Новости за 20.01.2022

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A business Builder Workshop was held Thursday afternoon at The Brownstone Event Center, 4020 N.W. 25th St. "Business owners will learn how to establish strategies to implement and take action on today for their business. Some social media platforms have changed over the last 18 months, so we are teaching business owners [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A popular donut shop in Topeka is expanding its business. The owner of Paradise Donuts, Mike Babb, is opening a second location in the spring. The new store will be located in southwest Topeka on Urish road, right across from the Silver Lake Bank on 21st Street. Babb said he's looking forward [...]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A University of Kansas vice provost of diversity resigned after admitting that he plagiarized a message he sent out on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. D.A. Graham's resignation was accepted Wednesday and is effective immediately. The resignation came after the Lawrence Journal-World reported Monday that Graham's message sent across campus was [...]

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced this morning the COVID-19 testing site at the Curtis State Office Building will close today, Jan. 20, at 11 a.m. due to the cold temperatures. The site will reopen tomorrow, Friday, Jan 21., from 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Find free testing sites here, KnowBeforeYouGoKS.com.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A $14.2 billion dollar federal program, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), is replacing an older program designed to help low-income Americans with affordable internet. The Kansas Corporation Commission wants Kansans to know the new program will help residents afford internet access for work, school, and health care. Emergency Broadband Benefit participants, which [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police are crediting an alert citizen with helping them track down a car burglary in progress in the Home Depot parking lot on S.W. Huntoon. The Topeka Police Department said they received a call around 4 p.m. Wednesday that there was a car burglary in progress. Police said the caller provided [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka saw a 25% decrease in overall crime in 2021, a 27% decrease in property crime, and a 13.5% decrease in violent crime, according to the Topeka Police Department. Those numbers come from the Topeka Police Department's 2021 year-end report. “The 2021 capital city crime statistics are outstanding. I am very proud [...]

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is working to increase and improve COVID-19 testing availability for all Kansans. Over the past month, the highly infectious and transmittable omicron variant of COVID-19 has significantly increased case rates and demand for testing in the United States and Kansas. KDHE continues monitoring the [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Shawnee County COVID-19 Community Indicator Report for Jan. 9 through Jan.15 is showing an increase in cases and transmission of the coronavirus and its variants. The weekly case incidence – or the number of new cases diagnosed during a week – went from 2020 to 2535. The percent of positivity went [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Department of Corrections has released the name of a woman who died in custody Jan. 19. Dominic Michelle Cox, 45, died in custody after being arrested on Jan. 18 for a traffic warrant and a criminal warrant. According to the SCDC, she had been charged with driving under the [...]

The Johnson County, Kansas Sheriff's Office says Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay Jr. was arrested on misdemeanor criminal damage charges.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor says he won't file charges over the death of a Black 17-year-old who became unresponsive while being restrained after an altercation with staff at a Wichita juvenile center in September. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett made the announcement in a Tuesday news conference. Cedric Lofton died at [...]

What We’re Tracking: Bitterly cold morning Sunshine for Thursday Some warming this weekend Thanks to the cloud cover clearing out and winds remaining fairly light, temperatures really dropped throughout the night. With that light breeze, the wind chills this morning feel like -5° to -12°. Bitterly cold air to start off Thursday so make sure [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) -- It has been more than two years since the pandemic started and everyone is more than ready for it to be over with. Thankfully, new projections show that the end may be on the horizon. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations models from the University of Washington show that as of [...]

MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) - Kansas State women's basketball keeps its Sunflower Showdown title. The Wildcats beat KU 69-61 Wednesday night, winning 37 of the past 45 meetings. K-State controlled the second half, until KU tied it at 59 with 2:06 left. Then, the Wildcats went on a 10-0 run to seal the win. Ayoka Lee [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT) --- Short-staffed Kansas correctional facilities are pointing to salary and wage issues, making it hard to retain and recruit workers. Kansas lawmakers in the House Transportation and Public Safety Budget committee, held their first round of hearings on the issue on Wednesday. Some of the people that testified emphasized that the wages and [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT)--- Kansans paying high interest rates for payday loans could see some changes with a new bill that's being introduced. Reverend Annie Ricker, who leads Berryton United Methodist Church, is one of several members of a community activist organization called "Topeka Jump," that is calling on lawmakers to push for payday loan reform this [...]

SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - An inmate has died on Wednesday according to a recent press release from the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. In the report it states that at 5:10 p.m. on Jan. 19 a Shawnee County Adult Detention Center inmate was declared deceased inside a general population housing unit within the facility. The [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - One man is in custody following an investigation in west Topeka after reports reached law enforcement that someone was dismantling air-conditioning units in the area. According to a report from the Topeka Police Department, at 9:50 a.m. on Jan. 19 in the area of 5227 SW 22nd PK. the police were called [...]

Although the effort appears doomed to fail, Senate Democrats will force a series of votes on federal voting rights legislation.

ABILENE, Kan. (KSNT) - The Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad is looking for donations to help extend the life of the historic track. Every May through October, the non-profit runs two-hour round trips between Abilene and nearby Enterprise. Since its beginning in 1993, A&SV has provided rides to over 250,000 passengers, and in 2021, the [...]

A 29-year-old Kansas City, Kansas man is facing charges in connection to the deadly beating of a Kansas City, Missouri woman and the assault of her 4-year-old daughter.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A recent federal change is making a big impact for professional drivers. Now, younger professional drivers will be able to take commercial trucks over state lines. The change has trainers and drivers at White Lines CDL excited for the future. Previously, professional drivers had to be 21 years old to cross state [...]

Joe Biden changed the aggressive rhetoric on migration in his first year in office but failed to deliver on a promised legalization for millions of undocumented migrants. He also did not achieve either a more secure U.S.-Mexico border or a more humane immigration system, policy experts, politicians and some advocates said Wednesday.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Due to winter weather across Kansas, several COVID-19 testing locations will be closed or changing locations over the next few days. The announcement came from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Testing locations in Topeka, Lawrence and Manhattan will be closing or moving to temporary locations until [...]