TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly is giving her approval for seven bills Thursday which will have big impacts on the state's aviation industry and microbrewery owners. Seven bills in Kansas are the latest to become laws this year, according to a press release from the Office of the Governor. More information on these bills is [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Drivers planning to travel east on I-70 through downtown Topeka this weekend will need to find a detour. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has announced eastbound I-70 through downtown Topeka will be closed this weekend. This closure will allow crews to complete pavement patching and maintenance work on the Polk-Quincy Viaduct. [...]
Answers are being released on what happened to AT&T's cell services in Kansas.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner says he will not seek reelection following his current term in office. Mike Howard, spokesman for the office of LaTurner in Washington D.C., issued a press release Thursday morning sharing the news on LaTurner's decision to not pursue another term. The Kansas Congressman cited wanting to spend more [...]
ST. MARYS (KSNT) - Repair crews are working to fix damage at a local high school caused by a powerful storm in northeast Kansas. A 27 News reporter on the ground in St. Marys spoke with USD 321 Superintendent Kerry Lacock at the high school to learn more about how the storm impacted the educational [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Police in Manhattan say a road is back open following a reported crash Thursday morning. The Riley County Police Department (RCPD) said on social media it was at the scene of a crash at 11:18 a.m. on April 18 at the intersection of Claflin Road and Beechwood Terrace. Westbound traffic was down [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Kansas program designed to funnel new faces into rural counties is getting a major overhaul. Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce (KDC) David Toland says the Rural Opportunity Zones (ROZ) program is being updated to increase participation. The program helps people moving to rural Kansas counties with [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Polk-Quincy waterline project will require the closure of part of SE Sixth Avenue until next month. SE Sixth Avenue will be closed at SE Monroe Street starting on Monday, April 22. The closure is expected to last until May 22, according to an announcement from the City of Topeka Public Works [...]
WABAUNSEE COUNTY (KSNT) - A 53-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were seriously injured in a rollover crash in Wabaunsee County Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says at 3:42 p.m. on April 18, the 35-year-old was driving a 2021 Chrysler 300 east on I-70 about 13 miles west of Topeka. The vehicle went off the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - State health officials say a boil water advisory is active for parts of the City of St. Marys and Pottawatomie County following a round of severe storms. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued the boil water advisory on the morning of April 18. It impacts residents living north of [...]
Noticeably cooler weather settles in for the end of the week as our winds shifted out of the north this morning. A few lingering showers and storms may be possible behind the front into the early afternoon, and winds will be breezy again with gusts around 30-35mph out of the north and west. Highs today [...]
JEFFERSON COUNTY (KSNT) - Jefferson County Emergency Management Manager Keith Jeffers said the county may declare an emergency if damage estimates are high enough. On Wednesday night and early Thursday morning Jefferson County was hit with severe weather that caused damage to the north side of the county. Jeffers said he didn't believe there was [...]
ST MARYS (KSNT) - Following last night's storm, the city of St. Marys is going into non-emergency reporting and may issue a water boil advisory. Around 6:50 a.m., the City of St. Marys Police and Fire Department announced they would be under non-emergency reporting for 24 hours. The departments said it was to better manage [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Thousands of customers in northeast Kansas may wake up without power. Evergy was hit the hardest. There are currently 95 power outages impacting over 3,400 customers in northeast Kansas and parts of northwest Missouri, according to the Evergy Outage Map. Some FreeState electric customers are also being impacted. The FreeState Electric Outage [...]
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - Starting his military journey as a Combat Marine in Vietnam, Hugh Mitchell would go on patrol constantly for days or even weeks at a time. Back in the mid 60's, Mitchell needed a lifestyle change. “I knew I needed some discipline," Mitchell said, "Cause I was sadly lacking in that, and [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Dom Voegele impressed the KU coaching staff so much throughout his senior year of high school that its biggest concern was whether or not he'd play college baseball. The Columbia, Illinois native had a 2023 spring season stellar enough to attract pro scouts, and stellar enough to be drafted. The Jayhawks are [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Some people here in the Capital City and surrounding areas managed to find their cell service disconnected. A spokesperson with AT&T told 27 News this service outage was not a national outage like many experienced in February. The service outage caused an AT&T store on Wanamaker Road to see a lot of [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - After weeks of major renovating, Ichabods Grille is having its grand opening. After changing ownership, the bar formerly known as Henry T's, is back open for business with a few big changes. Brady Barnes is the regional manager for Vikings Grille, Thunderbirds Grille, and now Ichabods Grille. He told 27 News they [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) — Eight days are left until the launch of this year’s Topeka St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. Leading up, 27 News is looking at how the money makes such a big impact for the children's hospital. The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital helps about 8,600 kids across the world, not just at the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shoppers in Kansas should check their kitchens to see if they have a product linked to a multi-state salmonella outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are in investigating a salmonella contamination of herbs that were sold at Trader Joe's stores. Health [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Local autism officials are educating the public during Autism Awareness Month. The first Kansas Autism Conference held by Easterseals Midwest and Caresource was held Wednesday. Autism professionals gathered at the Kansas Association of School Boards building in Topeka. The conference was open to caregivers, teachers and anyone looking to grow their knowledge about [...]
Update: “There are no nationwide mobility issues,” AT&T spokesperson Tracy Donaldson told 27 News by email. We have asked the company why customers in Topeka are affected. We will keep you posted. TOPEKA (KSNT) — AT&T customers in Topeka are struggling to make phone calls through the cellphone carrier. Several customers in Topeka reported not being able [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County District Attorney's Office has charged a man in relation to a shooting at Reser's Fine Foods. On Wednesday, April 17, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay charged Eddie Holmes, 65, of Topeka regarding a shooting at Reser's Fine Foods last week. Holmes is being charged with the following: Police [...]
