Новости за 01.03.2022

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County will pay Department of Corrections workers more after the Shawnee County Commission approved a series of "significant pay adjustments" on Monday. According to the commission, the need to keep and hire "quality" officers required the commission to take steps to approve higher wages. The multi-level base and differential pay program [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A flipped vehicle created problems for motorists traveling on Topeka Blvd Tuesday afternoon. The Shawnee County Dispatch Center told KSNT the crash was "impacting traffic." The accident happened in the 3800 block of Topeka Blvd. The road was cleared and the car sitting on its side was taken away by 2 p.m. [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Marijuana and other drugs may be illegal in Kansas but the government still wants its cut of the profits. The so-called "Drug Tax" ensures that drug dealers and abusers in Kansas can at least avoid tax evasion charges if and when they get busted. These stamps may seem ridiculous, but the Kansas [...]

Thrillist ranks Kansas least beautiful state, Missouri 42nd on the list

HASKELL COUNTY (KSNT) - A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper and his wife came home from vacation to find they had lost everything. Trooper Nathan Makings and his wife returned home on Feb. 25 to Sublette, Kan., after vacationing in Texas only to find their home was a total loss, according to the Kansas Troopers Association's [...]

A Florida man plans to take legal action against an ex-girlfriend after she allegedly threw his dog from his 7th story condo balcony.

People are out to party as New Orleans’ first full-dress Mardi Gras since 2020 dawns Tuesday, with a day of back-to-back parades through the city and masks against COVID-19 required only in indoor public spaces.

You may have heard the saying "in like a lion, out like a lamb," but where did it come from?

Today, highs should climb into the middle 70s with abundant sunshine. Temperatures on Wednesday could get very close to 80° degrees with the help of a light southwesterly breeze. The combination of above average temperatures and dry conditions may lead to elevated fire danger for the next few days. Things look to cool down, briefly, [...]

LUBBOCK, TX. (KSNT)- Kansas State men's basketball played tight with No. 12 Texas Tech in Lubbock on Monday night but fell short of a victory. The loss is the fourth in a row for the Wildcats, who won four out of five before their current losing streak began. K-State came out hot and grabbed a [...]

(KSNT)- Sub-state basketball kicked off Wednesday night with 3A action on the girls and boys side. Marysville boys got a win thanks to 22 points from Jake Lauer and 19 from Peyton Smith. Nemaha Central used 22 from Mason Thomas, 19 from Brady Klotz and 17 from KJ Miller to advance. McAfee scored 14 for [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT)- Highland Park basketball has a rich history of postseason success. The Runnin' Scots are looking to keep the tradition going this March with a group that can do a little bit (or a lot) of everything. "We got a group of guys that just band together and they want to keep this thing [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A group of Ukrainians living in Manhattan are preparing for a big event in the little apple. On Tuesday, March 1, these local Ukrainians will be showing their support for the people still in Ukraine and raising awareness about the ongoing war there as Russia continues to attack their home nation. A [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued a health advisory for the upcoming Flint Hills Burning Season. March and April is prairie burning season in the Flint Hills of Kansas and Oklahoma, according to the KDHE. The burning is conducted to help manage and preserve the natural ecosystem of the tallgrass [...]

The Latest - Tuesday, March 1 9:10 a.m. While the girls’ names have not been reported, the Natomas Unified School District identified them as students of Bannon Creek School and Leroy Greene Academy. It is with deep sadness that we share with you news of the tragic deaths of three Natomas Unified School District students. [...]

BALTIMORE (WDCW) -- Nearly 50 Headstones at a Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery in Maryland were defaced last week, just as tensions between Russia and Ukraine boiled over into all-out warfare. According to The Associated Press, officials from the St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in Baltimore — who operates the Dundalk cemetery — confirmed that [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Fundraising efforts continue for a Topeka mother's child who was born with a rare cranial birth defect but hope is in sight as the they have almost reached the $54,000 goal. KSNT news covered the story of Chelsea Fisher's child Aspen, who was born with a rare condition known as craniosynostosis, back [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Seaman School District unanimously voted to make wearing masks optional for its transportation services on Monday, Feb. 28. One board member says parents in the district have been wanting to make personal decisions for some time now. A dad of a daughter in the school district says making masks optional has [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Seaman School District unanimously voted to make wearing masks optional for its schools and transportation services on Monday, Feb. 28. The decision was reached during a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. which was called for after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed mask mandates for much of the U.S. [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Harlem Globetrotter, Flip White held a meet and greet with the Boys & Girls Club of Topeka Monday afternoon at the Great Overland Station. "It means a lot getting back. Everybody's exited now that we are back. We have two teams touring now and in April we will have our International tour [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - Emporia Public Schools has decided to implement optional masking at a vote of 5 to 2 during a special board meeting on Monday, Feb. 28. The Emporia Board of Education members met to decide if masking should still be enforced in all school district buildings and transportation services. To help them come [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka has announced 27 new construction projects taking place throughout 2022 as part of another "Fix Our Streets" initiative. Thirteen reconstruction projects and 14 street rehabilitation, repair or mill and overlay projects will take place throughout the construction season starting in March and ending in November, according to a [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Musician and songwriter Lee Greenwood is set to perform at Prairie Band Casino & Resort in Mayetta as part of his "40 Years of Hits" Tour on April 28, 2022. Greenwood has a long history as a musician having started playing instruments like the piano and the saxophone at an early age. [...]

KANSAS (Stacker) - Buyers and sellers of real estate alike—when asked what are the three most essential considerations about a property—will nearly always reply "location, location, location." While this answer is sometimes tongue-in-cheek, it is often quite accurate, and this reply perhaps applies to retirees more than any other demographic. Settling down after a lifetime [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A controversial representative from the Kansas Legislature is now excluded from virtually all involvement with his own party, thanks to a new resolution passed Monday. Democratic Rep. Aaron Coleman has a history of controversial tweets, threatening texts, allegations of abuse, and has admitted to revenge porn and bullying as a child. After [...]