Category Archives: Local News
Sole Reason expands operations to Manhattan
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Sole Reason, a Topeka-based non-profit, is expanding its operations to Manhattan to further help kids in need. Since 2016, Sole Reason has provided nearly 9,500 pairs of shoes to ...
Jake Kaufman Aug 05, 2025
Art auction raises cash for Topeka mental health care facility
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local organization that helps thousands of Kansans with mental health support is gearing up for one of its biggest nights of the year. The Topeka Family Service & Guidance Center...
Matthew Self Aug 05, 2025
‘Best kept secret in the art world’: Volland Foundation supports arts in rural Kansas
WABAUNSEE COUNTY (KSNT) - The Volland Foundation supports artists from across the globe to create in a small town nestled within the scenic Flint Hills. Volland is an unincorporated community in Wabau...
Keller Welton Aug 05, 2025
Manhattan hospital gets robot that can do surgery on a grape
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - A Manhattan hospital has a new surgical robot from a company that shared a viral video in 2018 of their machines performing surgery on a grape. In 2018, a story about surgeons using...
Colter Robinson Aug 05, 2025
‘We all have to get out’: Families scramble to find new places to live in exodus from condemned Topeka apartment complex
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The last residents of Topeka's troubled Timberlee Apartments say they are facing grim prospects as a move-out deadline passes. Jemelle Irons is among the last people remaining at the T...
Matthew Self Aug 05, 2025
Shawnee County slashing department budgets by over $500k, more to come
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Board of Commissioners still needs to cut more than $190,000 from various county departments to meet its budget. County Commissioner Kevin Cook called on all departm...
Colter Robinson Aug 05, 2025
Kaylee’s Dad is Mad to host candlelight vigil in Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kaylee's Dad is Mad is a non-profit that educates and raises awareness on the dangers of fentanyl. The organization has put up its sixth billboard in the sunflower state with National ...
Jake Kaufman Aug 04, 2025
Funeral services announced for fallen Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Funeral services have been announced for fallen Wyandotte County Sheriff's Deputy Elijah Ming, who was shot and killed in Kansas City, Kansas, while responding to a call on July 26...
Brian Dulle Aug 04, 2025
Traffic changes coming to Highway 24 in Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas transportation officials say Topeka drivers can expect some changes starting this week in an ongoing reconstruction project on Highway 24. Kate Craft with the Kansas Department ...
Matthew Self Aug 04, 2025
Goodyear Blimp coming to Topeka
Context: Video aired June 22, 2018. TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Goodyear Blimp will be honoring Topeka tire plant workers by taking to the skies over the Capital City this week. Jen Epling with Goodyear said ...
Colter Robinson Aug 04, 2025