TOPEKA (KSNT) - Departing from Wichita earlier Monday morning, the new Gage Park train has finally arrived. As much as the former train was beloved in the community, it's 55 year run began showing its age lately. With frequent mechanical breakdowns, and mechanics even using parts of their own truck to keep it running, Monday's [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Military Veterans of Kansas were at the State Capital on Monday lobbying for tax relief for retired and disabled veterans in Kansas. There are currently three bills in the House that would give Kansas veterans and their caregivers some tax relief. "There are two bills. The first one is House Bill 2036. [...]
DOUGLAS COUNTY (KSNT) - A Topeka man was hospitalized after his vehicle hit an overturned car on Interstate 70 in Douglas County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports that the crash occurred around 5:55 a.m. on Feb. 19 on westbound I-70 in Douglas County. A Jeep Patriot was driving westbound when it crashed into a Chevy [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The new Associated Press men's college basketball rankings are out and reflect a strong Big 12 conference. The KU Jayhawks moved from #5 to #3 in week 16, after beating the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Baylor Bears. The K-State Wildcats, however, slid two spots to #14 with a road loss to Oklahoma [...]
TOPEKA (FOX 43)- The Lawrence Humane Society joined the Fox 43 AM Live show to speak about their newest guy at the shelter-Tofurkey! He is just under a year old and the shelter has had him for about four months now. He is extremely excited and good with other dogs and kids. He has high [...]
TOPEKA (FOX 43)- Topekans are all invited, regardless of race, religion, age or ability to apply for this years' round of Topeka's Mosaic Partner Pairs. If you're wondering what the Topeka Mosaic Partner Pairs Program is, it's best described in detail on its website: The fundamental concept of Mosaic Partner Pairs is that by building [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local lake is set to be closed so that trout can be given time to acclimate to the water later this week. Mike McLaughlin with Shawnee County Parks and Recreation reports on Monday that Lake Shawnee will be closed to anglers from Feb. 24 to March 3 as winter trout stocking [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka has announced that it has hired an internal investigator Monday. Gretchen Spiker, a spokeswoman for the City of Topeka, reports that Alicia Guerrero-Chavez has been hired to fill the role of internal investigator. This will be an expansion upon what was the independent police auditor position. Guerrero-Chavez's role [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A man has been arrested by police in connection to a recent stabbing in Topeka. Edward Stanley, a spokesman for the Topeka Police Department, reports that police arrested Davis A. Lee, 24, of Topeka, Monday. He is currently being held in the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on an aggravated battery charge. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A man was arrested by police in connection to a shooting over the weekend in Topeka. Edward Stanley, a spokesman for the Topeka Police Department, reports that Bryan O. Walker, 38, of Topeka was arrested following a shooting on Sunday. His was arrested on charges of: Police were called around 1 p.m. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Drugstore company Walgreens will not send abortion pills to Kansas, according to the state's Attorney General's Office. This comes in response to a Feb. 6 letter from Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, warning Walgreens not to send abortion pills into Kansas in violation of state and federal laws. Walgreens announced on Monday that it [...]
What We're Tracking Cloud cover is building in this morning as we start off in the middle to upper 20s for most. We should hold on to passing clouds throughout the day. Later this afternoon we'll continue to warm up even more from the weekend as we're expecting to see a little more sunshine mixing [...]
NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT)- A packed edition of K-Nation aired Sunday night after 27 News at 10. K-Nation showed Kansas and K-State basketball, baseball, softball and more. The show started with breakdowns of the Jayhawk and Wildcat men’s and women’s basketball games through the past week. K-Nation recaps the first weekend of baseball and softball for [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - After a comeback win, KU men's basketball center Ernest Udeh is ready for what's next. Udeh sat down with 27 sports anchor Lainey Gerber to break down the team's second half turnaround against Baylor, how it prepares them for the postseason and what advice he's gotten from the former national champions. "We [...]
SALT LAKE CITY (KSNT)- Former KU basketball player Joel Embiid put on a show in the NBA All-Star game on Sunday. The Jayhawk turned Philadelphia 76er scored 32 pounds, to go along with seven rebounds and four assists. Embiid's mark tied for third-most in the high scoring matchup of the league's best. He shot 14-19 [...]
ALBUQUERQUE (KSNT)- Former KU track and field star Bryce Hoppel is on top, again. The Jayhawk alum won his third-straight USA Indoor 800 meter title on Sunday. Hoppel finished with a time of 1:45.92. The winning mark is a season best for the KU product. It's the first time since 1991 that a runner has [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Casey Mclenon is the owner of Little Russia Chili Parlor in Little Russia. With any new business, advertising is important. So, you can imagine the disbelief he had when he found out he wouldn't be able to use the unique name of his restaurant when registering his domain. What might be first [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Two Topeka natives are on fire in the pitching circle as college softball season gets underway. Topeka High grad Nija Canady and Washburn Rural alumna Kasey Hamilton are off to quite the start in their 2023 campaigns. Canady, a freshman at Stanford, already has her first career no-hitter. The former Lady Trojan threw [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A staple in the Topeka community is making a big return on Monday. The Gage Park Mini train is making its return to Topeka. The train will be all-electric, making it more energy efficient. As springtime temperatures return, Topekans are spending more time outside, and for many, Gage park is their favorite [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - One man is dead after being hit by a vehicle on Sunday at the intersection of SW. 19th St. and SW Gage Blvd. in Topeka. Topeka Police Officers were called to the scene just after 6:30 p.m. The individual hit was then transported to a local hospital but later died from his [...]
NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT)- The XFL season is underway and some football players from the Sunflower State are showing off on the field. Alumni from Washburn, KU and K-State are on XFL rosters for the 2023 season. From Washburn, Michael Miller and Brian Folkerts are playing in the league. Both offensive linemen, Miller was signed by [...]
What We’re Tracking Tonight, winds will remain light out of the north with partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures will cool into the upper 20s and lower 30s by sunrise. For Monday, we should continue to warm up even more as we’re expecting to see a little more sunshine mixing in. Highs will top [...]
