Category Archives: Local News

Garden center in Topeka prepares for spring

Garden center in Topeka prepares for spring

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Spring is right around the corner and garden centers all over northeast Kansas are gearing up for the start of the season. Jackson’s Greenhouse in Topeka is preparing this week with cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and over 2,000 hanging flower baskets. You can buy plants you won’t find anywhere else. They offer 72…MORE

Winner takes $110k in Capital City Carnage demo derby

Winner takes $110k in Capital City Carnage demo derby

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A demolition derby with a $110,000 grand prize finished up in Topeka Saturday night. Professionals and kids competed in Capital City Carnage this weekend. Local contractors spent four days building the track and preparing for the event. Drivers from all over the country competed for the grand prize. Kansans celebrate 28 years…MORE

Silver Lake garden center prepares for spring

Silver Lake garden center prepares for spring

SILVER LAKE (KSNT) – Spring is right around the corner and garden centers all over northeast Kansas are gearing up for the start of the season. Jackson’s Greenhouse in Silver Lake is preparing this week with cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and over 2,000 hanging flower baskets. You can buy plants you won’t find anywhere else. They…MORE

Capital City Carnage wraps up in Topeka

Capital City Carnage wraps up in Topeka

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The demolition derby finished up in Topeka Saturday night. Professionals and kids competed in Capital City Carnage this weekend. Local contractors spent four days building the track and preparing for the event. Drivers from all over the country competed for a grand prize of $110,000. Kansans celebrate 28 years of silent films…MORE

Ukrainians in Topeka ‘saddened’ by Trump, Zelenskyy’s tense meeting

Ukrainians in Topeka ‘saddened’ by Trump, Zelenskyy’s tense meeting

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Many people across the country are reacting to President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. There’s a lot of uncertainty for many Ukrainians now living in America. Tensions escalated between the two presidents in the Oval Office Friday as cease-fire talks progressed. Fort Riley makes changes after Trump executive…MORE

KDOT answers last-minute Polk-Quincy Viaduct questions

KDOT answers last-minute Polk-Quincy Viaduct questions

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Community members got one last chance to ask project leaders about an upcoming years-long construction project in downtown Topeka. It was a packed house Thursday evening for the final public meeting about the Polk-Quincy Viaduct project where community members could ask questions to the engineers working on the project and get first-hand…MORE

One hurt in central Topeka house fire

One hurt in central Topeka house fire

TOPEKA (KSNT) — One person is hurt after a house fire in central Topeka Thursday. Dan Garrett with the city of Topeka said in a press release firefighters responded to a fire near 17th Street and Washburn Avenue. They found smoke and flames on both floors of the home, and extinguished the fire. Two people…MORE

Spencer Duncan optimistic about Topeka mayoral run

Spencer Duncan optimistic about Topeka mayoral run

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Some candidates are already throwing their hat in the ring as the race for Topeka mayor kicks off. Spencer Duncan says he’s all in and ready to serve his community as mayor. He says he felt like this was a perfect time to get his name out there. Democrat Rep. files complaint…MORE

Manhattan grocery store listed as victim of $16k scam

Manhattan grocery store listed as victim of $16k scam

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – A large grocery store chain was listed as the victim of a $16,348 scam in Manhattan on Wednesday. At 8:16 a.m., the Riley County Police Department was called to the 100 block of Sarber Lane when it was reported that Dillons was the victim of a scam. K-State launches AI chatbot that…MORE

Topeka start-up businesses collaborate to learn and grow together

Topeka start-up businesses collaborate to learn and grow together

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Nearly 70 small businesses are combining their efforts and experiences to grow with each other. For local shop owners like Angelique Olivia Taylor, growing a small business can be a challenge. Now with dozens of entrepreneurs working together, the opportunity to grow a business and get it to the next level is…MORE