Category Archives: Local News

Worlds of Fun sold: Kansas City amusement park among seven included in $342M deal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City's popular amusement park, Worlds of Fun, has a new owner. According to Business Wire, EPR Properties, a Kansas City-based experiential real estate trust, entered an agr...
Olivia Johnson Mar 05, 2026
Protecting your home from water damage ahead of heavy rain
TOPEKA (KSNT) - With storms possibly moving into northeast Kansas this week, experts say homeowners should take a few simple steps now to prevent costly water damage. As rain moves through the forecas...
Mily Favella Mar 04, 2026

One killed in apartment fire in downtown Topeka on Wednesday night
TOPEKA (KSNT) - One person was killed after the Topeka Fire Department and Police Department responded to a structure fire in downtown Topeka on March 4. The fire was located at 715 southwest Western ...
Isaiah Mallari Mar 04, 2026

Auburn-Washburn Board of Education announces superintendent finalists
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The board of education for USD 437 named three finalists for the district's next superintendent on March 3. Director of Communications for the Auburn-Washburn school district Jessica R...
Isaiah Mallari Mar 04, 2026

Fake Patty’s Day returns to Aggieville this weekend
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Fake Patty's Day is expected to bring large crowds back to Aggieville this weekend. The unofficial celebration near Kansas State University began as a way for students to celebrate ...
Lexy Urban and Delaney Gregory Mar 04, 2026

Two school bond measures pass for USD 322 in Pottawatomie County
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY (KSNT) - Residents across Pottawatomie County voted to approve two school bond measures that total $12 million on March 3 that would go towards security updates, maintenance projec...
Isaiah Mallari Mar 04, 2026

$10 million USD 379 bond in Clay County passes
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Clay County residents voted to approve a $10 million school bond on March 3 that would go towards security updates, maintenance projects and facility upgrades for schools across USD 37...
Isaiah Mallari Mar 04, 2026

Topeka athlete selected for first-ever Special Olympics North America Congress
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka athlete is preparing to represent Kansas on the international stage. Josh Alters has been selected to attend the first-ever Special Olympics North America Regional Athlete Con...
Victoria Calhoun Mar 04, 2026

Man critically injured after hitting semi truck in Osage County Tuesday night: KHP
TOPEKA (KSNT) - State troopers report a Kansas City man is hospitalized after he suffered critical injuries in a late-night Osage County crash on Tuesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports the crash o...
Matthew Self Mar 04, 2026

Under the Radar: Two Kansas Chief Meteorologists Talk Severe Weather Preparedness
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - KSNW Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman has teamed up with KSNT's Chief Meteorologist Matt Miller to launch Under the Radar - a brandnew podcast about all things weather. In thei...
Matt Miller Mar 03, 2026


