Новости за 18.01.2023

The Kansas Department of Corrections says 30-year-old Juan Caballeros-Yescas was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday morning.

CONCORDIA (KSNT) - A joint statement was released on Wednesday by the Concordia Police Department and the Cloud County Sheriff's Department saying fentanyl is believed to be circulating illegally in the area Both law enforcement organizations said they had recently fielded several calls about illicit fentanyl in Cloud County. We would like to remind you [...]

RILEY COUNTY (KSNT) - The Riley County Health Department filled a grant-funded Community Health Educator position to help bring awareness to opioid prevention in youth in Riley, Geary and Pottawatomie Counties. In her new position, Asia Sampson will work with local schools and community organizations to educate youth, educators, parents and community members on preventative [...]

The Kansas City Police Department says 8-month-old Malani Avery has been located safe after an AMBER Alert was issued Wednesday.

OSAGE COUNTY (KSNT) - The person of interest in a recent break-in at a local high school in Osage County has been identified by law enforcement. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells told 27 News that the person of interest has been identified as Dalton R. Quimby, 28. Wells said the sheriff's office is currently accepting [...]

Police say two semitrucks carrying cattle crashed at U.S. Highway 156 and Kansas Highway 23, about 21 miles east of Garden City.

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. —The Lee’s Summit Police Department has recovered a trophy stolen from former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson. On Jan. 6, officers with the department’s Crime Reduction Team were working at a local shopping center when police were notified of a suspect walking out of the store with a large amount of [...]

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Riley County Police Department is asking for help from the public in identifying the suspects involved with a recent theft by deception case. The RCPD reports that a local business in the 500 block of McCall Rd. suffered a $100,000 loss after unknown suspects posed as employees of New York Presbyterian [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - More than $40 million has been awarded to service providers in Kansas to extend high-speed internet across several underserved counties. Cassie Nichols, a spokeswoman for the Office of the Governor, said a total of $44.5 million has been distributed to nine service providers to extend internet access to 18,468 locations in 15 [...]

LYON COUNTY (KSNT) - A Wichita man escaped a rollover crash with only minor injuries after falling asleep at the wheel on Tuesday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports that a man driving in a Honda Civic was traveling down I-335 in Lyon County around 8:30 p.m. when he fell asleep and left the roadway. [...]

Seeing double or, in this case, triple? A Kansas family has learned to laugh when the topic of twins comes up in conversation.

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Arson may have been the cause of a recent house fire in Manhattan. A 28-year-old woman has been accused by the Riley County Police Department of setting fire to a house in the 800 block of Pottawatomie Ave. in Manhattan Tuesday afternoon. Police list a 75-year-old woman as the victim of the [...]

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - One person has been taken to a local hospital in Manhattan after being hit by a car. Kansas State University announced the pedestrian vs. car incident on Wednesday morning. A person was hit by a car around 7:30 a.m. in the 1600 block of Claflin Rd. and transported to a Manhattan hospital [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - USD 475 Geary County Schools is currently retaining land from the old Junction City High School, that is more centrally located, for a new Early Childhood Center. As of right now, the center is going to be an estimated 70,000 sq. ft. and it will be able to house 450 students. There [...]

**WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY** - Brown, Cloud, Marshall, Nemaha, Republic, and Washington counties in effect until midnight. Rain moves in for most this morning, but our northern and northwestern counties (those under the advisory) will see freezing rain and snow. Watch out for slick roadways, bridges, and overpasses as you're traveling around today. Most of the [...]

MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT)- Something happened in Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday that history will tell you is rare. That is, Kansas State beat Kansas on the basketball court. The Wildcat victory snaps a 7-game losing streak against their in-state rival. It's K-State's fourth win of the season over a Top 25 team. No. 13 K-State beat [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - City leaders voted down a proposal Tuesday to rezone a South Topeka neighborhood. The rezoning would have accommodated a new drug addiction treatment center for women. If passed, the proposal would have allowed a local entrepreneur to move forward with plans to open a drug treatment facility at the intersection of Van [...]

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - No. 2 Kansas men's basketball traveled to No. 13 K-State Tuesday in one of the highest-anticipated Sunflower Showdowns in recent memory. The game was as-advertised and came down to the wire, but K-State was able to sneak by at the end, coming out with a 83-82 win in overtime. Kansas was [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - FORGE of Topeka members were invited to a bread making class Tuesday evening at Heart & Home, a custom kitchen and counter top business in the Brookwood shopping center. The bread making class was taught by Executive Chef Greg Fox, former owner and chef at the Row House Restaurant in downtown Topeka. [...]

*Update: The time for a rally being held at the Kansas State Capitol, highlighting efforts to reopen the "Kansas Vocational School," a historically black college in Topeka, has been changed. The rally will take place Thursday, January 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. TOPEKA (KSNT) - In the heart of downtown Topeka, just a [...]

Police in Atwood in Rawlins County say skimmers have turned up inside gas pumps in their community, making them nearly undetectable.

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Manhattan Fire Department saved a dog this afternoon after responding to a house fire. The fire was reported at 2:35 p.m. on Tuesday in the 800 block of Pottawatomie Avenue. Firefighters reported finding smoke throughout the one-story, single-family dwelling and located a fire in a front room. No injuries were reported, [...]

MAYETTA (KSNT) - Grand Funk Railroad, the band behind the No. 1 hit The Loco-Motion, is set to perform at Prairie Band Casino and Resort on March 9 at 7 p.m. The rock band, which has been awarded 13 Gold Records and 10 Platinum Records, is currently on its "We're an American Band" tour. Don [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka High alum and former Kansas Jayhawk running back Ky Thomas is headed to Kent State. Thomas made the announcement on Twitter Tuesday that he would be joining the Golden Flashes. Out of high school, Thomas went to Minnesota, where he played one season, racking up 824 rushing yards and six touchdowns. [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Attorney General's Office has joined 21 other state attorneys general in challenging the environmental, social and governmental (ESG) practices of two companies. The companies being challenged are International Shareholder Services, Inc. and Glass, Lewis & Co. The AG's office and other attorneys general said they take issue with how ESG [...]