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TPD arrest late-night aggravated battery suspect

TPD arrest late-night aggravated battery suspect

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka Police arrested a 25-year-old Topekan following reports of a battered person in North Topeka late Friday night. Before 11 p.m. On April 4, Officers responded to the 600 block of North Kansas Avenue on reports of a person on the ground who had been battered, according to Lt. D. Eubanks with…MORE

Topeka artists unveil artwork ahead of Roar and Pour

Topeka artists unveil artwork ahead of Roar and Pour

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center’s Roar and Pour is right around the corner and artists are preparing to auction off their work. This year the zoo has commissioned seven local artists and animals to work together to create works of art. The money raised from the auction will go to the…MORE

KSDE to reapply for Education Stabilization Fund

KSDE to reapply for Education Stabilization Fund

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Federal cuts to education are now taking a jab at Kansas schools. The education stabilization fund giving Kansas $22 million in COVID recovery has ended. During COVID, states were given funding for education. The goal was to catch students up on things they didn’t have the chance to learn during the pandemic.…MORE

March Teacher of the Month: Leah Munoz-Wade

March Teacher of the Month: Leah Munoz-Wade

TOPEKA (KSNT) – One teacher in south Topeka is taking care for her students to a whole new level. Leah Munoz-Wade has been in education for eight years. She went to college at Washburn University and for the last four years has stayed close to her alma mater as a 5th grade teacher at Pauline…MORE

Kansas gov. vetoes six bills Friday, allows for two new laws

Kansas gov. vetoes six bills Friday, allows for two new laws

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced six veto decisions on Friday while allowing two other bills to become law without her signature. Kelly said in a press release that she has vetoed six pieces of legislation on April 4. Kelly issued statements regarding her reasoning for each decision. Republican lawmakers released statements of…MORE

Kansas gov. approves seven new laws Friday

Kansas gov. approves seven new laws Friday

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Governor has approved of several bills this week which are destined to become new laws this year. Governor Laura Kelly announced in a press release on Friday, April 4 that she has signed off on seven additional bills this week that will become new laws. These include the following: Substitute…MORE

Man found guilty of murder in 2023 Topeka killing

Man found guilty of murder in 2023 Topeka killing

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay reports a man was convicted on murder charges Friday in connection to a 2023 homicide case. Tremale M. Serrano was found guilty during a jury trial this week in connection to the 2023 killing of Jackson E. Danner. His charges include murder in the first degree…MORE

How tariffs impact the Kansas beef market

How tariffs impact the Kansas beef market

KANSAS (KSNT) – President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on Australian goods on Thursday, a move that K-State Agricultural Economics Professor Glynn Tonsor says could make ground beef less available and more expensive. Australia’s largest export market for the last 25 years has been the U.S., according to the United States Studies Center. It…MORE

Humanities Kansas programs in jeopardy after DOGE cuts

Humanities Kansas programs in jeopardy after DOGE cuts

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Humanities Kansas future funding for grants, programs and operations are at risk after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) suspended funding at the national level. According to Humanities Kansas, DOGE suspended funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). As a result, the agency said it will have to make significant…MORE