Новости за 01.04.2022

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Local residents are being advised by the Shawnee County Department of Public Works to avoid contact with Lake Sherwood due to wastewater leaking into the water on Friday. According to the SCDPW, a report was received on Thursday that "effluence of wastewater" from manholes located on the west side of the cove [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County District Attorney has announced that criminal charges have been filed against a man accused of killing his child earlier this week. Tray'vonne Da'mont Jones-McNeal, 21, of Topeka, faces the following charges: Murder in the first degree Murder in the second degree 2 counts of aggravated battery 2 counts of [...]

What We’re Tracking: Scattered showers tonight Nice weekend ahead Rain chances next week Partly cloudy skies will turn into mostly cloudy skies this evening as our rain chances move into the area. Our western counties will have a chance to see these showers by dinnertime tonight. Eastern counties will likely have to wait a bit [...]

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) -- The state will reduce the number of updates it provides on coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Kansas. Instead of releasing data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays as it has during most of the pandemic, it will only give updates on Fridays. The change is part of the Kansas Department of [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The NOTO Arts District in north Topeka kicked off their annual Redbud Festival Friday morning in Redbud Park. "NOTO in Bloom is a five week celebration," Thomas Underwood, NOTO Arts Center Executive Director said. "As we shake off winter we embrace spring. In NOTO we embrace spring with the arts. For the [...]

(The Hill) -- The House passed legislation on Friday to legalize marijuana nationwide and eliminate the longstanding criminal penalties for anyone who distributes or possesses it.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Maintenance on a barrier wall on I-70 in Topeka is may cause delays later in April. According to a report from the Kansas Department of Transportation, maintenance crews will be working on a barrier wall starting on Monday, April 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The work is expected to take [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Children's Discovery Center has an exhibit that just re-opened giving kids a lesson on air. Laura Burton with KCDC joined the KSNT morning show to demonstrate an exhibit you can do at home with your kids. For events and to read more about the exhibit, visit the discovery center's website.

TOPEKA (KTMJ) - Friday kicks off the NOTO Arts & Entertainment District's Redbud Festival. It's five weeks of music, presentations and special events. There will even be the NOTO in Bloom gala event to raise funds for the recently established endowment fund. Staci Ogle, NOTO Program & Communications Coordinator stopped by FOX 43 AM Live [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT)--- As lawmakers undergo negotiations on a sports betting bill, an amendment offered by House Federal and State Affairs chair Rep. John Barker, R-Abilene, would incentivize new sports teams coming to the area. The House amendment would establish a new fund, called the "Attracting Professional Sports in Kansas" fund, and it would designate that [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - If you are missing an item from a grave at a local cemetery, you may want to check with the groundskeepers before reporting it as a theft. Topeka residents were first warned by the Topeka Police Department on March 25 to be on the lookout for suspicious activity in local cemeteries and [...]

We'll start off the day with some sunshine, but clouds will be on the increase, especially in the afternoon ahead of our next chance for rain. Despite that, today's temperatures make it back into the middle 60s, possibly close to 70° for the western counties. Winds will start off on the light side, but could [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT)--- As a statewide vote on abortion rights in Kansas approaches, one lawmaker is introducing a bill virtually banning the procedure. House Bill 2746, prohibits most abortion procedures, except under certain circumstances. According to Section E, line 6, of the bill, this includes saving the life or preserving the life of an unborn child, [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT)--- Kansas lawmakers are negotiating a bill to legalize sports betting in the state, kicking off a round of conference committees on Thursday. The push to get a bill passed this year is very much alive. Sen. Rob Olson, a Republican from Olathe who chairs the Fed and State conference committee that's working the [...]

Hear the "boom" captured by surveillance cameras that scientists now believe was a meteor exploding.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Conservative speaker and author Michael Knowles spoke at Washburn University on Thursday night. Knowles was introduced to the gathered crowd by Claudia Fury, Chairman of the Washburn College Republicans who set up the event. "One reason this event is so important to me, as well as many other students sitting in the [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Ahead of a controversial conservative speaker's appearance Thursday at Washburn University, students gathered for 'Trans Visibility Day.' A campus group, the Young American Foundation, invited Michael Knowles, a conservative commentator and author, to speak at a campus event at 7 p.m. While Washburn University did not invite him, he did gain a [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has released the results of a study focused on largemouth bass virus in Kansas lakes. The study says that LMBV was first found in Crawford State Fishing Lake in 2007, and has since spread to other bodies of water, having a negative impact on largemouth [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County District Attorney's Office has announced that a man has been convicted in relation to killing a teen. Danny Kaye Williams was charged as part of a 2019 murder case involving the death of Joaquin McKinney. The four-day trial for the case concluded on Thursday when the jury returned with [...]

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Thursday that a Manhattan man who operated a concrete company has been banned from doing business in Kansas. Douglas L. Bell III violated a 2021 consent judgement, according to the attorney general's office. The judgment indicated Bell violated the Kansas Consumer Protection Act with his [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - As a Topeka man accused of killing a baby during an assault made his first appearance in court Thursday, KSNT 27 News obtained new documents that share more information on what happened during the attack. Tray'vonne Da'mont Jones, 18, appeared in court around 10:30 a.m. via Zoom before Shawnee County District Court [...]

What We’re Tracking: Mostly clear and chilly tonight Sunshine and pleasant Friday Brief round of showers Friday night before a nice weekend Tonight, the sky will be clear and wind will be light, so we'll be able to cool down into the upper 20s. This should be the coolest night ahead with a rebound in [...]

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – A man who was captured by U.S. Border Patrol Agents near Cesar Chavez/Loop375 after trying to cross the Rio Grande in his truck, has been identified by law enforcement. 31-year-old Patricio Sabas Gomez was wanted in the September 30, 2021 shooting death of 41-year-old Michael Martinez in Wichita, Kansas. Police [...]