Новости за 28.06.2022

BUTLER COUNTY (KSNT) - A silver alert has been issued for the state of Kansas regarding a missing Butler County man, on Tuesday. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, they received a request from the Butler County Sheriff's Office to issue a statewide silver alert for Joseph M. Hayes, 71, of Towanda. His current [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY (KSNT) - A man was arrested by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department on aggravated assault charges after assaulting an officer, according to the sheriff's office. Ryan Taylor, 25, was arrested on June 25, at 11:10 p.m. and released two days later on June 27 at 5:45 p.m. His bond was set at $75,000. [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT)- Kansas basketball announced its non-conference schedule for the 2022-23 season on Tuesday. The Jayhawks will open play with an exhibition match against DII opponent Pittsburg State on Nov. 2. Their first game against a DI opponent will be Omaha on Nov. 7. Kansas will get a tough test quickly, as they'll face Duke [...]

Missouri Highway Patrol said four people died and 150 were transported to hospitals following an Amtrak derailment near Mendon.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Zoo broke ground on the new Giraffe and Friends Exhibit on June 8th, 2021.  "This Giraffe facility is sitting on about a 5-acre site. There is an enormous amount of activity going on right now. When it is all complete, this building will interact with an antelope facility that will [...]

SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - A man attempting to flee from the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office was found hiding under a truck Tuesday. Derek S. Devlin, 37, was pulled over by deputies on Tuesday, June 28, just after 3 a.m. in the 1000 block of NW Van Buren Street. According to the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office, [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Zoo started its summer camps in early June and will run through early August. "This week is Jedi Training. Yesterday we learned about the history of Star Wars and today we are taking the kids around the Galaxy and we are going to learn about animals that live in the [...]

SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - Passengers in two vehicles escaped any serious injury Tuesday morning when they collided at the intersection of NW Rochester Road and NW 35th Street. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office said no major injuries were reported and there was no fire hazard. Traffic is being redirected around the crash, but people can [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Mayor Mike Padilla and the current interim city manager Bill Cochran will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday to discuss what is happening in the city. The monthly meeting is held to discuss the main issues facing the city. This is the June 2022 meeting.

Southerly winds return today, but they remain fairly light. Paired with abundant sunshine, high temperatures should make it into the mid to upper 80s this afternoon. We get one more pleasant day and evening with low humidity before a stronger southerly wind pulls in more heat and more moisture by the middle of the week. [...]

LAS VEGAS, NV (KSNT) - The Big 12 is targeting a talent agency executive to be its next conference commissioner. According to Sports Illustrated, Brett Yormark, the COO of Jay-Z's Roc Nation, is finalizing a deal to be the Big 12's next leader. Yormark has spent three years with Roc Nation and has an extensive [...]

ST. GEORGE (KSNT) - Rock Creek High School decided to hire from within, promoting Justin Smith to head boys' basketball coach. Smith has spent the past two years as an assistant basketball coach and offensive coordinator for the football team. "Last couple of years, I've been able to develop a really good relationship with the [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - It's not every day that members of Shawnee County, the Topeka City Council and the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce gather together. These groups met on Monday night to look for new ways to boost the transportation services currently available in the Capitol City by checking out what the railroad has to [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Dogs can suffer from extreme temperatures during the summer just as much as people can. During the high temperatures of the summer months, its important to remember that our furry friends can suffer from the heat too. "It takes 60 days for pets to accumulate to weather," said Dr. Robert Johnson, at [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - If paying more for gas and medical equipment wasn't enough, there's also a national paramedic shortage going on. The Topeka and Shawnee County American Medical Response (AMR) unit is having a hard time finding paramedics. The team is short five paramedics locally and the pool of available workers is pretty limited. AMR's [...]

A U.S. official says at least 40 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas.

TOPEKA, (KSNT)--- The Supreme Court's groundbreaking decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has raised questions about what children are taught in schools. Some abortion rights advocates have pointed to sexual education as playing a critical role in keeping young people informed, as restrictions on abortion access are increasing in some states. In Kansas, however, the [...]

KANSAS (KSNT) - The Kansas Highway Patrol is warning motorists to practice caution while traveling this weekend. Both the Kansas Turnpike Authority and the Kansas Department of Transportation have joined the KHP in encouraging motorists to travel safely on the Independence Day weekend and throughout the rest of the summer season. "Remember to celebrate safely [...]

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame has announced the Induction Class of 2022 on Twitter Monday, June 27. There are 10 new members that will be inducted this year, bringing the total number of people in the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame to 317. The induction ceremony for the Induction Class [...]

This story has been updated and will continue to be updated as organizations share more information about Independence Day plans. WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) -- Kansans have a lot of choices for where, when and how to celebrate Independence Day 2022. Towns across the state are holding all kinds of different events. Some are on the [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Monday is National HIV Testing Day, and a local clinic is partnering with a grocery store to raise awareness. Positive Connections Testing Center offers free HIV testing and treatment. This week, they're celebrating by providing Dillon's gift cards to anyone who gets tested. With HIV cases rising in Shawnee County, Positive Connections [...]

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The amount of debris in Manhattan is significant following a rash of weather events, the city said. Cleanup crews are moving through town to pick up tree and limb debris damage. They are finished in Southeast Manhattan and currently working in Northcentral Manhattan. They will move into southwest Manhattan next. To see [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Long time TARC employee Sherry Lundry is retiring effective July 1. Sherry Lundry recently celebrated 15 years of service to TARC. Beginning as an Assistant Director of development, she later became director in 2011. Lundry is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science in Education. She had [...]