Category Archives: Local News
Topeka Boulevard section closed due to water-line break
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County work crews are trying to fix a water-line break that has closed part of north Topeka Boulevard. Shawnee County spokeswoman Amanda Monhollon said in a press release on Se...
Sep 08, 2025
Girls check out planes during aviation day event at Topeka’s Combat Air Museum
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Local Girl Scouts headed to the Combat Air Museum south of Topeka to learn more about women's empowerment in aviation last weekend. Girl Scouts spent this year's Girls in Aviation Day ...
Sep 08, 2025
Manhattan kids attend 2025 Shoes For Hope
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Little Apple community came together in Manhattan last weekend for the third annual Shoes For Hope event. The Flint Hills Volunteer Center hosted the event which honors 9/11 Nat...
Sep 08, 2025
Juveniles found screaming, critically burned in Kansas fuel explosion
CONCORDIA (KSNT) - Police say two juveniles are being treated for extreme burn injuries this week after a fuel source exploded while they were pouring it onto a bonfire. Chief Brent Gering with the Co...
Sep 08, 2025
Weekend crash involving two vehicles on K-177 highway
GEARY COUNTY (KSNT) - Deputies in Geary County worked a multiple-vehicle injury crash over the weekend. Deputies responded to a two-vehicle crash on K-177 Highway involving a Toyota Camry and a Subaru...
Sep 08, 2025
Topeka drivers advised of U.S. 24/U.S. 75 ramp closure
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Transportation will be closing a U.S. 24/U.S. 75 ramp starting on Monday. Starting on Sept. 8, the eastbound U.S. 24 exit ramp to northbound U.S. 75 in Topeka ...
Sep 08, 2025
Judge allows lawsuit against Jackson County deputy to move forward
JACKSON COUNTY (KSNT) - A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit to move forward against a Jackson County Sheriff's deputy after he allegedly violated a Holton man's Fourth Amendment rights. Court docume...
Sep 05, 2025
Lane closures on U.S. 50 near Emporia
EMPORIA (KSNT) - Eastbound lanes on U.S. 50 near Emporia will close in the late-morning of Sept. 6. The Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) announced in a press release on Sept. 5 the closures are me...
Sep 05, 2025
Capper Foundation launches new storytelling series for kids in Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Capper Foundation is partnering with the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library to launch a new storytelling series for children. The Capper Foundation will launch Preschool St...
Sep 05, 2025
‘Report any suspected cases’: KDHE posts alert on flesh-eating screwworm parasites
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas health officials say they are creating response plans in the event a flesh-eating parasite makes its way into the Sunflower State. The Kansas Department of Health and Environmen...
Sep 05, 2025
