Новости за 23.02.2022

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas House has approved a measure aimed at ensuring that counties don't stop electing their sheriffs. The vote Wednesday was 97-24 on a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution declaring that sheriffs are elected to four-year terms. The constitution now says only that lawmakers will create county offices "as may [...]

Campus police and local firefighters responded to a science experiment gone wrong at a Provo, Utah dorm building on Sunday afternoon.

One homeless man is dead, and two others were arrested following a beating that took place on Tuesday evening.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A new program will give minors a second chance before they face a trial or fines for tobacco offenses, according to the Shawnee County District Attorney. District Attorney Mike Kagay said kids and teens can participate in the new Tobacco Cessation Program as a way to have their charges dismissed entirely. The [...]

Find out how the best high schools in the state stack up against each other, 3 of the 10 schools in the list are private schools.

EMPORIA (KSNT) - Police said thieves were in and out of an Emporia pharmacy within minutes Saturday after stealing 4,000 hydrocodone pills. Public Information Officer Ray Mattas told KSNT the Emporia Police Department was alerted to a break-in at Haag Pharmacy, 1400 W 12th Ave, within minutes and responded within two to three minutes. However, [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Authorities have identified the person they believe was driving the vehicle that hit a bicyclist on Monday and then fled the scene. The Shawnee County Sheriff arrested James R. Cunningham, 50, of Alma at his home and charged him with failure to stop at an accident resulting in great bodily harm and [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka firefighters responding to an overnight fire just after midnight on Wednesday found smoke coming from several windows at 109 S.E. 17th Street. Crews continued to monitor the fire as late as 8:30 a.m. Crews were originally called to the home at 12:28 a.m., according to Shawnee County Dispatch. Firefighters attacked the [...]

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Joining the Girl Scouts Troop 709 in Carlisle has already been impactful for Marah Pearce, Madison Williams, and Abby Hugen. "A whole bunch of my friends are from Girl Scouts and that's how I met them," said Abby who is nine-years-old. Ten-year-old Marah Pearce says they've learned life lessons at an [...]

After more than four years of waiting, a former EMS lieutenant will soon receive the ultimate gift, a new lease on life.

Kansas City remains in the hunt for hosting World Cup games in 2026. City leaders made the bid official this week. Now the wait is on.

KANSAS (KSNT) - Many Kansas legislators want to make sure that counties don’t change the longstanding tradition of electing sheriffs by enshrining the policy in the state constitution. The Republican-controlled state House gave first-round approval Tuesday to a proposal to add language to the Kansas Constitution’s short article on county government to ensure that sheriffs [...]

We're starting off this Wednesday with wind chills at about -10° to -20°. If you need to be outside early this morning, make sure you're bundled up as best as you can be. Winds continue out of the north through the day, but will be slightly less strong compared with yesterday. Highs will struggle to [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka is the third hottest housing market in the United States, according to Realtor.com. The Capital City is the only Midwest city in the top 10 and the most affordable city in the top 20. This list is based on data from January. Realtor.com's report ranked Topeka's median list price last month [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local dog is to blame for a downtown apartment fire. The apartment fire occurred on Monday, Feb. 21, at 509 SW 5 St. and caused $1,000 worth of damage. The Topeka Fire Department indicated that they believed that one of the dogs owned by the apartment's owner was to blame for [...]

Neighbors around Easton, Kansas, have complained since Sunday about fires at Flatland Excavating Landfill, and they want something done.

While many of us watch the situation in Ukraine closely, maybe tensely, it's so much more personal for one KU professor.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Jayhawks crossed the century mark in Tuesday night's Sunflower Showdown match up. KU beat K-State 102-83 at Allen Fieldhouse. The two teams traded scoring until KU (23-4, 12-2) built a 16-point lead in the first half. K-State closed the gap to seven points, before entering the half down by 10. However, [...]

SILVER LAKE (KSNT) - Sorry ladies, this one's for the fellas. Following the success of their girl's night, Blacksmith Events Centre hosted Guy's Night for the first time on Tuesday night. The Silver Lake venue is still figuring out what guy's night looks like, taking feedback and suggestions. Currently, they're focused on offering games, basketball [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Ichabods lead nearly the entire game to rout Northeastern State on Tuesday night. Washburn won 71-49, marking its largest margin of victory this season. Northeastern State scored the opening basket, but that's the only lead it held. Hunter Bentley hit a 3-pointer to spark a 9-0 run and Washburn never let [...]

A spokesperson for the PMRF confirmed there were four fatalities when the civilian contracted helicopter crashed on the northern side of the facility.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A silver alert was issued for a 97-year-old Topeka man on Tuesday, Feb. 22. It has since been cancelled as the man was found safely on Tuesday night. Schwerdt was found shortly before 9 p.m. by the Kansas Traffic Authority on I-70 in Douglas County. The report from law enforcement states that [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT)--- An education bill moving through the Kansas Legislature would require high schools in the state to offer computer science courses. A substitute for House Bill 2466 would require public high schools in the state to offer at least one computer science course, or submit a plan to offer those courses to the State [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Junior Achievement of Kansas partnered with the Network Kansas E-Community for a Shawnee County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Tuesday afternoon at the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center on Washburn University’s campus. The goal of the competition was to expose Kansas middle school and high school students to entrepreneurship. "Junior Achievement wanted to get [...]

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Traffic has been shut down Tuesday on a Manhattan road after an injury car crash, the Riley County Police Department said. Northbound traffic has been shut down temporarily on Fairchild Ave. at Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. while emergency crews work on the situation. At least one person involved in the [...]