TOPEKA (KSNT) – JuliAnn Mazachek will serve as the new president of Washburn University once agreed upon by the board of regents, according to Lori Hutchinson, spokeswoman. Mazachek spent 30 years at Washburn before spending only a few month as the president of Midwestern State University in Texas, according to Washburn’s alumni foundation. She accepted [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced Wednesday that results from recent water testing on Mill Creek show a decrease in the concentration of contaminants over time and a downward trend in contaminants on Little Blue River. KDHE has been sampling the water in Mill Creek, located in Washington County, [...]
TOPEKA (FOX 43) - TARC is excited to kick off the new year by welcoming some generous donations from patrons in the community. With those donations, TARC is able to better support and fund their children's programs, as well as their feeding clinic. The first donation was $30,000 from More Home Team, a group of [...]
The chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a Biden appointee, said on Wednesday that he is not seeking to ban new gas stoves. The statement from CPSC Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric comes amid significant backlash from both Republicans and some conservative Democrats. “I am not looking to ban gas stoves and the CPSC has [...]
Cloud cover will start to increase again as we head into Wednesday before our next best chance for rain and some snow arrives. Highs today should still be able to make it into the low to mid 50s. Rain begins to develop late Wednesday evening and change over to snow fairly quickly, lingering into very [...]
The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting a ground stop on flights across the U.S. following a computer outage early Wednesday that resulted in thousands of delays and hundreds of cancellations quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Undefeated in Big 12 play, Kansas basketball played host to Oklahoma Tuesday to try to keep the streak alive. A late game run from the Jayhawks allowed Kansas to narrowly sneak past the Sooners, winning 79-75. The start of the game was a defensive battle, as the Jayhawks held on to a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka city council unanimously approved a new ordinance Tuesday they hope will deter catalytic converter thefts. Just in the last couple weeks of 2022, Topeka saw more than 20 catalytic converter thefts.Tuesdays unanimous vote, which was taken just minutes after the issue was presented, shows just how much the city council wants [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Living The Dream Committee held a poetry contest Tuesday evening at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, as part of Martin Luther King celebration week. Tuesday was 'Education Outreach Day' with the 16th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Poetry competition for students in grades fifth through twelfth at [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Local groups and politicians from around Kansas gathered Tuesday at the statehouse to discuss what the new year will look like for the capital city. The Topeka Chamber of Commerce Annual Breakfast Buffet Welcome Reception brought politicians and organizations together ahead of the upcoming legislative session. It was an opportunity for those [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - For the seventh time in his career, K-State play-by-play radio announcer Wyatt Thompson has been named the Kansas Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Thompson is in his 21st season calling games for the Wildcats. He was named to the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Washburn University will announce its new president at 3 p.m. Wednesday. The person will replace longtime president Jerry Farley, who retired last year after serving 25 years. The university’s board of regents has held several closed-door meetings to discuss finalists for the position.
EMPORIA (KSNT) - The awards continue to roll in for Emporia State football. The Dan Hansen Division II All-American team, named after small-school football advocate Dan Hansen, released its annual all-star list today. Four Emporia State Hornets made the list, all on the honorable mention team: Punter Ross Brundardt, quarterback Braden Gleason, lineman Conner Lierz [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The awards continue to roll in for Washburn football. The Dan Hansen Division II All-American team, named after small-school football advocate Dan Hansen, released its annual all-star list today. Washburn linebacker Grant Bruner was named a first teamer, the third publication he's been deemed the honor. Wide receiver James Letcher Jr. was [...]
TOPEKA, (KSNT)- Kansas Republican leaders released their legislative agenda for 2023 on Tuesday. The eight-point plan, entitled, "A Better Way," outlines plans to address the economy, education, and health care. It also emphasizes a commitment to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness," which includes a push to protect abortion restrictions. Under one section of [...]
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes joins wife, Brittany, as an owner in the Kansas City Current women's soccer team.
What We’re Tracking: Partly to mostly cloudy weather tonight with low temperatures falling into the lower 30s as the wind becomes fairly light. Despite the chilly weather, we will still end up several degrees above average for tonight. Cloud cover will start to increase again as we head into Wednesday before our next best chance [...]
