First at-home coronavirus test: What you need to know
Americans soon won't have to leave their homes, wait in line for hours for a test and stand by for days not knowing if they're COVID-19 positive.
Americans soon won't have to leave their homes, wait in line for hours for a test and stand by for days not knowing if they're COVID-19 positive.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - During a press conference Wednesday to update Kansans on what the state is doing to mitigate the coronavirus spread, Governor Laura Kelly said Kansas remains in the red zone. As of Monday, Kansas has 5,738 new cases, and 47 new deaths. Kansas has had a total of 147,797 cases, 4,921 hospitalizations [...]
What We’re Tracking: Partly cloudy skies Sunny, mild Thanksgiving Day Dry conditions for a while A fairly chilly evening is in store for much of the viewing area tonight as overnight lows are expected to drop down to the lower 30s. Cloud cover will slowly dissipate throughout the evening with a calm breeze out of [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is reporting 517 active coronavirus clusters across the state for Wednesday, Nov. 25. Areas with clusters within the last 14 days in the KSNT viewing are included: College or University Emporia State University Corrections Shawnee County Jail Topeka Correctional Facility Group Living Apostolic Christian [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Officials with the Topeka Public School USD 501 have made the decision Wednesday to keep using remote learning for another week from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4. On Nov. 12 the district announced the decision to transition to remote learning to proactively prevent a significant spread in Topeka Public Schools. The [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - A tradition 20 years running, Capitol Federal employees delivered Thanksgiving meals to doorsteps with the assistance of Let's Help Inc. Members of the Topeka community received boxes of turkey, potatoes, vegetables, stuffing and dessert purchased from Dillons, all without having to leave their house. Across the state of Kansas, over 200 [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Unsure whether your county has a mask mandate? Are you traveling inside the state and unaware if the county you are going requires a mask? The Kansas COVID-19 County Response Policies map is an interactive map that lets you glide your cursor over any county in Kansas and find out quickly. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Tuesday stock markets saw record highs as the economy continues to do well despite the Pandemic. The markets closed on Tuesday with record highs in all three indicators with the Dow closing at 30,089.68. The S&P 500 closed at 3,634.20. The Nasdaq Composite finished the day at 12,023.72. KSNT News talked with Brian [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The last of the 3,500 meals collected by the Community Thanksgiving Dinner Foundation will be available for drive-through pick up today, Wednesday, Nov. 25. Community members can arrive at the Antioch Family Life Center parking lot at 1921 SE Indiana Ave., Wednesday at 3 p.m. and will be served until the [...]
President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an address on the day before Thanksgiving, highlighting the challenges Americans face this holiday as public health officials urge against travel and large gatherings.
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)-- State officials are prepping Kansas airports for disaster relief efforts. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced 32 Airport improvement projects on Tuesday. The projects will help airports with maintenance and keep them operating. Transportation officials said that is critical in having a prompt response to the Coronavirus pandemic. "Delivering supplies, vaccines, moving [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas State Parks will once again waive entrance fees as part of a nationwide Black Friday #OptOutside initiative. In 2015 retailer REI, a camping and hiking co-op, closed all 150 stores and encouraged their 13,000 employees to to head outdoors. Now that we find ourselves in the midst of a pandemic [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Governor Laura Kelly will hold a press conference in the Capital at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, to give an update regarding COVID-19 in Kansas. Earlier this month Gov. Kelly issued a new statewide mask executive order and said it’s similar to, but an updated version of the one she signed [...]
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- A group of South Texas Democrats is demanding that the incoming Biden administration halt, among other things, construction of the border wall.
HOLTON, Kan. (KSNT) -- A Holton woman is keeping her mind busy while facing unemployment during this pandemic by starting her own business. Christine Lockhart always loved painting and letting her artistic creativity run free. When the pandemic hit, she and her husband faced a hardship millions of Americans went through, both being out of [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - When asked Wednesday morning Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said an increase in economic crime due to the pandemic has been minimal. "For a while, we saw an increase in burglaries to businesses when businesses were closed and residential burglaries went down because people were staying at home, I think [...]
As coronavirus cases rise in the area, more students are going back to online classes. This could lead to more screen time, and too much technology can have serious side effects on children.
What We're Tracking: Rain moves out Clearing, cool for Wednesday Sunny, mild Thanksgiving Day As a low pressure system moves just to our south rain will continue to move through portions of the area and some of the western counties could see a brief mix of rain or snow before it wraps up later this [...]
Research at K-State is wide-ranging from helping develop vaccines and therapies to finding out how to prevent the virus from spreading.
In households where Christmas is observed, there are three types of parents: those who have successfully avoided the Elf on the Shelf tradition, those who love it and those who are just doing their best not to forget that elf needs to move EVERY night in December.
Researchers from the U.K. studying "viral shedding" from COVID-19 have determined when patients are most infectious after catching the virus.
As hospitals in Topeka are increasingly overwhelmed, United States leaders are looking for ways to help them. On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan) visited Stormont Vail Health to see what problems they are facing, and how the federal government can help.
President-elect Joe Biden introduced his choices for key Cabinet positions, expanding his list of diverse and historic nominees for key roles.
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- The clock is ticking for Congress to pass another COVID-19 relief bill. "This is not and should not be a partisan issue," Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) said. Lawmakers from both parties say it would be a tremendous failure if Congress cannot pass the next COIVD-19 relief bill by Christmas. "Another COVID-19 relief [...]
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the department is preparing to deliver vaccines to states as early as Dec. 11.