Новости за 28.03.2024

The Kansas City Chiefs will have an interesting player join the team ahead of the 2024 season.

What We’re Tracking We will see even warmer weather by the end of the week with highs in the middle 70s likely as our winds pick up even more out of the south through Friday afternoon. Wind gusts for tomorrow may be as high as 30-35mph for some before a weak front moves through later [...]

Update 2:53 p.m.: The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office has reopened Northwest Carlson Road and is no longer assisting with the fire. TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office announced on social media a road in northwest Shawnee County is closed while crews respond to a large fire. Firefighters responded to the report around 1:30 [...]

One person killed in a hit-and-run crash inside a parking garage on the Westwood campus of the University of Kansas Health System.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach held a press conference on a lawsuit of the Biden Administration's student loan forgiveness program Thursday. Kobach says his office, along with 10 other state attorneys general, will sue President Joe Biden over the "student loan forgiveness scheme." The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court. “Once [...]

The Kansas Department of Transportation says starting April 1, crews will begin replacing the bridge over the train tracks on US 40, 7 miles west of Sharon Springs.

MAYETTA (KSNT) - More than a dozen food trucks will gather in Mayetta for a festival in the works, courtesy of an area casino. Prairie Band Casino & Resort is the place to be for local food truck lovers in northeast Kansas this April. The casino is hosting 14 food trucks along with two bands [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A bridge project will see SW Washburn Avenue close for one month. Starting on April 1, SW Washburn Avenue will be closed from SW 26th Street to SW Shunga Drive. The project is slated to end on May 1, 2024 unless there are weather delays. A detour will be provided for southbound [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas lawmakers have tabled a medical cannabis pilot program bill, until January 13, 2025. The likelihood of lawmakers taking the issue back up seems slim, as Republicans are hesitant to take steps toward reform. Nexstar's Kansas Capitol Bureau was the only television outlet present, as lawmakers heard testimony on Senate Bill 555 [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topekans are being invited to meet the city's new manager next month. The City of Topeka announced in a press release that people can meet the five finalists for the position of city manager from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, April 8 at 1717 SW Topeka Boulevard. Interim City Manager [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Jemelle Holopirek with Visit Wichita joined the KSNT morning crew to talk about upcoming spring events - including the Blake Shelton concert on March 29th, the Harlem Globetrotters on April 5th and the "most interactive wildlife park in the Midwest" Tanganyika.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local CPR advocate and Assistant Director of Riley County EMS joined the KSNT morning crew to showcase the importance of everyone knowing CPR in the Sunflower State.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Dive crews are working to recover a car from the south boat ramp at Lake Shawnee Thursday morning. A 27 News reporter at the scene was told by Shawnee Heights Fire and Rescue the car ended up in the lake by accident. A man was distracted talking on his phone on Wednesday, [...]

58-year-old, Charles Homer Roberson, died Monday at the Lansing Correctional Facility, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Finalists for this year's Small Business Awards contest selected by area residents are being revealed Thursday. People living in Shawnee County and Topeka were asked to share what small businesses they thought were the best of the best. The contest, hosted by GO Topeka and the Greater Topeka Partnership (GTP), is the [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) alongside the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) are advising travelers to plan ahead for the solar eclipse. According to KDOT, traffic is expected to increase for the eclipse happening on April 8. “Remember that the shoulders of highways and interstates are for emergencies only,” said KHP Capt. [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - The Bird scooter services in the City of Emporia will soon be terminated. On March 18, the city staff received a letter from Bird announcing an end to its service. The letter from Bird said the company doesn't see an immediate path to building an enduring business in Emporia. "We are grateful [...]

Highs climb back into the middle to upper 60s by this afternoon thanks to a returning south breeze. Wind gusts today may be around 20-25mph at times this afternoon. We will see even warmer weather by the end of the week with highs in the middle 70s likely as our winds pick up even more [...]

A man accused in a teen's death in 2021 is now charged in connection to the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting last month.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Taking a personal and educational based approach to healing, Dr. Samuel Bradshaw would serve in the healthcare arena within and outside of the army for decades. Originally graduating with two music degrees, Bradshaw was looking to take a different path with his life, until the military had yet another plan in mind. [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Senators have derailed a tax plan that passed the Kansas House, making room for potential negotiations on a final tax relief deal. However, lawmakers are working against the clock, as the deadline to consider bills approaches next Friday. "We need to unbundle the various tax policy pieces from here on out," [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Kansas Senate has voted to approve a conference committee report for a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors. The Senate voted 27-13 to approve the plan today, forwarding it to the Governor's desk. In addition to banning doctors from providing gender transition treatments to minors, the bill would also allow for a [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - For the third-straight season, Kansas men's basketball has finished with a consensus all-American. Jayhawk center Hunter Dickinson gets the nod as a consensus second-team all-American player. He was named a second-team all-American by the Associated Press (AP), The Sporting News (TSN) and the United States Basketball Writers of America (USBWA), while getting [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Kansas softball will be playing its series against No. 1 Oklahoma in front of a packed Arrocha Ballpark. The nationally-ranked Jayhawks have announced that their upcoming three-game stretch hosting the Sooners has sold out. Oklahoma will face a red-hot KU team that has started 7-2 in Big 12 play after winning just [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) — The city of Topeka is planning a closed-door meeting to narrow down the city manager search. In a release from the City of Topeka, Mayor Michael Padilla has called a special meeting with the Governing Body to conduct city manager interviews. The meeting will not be televised due to technical difficulties. There [...]