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Gov. Kelly requests financial assistance for Pottawatomie County
TOPEKA (KSNT) – On Wednesday, Gov. Laura Kelly requested additional funds to repair the damage caused by a tornado that ripped through Westmoreland. On April 30, one person died and three people were injured when an EF3 tornado struck the town. The storm destroyed or heavily damaged more than 20 homes and businesses. Kelly sent […]
State BOE changes high school graduation requirements
TOPEKA (KSNT) – After nearly two decades, the Kansas Board of Education (KBOE) made changes to graduation requirements for students. On Monday, the KBOE voted 8-2 to pass amendments to graduation requirements under K.A.R. 91-31-35. The changes outline requirements set by the state board for students to meet before they’re eligible for graduation. The requirements […]
Geary Co. schools talks graduations, pandemic recovery, summer programs
TOPEKA (KSNT) – KSNT News sat down with USD 475 Superintendent Dr. Reginald Eggleston to talk about graduations, recovery since the pandemic, summer programs and the Early Childhood Center project “First congratulate them, but also tell them that we need them to go out into the world and be leaders. Today more-so than ever before […]
Here’s your next chance to see the northern lights in the Midwest
JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — If you missed the rare opportunity to see the northern lights Friday night (5/10), you may have one more opportunity to witness the phenomenon. The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis are likely to be visible in much of the United States again Sunday night (5/12) and possibly Monday, […]
Smoke or fog? Lowered visibility in some areas
TOPEKA (KSNT) – You may experience some lowered visibility this morning, but is it smoke or fog? Wildfires in Canada have been causing worsening air quality for a number of midwest cities. Parts of the upper Midwest and westward toward the Rockies, including Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, saw the worst dips […]
Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant’s campus offices. It also said it will require most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to its primary offices in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco Bay Area. […]
On and off showers
What We’re Tracking Waking up Wednesday morning to areas of patchy fog. Temperatures for Wednesday in the middle 70’s. Clouds rolled in last night and sticking around for the next few days. Mostly cloudy with on and off chances of showers and thunderstorms today. We see yet another active weather pattern again as another system […]
Topeka city council unanimously approves new city manager contract
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka city council voted 10-0 in favor of the contract for new city manager Robert Perez. The contract has a term of 12 months and includes a salary of $255,000. Perez is leaving his role as the assistant city manager of infrastructure for the city of Dallas to take over in Topeka […]
Topeka council gives tenants protection from landlords
TOPEKA (KSNT) — Topeka city leaders have approved an ordinance that gives tenants more protection from their landlords. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, the council members voted to pass an amendment to its retaliatory eviction ordinance, changing the way the city ordinance is written. The ordinance said tenants may be scared to defend their rights […]
Gov. Laura Kelly officially signs ‘SOUL’ foster care bill
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Gov. Laura Kelly officially signed off on a new law, creating a “SOUL” Family for foster kids. House Bill 2536 creates a new option for children in foster care. It gives kids who are 16 and up the opportunity to choose their family. The bill originally passed back in April, but Kelly signed it […]
Family and friends honor memory of Westmoreland tornado victim Anna Miller
WAMEGO (KSNT) – The first Kansan to die in a tornado in years was laid to rest Tuesday in Wamego. Many gathered to pay their respects to Anna Miller on May 14. She lost her life to the EF3 tornado that hit Westmoreland on April 30. Miller was a prominent member of the community. She worked […]
Manhattan crews start citywide pothole patching
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – This week, Manhattan crews are starting a citywide “pothole blitz”, to patch potholes throughout the city. All of Manhattan’s Street and Stormwater Divisions crews are going to be busy filling the potholes throughout the Little Apple, according to a social media post. Crews will begin patch work on the major roadways suck […]
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