UPDATE 3:03 p.m.: Topeka Police responded to an inquiry crash near SE 21st St. and SE California Ave. According to a spokeswoman for the City of Topeka, a motorcyclist crashed attempting to avoid a collision. American Medical Response treated the motorcyclist for minor injuries. There are no traffic impacts at this time. Topeka police are [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Crews are working the scene of a head-on crash east of Topeka. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office received the report of a crash at 12:28 p.m. on US-40 and Tecumseh Road south of Tecumseh. The scene is still active as of 12:48 p.m. Traffic impacts are being reported in the area on [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas House has passed a resolution supporting Texas in its illegal immigration battle. On Wednesday, GOP members of the Kansas House are standing in solidarity with Texas and encouraging Governor Laura Kelly to offer Kansas National Guard troops to Texas after passing House Resolution 6035. “Millions of individuals have entered our [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Archdiocese of Kansas City provided a statement regarding a former Topeka music teacher who was arrested by the KBI for alleged sex crimes. On Tuesday, Feb. 6, Brian Stuckenschmidt, 38, of Topeka, was arrested with a warrant for rape and aggravated criminal sodomy, according to a press release from the Kansas [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Plans to remedy the tons of rubble and waste dumped into the Kansas River from the Docking building demolition have been approved. In October of 2023, a 27 News investigation revealed unauthorized rubble and waste from the Docking state office building was being dumped into the Kansas River right behind Gary’s Berries, a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka City Council has approved half a million dollars to keep Hotel Topeka running. Topeka City Council approved the Topeka Development Corporation's (TDC) 2024 operating budget for the hotel Tuesday evening and approved an additional $500,000 from the general fund to operate and maintain the hotel. The TDC project manager and [...]
Southerly wind gusts will be around 30mph through the day today, but may pick up even further overnight with gusts around 40-45mph. This will keep temperatures very mild through the next couple of days with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s for today and lower to middle 60s for Thursday. Our next system [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A new move by the Kansas Supreme Court could make it harder for schools to argue they're fairly funded. The state Supreme Court closed a years-long funding lawsuit Tuesday. It required the state to meet adequacy and equity requirements in financing public education. If the budget didn't meet that requirement, it could [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - We're just days away from the big game and one local business is cooking up some team spirit. Cookies by Gayla is designing Chiefs inspired treats. They've created cookies in the shape of Patrick Mahomes, Travis and Jason Kelce and even a Taylor Swift jersey. Owner Gayla Kirk says they are especially [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A third person has been arrested and booked in relation to a deadly shooting. After an investigation by Topeka Police, Isaiah P. Myers, 29, of Topeka was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for the following: On Feb. 3, Topeka Police arrested two people in connection to a [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- The conflict at the southern border is stirring a heated debate at the Kansas statehouse. The Kansas House of Representatives took up a resolution, calling on the Governor to send troops to Texas on Tuesday. "It's clear that the federal government has failed in its responsibility under the U.S. Constitution to defend the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka teacher has been arrested by the Kansas Bureau of Investigations (KBI) for alleged sex crimes. At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, Brian Stuckenschmidt, 38, of Topeka, was arrested with a warrant for rape and aggravated criminal sodomy, according to a press release from the KBI. In May of 2023, [...]
Retirement questions come just about every year for Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid when his team is in the Super Bowl.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Police Chief for the City of Topeka Bryan Wheeles is retiring. According to a press release from the City of Topeka, Wheeles will be ending his three-decade long law enforcement career. He has worked in many roles at the Topeka Police Department (TPD) such as: patrol officer, narcotics investigator, homicide detective, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Local Shawnee County residents are set to recover large amounts of cash owed in order to reinstate their driver's licenses. A spokeswoman with the Office of the Shawnee County District Attorney said in a press release that the first of six dockets set to make use of Senate Bill 127 were heard [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - McClure elementary is kicking off Super Bowl week with Chiefs-themed spirit days to celebrate the big game. Yesterday, it started with 'Mahomes Mania Monday', and it continued today with 'In my Chiefs Era Tuesday'. Students and staff sported their favorite Chiefs and 'Swiftie' apparel. Several students shared what they're most excited to [...]
Swarms of reporters surrounded Travis Kelce on Monday and Tuesday, hoping to get a question in.
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has some money on the line in Super Bowl LVIII and it's not related to sports betting.
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU will return all three of its top wideouts from the 2023 season. The Jayhawks bring back a combined 119 games of college football between Lawrence Arnold, Luke Grimm and Quentin Skinner. The trio of pass-catchers all came to KU in 2020 and stayed loyal to the program, despite a coaching change [...]
Kansas parents may be getting paid for having children in the near future.
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Sunflower Showdown rivalry lacks no passion. With more than eight months until the next meeting on the football field, things are heating up. Monday night's basketball game had both fan bases fired up. The Wildcats secured a five-point win in overtime, making Tang 2-1 against the Jayhawks. One Kansas football player [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State's 75-70 upset win against the fourth-ranked Jayhawks on Monday night had many similarities to Jerome Tang's first Sunflower Showdown about a year before. Both games were played on ESPN's Big Monday. Both games required overtime. Both games resulted in Wildcat victories in Bramlage Coliseum. However, the Wildcats' 2024 rivalry win was [...]
What We’re Tracking Winds remain relatively light until late tonight and early tomorrow morning, then they start to pick up significantly out of the south. With more wind and more cloud cover, temperatures will only fall into the lower 40s overnight. Wind gusts will be around 30mph through the day tomorrow, but may pick up [...]
The Concordia Police Department said four people were stabbed outside the American Legion on Saturday.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County District Attorney has officially charged one man for animal cruelty after numerous animals were found at a local home in poor condition. After two people were arrested for alleged counts of animal cruelty, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay has charged Charles Cornelius Solomon, 28, with 26 counts of [...]
