TOPEKA (KSNT) — Jan. 17 marks what would have been the late Betty White’s 100th birthday. Oddly enough, one of the largest residents at the Topeka Zoo, had a birthday today too. Kansas teen’s $17,000 stolen insulin pump replaced with special discount Sarge is the male giraffe at the zoo and he turned 10-years-old today.…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Debates surrounding Delta-8 in Kansas are heating up as Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced his guidance following questions from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Ottawa woman arrested after threatening man with machete Delta-8 is just one molecular bond away from Delta-9, which is more commonly known as marijuana. Although according to the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is reporting 218 active coronavirus clusters across the state as of Jan. 12, 2022. COVID deaths and cases in nursing homes climbing again KDHE reported in the last week there are 218 clusters, responsible for 3,122 cases, 50 hospitalizations and 37 deaths. A coronavirus cluster is when…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Washburn Ichabods hosted the No. 2 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Monday evening in Lee Arena. Washburn men’s basketball wins fourth in a row Final score of the men’s game, Washburn 63, N.W. Missouri State 71 In the earlier game, the Washburn Women defeated the Lady Bearcats, 58-52.… MORE
OSAGE COUNTY (KSNT) – One man is dead after driving in front of a train in Osage County on Monday. Man dies in Kansas highway crash after ejecting According to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, at 2:24 p.m. on Jan. 17 near the 3300 block of SW Wannamaker Rd. a Chevy pickup was driving…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) — The clock is ticking for Kansas lawmakers to extend two critical executive orders addressing healthcare staffing issues in the state. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s 15-day executive orders allow for other healthcare workers, like certain retired nurses and medical students to step in where they can so nurses and doctors can deal with…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Kansas teen’s luck has finally turned around Sunday as she is now able to afford a new insulin pump after losing her own when her car was stolen. Tylynn Cross, 19, lost her insulin pump on Dec. 10 when her car was stolen by Jessica Riley-Perkins in a Lawrence Home Depot…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Seaman School District USD 345 is suspending contact tracing for students. The Board of Education voted to change the district rules during a special meeting Monday afternoon. Kansas children, elderly hit hard by COVID Superintendent Dr. Steve Noble told the board that the district is seeing around 100 positive cases each day.…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority of Topeka volunteered their time on Monday to honor the late Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday, which was Jan. 15. “This is a community project we do every year on Martin Luther King’s Birthday,” Valerie Patterson said, the president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Topeka…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Zoo is looking for people to join the zoo family. The zoo is accepting applications for its next Docent Academy. Was it COVID, cold or flu? Here’s how you can tell The Docent Academy is a five-day course for the zoo’s adult volunteers. Docents work as ambassadors for the zoo…… MORE
