What We’re Tracking The stronger winds that we have seen through out the day today slightly weaken tonight but we will still be gusty. Winds could gust up to 25-30 mph. This will keep us warmer into the overnight ours with temperatures dropping only to the lower 40s. Keep in mind our average high around [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - Emporia discussed amending the city's vacant property ordinance to criminalize abandonment of properties at the regular Emporia City Commission meeting Dec. 6. A recent survey found there are 500 vacant buildings and at least 100 single-family homes are vacant in the city, according to the Emporia Community Housing Board. A study session [...]
Cody Ceniceros, 17, was last seen at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24.
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Lance Leipold may have his new offensive coordinator. KU will hire Baylor offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes to be its new OC, according to multiple reports. Grimes was the offensive coordinator at Baylor from 2021-23 and led the Bears' offense to a Big 12 championship in 2021. Before Baylor, Grimes was the OC [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Avery Johnson delivered what would appear to be some much needed good news to Wildcat fans on Thursday. When reports surfaced on Thursday that offensive coordinator Collin Klein was taking a job with Texas A&M, speculation and concern began to build that the Wildcats highly-touted freshman quarterback could go with him. On [...]
A ready-to-eat chicken and rice product is being recalled from stores nationwide over listeria risks which could cause severe illnesses, miscarriages, stillbirths and death.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The State of Kansas will be holding a virtual job fair later this month. The job fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13 to bring jobseekers and potential employers together, according to a press release from the Kansas Department of Commerce (KDC). This will be [...]
Johnson County plans to use $6 million from federal COVID-19 relief funds to purchase properties and turn them into a homeless shelter.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Capper Foundation will hold an event to recognize the achievements of adults in Shawnee County. On Dec. 8, the Capper Foundation will hold its Adult Service Awards Celebration. The event will recognize various categories such as: most growth in the culinary arts, best sense of humor and rising stars. The Capper [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff across Kansas in remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Kelly has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on all state buildings, grounds and facilities from sunrise to sundown on Thursday. The gesture is meant [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) says it plans to close eastbound I-70 through the downtown Topeka area this weekend as part of ongoing work on the Polk-Quincy Viaduct project. Kate Craft with KDOT said in a press release that the closure will start at 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 and [...]
Newly released surveillance video shows dozens of students and bystanders rushing to help a Utah mother and her two young children after they were struck and pinned under a car on Tuesday afternoon.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Ardent Health Services, which provides an electronic medical platform for the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, announced it has restored access to the system. On Nov. 23, Ardent Health Services announced there was a cybersecurity attack against its systems. The incident was later identified as a ransomware attack. "We [...]
It will get pretty breezy today, and with wind gusts as high as 35mph from the south, temperatures will climb into the middle 60s with lots of sunshine, as well. That's almost 20° warmer than our average highs for early December. The warmth doesn't last too long, though, as we're keeping an eye on another [...]
INDEPENDENCE (KSNT) - A 64-year-old man died after a crash west of Independence. At 1:30 a.m., Jerald L. Bolia was driving a 2021 International semi-truck east on US-166 Highway. Bolia failed to go around a curve at US-166 and US-75 and rolled the semi, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log. Bolia's next of [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - What started as a student-led club has transformed into one of Emporia State University’s most popular programs. ESU student Nathan Goodwin never imagined the small video game club he started a few years ago would become so popular. Faculty started to take note. “It ended up growing so quickly that some professors [...]
MAYETTA (KSNT) - A proud Mayetta native, Roy Hale recently celebrated turning 94. His decade plus military journey would take him into the intelligence division, under General Eisenhower internationally, and two branches of the armed forces. Back in 1951, Roy and his brother were both drafted into the Army. “We just got out of high [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Some Kansas State University students are voicing their reactions to men's basketball player Nae'Qwan Tomlin's release from the program. Tomlin was indefinitely suspended from the program following his arrest in Aggieville in October for disorderly conduct. On Wednesday evening, the K-State Athletic Director Gene Taylor announced in a written statement that Tomlin [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - ArtsConnect of Topeka held their 13th annual Arty Awards Wednesday evening, at the Beacon, 9th Street & Topeka Boulevard. Live entertainment was provided by Ellie Smith and Justin Fowler. "The Arty Awards are an important event for ArtsConnect because we spend a whole year talking about how the arts make our life [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State men's basketball player Nae'Qwan Tomlin is no longer on the team. K-State Athletics released a statement from athletic director Gene Taylor on Tomlin's ongoing suspension from the team. “We have heard the concerns and the questions from K-State fans and friends around Nae’Qwan Tomlin’s indefinite suspension from the men’s basketball team. [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The arrest of a Kanas State University basketball player in October is gaining attention after students held a protest on campus Wednesday. However, the reason behind the protest is a topic of growing speculation. Before the 2023-24 season began, K-State basketball senior forward Nae'Qwan Tomlin was arrested in Aggieville for disorderly conduct; [...]
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) - People in Junction City have to wait to adopt a dog from the local shelter. Junction City, KS Animal Shelter posted on social media some dogs are showing symptoms of kennel cough on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Kennel cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC). [...]
