WAMEGO (KSNT) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is responding to a suspicious death in Wamego. Melissa Underwood, a spokeswoman for the KBI, reports police responded to a 911 call at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29. A man reported that he had found his friend dead in a home in the 1000 block of [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A recall alert has been released by the Food and Drug Administration for products containing undeclared egg. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc. has voluntarily recalled a limited number of 16 oz jars of Rao's Made for Home Slow Simmered Soup, Chicken & Gnocchi. The recall [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A federally-funded program that supports Kansas homeowners is set to close soon. Emily Sharp, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC), reports the Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund (KHAF) is almost out of funds. The program is now in its Final Funding stage, leaving only a small window of time left [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka will consider hiring a Chicago-based consulting firm to help it combat and find solutions to a growing homeless population. The new city manager, Steve Wade, is asking the Topeka City Council to hire Sylver Consulting to help with combat homelessness, which is “steadily getting worse and becoming more visible,” [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka High School Historical Society rededicated the main foyer in the Topeka High School on Monday morning. "This project took approximately 10 weeks and cost $140,000," said Michelle Neis, THS Historical Society President. "We started in October 2022 and completed in early January 2023. There were 4 to 6 layers of [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) --- Memphis Police say officer Preston Hemphill has been relieved of duty for his involvement in the confrontation with Tyre Nichols. Hemphill, hired in 2018, is the sixth officer implicated in the fatal beating of Nichols. Five other officers were fired and have been charged with second-degree murder. According to MPD, Hemphill [...]
KANSAS CITY. Mo. -- It can't be a playoff game without a controversial call, right? A head-scratching moment of Kansas City's AFC Championship Game victory over the Bengals on Sunday came in the fourth quarter when it looked like the officials gave the Chiefs a do-over on a third-and-9 attempt. Ron Torbert's officiating crew realized a clock issue, and one [...]
Douglas County Sheriff's deputies used a tactical maneuver to stop the driver of a suspected stolen truck after a chase through Lawrence.
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - A Manhattan man is facing numerous charges after allegedly kidnapping and holding a knife to a woman's throat. The Riley County Police Department reports that around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, it was called to the 700 block of Dondee Dr. on a domestic incident. Officers found a 28-year-old woman who [...]
FRANKLIN COUNTY (KSNT) - One person is dead following a crash in Franklin County over the weekend. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office reports that at 3:43 a.m. on Jan. 29, deputies were sent to the 2800 block of Vermont after receiving a call about a vehicle on fire. The deputies found a Toyota T100 pickup [...]
The cold weather continues as we start off the work week. Highs today will only make it into the lower 20s as our winds back off just a touch. It'll still feel cold though with wind chills in the teens through the afternoon. We should see a bit of sunshine today, too, as our skies [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT)- The Cincinnati Bengals talked a lot of trash in the week leading up to the AFC Championship. The Chiefs waited until after the game to return the favor. "I got some wise words for that Cincinnati mayor," Travis Kelce said in a postgame interview with CBS. "Know your role and shut [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There was plenty of trash talk all week in the lead up to what was an exciting AFC Championship between the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals.
KANSAS CITY, MO (KSNT) - The Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl. With a shot at the Super Bowl on the line, Kansas City stood tall when it mattered, beating Cincinnati 23-20, winning the AFC Championship game. The Chiefs set records on the first two drives. Frank Clark sacked Joe Burrow for [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Kansas women's basketball played host to K-State Sunday in the first of two in-state rivalry games this season. Despite a second half effort from the Wildcats, the Jayhawks came away with an 85-72 Sunflower Showdown victory. The game started as a defensive grinder - four minutes into the game it was tied [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - Emporia State men's and women's basketball played host to Rogers State Sunday for an MIAA matchup. Both ESU teams took care of business against the Hillcats, Emporia State men winning 77-63 and women winning 68-43. Men's Recap: Emporia State men came into Sunday's game winners of six of its last seven games, [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) - Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and wide receiver Mecole Hardman are active to play in the AFC championship game. Kelce was put in the Chiefs' injury report as "questionable" with a back problem. Hardman hasn't played since November 6, dealing with a hip injury. Wide receiver Justin Watson and tight [...]
What We’re Tracking: Tonight, mostly cloudy skies are expected with a strong breeze out of the north. Temperatures will remain in the lower teens and single digits for the rest of the evening and overnight hours. Wind chills will continue to be a concern with values at 5 to 10 degrees below zero by sunrise [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On January 29, 1861, Kansas was admitted to the Union as a free state. It was the 34th state to join the Union. "Well it's Kansas Day. I'm not sure any other state has a day where people all around the state know that is when their state entered the union. I've [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A bathroom fire sends one man to the hospital. It happened Saturday around 8:15 p.m. when the Topeka Fire Department responded to a call at the Walmart Neighborhood Market located at 335 SW MacVicar Ave.| When they arrived, they found a man on fire in the bathroom. The fire was then extinguished [...]
