TOPEKA (KSNT) - Washburn Rural Middle School informed families of an incident that happened on Tuesday when a student reported another student had a weapon in their locker. When administration and on-site school police investigated, they found a BB gun in a student's locker. The BB gun didn't have BBs, according to Washburn Rural Middle [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is weighing in on a cyberattack that disabled the state's online court system in October. Just two weeks ago, the Kansas Supreme Court justices confirmed that the state's judicial branch was a victim of a "sophisticated foreign cyberattack." Governor Kelly responded to questions from reporters Tuesday. One question [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library will be hosting its Songs of the Season concert series in December. Songs of the Season features area high school choirs singing popular holiday songs. "I teach a class called Modern Music," Tina Goodrich, Highland Park High School choir and music teacher. "Which is a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Kansans are ringing in the holiday season one Christmas tree lighting ceremony at a time. One of the most notable annual events in the state was held at the Kansas Statehouse on Tuesday. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly officially kicked off the holidays at the Kansas Statehouse, lighting this year's Capitol Christmas tree. Kelly [...]
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - Christmas tree farms continue to be popular in Shawnee County, but many have closed. Country Christmas Trees is a local tree farm in Wakarusa that has been operating for three decades. Since the owners, Eldon and Marlene Ewing, started, they’ve noticed a decline in the number of tree farms in the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - 27 News welcomed Scott Smathers, the new dean of Washburn Tech, onto the morning show to speak about himself and his plans for the future. Smathers has an extensive background in technical education and previously served as the Vice President of Workforce Development for the Kansas Board of Regents and was leadership [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Greater Topeka Partnership (GTP) says it is launching the Topeka Riverfront Activation Plan project this December to push for new and exciting changes across the Capital City. KSNT 27 News spoke with members of the GTP about the Topeka Riverfront Advisory Council's (RAC) work in July. The organization aims to bring [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Police are working the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in south Topeka. At 7:34 a.m., officers responded to reports of a multi-vehicle crash at Topeka Boulevard and 37th Street, according to the Topeka Police watch commander. The watch commander said there were injuries reported but he didn't know the extent. Traffic disruptions [...]
MARION (KSNT) - An 18-year-old woman from Herrington died after crashing into a semi-truck trailer in Marion County. At 6:16 p.m., a 17-year-old man was driving a 2001 Ford Mustang on 190th Street east of Marion. Michelle E. Brasch, 18, was a passenger, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) crash log. A 31-year-old from [...]
Winds will be fairly breezy through the first half of the day, sending wind chills into the 20s. Wind gusts will be around 25-30mph out of the north and west. However, the winds start to weaken as the day goes on, and with some sunshine, we should make it into the upper 40s by this [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - In the early morning hours of December 5th, Storm Track Meteorologist Gabriella Gomez became a mother! Katie Garceran and Becky Taylor made the announcement on her behalf during the 27 News What's the Buzz segment on the morning news. Mother and baby are doing well. You can follow Gabriella Gomez on her [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - With the above average weather continuing, local golfers are taking advantage and are squeezing in a few more rounds before the winter season fully kicks in. Lake Shawnee golf course told 27 news dozens of golfers are still scheduling tee times are throughout the week. However, some local golf pros say the [...]
Topeka (KSNT)- With the above average weather continuing, local golfers are taking advantage and are squeezing in a few more rounds before the winter season fully kicks in. Lake Shawnee golf course told 27 news dozens of golfers are still scheduling tee times are throughout the week. However, some local golf pros say the late [...]
UPDATE: The missing man has been found safe. TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department is asking for help locating a missing man with dementia. A Topeka police spokeswoman said the man was last seen around 2:15 p.m. Monday in the 2200 block of Southwest Gage Boulevard. He was wearing blue jeans, a red t-shirt [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Organizers of the Country Stampede have announced the new home of the country music event for 2024. The Country Stampede will be held at Azura Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs next year, according to a social media post from the Country Stampede. The country music event was in Topeka for five years after [...]
NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) – This week of college athletics fell nothing short of exciting. K-Nation starts with a breakdown of K-State and KU football's bowl games: the Wildcats heading to the Pop-Tarts Bowl and Jayhawks off to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. The show also recaps a wild week of college basketball, including Kansas's big win [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - With all the star-power on K-State women's basketball, some key players often aren't in the spotlight as much. Junior guard Jaelyn Glenn does much of her work behind the scenes. She's a part of a 2020 class that includes three-year starters Serena Sundell and twin sister Brylee Glenn. Though not a big [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - With some many of us expecting package deliveries this holiday season, local law enforcement say now is the time to stay vigilant. Each year, so called “porch pirates” take advantage of people by stealing those packages nearly as fast as they appear on your doorstep. Even if you haven’t fallen victim to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – On the latest special edition episode of Inside Kansas Politics, we dive into "homelessness" in the state. In the first part of the special, we're sitting down with people on the frontlines of tackling the issue in some of the state's largest cities. Rebekah Chung sat down with Bill Persinger, CEO of [...]
KCKPD says around 3 a.m. Monday, a resident at an apartment complex near 61st, Leavenworth Road reported that someone was shooting a gun in a parking lot
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Secretary of State (SOS) Scott Schwab has announced the kickoff for the first statewide election in 2024. Next year, Kansans will have the option to participate in the Presidential Preference Primary (PPP), a rarely seen election process in the Sunflower State. It has only been used twice before in the state's [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Law enforcement have arrested one person in relation to a robbery that took place at a fast food restaurant in southwest Topeka. Captain Monasmith with the Topeka Police Department (TPD) shared in a press release that officers responded to a report of a robbery around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, at [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - For the first time since 1998, Kansas soccer won't be led by Mark Francis next season. Francis, who coached at KU for 25 years, retired in October. The Jayhawks announced the hiring of their new leader on Monday. Nate Lie is the new KU head women's soccer coach. Lie is just the [...]
What We’re Tracking We'll have a weak front moving through later this evening, bring a bit of a cool down for the next 24 hours or so. That will switch our winds to the northwest for tonight and tomorrow and bring a slight chance for a few sprinkles this evening. Overnight lows will dip into [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - A pair of Wildcats has joined the group of several Kansas State football players to announce plans to transfer. On Monday, two new names joined the list of outgoing transfers. One of the new portal additions from Manhattan was a starter. Defensive end Nate Matlack will transfer. Matlack spent four seasons with [...]
