TOPEKA (KSNT) – Lawmakers are debating a new bill this year that would help property owners take action against squatters in Kansas. Legislators in the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs held a discussion on House Bill 2378 on Monday, Feb. 17. The bill, if approved, would establish the Removal of Squatters Act, making…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Helping Hands Humane Society (HHHS) in Topeka is asking for locals to pitch in to help the organization buy a costly new x-ray machine. HHHS took to social media on Friday, Feb. 21 to ask Topekans to make donations for a new x-ray machine. The organization’s current x-ray machine is described as…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Police say a local man was arrested Saturday following an early morning shooting southwest of Topeka. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) announced in a press release that officers were called just before 1 a.m. on Feb. 22 to the 3300 block of Gage Road on reports of a shooting. Officers arriving in…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is searching for a new home in Topeka as its current lease is set to expire before the end of the decade. The KHP is looking for a new place to house its headquarters and dozens of employees in the Capital City this year. KHP spokeswoman April…… MORE
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Charges Friday night in the more than year-old case revolving around a baby’s death at an apartment complex in Leavenworth, Kansas. The baby’s mother, Liberti Figueroa, faces two counts of aggravated endangering of a child and one count of involuntary manslaughter. “Aggravated endangering a child is recklessly causing or premeditating a child…… MORE
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) — A man has been charged in connection to a Tecumseh homicide case where a 50-year-old woman was found dead in her home last year. Brian P. McKay was charged on Thursday, Feb. 20 in connection to the murder of Monica B. McKay. He was arrested on Feb. 11 on numerous charges…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A member of the rock band KANSAS is opening up publicly about his recent cancer diagnosis. KANSAS announced on social media on Thursday, Feb. 20 that Ronnie Platt, who plays the keyboard and acts as a vocalist in the band, has thyroid cancer. Platt issued a statement on the situation through the…… MORE
Editor’s Note: KDOT has revised the detour route for Juliette Avenue. It will now be directed around the area of Poyntz Avenue, 6th Street and Pierre Street. The map has been updated to reflect the change. MANHATTAN (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Transportation announced that a $1.2 million pavement rehabilitation project is scheduled to…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Work crews are preparing to return to Highway 24 in the Topeka area for continuing work on a large-scale reconstruction project. Kate Craft with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) said in a press release that workers will resume their efforts on Highway 24 in Topeka and Jefferson County starting on Feb.…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Zoo is saying goodbye to two animals that will be going to another facility to aid the endangered species. On Friday, The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center announced that its African painted dogs Kellan and Takoda will be taken to another facility to help breeding efforts for their species. The…… MORE
