Новости за 16.03.2022

Court documents detail what happened leading up to and during a school shooting at Olathe East High School that injured three.

Back where it started, starting pitcher Zack Grienke is returning to the Kansas City Royals on a one-year deal, according to Ken Rosenthal.

The Kansas City Royals traded pitcher Mike Minor to the Cincinnati Reds for relief pitcher Amir Garrett and cash considerations.

Six college athletes and a coach from the University of the Southwest in New Mexico have died following a tragic crash in West Texas.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Greater Topeka Partnership held their annual Spring Women's Forum at the newly renovated The Beacon event center, 420 SW 9th St. in downtown Topeka. The event included keynote speakers Wendy Doyle of United WE and Polo Reo Tate of Athena International. The forum included a rundown of The State of Women [...]

The Kansas Congressional delegation was listening Wednesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a plea for Congress to help Ukraine .

Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech to Congress Wednesday morning, President Joe Biden is expected to announce $800 million in new aid for Ukraine, bringing the total amount given to the country to $1 billion.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A 19-year-old Topeka man is in custody and has been charged with rape following an "incident" in the southwest part of Shawnee County, according to the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office. Detectives arrested Anthony D. Rodriguez, 19, on Tuesday, March 15, around 4 p.m. following an investigation into a sexual offense that took [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A jury of 12 people and 3 alternates have been seated and opening statements got underway Wednesday for the man accused of killing Washburn football player, Dwane Simmons, and injuring his teammate, Corey Ballentine. Francisco Mendez is standing trial for the murder of Simmons and the shooting of Ballentine. On April 28 [...]

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY (KSNT) - It is construction season and if you travel Highway 24 in Pottawatomie County, you can expect a six-week delay. Starting March 21, the left lanes, both eastbound and westbound, of Highway 24 in Pottawatomie County will be closed from Scottie Lane to Green Valley Parkway. The lanes are being closed to [...]

Wyatt Shield, 6, was born with extra thumbs for a total of 12 fingers.

A longtime Oklahoma Christian University professor was allegedly fired for bringing in a speaker who is openly gay.

Highs will return to the mid-upper 70s ahead of our next storm system. Winds will pick up today, and they could gust upwards of 20-25 mph, so we'll once again, be monitoring the fire danger across the area as it will be elevated on Wednesday. Our next system arrives Thursday and brings showers along with [...]

"I don’t understand. I don’t get it, how a person could ever, ever do this to a 5-month-old baby."

WICHITA, (KSNT)--- The Kansas GOP is prepping for election season touting priority issues for the party at the annual GOP convention in Wichita over the weekend. Top Republican figures came out to partake in the two-day event, taking place Friday and Saturday at the Hyatt Regency. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, who is poised to [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka put out a statement Tuesday saying they have received a large number of reports that people have been trespassing in the area of the old White Lakes Mall and impeding demolition efforts. The City of Topeka reported on its Facebook account that trespassers have been entering the demolition [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT)---A proposal to ban "sanctuary cities" in Kansas is receiving strong opposition from residents and lawmakers of a county that recently joined those ranks. Wyandotte County, which has also been the centerpiece for conversations over a controversial redistricting map, is now targeted with new legislation that would outlaw a county ordinance protecting immigrants in [...]

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Democratic State Senator Cindy Holscher from Overland Park has a 15-year-old freshman who goes to Olathe East High School. He was inside the school when police say a student opened fire, hitting a school resource officer who returned fire on March 4. The shooting hospitalized both of them and an administrator. "The [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local woman is using her religion and education to help others. Meet Sue Wilke. She's been involved in several different programs and organizations that work to make the community a better place. One of those organizations is the P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) which is a professional women's group that helps women [...]

KDWP said the bird flu can cause severe illness or sudden death in domestic poultry flocks.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka will receive $1.7 million to help fund its homeless housing and service program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to a City of Topeka spokesperson, along with an additional $51,737 in planning funds, this cash will go to Topeka's Shelter Plus Care program. This [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - City of Topeka leaders are meeting tonight to discuss drawing new city council districts. Each district in the city needs to have around 14,000 people in it. Two city districts don't have enough to meet that number at the moment and three of them have too many. Districts 1 and 2 in [...]

Just a week ago, the price of a barrel of oil was substantially higher, but gas prices were actually lower. What gives?