TOPEKA (KSNT) - The United State Postal Service (USPS) wants to make dog owners aware of the seriousness of dog bites to mail carriers. From Sunday, June 2 through Sunday, June 9, the USPS is offering information on how dog owners can help ensure safety for mail carriers and help mail get delivered safely in the USPS 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, according to a news release. This year's theme is "Don’t let your dog bite the hand that serves you." “Letter carriers are exposed to potential hazards every day, none more prevalent than a canine encounter. All it takes is one interactio ..read more

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Legendary KU head track and field coach Stanley Redwine is quite literally going the distance to watch two of his athletes compete this summer. In what's already going to be a busy summer for Redwine, between leading 10 Jayhawks to NCAA Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, returning to Eugene for Team USA Olympic trials and coaching Team USA's men's track and field team in the 2024 Paris Olympics, he's making time for another trip. Coach Redwine is traveling to the country of Guyana to watch KU distance runner Aaliyah Moore and KU sprinter Deshana Skeete compete in the Guyana Olympic ..read more

EMPORIA (KSNT) - The race is on for the Unbound Gravel bike race in Emporia! Cyclist from across the world have traveled to Emporia to compete in the competition. The XL race, which is the longest race at the event with a course of 350 miles, is the one that began on Friday, May 31. The cyclist have 36 hours to complete this race ..read more

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The Kansas City Chiefs returned to the White House Friday to celebrate their Super Bowl win against the San Francisco 49ers. The reigning champs and President Biden were all smiles, and despite some recent controversial comments from one notable teammate the event went on without a hitch. "Welcome back to the White House,” said Biden. President Biden applauded the team for another outstanding season. "Well, I don’t think anyone is doubting you now, you fought hard you kept the faith,” said Biden. The president took everyone by surprise when he tried on his newly gifted h ..read more

TOPEKA (KSNT) — Road crews will soon start on a 7 mile pavement improvement project in Jefferson County until July. Starting Monday, June 3, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) announced it will be working on a pavement improvement project on U.S. 92 (K-16) on the stretch of highway between Oskaloosa and McLouth, according to a news release from KDOT. Photo courtesy/ KDOT Crews will work on a mill and overlay on all of the eastbound and westbound lanes on U.S. 92 from U.S. 59/U.S. 92/K-16/Walnut Street south of Oskaloosa to U.S. 92/K-16/Union Street in McLouth. Work is scheduled to ..read more

MANHATTAN (KSNT) — Crews with the City of Manhattan have filled almost 5,000 potholes during its Pothole Blitz project. The city announced on social media Friday that since Tuesday, May 14, crews have fixed 4,943 potholes in Manhattan. This is part of a Pothole Blitz project, where the city's goal is to patch every pothole in the Little Apple. According to the social media post, crews have reached almost 50% of their goal ..read more

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - A Manhattan volunteer firefighter and his family escaped a large house fire Friday morning, thanks to some basic fire safety tips. The family climbed out of the window of the burning house. They had the opportunity to escape as they had their bedroom doors closed when they were asleep. The inside of the house was severely destroyed, but the bedrooms took minimal damage. Topeka woman found guilty of murder, child endangerment "Sleeping with the door closed, you keep smoke and heat out of the bedroom," Riley County Fire Chief Russel Stukey said. "People that do not survive fir ..read more

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Supreme Court upheld a set of controversial voting laws on Friday, which were contested by voting rights groups. Nexstar's Kansas Capitol Bureau spoke with the Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in an exclusive one-on-one interview. Kobach is touting the ruling as a victory, after three years of defending the laws in court. One law restricts the amount of ballots people can collect and return to the election office. If it's more than 10 ballots, people could face jail time. "The reason we have that in kansas law is to stop ballot harvesting," Kobach said. "They trie ..read more

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Kansas State football is adding an experienced cornerback to its secondary via the transfer portal. Jordan Dunbar, a transfer from Rice University, has committed to play for Chris Klieman and the Wildcats, per 247 Sports' Matt Zenitz. Dunbar redshirted in 2023, but was an All-Conference selection in 2022. When Rice was still a member of Conference USA in 2021, Dunbar made the conference's All-Freshman team. In total, he appeared in 54 games for the Owls, racking up 43 solo tackles. The six-foot, 190 pound corner comes to K-State as a redshirt junior ..read more

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Watch where you step the next time you are at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, the floor may be Lava! The library's newest exhibit opens Saturday, June 1and 27 News got an inside look on Friday. The exhibit is called the "Floor is Lava," taken after the popular game. For the past two weeks, the gallery has worked to compile art, rocks, equipment and building volcanoes for a hand-on experience ..read more