AUSTIN, TX (KSNT) - The University of Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday, who faces a felony domestic family violence charge. The charge stems from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée. The university told Beard's attorney he is “unfit” for the position, according to the Associated Press. Beard had five years left [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The last time anyone saw this astronomical event was during the time of the Neanderthals. That was 50,000 years ago - and now - it's set to return to planet Earth. The comet was discovered at the Zwicky Transient Facility in early march of 2022. Thus, it's name: C/2022E3(ZTF). The comet is [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT ) - Firefighters are on scene of a reported house fire in downtown Topeka Thursday afternoon. The original call came in around 12:45 p.m., according to Shawnee County Dispatch, to a structure fire in the 500 block of southwest Lincoln Street in Topeka. A 27 News reporter on scene verified crews were extinguishing [...]
What We’re Tracking: Tonight, temperatures will once again be on the cooler side. Overnight lows are expected to drop into the middle 20s with mostly clear skies and just a light breeze. By Friday, we should be on the mild side as temperatures return closer to 50°, but this warm-up is brief. Slightly cooler weather [...]
The court records show the justification authorities used to obtain a warrant for Bryan Kohberger's arrest in the death of four college students in Idaho.
Police say a man allegedly kidnapped three children in two separate incidents near Clark Elementary School in the past 24 hours.
The Kansas City Zoo announces the birth of a new eastern black rhino calf, born to Ziru and Ruka who have been at the zoo since 2018.
SABETHA, Kan. (KSNW) -- Kansas Highway Patrol troopers say two people died after a vehicle crash in northeast Kansas. The crash happened a half-mile east of Sabetha in Brown County at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Troopers say an eastbound SUV stopped at a stop sign and then pulled onto U.S. Highway 75 in front of a [...]
Kansas City International Airport says it will hold a mass simulation on February 14, to test all aspects of the new terminal before it opens.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is pushing her "Axing Your Taxes" plan this year, which includes a renewed push for an immediate elimination to the state's food sales tax. Some Republicans in the state Senate say they're also on board with that part of the Governor's plan. Republican Senator Brenda Dietrich, Vice Chair [...]
Temperatures today will be pretty similar to yesterday as our westerly breeze continues. We can expect a lot of sunshine as highs climb into the low to mid 40s across the area. Wind chills will be in the teens to start with, but we'll be feeling cooler all day with wind gusts around 20mph. By [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- No injuries have been reporter after a fire Thursday morning in Topeka. The Topeka Fire Department responded to a house fire around 3 a.m. It happened near SE Indiana Ave. in Topeka, near the Antioch Family Life Center, a Shawnee County Dispatcher told 27 News. There were no injuries reported and the cause [...]
MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) - K-State volleyball's new leader landed in Manhattan on Tuesday night, and immediately met the Wildcat community. K-State announced Jason Mansfield as the new volleyball coach on Dec. 27. He was officially introduced Wednesday. Mansfield spent the past five seasons at the University of Washington. Before that, he coached at Illinois and [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - When it comes to going into cardiac arrest, there's not a minute to spare. That couldn't be any more true for Bills safety Damar Hamlin who was attended to on the field for 19 minutes after collapsing and received both CPR and a defibrillator during Monday Night Football. When life and death [...]
CINCINNATI, OH - Fritz, the Cincinnati Zoo’s five-month-old baby hippo, frolicked in the rain on Tuesday, January 3. The National Weather Service reported that heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across Ohio on Tuesday, causing flooding and delighting at least one pachyderm. Video posted by the Cincinnati Zoo on Tuesday, shows Fritz having “rainy day zoomies.”
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Potential and current homeowners in rural Kansas can be financially assisted through the new Home Loan Guarantee (HGL) for Rural Kansas. The program, which was created by Kansas Housing Resources Cooperation (KHRC), helps to close the gap between lenders and their financial institutions. The program serves counties with less than 10,000 residents [...]
A former Eudora, Kansas, daycare worker will not have another trial after prosecutors decided not to retry her in an infant's death.
The NFL continues its support of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and the Kansas City Chiefs follow suit.
A man in Hoisington found a live grenade in his garage Wednesday morning.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topekans got the chance Wednesday to question city leaders about a proposed water rate increase. "You have a proposal for 10% increase over X amount of period, what's the plan for the use of this money," said one concerned Topekan. The city’s water infrastructure is 170-years-old, long past its expected 100-year lifespan. [...]
The man accused of killing four University of Idaho students is being extradited to Idaho.
The Shawnee Tribe says the Indian Mission needs millions in repairs, something the Kansas Historical Society says it's planning to address.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Multiple customers claimed they were overtaxed earlier this week after visiting their local Walmart. On Wednesday, Walmart and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly responded. Walmart issued this statement: “On January 1, after the reduced state sales tax rate on food items went into effect in Kansas, some customers were mistakenly charged the higher, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Plans are in place for a newly proposed veterans home in the capital city. It is expected the proposal for the new project will be announced whether it will reach priority project status for the VA in the spring this year. If the proposal by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly reaches this status [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kris Kobach, Kansas' next Attorney General, has announced his pick for chief deputy attorney general. Danedri Herbert, a spokesperson for Kris Kobach, said that Dan Burrows has been chosen to serve as the chief deputy attorney general. Among Burrows' tasks he will provide overall supervision of litigation under Kobach when he takes [...]
