TOPEKA (KSNT) – Walmart has announced that it will be remodeling 18 stores in Kansas this year. On Wednesday, Walmart announced that it would be remodeling 650 stores across the USA, including in Kansas. Walmart said that it has invested $264.5 million to upgrade stores in Kansas between 2019 and 2024. “Our stores often serve…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – After an appeal hearing at the Shawnee County courthouse on Tuesday, March 22, Dana Chandler will not be granted a new trial. Chandler, who was found guilty of shooting and killing her ex-husband and his fiancée, appeared in front of a Shawnee County judge on Tuesday in an attempt to be granted…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Team Kitten, a Topeka nonprofit based on rescuing, rehabbing and rehoming cats, shared that a Good Samaritan saved a cage full of kittens that had been left to fend for themselves in a ditch. On Wednesday, Team Kitten shared that a litter of eight kittens and their mom had been left in…… MORE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas holiday train ride company is being ordered to issue refunds to its customers who were left out hundreds of dollars after learning the train would not run in 2023. Douglas County Judge Mark Simpson ordered Snowglobe LLC, a Lawrence entertainment company to pay $7,500 in restitution to consumers after…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – One person is dead after an overnight stabbing in east Topeka. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) responded to a possible stabbing just before 1 a.m. Wednesday at Southeast 2nd and California near Ripley Park. According to a press release, one person was found suffering from a life-threatening injury. They were transported to…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A 20-year-old woman from Mission, Kansas, was seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash in Shawnee County on Tuesday. At 6:56 p.m., a 29-year-old Topeka woman driving a Chrysler 300 and a 20-year-old driving a Volkswagen Jetta were both westbound on I-70. Due to traffic ahead, the 20-year-old slowed down. According to the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Many Topekans are sprucing up parts of South Topeka Boulevard, one of the busiest stretches of road in the city, for this year’s Earth Day. Dozens of volunteers from companies like Schendel Lawn & Garden and Polo Custom Products lent their expertise cleaning the area. They focused on landscaping and trash collection.…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Fire officials say a woman who was severely injured in a fire on Monday has died as a result of her injuries. Alan Stahl with the Topeka Fire Department (TFD) announced on Tuesday, April 22 that Terri K. Dones, 51 has died following an apartment fire. The cause of the fire was…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka leaders are inviting locals to swing by a special ceremony honoring a submarine that has a special connection to the Capital City. Dan Garrett, spokesman for the City of Topeka, said in a press release on April 22 that people are invited to attend a special ceremony at 5 p.m. on…… MORE
ABILENE (KSNT) – A historic Kansas locomotive is competing in a national contest this year to see if it offers the best ride around. The Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (ASVRR) is in the running for USAToday’s ‘best scenic train ride’ nationwide competition. People can vote for the historic locomotive from now through to 11…… MORE
