexstar Media Group, parent company of KSNT and FOX 43 KTMJ, announced Friday it will donate $10,000 to the "Giraffe and Friends Capital Campaign" at the Topeka Zoo. “This is huge,” said Zoo Director Brendan Wiley. The donation will help with the construction of a new $7.5 million giraffe facility and [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - "Garden Glow" is opening at Ward-Meade Park on Friday night. The walk-through event runs nightly through next week. The new event replaces the popular Apple Festival and incorporates elements of Tulips at Twilight, which were both cancelled due to the pandemic. However, Mike McLaughlin with Shawnee County Parks and Recreation said [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - A Manhattan man is in critical condition after an officer-involved shooting in the 4600 block of Freeman Road in Manhattan. The Riley County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call on Wednesday at approximately 7:45 p.m. from a man stating a family member discharged a firearm and was threatening to shoot [...]
After a cold and frosty morning, we'll see mostly sunny skies and pleasant temperatures in the mid-upper 60s today. Clouds move in tonight, and our rain chances increase slightly, especially in the eastern half of the area. Temperatures will stay in the mid 60s for the weekend before a gradual warm-up next week.
ABILENE, Kan. (KSNT) - The Brookville Hotel announced on Facebook Thursday that they are closing after 125 years in business. Due to the pandemic and less traffic to the restaurant, they are forced to close their doors.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Highlights from Junction City's 63-13 win over Topeka West Thursday night at Hummer Sports Park.
SHAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT) - Temperatures are dropping in Northeast Kansas, bringing the possibility of the first frost in some areas. Farmer David Drimmel said usually the first frost isn't for a few weeks, usually around mid-October.He said on top of the risk of an early frost, their crops are a little behind from weather [...]
MCFARLAND, Kan. (KSNT) - As more and more of our business is done online, those in rural areas can struggle with internet access. The Wamego Telecommunications, or WTC, company is bringing faster internet to McFarland, Kansas. With a population of only around two hundred and fifty people, these areas are usually overlooked.But before the end [...]
UPDATE: A Manhattan man is in critical condition after an officer-involved shooting. Riley County police officers arrived on scene and determined the man was experiencing a mental health crisis. TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Shots have been fired in the area of Freeman Road and 4600 block in Manhattan. The Riley County Police Department said they [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Ten men from around the country are being sentenced for participating in a child pornography enterprise and conspiracy, said the United States Department of Justice in a press release. Carl Masters, often using the username "Harmon," was sentenced on Sept. 24, 2019 to 27 years in prison followed by lifetime of [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A Thursday evening ATV accident leaves a man seriously injured on 93rd and Wanamaker. Shawnee County Sheriffs dispatch said the man was a code yellow, meaning he has sustained major injuries. The man flipped the ATV and was able to walk to his house to call 911 for help. We have [...]
Below is a list of events happening around our area that you can take part in virtually or in-person (socially distant, of course). FRIDAY, Oct. 2 First Friday Art Walk The NOTO Arts & Entertainment District is holding its First Friday Art Walk. Topeka Big Band will start performing at 5:30 p.m. on the Kaw [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Nineteen-year-old Javon Smith was arrested Thursday in connection to a 2017 murder. He is believed to be involved in a drive-by shooting that killed 18-year-old Kianna Hodge. She was murdered three and half years ago by a stray bullet at a drive-by shooting near Highland Park High School in southeast Topeka. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Investigators are trying to figure out what happened in an early morning apartment fire that left one injured Thursday at Whitehall Apartments near I-470 and Gage. The fire started in the kitchen of one of the second floor units. Firefighters said they helped several people escaped. "I looked outside when I [...]
UPDATE: I-70 is now clear and back open. Injuries were caused during this accident. PAXICO, Kan. (KSNT) - Emergency crews are on scene of a wreck on I-70 near the Paxico rest stop. Traffic is backed up for at least a mile in the eastbound lanes.
Some families have been struggling because they haven't been able to easily access learning materials on the internet.
Only certain people are allowed to watch the polls in Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced Thursday he has filed criminal charges against Jason Michael Thomas for last weekend's shooting. Around 2:50 a.m. Saturday, police went to the 300 block of Southwest Roosevelt Street on reports of shots fired. A Shawnee County dispatcher confirmed there was one person shot around [...]
