LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU held a press conference on Wednesday after the Independent Accountability Resolution Process announced findings for a long-standing investigation. Click here for a full report on the infractions. "We do things the right way at the University of Kansas and that will continue to be a hallmark as we move ahead," Goff [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - College basketball fans, Jayhawks and otherwise, have been waiting for years for a ruling on the NCAA investigation. The infractions report, from the Independent Accountability Research Process (IARP) was finally released on Tuesday. Click here for a full report of the men's basketball rulings. However, men's basketball was not the only athletic [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU Athletics released an official statement from its chancellor and athletic director on Tuesday, in response to the IRP's rulings on the NCAA investigation. The Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) charged KU with two Level II violations and two Level III violations for the institution. Click here for more details. The statement, [...]
What We’re Tracking Mostly clear to partly cloudy tonight with south wind at 10-20mph throughout the night. With the continued breezes, temperatures will only fall back into the lower 60s by early Thursday morning. Overall, Thursday looks to be even windier as our next storm system moves in. The area may see wind gusts as [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – More than 1/4 of Topeka’s 2023 homicide victims were children, 8 to be exact. Four were shot, two died in a fire, one was abused and one had been sexually assaulted. Those deaths contribute to Topeka’s near-record homicide rate. The city has seen 27 homicides in 2023, compared to 30 in all [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The details of Kansas men's basketball's penalties of an investigation dating back to 2017 have been released. On Tuesday, the Independent Accountability Resolution Process announced the infractions report with a ruling for KU’s case. In the penalties, the Jayhawks are required to vacate all regular season and post season wins where the [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - An investigation dating back to 2017 is finally coming to a conclusion. KU men's basketball was originally facing charges of five level one violations, including a lack of institutional control accusation. On Tuesday, the Independent Accountability Resolution Process announced the infractions report with a ruling for KU's case. The findings included a [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - An affidavit has unveiled new information relating to a former KU men's basketball player's rape charge. The Douglas County District Attorney filed the rape charge against Arterio Morris in late September. He was later dismissed from the KU men's basketball team on Sept. 29. KSNT 27 News obtained the affidavit for Morris' [...]
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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Washburn University held a career fair in Memorial Union, for students in the healthcare programs at the University. Students had an opportunity to meet with healthcare organizations and learn about career opportunities. Explore their options with a variety of organizations and learn what employers are looking for in job candidates. The fair [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka city leaders will interview homeless people as the first step in an initiative to solve the city’s homeless problem. KSNT 27 News obtained the questionnaire that will be used to interview homeless people across the city. The questionnaire for homeless individuals asks for background information, how they feel about safety, about [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Greater Topeka Partnership and Cox Communications have partnered to host a community conversation on digital equity on Wednesday morning at the GTP offices. Featured speakers for the morning event were former NFL Superbowl Player, Malcolm Mitchell and Coleen Jennison, market vice president for Kansas, including Wichita, Topeka, Manhattan, Garden City, Pittsburg [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- The general election is at the beginning of November here in Shawnee County. 27 News has been extending the opportunity to Topeka City Council candidates to come on the morning show to speak directly to voters. Marcus Miller, the Topeka City Council Candidate for District 6, made his second appearance on the show [...]
HERRINGTON (KSNT) - A 60-year-old man from Hot Springs Village, Arkansas died when his vehicle caught fire after crashing into a creek bed. The man was driving a 2020 Ford F250 on U77, 2 miles north of Herrington. The man drove into the west side ditch for an unknown reason, went through a pasture and [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local business wants to remember the life of Zoey Felix with a drive through Topeka and her memorial site. Victoria's Bar in southeast Topeka plans to host a dinner and group ride on Sunday, Oct. 22 through the Capital City to raise money to help children in need of love and [...]
Today we get warmer ahead of our next storm system. We can expect mostly sunny skies with highs in the middle to upper 80s. It will be a bit more breezy with wind gusts up to 25-30mph out of the south. Thursday looks to be even windier as our next storm system moves in. The [...]
UPDATE: The Topeka Police Department has identified the victims in the city's 27th homicide for 2023 as Victor Carlton, 17, of Topeka. TOPEKA (KSNT) - One person is dead marking the 27th homicide in Topeka this year. The record year for killings in Topeka was 2017, which saw 30 homicides. At 10:27 p.m. on Oct. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - One person is dead after an overnight shooting. At 10:27 p.m. on Oct. 10, the Topeka Police Department responded to a shooting in the 2000 block of SE Pennsylvania. According to a press release, when they arrived on scene, officers found one person suffering from a life threatening gunshot wound. The victim [...]
DENVER (KSNT) - Another former Jayhawk is making a name for himself in the NBA. Christian Braun, who became just the fifth player to ever win an NCAA Championship and NBA title in back to back seasons, will stay in Denver. The Nuggets are picking up his third-year option, according to ESPN. Braun averaged 4.7 [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) -It's another exciting week for Taylor Swift fans as her Eras Tour comes to the movie screen. In anticipation of the singer's new film, the Topeka Wheatfield 9 B&B Theatre hosted a Taylor Swift-themed trivia night Tuesday, where local "Swifties" could show off their knowledge. The theatre hosts a game night each Tuesday [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Ichabods had a young team last year, but return several key players for the 2023-24 season. The 'Bods are hoping with that experience comes leadership, and with that leadership comes consistency. Washburn men's basketball was 10-3 at home last year, but 3-10 on the road. "We have some guys that have [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT)- Emporia State men's basketball is looking to build off a 2022-23 season which produced a win in the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. The Hornets return five of their top six scorers from last year, including more than 30 combined points per game from Owen Long and Alijah Comithier. They [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Jewish residents of the Capital City gathered and prayed for those impacted by the war in the Middle East. Tuesday, Congregation members of Temple Beth Sholom gathered at the synagogue for a night of education, prayer and to be able to come together and share how they feel about the tragic war [...]
What We’re Tracking Skies will be partly cloudy tonight as overnight temperatures drop into the middle 50s to lower 60s. There is a chance of isolated showers for a small portion of the area but overall conditions will remain dry overnight. For Wednesday you can expect mostly sunny skies with highs in the middle to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Five specially-trained public defenders will be defending Mickel Cherry, a man charged with capital murder in the death of Zoey Felix. The attorneys are part of the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit, which is tasked with representing indigent criminal defendants charged with capital murder in Kansas. Kansas Capitol Bureau spoke with Chief Defender [...]
