Ashley Oliver

Topeka

Executive Producer at KSNT-TV (Topeka, KS)

Managing Editor at KSNT 27 News | Wichita State University Graduate | Contact me at [email protected]

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Arrest made after Kansas priest fatally shot

2 weeks ago | ksn.com | Ashley Oliver |Carina Branson

SENECA, Kan. (KSNT) – An Oklahoma man is now in custody after a Kansas priest was fatally shot Thursday afternoon. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, a 911 caller reported shots being fired at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church rectory at 411 Pioneer St., in Seneca, at 2:50 p.m. Both the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office and the Seneca Police Department responded to the scene.
Seneca priest fatally shot

3 weeks ago | ksnt.com | Ashley Oliver

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A leader with the Archdiocese of Kansas City confirms a Kansas priest has been killed. According to a social media post by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Fr. Arul Carasala of Seneca was shot and killed Thursday. He had served the Archdiocese for over 20 years, including as dean of the Nemaha-Marshall region. Very few details about the shooting have been released at this time. 27 News has reached out to the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office but they declined to comment.
Seneca priest fatally shot

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ashley Oliver

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A leader with the Archdiocese of Kansas City confirms a Kansas priest has been killed. According to a social media post by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Fr. Arul Carasala of Seneca was shot and killed Thursday. He had served the Archdiocese for over 20 years, including as dean of the Nemaha-Marshall region. Very few details about the shooting have been released at this time. 27 News has reached out to the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office but they declined to comment.
Future uncertain for Kansans energy assistance program

3 weeks ago | ksnt.com | Ashley Oliver

(File: Getty) by: Ashley Oliver Posted: Apr 3, 2025 / 04:35 PM CDT Updated: Apr 3, 2025 / 04:35 PM CDT TOPEKA (KSNT) – Cuts at the federal level could impact a state program that helps lower-income people and families heat and cool their homes.
Rural firefighters, aerial crew stop wildfire near Topeka

1 month ago | ksnt.com | Ashley Oliver

by: Ashley Oliver Posted: Mar 17, 2025 / 05:37 PM CDT Updated: Mar 17, 2025 / 06:33 PM CDT TOPEKA (KSNT) – Firefighters from multiple rural fire departments and an aerial crew from the Kansas Forest Service (KFS) worked through the afternoon to get a wildfire north of Topeka under control.
Rural firefighters, aerial crew stop wildfire near Topeka

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ashley Oliver

Ashley OliverMon, March 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM UTC1 min readRural firefighters, aerial crew stop wildfire near TopekaTOPEKA (KSNT) – Firefighters from multiple rural fire departments and an aerial crew from the Kansas Forest Service (KFS) worked through the afternoon to get a wildfire north of Topeka under control. Shawnee County Emergency Management Director Dusty Nichols said the fire started just before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17 in the 5800 block of Northwest 39th Street in Menoken Township.
New lawsuit filed in St. Marys power plant death after $222M ruling dismissed

1 month ago | ksnt.com | Ashley Oliver

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The widow of a Kansas man who died in an accident at an Evergy power plant and won multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit against a Texas-based contractor has refiled the case in Kansas after a Texas court dismissed the original case. Jesse Henson, 45, of Manhattan, and a co-worker, Damien Burchett, 45 of Overbrook, died from steam burns suffered when they were investigating a loss of power at the Jeffrey Energy Center plant near St. Marys in June of 2018.
New lawsuit filed in St. Marys power plant death after $222M ruling dismissed

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ashley Oliver

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The widow of a Kansas man who died in an accident at an Evergy power plant and won multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit against a Texas-based contractor has refiled the case in Kansas after a Texas court dismissed the original case. Jesse Henson, 45, of Manhattan, and a co-worker, Damien Burchett, 45 of Overbrook, died from steam burns suffered when they were investigating a loss of power at the Jeffrey Energy Center plant near St. Marys in June of 2018.
Charges filed after Topeka woman killed, two others injured

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Ashley Oliver

Ashley OliverThu, February 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM UTC1 min readCharges filed after Topeka woman killed, two others injuredTOPEKA (KSNT) – Prosecutors have filed charges in a Topeka shooting that left a woman dead and two others injured. It happened Feb. 7 in the 2700 block of Burnett, near 29th and Gage in southwest Topeka. Police said Olivia Miller, 51, died in the shooting. Two other people were hospitalized.
Charges filed after Topeka woman killed, two others injured

2 months ago | ksnt.com | Ashley Oliver

by: Ashley Oliver Posted: Feb 13, 2025 / 05:07 PM CST Updated: Feb 14, 2025 / 10:40 AM CST TOPEKA (KSNT) – Prosecutors have filed charges in a Topeka shooting that left a woman dead and two others injured. It happened Feb. 7 in the 2700 block of Burnett, near 29th and Gage in southwest Topeka. Police said Olivia Miller, 51, died in the shooting. Two other people were hospitalized.