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How to stay safe during a severe weather threat
TOPEKA (KSNT) – More severe weather is in the forecast this weekend, and emergency management officials are urging northeast Kansas residents to stay alert. The Emergency Operation Center in Shawnee County is expected to be activated this weekend. They activate during situations of severe weather to monitor threats across the state. Officials from the Emergency […]
Wrong-way driver on I-70 arrested on drug charges
WABAUNSEE COUNTY (KSNT) – A local sheriff’s office reports it made an arrest Saturday following multiple reports of a driver going the wrong way on I-70 Saturday. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office reports on social media that it received numerous 911 calls about a driver heading west in the eastbound lanes on I-70. Initial reports […]
Rossville man injured Thursday in crash on rain-slickened I-70 in Wyandotte County
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was taken to an area hospital Thursday after the semitrailer he was driving crashed on a rain-slickened highway in Wyandotte County, authorities said. The crash was reported at 2:52 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 70 just west of the 78th Street exit. in Kansas...
Comedian Jeff Dunham is returning to northeast Kansas
MAYETTA (KSNT) – Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is on his way to northeast Kansas for a live performance later this year at a local casino. Prairie Band Casino & Resort announced on social media that Jeff Dunham will be returning to Mayetta for a live show on Thursday, Aug. 15. Tickets for this will […]
Wamego community welcomes home 2024 spring Honor Flight
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The community showed their support Friday at this year’s spring honor flight homecoming. “Honestly one of the most heartwarming things is to welcome them home to the embrace of their loved ones and their community. So we’re very privileged to be able to do that,” says Flight Coordinator, Shawn Hurnung.
38-year-old seriously injured in Shawnee Co. crash
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A 38-year-old man was seriously injured after a rear-end crash on U24 Highway. At 4:20 p.m. on Monday, the 38-year-old was driving a 2006 Dodge Dakota west on U24 and slowed down for congested traffic. A 53-year-old man driving a 2015 Dodge Ram 2500 hit the back of the Dodge Dakota, according […]
“Both victims and the suspect were known to each other” DA Kagay update on officer-involved shooting, Potwin stabbing and more
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay gives updates on the Potwin neighborhood stabbing, officer-involved shooting and an upcoming fundraising event for LifeHouse Child Advocacy Center.
Tribe breaks ground on Gaia Prairie Band
A groundbreaking ceremony was held last Friday for a new 40,000-square foot manufacturing and warehouse facility, Gaia Prairie Band, east of U.S. Highway 75 on 150th Road. The new business, which will initially employ about 20 people when it opens early next year, will produce 100 percent sustainable paper goods, including cups, straws and lids, according to Jacob Wamego, President and CEO of Prairie Band, LLC.
Holton woman recounts Wheel of Fortune experience
HOLTON (KSNT) – Brandy Stephenson jumped up with excitement when she got an email from Sony Pictures asking if she could be in California in two weeks. Stephenson said she always wanted to be on Wheel of Fortune, so she decided she would create a video application. “I went to their website and they had […]
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