TOPEKA (KSNT) – Changes through the federal government are making a significant impact on food assistance programs right here in northeast Kansas. The cuts come at a time when one in eight people in the area are facing food insecurity, according to Harvesters. Organizations that work to combat that insecurity are raising the alarm bells.…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Rescue Mission (TRM) is taking steps to help keep homeless people safe if a tornado warning happens. The TRM says if the outdoor warning sirens go off, they plan to open a few rooms for people needing shelter. Topekans are no stranger to high winds and major thunderstorms. However, if…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Lawmakers approved legislation late last month that would make changes to lifetime hunting and fishing license options and waterfowl hunting for out of state hunters in Kansas. Senators and representatives approved committee reports for House Bill 2028 last week, sending it on to Governor Laura Kelly for her final approval. The Senate…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Workers will be restricting traffic on some local highways in Shawnee County this week to install rumble strips. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) announced on April 1 that work crews will be installing rumble strips on some local highways starting on April 2 in Shawnee County. Drivers are encouraged to keep…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) shared on Tuesday that state tax collections were $13.6 million below expected. The State of Kansas collected $636.9 million in March, according to the KDOR. That figure was 2.1% below the estimate and 16.2% below the 2024 March collections. Juice recalled in Kansas over potentially deadly…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Academics from the University of Kansas (KU) are releasing the results of their collaborative effort to shed light on a historic Topeka neighborhood. KU announced in a publication on April 1 that a new documentary film, “Reclaiming Home: Remembering the Topeka Bottoms” and a multimedia art and oral history project will be…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed two bills and allowed a handful of others to become law without her signature on Monday. Kelly announced in a press release that she has vetoed Senate Bill 5 and Senate Bill 14 on March 31. She also allowed three bills, House Bill 2106, House Bill 2027…… MORE
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) – A high school freshman is making his mark on the Junction City Community one paint stroke at a time. Eagle Scout Dylan Brookshire is renovating the Bramlage Skate Park with the assistance of the Flint Hills Leadership Group. So far, the group has invested $1,500 into the project. The next step…… MORE
KANSAS (KNST) – Kansans will have the opportunity to win a free tree from the Kansas Gas Service (KGS) in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation following Governor Laura Kelly’s proclamation designating April as Kansas Safe Digging Month. On Tuesday, Governor Laura Kelly proclaimed April as Kansas Safe Digging Month as a reminder to contact…… MORE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Lawrence Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing elderly Kansas woman after receiving new information into her whereabouts. Lawrence police released updated images of Wanda Dyer, 74, a missing Kansas woman, after Dyer was recently spotted at an…… MORE
