WAMEGO (KSNT) - A former Wamego Red Raider is making her mark right away at the next level. Ashten Pierson, a 2023 Wamego graduate, won Big East Defensive Player of the Year in softball. Pierson is nearing the end of her true freshman campaign with Creighton. She becomes the first freshman to ever win this [...]
What We’re Tracking We see more and more clouds as we head into tonight, but it quickly clears out by Wednesday. Low temperatures will fall back into the lower 50s with light wind and partly to mostly cloudy weather. After we clear on Wednesday, there'll be lots of sunshine and pleasant temperatures with highs in [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County District Attorney's Office is charging a woman with murder in connection to a recent deadly Topeka apartment shooting. Lolita L. Bradford, 25, is being charged with three counts on Tuesday, May 7 including: Shawnee County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Katie Garceran says Topeka police were called on April 19 [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - 27 News reached out to the City of Topeka and Shawnee County Department of Emergency Management for public tornado shelter locations, but neither the city nor the county provided them. The City of Topeka doesn't open shelters for severe weather like tornado warnings. City spokeswoman Rosie Nichols said emergency management is the [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The quest to fill the production of the 2023 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year continues for Kansas football. KU's Austin Booker was selected by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft after a breakout 2023 season in Lawrence. On Tuesday, the Jayhawks picked up a [...]
Dillons announced a new location of its grocery store in Lawrence at The Crossing@KU built by a subsidiary of the KU Endowment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KSNT) - Nearly $42 million in federal funding is being sent to the Sunflower State to address several housing-related issues. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced in a press release Tuesday, May 7 that $5.5 billion in funding is being dispersed to 1,200 communities across the U.S. and Puerto [...]
Is that county fair ride safe? Here's what to check.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Fishing comes at a cost in Kansas. However, for two days only, this activity is completely free for people to participate in. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is bringing back the tradition of offering free fishing days again for the summer of 2024. The department made the dates for [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - With the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) planning to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, what would the impact be on Kansas? Kansas Cannabis Coalition advocate Kelly Rippel says if the government reclassifies marijuana, Kansas lawmakers will have to respond. "We're not looking very intelligent in the drug policy arena at [...]
The coffee chain is adding refreshing new pops of flavor and color for summer.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Westmoreland is offering utility assistance to victims of the EF3 tornado that killed one and left three injured last month. To provide relief to tornado victims, the City of Westmoreland has cut this month's utility bills in half. If you'd like to contribute to the relief effort, the Caring Community Foundation is [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Washburn University President Dr. JuliAnn Mazachek joined the 27 News morning crew to talk about upcoming commencement festivities, national nurses week, summer activities on campus and the recent student anti-war protest. Watch the full interview in the video above. For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in [...]
It has been eight months since 93-year-old Joanne Johnson of Augusta was found murdered in her home
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A tornado destroyed homes and toppled trees and power lines when it roared through a small Oklahoma town, one of several twisters that erupted in the central United States amid a series of powerful storms that stretched into Tuesday. At least one death was reported. The tornado ripped through the 1,000-person town of [...]
According to an article from The Guardian, Tyson Foods allegedly dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into U.S. rivers and lakes, including plants in Robards and Sebree.
EARLTON (KSNT) - A 40-year-old man from Arkansas died in a head-on crash just northeast of Earlton in Neosho County. At 3:05 p.m. on Monday, 40-year-old Dean Branson was driving a 2003 Chevy truck southbound on U169 Highway. Branson was passing vehicles on the northbound shoulder. A 51-year-old man from Jefferson City, Missouri was driving [...]
What We’re Tracking Starting off this morning with temperatures in the 50s. Storms have now exited the area and we won't see significant rain chance for quite a while. Today, things will be quiet and beautiful. Highs get into the upper 70s and lower 80s. Cloud cover looks to be few and far between. We [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Washburn men and women's tennis teams have both punched tickets to the 2024 NCAA tournament. After a 19-4 season and MIAA Championship victory, the men locked up the No. 1 seed in the tournament's Central Region for their fifth straight tournament appearance. The women's team earned the No. 2 seed after finishing [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU football is sending a number of players pro, and two Jayhawks were selected in the 2024 NFL draft. It's the first time Kansas has had multiple players picked since 2015, another sign of growth under Leipold. While Dominick Puni went in the third round to the 49ers and Austin Booker in [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State redshirt junior Brady Day is making his fourth, and likely final, season of college baseball count. Day, through 47 games in the 2024 campaign, is top 20 in the Big 12 stat listings in batting average, OPS, hits, doubles, total bases and RBI. He's drawn 40 walks on the season while [...]
Update 9:31 p.m. Tornado warnings continue for Anderson, Brown, Clay, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Marshall, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee and Washington Counties until 11 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Update 9:24 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for Coffey and Osage [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police are asking locals to keep an eye out for tree service scammers as storms move through the area. The Topeka Police Department has received multiple reports about tree-trimming companies working without a license and even scamming customers. Topeka police posted a tree service announcement on social media back in April 2024. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - While severe weather can be unpredictable, there are steps homeowners can take to be prepared for the worst. KSNT 27 News spoke with Marc Shepherd who is the senior risk manager at Copeland Insurance in Topeka. He said they see a lot of damage from outdoor furniture and toys. Securing or storing [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - A local university has postponed finals on Monday, due to the severe weather. Kansas State University posted on social media that on-campus finals after 6 p.m. Monday, May 6 in Manhattan are postponed. This is because of severe weather threats that are rolling through northeast Kansas. According to the university, the rescheduled [...]
