TOPEKA (KSNT) - Following a "significant victory for the pro-life cause and for women's health" in Kansas, Attorney General Kris Kobach is putting pressure on another pharmaceutical company to not distribute abortion pills in the Sunflower State. The Office of the Attorney General announced Kobach is asking CVS to follow in the path of Walgreens [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Country music star Jo Dee Messina has announced that she will be hitting the road in a cross-country tour with two stops set for the Sunflower State. Dubbed the "Heads Carolina, Tails California" tour, Messina will be visiting multiple states, including Kansas, as she plays her classic hits. The tour officially kicked [...]
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - Two Topeka men are in custody following reports of overnight burglaries. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office (SNSO) reports via social media that a citizen spotted a white 2013 Kia Optima driving through a neighborhood around 12:15 a.m. on Feb. 21 in the 5000 block of Northwest Sterling Chase Drive. The two [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT)- The Riley County Police Director Brain Peete joined the 27 News morning team to speak about numerous topics, one of the most notable being school safety. Just recently, on Feb. 16, we reported that a suspicious man was at Susan B. Anthony Middle School at the same time that kids were arriving to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Keith Horinek, KSNT 27 News photographer and videographer, is covering numerous events around the area this week. Horinek often creates Spotted Photo Galleries each week on local events in Northeast Kansas. Some of his future projects can be seen below: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday: Sunday
GOODLAND (KSNT) - Video captured by the National Weather Service (NWS) claims to show a meteor swarm from over the weekend in western Kansas. However, a local astronomer says otherwise. The NWS reports via social media that a small swarm of meteors was spotted low on the horizon in the early morning hours on Sunday, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Danielle Norwood, a member of Junior Achievement, came on the Fox 43 AM Live show to speak with Katie and Dane about the upcoming Topeka Business Hall of Fame. Here, young business men and women are honored for their work. It is also meant to encourage those younger folks to continue on with [...]
KSNF/KODE — At 30 years and 286 days old, a Portuguese dog named "Bobi" was recently crowned the world’s oldest dog ever, breaking an almost century-old record. According to Guinness World Records, the previous titleholder was an Australian cattle dog named "Bluey." He was born in 1910 and lived for 29 years and 5 months. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A suspect was arrested in connection to reports of a vehicle burglary in progress around 8:45 p.m. Feb. 20 in Central Topeka. Rosie Nichols with the City of Topeka said the arrest was made around the 1400 block of SW Collins Ave. The suspect was identified as Rochelle E. M. Mott, 26 [...]
Despite a rather chilly start for some, lots of sunshine today will help boost temperatures into the lower 60s by late in the afternoon. Our breezy southeasterly wind will also help warm things up a bit, too. Gusts could be as high as 25-30mph. This stretch of warmer weather carries over into Wednesday for central [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - More construction has begun on 12th St. in Central Topeka. The stretch of Western Ave. and Clay St. is closed while the city installs new water main valves. The City of Topeka said 12th and Clay will only be closed for 10 days, while 12th and Western will be closed for four [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -The Topeka planning commission revisited a proposal Monday night to rezone a downtown neighborhood after it was kicked back to them by city council. The planning commission heard from both representatives with One Gas, and a number of people who took part in public comment. The biggest concerns coming from the public is [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT)- KU men's basketball might have found its X-Factor. It's not Jalen Wilson, although he has proved to be one of the nation's best college basketball players. It's not even freshman Gradey Dick, who was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday. The Jayhawks 'You go, We go' player just might [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Washburn Rural twin pitchers Max and Sam Bettis have committed to play baseball at K-State. Max is a minute older, and he beat his brother to a Twitter commitment post as well. This time, by two minutes. The two share a lot of similarities on and off the mound. When asked if [...]
FORT WORTH, Texas (KSNT)- KU is inching closer and closer to a Big 12 title. The Jayhawks beat TCU 63-58 on Monday in Fort Worth. The win serves as sweet revenge after KU suffered a rare home blowout against the Horned Frogs earlier this season. TCU beat KU 83-60 in Allen Fieldhouse on Jan. 21. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The deceased man from a Sunday vehicle-pedestrian accident has been identified as Dennis L. Hower, 57, of Topeka. Officers with the Topeka Police Department were dispatched just after 6:30pm to the intersection of SW 19th St. and SW Gage Blvd. on Sunday, February 19, 2023, where a vehicle struck an adult male [...]
MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT)- Brian Smoller joined the K-Nation team for an in-studio interview on Sunday night. Smoller is the Senior Director of Broadcasting/Video Services for K-State Athletics. He also handles play-by-play calls for the ESPN+ broadcasts of K-State baseball and women's basketball. Smoller talked about those two sports, specifically, on K-Nation. When it comes to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka's City Council members are working on a way to eliminate the housing shortage. Topeka's housing shortage could be deterring people from moving to the capital city. The City Council is meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21 to discuss how to combat it. In a city housing study, they found that they need [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Shawnee County commissioners plan to vote on a program that could change how 911 calls are fielded. 911 calls have a wide range of resources needed, and in the past valuable resources have been sent to a caller's location, when they were needed more somewhere else. The Nurse Navigation Program changes that. The [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- With temperatures expected to range from the high 60's all the way down to the teens this week, you might find yourself constantly getting up to change the thermostat. But, energy experts say that’s not the way to save money. In the past, programmable thermostats were the way to go, but pros say [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- The renovation of the Jayhawk Theater in Topeka started in June of 2021 to modernize the 100-year-old theater, but it never had a clear timetable for completion. The project was originally estimated to cost around $2.7 million, but now that estimated cost has doubled. “We did just receive last week an updated construction [...]
What We're Tracking Cloud cover moves back out with a mostly clear sky returning for tonight. Low temperatures will fall into the upper 20s and lower 30s for the first part of Tuesday. Despite the chilly morning, lots of sunshine will help boost temperatures into the lower 60s by late in the afternoon. This stretch [...]
A Goddard police officer shot a man who he said was waving a gun at him southwest of Wichita.
LAWRENCE (KSNT)- Kansas freshman Gradey Dick is being recognized by the Big 12 after a stellar week. The true freshman from Wichita, Kansas is this week's Big 12 Newcomer of the Week. The honor comes after Dick scored a career-high 26 points on Tuesday at Oklahoma State. He followed up that performance with 16 points [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs are honored by Grant's Farm in St. Louis after the attraction named a yak born Super Bowl Sunday after the NFL champs.
