Category Archives: Local News

143,000 pounds of bologna recalled nationwide due to misbranding: FSIS

143,000 pounds of bologna recalled nationwide due to misbranding: FSIS

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A New Jersey company is recalling more than 143,000 pounds of bologna distributed nationwide due to a misbranding issue. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on June 27 that Gaiser’s European Style Provisions Inc. of New Jersey is recalling 143,416 pounds of ready-to-eat…MORE

Tire safety tips to remember for Independence Day

Tire safety tips to remember for Independence Day

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Experts say there are a few things people need to keep in mind before they hit the road for Independence Day celebrations this summer. Taking care of your vehicle may sound tedious or time-consuming, but it is a good idea to check things like your tire pressure before a road trip. Tires…MORE

Topeka Holliday building closes due to HVAC issues

Topeka Holliday building closes due to HVAC issues

TOPEKA (KSNT) – City officials are closing a local office building Friday due to HVAC issues. City of Topeka spokesman Dan Garrett said in a press release that the Holliday Building, located at 620 Southeast Madison, will close at noon on June 27. He said the building is closing due to an HVAC problem. “We…MORE

One critically injured in Pottawatomie County highway crash

One critically injured in Pottawatomie County highway crash

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY (KSNT) – First responders are working at the site of an injury crash in Pottawatomie County on Friday near Tuttle Creek Lake. Local law enforcement reported just after 2:30 p.m. on June 27 that an injury crash occurred at the intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Highway 13 in Pottawatomie County. The area…MORE

New Toppers Pizza location set to open in Manhattan

New Toppers Pizza location set to open in Manhattan

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – The Little Apple is getting ready to open a new pizza place just south of Kansas State University’s campus next week. Toppers Pizza, a Wisconsin-based pizza franchise, is set to add a new location at 1321 Anderson Avenue. Toppers is celebrating the opening of its fourth Kansas location on June 30. The…MORE

Pottawatomie County highway closes in both directions due to injury crash

Pottawatomie County highway closes in both directions due to injury crash

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY (KSNT) – First responders are working at the site of an injury crash in Pottawatomie County on Friday near Tuttle Creek Lake. Local law enforcement reported just after 2:30 p.m. on June 27 that an injury crash occurred at the intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Highway 13 in Pottawatomie County. The area…MORE

‘Enjoy a little scare?’: Nightmare Festival returning this Halloween in Topeka

‘Enjoy a little scare?’: Nightmare Festival returning this Halloween in Topeka

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Get excited for nights of thrills and chills returning to Topeka this Halloween. The Nightmare Festival will be in town this fall, with lots of attractions, activities and fun. Nightmare on the Boulevard Haunted House, Topeka’s largest indoor haunted house, will be located at the Exhibition Hall at Stormont Vail Events Center…MORE

Lake campgrounds close in Kansas due to high water levels

Lake campgrounds close in Kansas due to high water levels

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Some Kansas campgrounds are temporarily closed this summer due to the aftereffects of recent rainfall. The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reports on its newly created Recreation Operational Status website that several campgrounds across Kansas are not accessible this month due to high water levels. The Tulsa District of the USACE published…MORE

Flooding closes multiple campgrounds in Kansas

Flooding closes multiple campgrounds in Kansas

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Some Kansas campgrounds are temporarily closed this summer due to the aftereffects of recent rainfall. The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reports on its newly created Recreation Operational Status website that several campgrounds across Kansas are not accessible this month due to high water levels. The Tulsa District of the USACE published…MORE

Topeka prepares for impact of Kansas City World Cup

Topeka prepares for impact of Kansas City World Cup

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Northeast Kansas will be on the international stage next summer and preparations are already underway. Topeka has already started preparations this year ahead of the upcoming World Cup in Kansas City. Local officials and business owners are expecting a bump in traffic from the big event. The City of Topeka is in…MORE