Topeka engineers: Campfire damaged Kansas Avenue bridge beam, $730K to fix
A homeless campfire gone wrong that damaged a city bridge’s steel beam will cost Topeka $730,000 to fix, according to the city’s engineering department. A presentation prepared for the March 5 city...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement honored at Junction City banquet tonight
Local law enforcement officers and employees will be honored in Junction City Friday night. The Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Banquet is an annual tradition put on by the Junction City Geary...
View ArticleKansas congressman working to reunite Wichita father with kidnapped daughters...
A Kansas congressman wants to reunite a Wichita father with his two young daughters kidnapped by their mother in Russia. U.S. Representative Ron Estes (R-Kansas) is working with the U.S State...
View ArticleRiley County ranked top 5 healthiest in Kansas, Shawnee drops to 79
Riley County is among the healthiest in Kansas, while Shawnee County has a grimmer outlook, according to a new study released March 19. The Kansas Health Insitute shared the 2019 County Health...
View Article1,400 ready to play in Hays & Topeka Special Olympics tournament
More than 1,400 athletes have signed on for the annual Kansas State Basketball and Cheerleading Tournament, hosted by the Special Olympics this weekend. The tournament is split between Fort Hays...
View ArticleK-State, KU ranked among best public universities in the U.S.
While both Kansas universities made it to the top three, a study of the top 50 public universities gave Kansas State University the edge over the University of Kansas. Learn.org ranked KU and K-State...
View ArticleTopeka woman featured in National Colon Cancer Awareness campaign
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. According to the group Fight Colorectal Cancer, it’s the second leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and women, with about 130,000 people diagnosed...
View ArticleFULL INTERVIEW: Beach Boys’ Mike Love ready for Topeka performance
The co-founder of the Beach Boys plans to perform special material, including a Beatles tribute, at the Topeka Performing Arts Center. Singer and songwriter Mike Love said the band’s May 7 concert at...
View ArticleSinger-songwriter Mike Posner walking through Kansas
CHASE COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT) – Singer-songwriter Mike Posner is on a personal quest to walk across the United States and learn something about himself along the way. More than 90 days in, the journey has...
View ArticleEquifax breach: Check for exposed data, get $125
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Following a data breach exposing the social security numbers of millions, the credit bureau at fault will also spend millions to pay back those affected. Equifax, one of the...
View ArticleLocal insurance expert shares benefits of Affordable Care Act
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Alan Schramm with the Community Care Network of Kansas joined morning anchor Brittany Moore on Wednesday to share information on healthcare through the Affordable Care Act....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Voting time: which of these should be the new Topeka city flag?
After a five-month campaign to come up with a new flag for the city of Topeka, the group known as “Forge,” a young professional organization in the Capital City, unveiled the final four flag designs...
View ArticleWWII vet wants cards for 96th birthday, daughter turns to internet for help
A World War II veteran in California has a big birthday approaching and he’s asking for a simple gesture: some birthday cards. For most, getting mail is a mundane task that only brings more junk mail...
View ArticleHolton girl in need of second lung transplant
Holton senior Madison Taliaferro was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and received a double lung transplant 6 years ago. Now, she and her family are in St. Louis, where they are waiting for another...
View ArticleKansas gas prices 5th lowest in nation
At $2.09 per gallon, the Sunflower State’s average per-gallon gas price is now fifth cheapest in the nation. Kansas’ gas price has fallen 40 cents in the past 30 days, tied with Iowa and Nebraska for...
View ArticleHeartbroken mother opens up about crash that killed 9 year old daughter
Lauren VanMeter was driving through the Highway 24 and Madison street intersection at the edge of Manhattan on her way to the store with her five kids when she crashed. She said she stopped at the...
View ArticleSome types of 9 Lives cat food subject of a recall
According to the Food and Drug Administration, some specific lots of 9 lives canned cat food may have low levels of thiamine, or vitamin B-1. The items being recalled are 9 Lives Protein Plus with...
View ArticleTime almost up to get holiday gifts shipped by Christmas Day
Online retailers and shipping companies are warning people to get their holiday shopping done soon, to get gifts where they need to be by Christmas Day. The website Consumer Reports has a list of...
View ArticleCity: Hacked utility payment website now safe to use
The City of Topeka gave the all-clear to use its website Thursday morning, after a cyber-attack earlier in the week. City spokeswoman Molly Hadfield said that the website is safe to pay utility bills...
View ArticleLawrence artist has hand in creating Chiefs player’s footwear
John Sebelius is an artist in Lawrence and a lifelong Chiefs fan. He got the chance to work with his favorite team for the NFL’s “my cause my cleats campaign. “ The campaign gives NFL players the...
View Article
