Новости за 19.03.2024

What We’re Tracking Mostly clear and cool tonight as temperatures drop off steadily with light to calm wind much of the night. Temperatures should settle back into the middle 30s by early Wednesday morning. We slightly cool down on Wednesday into the upper 50s and lower 60s, which is a lot closer to average for [...]

Netflix announced spinoff to "Quarterback" that starred Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The Jayhawks are in the process of building, literally and figuratively. KU is building a reimagined David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. But while the construction continues, the players and coaches continue to put work into building up the program itself. Kansas football began spring practice on Tuesday. "Happy with our first day," [...]

JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) - If you live in Junction City you might've noticed large packs of turkey vultures, sometimes surpassing hundreds of birds. Retired Geary County Extension Agent and Author of "Birds of Kansas" Chuck Otte said every spring turkey vultures return to the Junction City area. He said the fowl return in large numbers [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Work crews will be replacing traffic signals at three intersections on Topeka Boulevard starting next week. Shawnee County Public Information Officer Amanda Monhollon said in a press release that work is expected to start on Monday, March 25. Workers will be at three intersections on south Topeka Boulevard including: The project will [...]

"I just thank God that my daughter’s alive.”

KANSAS is coming back to the place where it all started.

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - A dog was shot after reports were made to police it had bitten a child and was exhibiting aggressive behavior in Manhattan on Monday. At 4 a.m. on March 18, officers with the Riley County Police Department (RCPD) responded to a report of an aggressive dog that had bitten a child. When [...]

One man is dead after falling off a sign in Brown Co., Kansas.

STACKER - Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise, putting more people at risk as they spread. Chlamydia rates have nearly doubled since 2000, while the rate of gonorrhea went up by 50% over the same period. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that syphilis rates are reaching levels last seen in the [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The University of Kansas (KU) released statistics on campus crime for 2023. University police say overall crime is decreasing slightly. The university saw a 1.2% decrease in criminal offenses, according to the report. Last year, KU police took 514 criminal offense reports, down from 520 in 2022. The number of criminal offenses [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Crews responded to a report of a crash in downtown Topeka on Tuesday morning. At 7:35 a.m., the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office received the report of a crash involving at least two vehicles at SW 10th Avenue and Lane Street. Traffic disruptions are being reported at the intersection, according to Kandrive.org. More [...]

A breezy south wind is in place this morning ahead of yet another front, and that looks to warm us back up into the upper 60s and lower 70s for the first day of spring. The front moves through during the day, switching our winds back to the north and northeast. It'll pass dry, though, [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A group of veterans gathered at the Kansas Statehouse on Monday, pushing for property tax relief. "We're the bread basket of America. Everyone loves their veterans here in Kansas. We need to have the Legislature step forward and do the right thing," said Marine Corps veteran Roland Mayhew. Rep. Pat Proctor is one of [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) -- With student loans at the forefront of many people's minds, it's important to be aware of what you're spending and not pay for something you don't have to. With many people paying off student loans, some are also hoping for total loan forgiveness. They might also be getting letters in the mail [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka's annual St. Patrick's Day parade had an unusual twist this year. Video emerged online of a parade participant wearing a horror costume and holding a chainsaw as they walked towards spectators. Some children in the video were visibly frightened. President of the Irish Club of Topeka and parade organizer, Dan Sheehy, [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - It's officially a new era for Emporia State women's soccer. The Hornets hired new head coach Jane Grimley-Gunn back in February, but officially welcomed her into the position with an introductory press conference Monday. Her hire comes after ESU parted ways with its former head coach in December. ESU athletics director David [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) – On the latest episode of Inside Kansas Politics, it's a political breakdown. 27 News Capitol Bureau Chief Rebekah Chung sat down with Inside Kansas Politics Political Analyst Bob Beatty to break down everything from Republicans’ renewed push for a "flat tax" to the upcoming Kansas Presidential Preference Primary. Medicaid Expansion is also set to [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A bill that would require cardiac emergency plans in Kansas schools is waiting for action in the senate. Advocates for the proposed law, Sub House Bill 2494, were at the Capitol Monday. If passed, the bill would require AED machines in each district building and require CPR training for every coach or [...]

ROSSVILLE (KSNT) - Students, staff, and family embraced the cold the morning of March 18 at Rossville Grade School to dedicate a new playground in honor of former student Makalyn Aubert. The Aubert family says it's been a community effort to make the playground happen, but after four years the day has finally come. The [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A new honors class is being offered to inmates at the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. The jail is in week four of the new 12-week inmate honor module. Its a program that provides structured behavior modification, with programs like behavioral health, life skills, faith-based programs, module sanitation assignments, cognitive behavior programs [...]

A Topeka native is working to restore a local park treasured by generations of children.