TOPEKA (KSNT) - State law enforcement officials have released a new report detailing certain crime statistics for Kansas in 2022. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) released its 2022 Domestic Violence, Stalking and Sexual Assault in Kansas report on Oct. 12. The more than 100-page report reveals crime statistics for Kansas from reporting law enforcement [...]
What We’re Tracking Tonight will be another cold night as our winds relax and skies remain clear. We'll likely see patchy frost to start tomorrow morning as temperatures dip into the mid 30s, so take care to move any sensitive plants inside or cover them up! We begin to gradually warm-up as winds switch to [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Big 12 is recognizing two K-State football players after a win in Lubbock. Avery Johnson is the Big 12 newcomer of the week, and Kobe Savage is the conference's defensive player of the week. Johnson, a true freshman, ran in five touchdowns against Texas Tech on Saturday. He ties offensive coordinator [...]
RILEY COUNTY (KSNT) - State transportation officials say work is starting in Riley County to replace a local bridge. Kate Craft with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) said in a press release that workers will start a project to replace the Mill Creek bridge on US-77 on Monday, Oct. 16. The bridge sits eight [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas court systems are feeling the impact of a security incident reported last week. Lisa Taylor with the Kansas Courts said in a press release the state's Supreme Court has issued a follow-up order on Monday, Oct. 16 confirming clerk offices in the appellate courts and all district courts remain unable to [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The expectations can't get much higher for KU men's basketball ahead of the 2023-24 season. The Jayhawks are ranked No. 1 in the country in college basketball's 2023-24 Preseason AP Poll, which was announced on Monday. “With our returning starters and the players’ we’ve added, I can see the writers putting us [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs didn't play on Sunday after their Thursday night win against the Broncos but found themselves tied for the best record in the NFL.
TOPEKA (FOX 43 AM LIVE) - The Junior League of Topeka is gearing up to host the fifth Annual Dress for Change Initiative this week. Dress for Change is a fundraising campaign that seeks to educate people about the effects of poverty in the Topeka community. This year, they are focusing specifically on women's health. [...]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Zoey Felix’s short life was filled with turbulence. Before the 5-year-old Topeka girl was raped and killed, worried neighbors say they saw her wandering, dirty and hungry. Police were called to her home dozens of times. Teachers raised alarms when she missed preschool. Both parents alleged abuse. Zoey’s mom was jailed [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police have identified a person found dead over the weekend on the city's latest homicide investigation, making 2023 the deadliest year on record regarding homicides. Rosie Nichols with the City of Topeka said in an email that a person found dead on Sunday has been identified as Jackson E. Danner, 23, [...]
EMPORIA (KSNT) - Exciting updates are in the works for the David Traylor Zoo in Emporia! Kelli Proehl, an employee of the Zoo, joined the 27 News Morning show to discuss these exciting updates., specifically in regards to the Zoo Education Center. "The center is going to be beautiful," Proehl said. "It's going to have [...]
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT)- The deadline to register to vote is quickly approaching for the upcoming general election on Nov. 7. Anyone who has not registered yet this year has until Tuesday, Oct. 17 at midnight to do so. Voters are encouraged to turn in their registration at the election office by going to 3420 SW [...]
The cooler weather looks to stick around for the start of the work week, and we'll have mostly sunny skies to go along with it. Highs on Monday will rise into the lower to middle 60s for a beautiful afternoon. Our winds should actually be a little lighter, too, out of the northwest around 10mph. [...]
NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) - K-Nation was a split decision again this week, but with opposite outcomes from week six of college football. This week, the 27 Sports team recapped a win in Lubbock for K-State and a tough loss in Stillwater for KU. Plus, K-State assistant men's basketball coach Jareem Dowling joined the squad in [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State men's basketball has a coaching staff with tons of energy. The highest-energy guy in that group might just be Jareem Dowling. Dowling, who came to K-State with Tang ahead of the 2022-23 season, joined K-Nation on Sunday. As their staff enters year two with the Wildcats, he says it doesn't feel [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - For almost a decade, the Shawnee County Courts have offered some the opportunity to seek help instead of a life behind bars Alternative sentencing court started back in 2015 to offer those with mental health or substance abuse issues a unique route through the judicial process. “I think the criminal justice system [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Seaman High School student Tristan Vila is bringing his skills to the Big Apple. He won an international contest that will take him to Carnegie Hall February, 2024. Vila started his musical journey in his 6th grade elementary orchestra as a cellist. When there was an opening in the orchestra the following [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Saturday's killing of four-year-old Lawrencia Perez-Belair marked Topeka's 30th murder in 2023. The year is now tied with 2017 for the most murders seen in a single year since record keeping begain. After two years of declining murder numbers, Craig McCullah, a candidate in November's election for Topeka's District 2 City Council [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A death in central Topeka is under investigation as suspicious. The death was reported Sunday morning near the intersection of Southwest 21st Street and Washburn Boulevard. In a written statement, the Topeka Police Department said officers responded to the address just after 9:30 a.m. to a report of someone lying in a [...]
BOULDER, Colo. (KSNT) - A pair of popular coaches shared stories, experiences and advice in Boulder, Colorado. K-State head men's basketball coach Jerome Tang, along with several members of his coaching staff, went west to spend some time with Deion 'Coach Prime' Sanders and his staff. "He invited Coach Tang and Coach Ulric [Maligi]," K-State [...]
