Category Archives: Local News

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansans hoping to enjoy an active meteor shower this week may be sorely disappointed thanks to intervention from the moon. Brenda Culbertson, solar system ambassador with the Jet Propu...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police are set to host an upcoming community safety forum at a local community center. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) announced in a press release on Aug. 11 that it will be...

TOPEKA (KNST) - The Kansas Highway Patrol is reporting that a crash is causing traffic disruption on a highway in downtown Topeka. As of 12:50 p.m., traffic on westbound I-70 is backed up to the area ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- On Monday, family, friends and many in the metro will gather to honor the life of fallen Wyandotte County Sheriff's Deputy Elijah Ming at Children's Mercy Park. Investigators say ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County commissioners voted unanimously to tentatively cut the county retirement fund and $200,000 from the District Attorney's Office as part of its ongoing budget discussions....

Update 12:30 p.m.: Stormont Vail Health reports that its Cotton O'Neil Pediatric Clinic Gage location will be closed all week from Aug. 11 to Aug 15 due to building issues associated with the lightnin...

TECUMSEH (KSNT) - A local business owner is chipping in, helping a 9-year-old girl fight cancer. Mike Thompson builds guitars and is the creator of Monkeyhouse Guitars. He's also helping out 9-year-ol...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - August is Asian Elephant Awareness Month. To celebrate, the Topeka Zoo is auctioning off art by a very special pair of artists. Two elephants completed a painting with help from their ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Armyworms are back in Kansas this season, but this year there are more than ever. Armyworms are a type of caterpillar. They target healthy and clean yards, and then they start eating. ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Civil War soldier Moses Banks of the 2nd Kansas State Militia (KSM) can finally rest peacefully thanks to a Holton woman's campaign to get him a headstone. Trisha Johnson from Holton h...