TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office (SNSO) is participating in the National Drug Take Back Day at two locations in the county later this month. On Saturday, April 26, the SNSO will offer two drop-off locations at the Soldier Township Fire Department at 600 NW 46th Street and at the Mission Township Fire…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Transportation will be closing part of I-70 in Topeka over the weekend. Starting at 11 p.m. on Friday, eastbound I-70 will be closed from Gage Boulevard to 6th Avenue for pavement patching work. The closure will be in place until work is finished or no later than midnight…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the city that would’ve required a public vote to raise property taxes. McIntosh submitted 5,400 signatures for a proposed ordinance that would require a public vote before the city can raise property taxes in 2024. However, the city’s government cast it aside in June 2024, taking…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly vetoed several bills on April 9, while allowing several to become law without her signature. Kelly issued a news release Wednesday, April 9 listing seven bills that she vetoed and three bills that are able to become law without her signature. Kansas lawmakers in the Senate and House must…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – With an immediate family full of servicemembers totaling 99 years in the military, Chief Master Sergeant Maurice Smith contributes almost a third to that service record. For over 30 years in the Air Force and Air National Guard, he’d travel across the globe; training fellow servicemembers, keeping aircraft sky bound and growing…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – More than 50 community organizations are coming together to help reduce overdose deaths in northeast Kansas. On Saturday, April 12, hundreds of people are gathering at the Central Park Community Center in Topeka. They’ll hear from victim’s families firsthand, in an effort to raise awareness. Federal funding cuts cost Topeka child care…… MORE
LAWRENCE (KSNT) — The Lawrence Police Department is asking the community to help find the person who allegedly bit off the tip of a man’s pinky finger weeks ago. Around 1 a.m. Sunday, March 29th near 7th Street and Massachusetts Street, police believe a person stole a bottle of liquor from a bar, then randomly…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Child care centers are now having to pay more money out of pocket for certain fees after some federal funding cuts. In recent years, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has used federal grants to pay for license application fees and background checks. This saved Kansas child care centers more…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Drivers in Kansas will soon have three new license plate options to choose from thanks to action taken by the state’s lawmakers this week. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2201 on Wednesday, April 9 which allows Kansans to acquire three new types of distinctive license plates. These new designs include…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed 37 bills on Wednesday, including one that will allow for the sale of fireworks year-round and another that will allow Kansans to purchase new distinctive license plate options. Lawmakers have approved of 37 new pieces of legislation on April 9 which will now become new laws in…… MORE
