Category Archives: Local News
‘It’s a humbling recognition’: USD 475 comments on winning superintendent of the year
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Geary County Superintendent Reginald Eggleston expressed his gratitude for being recognized as the 2026 Kansas Superintendent of the Year by the Kansas School Superintendents Associati...
Oct 15, 2025
Topeka City Council talks new uniform rule for police
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Members of the Topeka City Council talked about the pros and cons of letting officers wear their uniforms while working in the service of private companies. The Topeka Police Departmen...
Oct 15, 2025
Taylor Lowery’s supporters ask city leaders for transparency
TOPEKA (KSNT) - It's been three years since Topeka police shot and killed Taylor Lowery.Tuesday night, family and community members held a memorial before Topeka's city council meeting to remember his...
Oct 15, 2025
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
