Category Archives: Local News
Topeka agrees to nearly $300,000 payout to settle firefighter’s gender discrimination lawsuit
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka has agreed to pay a nearly $300,000 to a former firefighter to settle a federal gender discrimination lawsuit. Former Topeka Fire Department firefighter Barbara Hack...
Oct 14, 2025
Washburn celebrates 17th annual Women in Science Day
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Washburn University is celebrating their 17th year of women in stem by having their annual Women In Science Day. Today's program brought together hundreds of seventh-grade girls to lea...
Oct 14, 2025
New Cox Innovation Lab unveiled at a local after school program
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local after-school program is showing off a major makeover. The Boys and Girls Club in Southeast Topeka unveiled its new technology lab on Tuesday. The lab is one of just 10 across t...
Oct 14, 2025
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to compose new work honoring 15 KU icons
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) with Wynton Marsalis will be composing a new 15 movement suite to honor big figures throughout KU's history of academics and athletics. Th...
Oct 14, 2025
New president of GO Topeka selected
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Greater Topeka Partnership has named the leader of a major local organization. The GTP announced on Oct. 14 that Rhiannon Friedman is set to serve as the new president of GO Topeka...
Oct 14, 2025
Lions taken off exhibit at Topeka Zoo due to health scare
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Staff at a local zoo are monitoring one of its resident lions who recently experienced a health scare in Topeka. The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center posted to social media on Oct....
Oct 14, 2025
Structure fire at former Taco Tico location
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Fire Department (TPD) responded to a structure fire late Monday night. TPD arrived on scene around 9:12 p.m. on Oct. 13 to discover smoke coming from the outside of the buil...
Oct 13, 2025
Topeka bakery pushes past tariff struggles
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Sourdough bread continues to rise in popularity following the COVID-19 pandemic, but so are the prices. H & A Sourdough Bakery in Topeka began its sourdough journey three years ago...
Oct 13, 2025
KU student-run radio station celebrates 50 years on the air
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The University of Kansas's student-run radio station, KJHK, is celebrating 50 years on the air with a four-day event. Founded on Oct. 15 1975, KJHK has been playing alternative music...
Oct 13, 2025
Kansas Children’s Discovery Center celebrates Indigenous People’s Day
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Children's Discovery Center celebrated Indigenous People's Day with local kids and families. Guests at the center listened to a Native American book about the culture's conn...
Oct 13, 2025
