BERRYTON (KSNT) - A school located just outside of the City of Topeka briefly entered a "soft" lockdown Tuesday morning. Tiffanie Kinsch, the communications and marketing director for Shawnee Heights USD 450, told 27 News that Berryton Elementary School entered a soft lockdown after an "escalated student" needed privacy in a hallway. While staff responded [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday detailed how it plans to spend $27 billion in climate funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The Biden administration explained that it will split the fund up into two programs. A total of $20 billion in grants will go to nonprofits that collaborate with local financial [...]
Police say a father and child discovered what they thought were discarded human remains in a creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
TOPEKA (FOX 43) - Valeo Behavioral Health Care is starting up its free behavioral health screenings starting tomorrow in Topeka. No appointment is needed and you do not need to bring anything with you. Listen below are the different times and location you can find the free screenings available throughout the year. February 15th from [...]
TOPEKA (FOX 43)- Shawn Oliver, a community member here in Topeka, was watching Love on the Spectrum, a Netflix TV show, when she had an idea. This idea was to create a space in Topeka for adults with autism to find community and friends with one another. This led to the creation of the Socials [...]
In total, there are eight known victims, with three being pronounced dead and five more in critical condition at Sparrow Hospital.
TOPEKA (KSNT)-- A week ago, 27 News reported that Highland Park boys varsity basketball team were set to play against Wyandotte High School when both varsity teams allegedly exchanged words, leading them to cancel the game. Prior to this incident, in December 2022, Topeka High School was set to play against Valley Center High School [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A preliminary investigation by the Topeka Fire Department found that a house fire located in Central Topeka was intentionally set. Rosie Nichols, a spokeswoman for the City of Topeka, said firefighters responded to a report of a fire at 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the 2000 block of SW Central [...]
Both the principal and the assistant principal at Valley Center High School have resigned.
The Kansas Highway Patrol said an Emporia man suffered a medical incident before he crashed into a tree.
**WINTER STORM WATCH** - Brown, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Republic, Riley, and Washington counties from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning. Periods of rain move through the viewing area throughout the morning hours today and may be heavy at times. Showers look to continue throughout the early afternoon with occasional rumbles of [...]
SABETHA (KSNT) - Parents, teachers and students gathered in the auditorium of Sabetha Middle School Monday night to find out if the school board would decide to shut down the Wetmore Academic Center. It's a debate that goes back years according to 2002 Wetmore graduate Analyssa Noe."There's a perception in the Sabetha community that they [...]
Students are instructed to secure in place and run, hide or fight if necessary.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Young professionals from across the state gathered in Topeka for a first of its kind event. Monday was Young Professionals Day at the capital. Forge Topeka has had this event in the works for a couple of years. The event builds civic engagement while bringing together young professionals from around the state. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Following Sunday's excitement in Arizona and a Chiefs Super Bowl victory - it can be easy to forget making plans for the next big event of February - Valentine's Day. 27 News went around the capital city looking for date ideas that your date will love. Starting off in West Topeka, Be [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Following Sunday's excitement in Arizona and a Chiefs Super Bowl victory - it can be easy to forget making plans for the next big event of February - Valentine's Day. 27 News went around the capital city looking for date ideas that your date will love. Starting off in West Topeka, Be [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka West Theatre will open their latest play, "Sister Act," Thursday evening in the school auditorium. The musical is based on the original 1992 movie which was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, and is put in protective custody in the one [...]
Frustration on Capitol Hill is mounting after a string of aerial objects were shot down over U.S. and Canadian airspace in the last few days, raising a long list of questions that lawmakers say President Biden should publicly address. Three unidentified flying objects (UFOs) have been shot down over North America since Friday, and the [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT)- Now that the Kansas City Chiefs have another Superbowl win, the celebration are ongoing. Kansas City is scheduled to host the Super Bowl parade this Wednesday, and fans have already booked their transportation. Magic Party Bus in Lawrence is a transportation company that started seven years ago. It normally transports people to weddings, [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs are returning home to Kansas City on Monday, hours after winning Super Bowl LVII over the Philadelphia Eagles.
FRANCE - A meteor could be seen lighting up the night sky over northern France in the early hours of Monday, February 13. Footage by Twitter user @MegaLuigi shows the object, described by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a small asteroid, flashing brightly over Rouen in Normandy at 3:59 am. “Super bright!” the caption read. The ESA tweeted that [...]
With the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl, they'll automatically have the first Thursday night primetime game. Will they face the Eagles once again?
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and family spend the day at Disneyland, and also reveal Bronze's face for the first time.
What we're tracking For tonight, expect the winds to increase from the south at 15-20 mph with gusts up to 25mph. This will be due to a storm system that will bring us our greatest chance for rain after midnight. Temperatures will fall into the lower 40s. Early Tuesday morning, expect the winds to still [...]
