What We’re Tracking After seeing widespread rain for much of the day today, rain will become more scattered heading into the overnight hours tonight. We will stay mild in the overnight hours because of cloud cover. Lows will remain in the middle 60s. Temperatures stay pretty steady through the next few days with clouds and [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Wall Street Journal in partnership with Realtor.com found Topeka to be the number one city in America for its emerging real estate market. For the first time in the history of the Emerging Housing Market analysis, Topeka took the top spot. The study found the average home in Topeka was listed [...]
Update 1:47 p.m.: The following road has been added to the list of closures: UPDATE 1:30 p.m.: The following roads have been added to the list of closures: EMPORIA (KSNT) - Over 30 roads are closed in Lyon County due to flooding. On Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Topeka issued flash flood warnings for [...]
CHASE COUNTY (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a water boil advisory for parts of Chase County. The advisory went into effect on Monday and will be in place until risks of bacterial contamination are resolved. The advisory impacts customers in the following areas: The advisory was issued because [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department (TPD) bomb squad was called to a southeast Topeka home after officers found concerning historic war memorabilia. At 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, the TPD responded to a past burglary in the 2500 block of SE Virginia Ave. Officers found military ordinance and requested the Ft. Riley Explosive Ordinance [...]
TOPEKA (FOX 43 AM LIVE)- Jane Redger, a Successful Connections parent resource specialist and team leader, joined the Fox 43 AM Live team to speak about the resources they provide to pregnant women and families in Topeka. One of the ways they serve the community is by providing "cuddle blankets" to newborn babies and their [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay joined the 27 Morning Show to sit down with 27 News Anchor Katie Garceran. This was his first appearance on the show since the record was officially broken for this year with 32 homicides, making it the deadliest on record in Topeka's history. "I am sad, I [...]
Showers and storms continue for our southern counties this morning, and that activity begins to spread northward through the afternoon, lingering into Thursday. Widespread rain is expected for the entire region today, but southern areas have already picked up several inches of rain leading to flooding concerns. Remember, if you come across standing water on [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued Flash Flood Warnings for parts of Lyon County until 9:45 a.m., and parts of Osage, Coffey, and Franklin counties until 10:30 a.m. The warnings affect central Lyon County, including Emporia, southern Osage County and northwestern Franklin County. Several inches of rain, in some cases [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Voters in the Capital City had the opportunity to meet one-on-one with city council district candidates running for a seat. Tuesday, Topekans had a chance to meet face-to-face with every candidate from city districts two, four, six and eight. Constituents had the opportunity to bring up issues that are important to them, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas, along with more than three dozen other states, is signing on with a lawsuit against Meta in regard to children's privacy and health. The lawsuit claims that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and other social media apps violate protection laws for younger users. "It promotes body dysmorphia which is [...]
ALMA (KSNT) - Kansans have made their choice for this year’s "Coolest Thing Made in Kansas". Kansas Manufacturing Council (KMC) announced the winner today and it is right here in our backyard. After six weeks of competition, and nearly 30,000 total votes, Alma Creamery's cheese curds won big. Alma Creamery has been in the cheese [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - A former Fort Riley soldier is officially sentenced to life in prison as a result of a 2022 shooting in Aggieville. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, honorable judge John Bosch handed Tremelle Montgomery a life sentence followed by 167 months to be served for the killing of 21-year-old Joshua Wardi in February 2022. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Nearly a dozen USD 501 staff members received a share of what totaled roughly $25,000 in grant funding from the Topeka Public School (TPS) Foundation. The foundation surprised those teachers with balloons and a check Tuesday morning. Representatives spent the morning traveling to Ross Elementary, Topeka High School and TCALC for grant [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Students from the University of Kansas are teaming up to support people in Israel. Athletes for Israel, an organization based out of New York, coordinated the event at KU Hillel's building. Daniel Posner, the CEO of Athletes for Israel told 27 News his group is partnering with students at roughly a dozen [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU soccer has been lead by Mark Francis since 1998, but now he is calling it a career. Francis is retiring after a quarter of a century leading the Jayhawks, KU Athletics announced on Tuesday. He finishes his career at Kansas with a 262-200-49 record. Francis was just the third head coach [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) - A familiar face is returning to Kansas City with the Chiefs. On Tuesday, the Chiefs signed Topeka born defensive tackle Mike Pennel to the practice squad. It's a return to Kansas City for the long-time NFL veteran. Pennel, who turned 32 in May, was a part of the Super Bowl [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - A group of academics, including a professor with the University of Kansas, are sounding the alarm bells on a toxic algae found in U.S. lakes. A report published by KU on Oct. 23 details the work researchers conducted to investigate how human-driven climate change is leading to an increase in the risks [...]
