Новости за 22.03.2022

HAYS, Kan. (KSNW) -- Thousands of customers lost electricity Tuesday morning due to strong wind and ice. As of noon, Midwest Energy said about 7,500 customers were still without power. Mike Morley, a spokesperson for Midwest Energy, said crews are dealing with 255 downed power poles and more than 100 broken cross arms. He said [...]

What We’re Tracking: Showers diminish tonight Few showers possible Wednesday Drier weather by the second half of the week A few showers will remain possible through the night as the colder wind rushes into the region. Wind chills will fall into the 20s with air temperatures into the 30s by early Wednesday. Although a few [...]

Kansas senior, Ochai Agbaji has been named a Naismith finalist.

A Spring Hill, Kansas, salon was damaged when an elderly driver hit the gas instead of the brake and plowed into the front of the building.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The 5th annual Topeka St. Jude Dream Home is under construction this spring. "Today we are in our 5th St. Jude Home, putting in 7 1/2" white oak engineered flooring. It goes through the main level of the home. We will finish up here today and tomorow finish the basement." Chris Schaefer, [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police have arrested a Dairy Queen employee after a customer later noticed charges to her debit card from OnlyFans. The Topeka Police Department told KSNT News it took Devin S. Brokmann, 18, into custody on Mar. 16. He faces charges including: Theft Criminal use of a financial card Computer unlawful acts; [...]

SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) -- The Saline County Sheriff's Office has identified a woman found dead in a home Monday evening as 50-year-old Laurie Leanne Likins. Sheriff Roger Soldan said Likins and two dogs had been shot to death. The sheriff's office has arrested a 55-year-old man in the case. Just before 6 p.m. Monday, deputies [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Senate voted 24 to 15 to pass Senate Bill 496, establishing a parents' bill of rights for students in elementary and secondary schools in the state. The bill would give parents the right to inspect curriculum, instructional materials or any other materials used to teach children at school. Specifically, it [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT)—A push to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports is back in Kansas. The Senate voted 27 to 12 to pass Bill 484 Tuesday morning. On Monday, the state Senate held a lengthy debate on Senate Bill 484, a controversial measure that would ban transgender student-athletes from participating in women’s sports. Senator Mark Steffen, [...]

General Motors is recalling more than 740,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because the headlight beams that can be too bright and cause glare for oncoming drivers.

With occasional rain showers on Tuesday, temperatures will start in the 40s, climb briefly to the 50s before a cold front slides east. That will drop our temperatures down into the upper 30s, potentially, by the time we get to this evening. The best chance for rain to mix with snow will be over the [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) -- The Kansas House of Representatives will meet on Tuesday to hear and discuss a bill that could change sports betting in Kansas. In half of the United States, sports betting is legal, but here in Kansas, it's not. And this bill is aimed to legalize it. Lawmakers hope to create an app [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Two people have been reported dead by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office on Monday night. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has said that, after responding to a report of a deceased person at the residence at 15000 block of 94th Rd., two people have been reported as deceased. Jackson County investigators are [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - This week, people in the Auburn-Washburn school district will start voting on a $160 million bond election. If the bond is approved, it would fund a number of improvements across the district, including building a second middle school. The bond election will be done entirely through the mail. Tomorrow is the last [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A push to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports is back in Kansas.  On Monday, the state Senate held a lengthy debate on Senate Bill 484, a controversial measure that would ban transgender student athletes from participating in women’s sports. Senator Mark Steffen, a Republican from Hutchinson, who supports the measure, argued that [...]

JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) - If someone offers to sell you a seemingly valuable piece of gold jewelry in a Walmart parking lot be careful, you may be about to get scammed. According to Jack & Dick's Pawn Shop in Junction City, they have been seeing an uptick in "Gas Station Gold" in the local area. [...]

MANHATTAN, KS (KSNT) - K-State women's basketball lost their second round game of the NCAA tournament on Monday. The Wildcats suffered a season ending loss to North Carolina State 89-57 in Raleigh. After the two teams traded 3-pointers to start the game, K-State went on a 6-0 run to go up 9-3. NC State responded [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Funds are still available for Kansans who are facing eviction through the Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance program. According to the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, funds are available to help households that have experienced financial hardship during the pandemic with rent, utility and internet assistance. "More than a third of Kansans rent their [...]

WACO, Texas (KSNT) - Baylor head men's basketball coach Scott Drew has worked alongside Jerome Tang ever since coming to Baylor University in 2003. Tang was announced as K-State's new head men's basketball coach on Monday. "While I'm sad I'll no longer get to coach alongside him, I couldn’t be more thrilled for him to [...]