What We’re Tracking An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING is in effect for the entire viewing area until 9 PM Friday. Overnight temperatures should cool back into the upper 70s to around 80° tonight, making for a warm start to what will turn out to be another very hot day on Friday. Temperatures will be around the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - As Topekans get ready to head back to school, one local organization wants to help students start the year off right. The Salvation Army of Topeka is getting ready for the 7th annual back-to-school bash. This event provides students with a personal hygiene bag for the upcoming school year, according to a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Local teens will soon have the ability to become a safer driver. The Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Save (B.R.A.K.E.S.) free teen driving school will be coming to the Capital City July 29 and 30. Jeff Perlman, with B.R.A.K.E.S., said in a press release sessions will be held at the Stormont Vail [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - 27 News donated 15 weather radios to the Boys and Girls Club of Topeka on Thursday morning. "Safety is our number one priority and when we have inclement weather, it really highlights how we need to be as prepared as possible," Vice President of Development at the Boys and Girls Club of [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing is at Heartland Motorsports Park this weekend. The races will continue with championship rounds on Sunday. Time trials and elimination rounds are being held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Gates are open at 7:00 a.m. The Lucas Oil Drag Racing series showcases competitors in Top Alcohol [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) responded to allegations of staffing shortage and processing backlogs. Senior Director of Public and Governmental Affairs Mike Deines said in a statement that the DCF is experiencing a high number of applications and workforce challenges similar to those seen in the public and private [...]
EDGERTON, Kan. —Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing the City of Edgerton over a major land dispute in southern Johnson County. The lawsuit claims in 2020 Edgerton violated state statue by illegally annexing nearly 700 acres into the city limits by means of a “narrow corridor.” Annexation breakdown In Dec. 2020, the Edgerton City [...]
Former first-round pick John Ross informed the Kansas City Chiefs that he was retiring, and the team placed him on the reserve/retired list.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department (TPD) responded to a report of damage caused by vandalism at the former Slumberland location Thursday on Wanamaker. Shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday, July 27, TPD responded to reports of vandalism on the 1800 block of Southwest Wanamaker Road. Preliminary estimates from officers indicated around $30,000 in [...]
The loads will enter the state on Highway 36 from St. Joseph, Missouri. They will take a mostly rural path of highways through Kansas, but will also use portions of I-70, Highway 77, and 56.
The Shawnee Mission School District has identified a 17-year-old killed in Wednesday's deadly crash on Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - With July being the hottest month on record, drivers are paying the cost when AC compressors, motors, water pumps or other components fail. Jerry Devine of Jerry's Auto Repair LLC detailed some of the problems coming into his garage. According to Devine, repairing AC systems in vehicles can be an expensive endeavor. [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A fatal crash involving a semi truck has closed multiple lanes of Interstate 435 in south Kansas City, Missouri, Thursday morning. The Kansas City Fire Department was called to eastbound I-435 near Grandview Road just after 8:45 a.m. for an accident involving a semi truck. When crews arrived they found a semi [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Leading up to the general election on Nov. 7, KSNT 27 News has been interviewing all Topeka City Council candidates across all the districts to give voters an opportunity to get to know who is on the ballot. KSNT 27 News had Christina Valdivia-Alcalá, the current city councilwoman for District 2, on [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - City officials say construction has started for an HVAC replacement project at Topeka's City Hall. City spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker said in a press release that the old HVAC system at City Hall, located at 215 SE 7th St., will be replaced. The system also serves the adjacent Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC). [...]
A mother is being called a superhero for helping hundreds of families around the world and recently broke the Guinness World Record for the largest breast milk donation - nearly 1,600 liters.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Secretary of State's (SOS) Office took to Twitter Wednesday to warn of a phishing scam impersonating the SOS Office. "We have been informed of phishing emails portraying to have come from our office," the Twitter post said. "As a reminder, if the email did not come from .gov, then it [...]
While significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, unemployment rates remain a subject of concern, though experts' views on a potential recession are mixed. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2007-2009—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until the spring of 2019 that [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT)- Emporia Main Street offers a multitude of new and innovative experiences for their community to participate in. One of those is the Fabrication Lab. It is referred to as "The Fab Lab" and acts as a breeding ground for innovation and ideas for people and businesses in the Emporia community. "Emporia Main Street [...]
Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as [...]
National Nurses United, the union representing registered nurses at the Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph and Ascension Via Christi St. Francis hospitals, was going to deliver petitions to hospital management demanding improvement in patient care. However, the nurses at Via Christi St. Francis said that didn't happen.
What We’re Tracking An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING is in effect for the entire viewing area until 9 PM Friday. We're starting off a bit cooler this morning than what we saw early Wednesday, yet, still mild with temperatures in the upper 70s and even low 80s. Our heat wave continues for the next several days [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - High temperatures are making it hard to do a lot of outdoor activities, including gardening. Usually it's best to do your gardening and watering early in the day. Although this weeks heat wave is making it hard to even do that. So Wednesday, members of the Oakland Community Garden pushed back their [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Like many that have served, Chris Dunham's experience overseas changed him. He turned those daily struggles and stressors into a space that helps fellow veterans and loved ones honor those that have served. Serving for nearly a decade in the Army, Chris was in charge of personnel, fuel and supplies. “I went [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local organization is getting ready to kick off a new festival and is looking for volunteers to help. For the Culture KS Fest is coming to Evergy Plaza and downtown Topeka this Friday. Organizers said the three-day event is designed to bring people of all backgrounds together to celebrate the beauty [...]
