Новости за 22.04.2022

JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Highway Patrol said that an apparent hit-and-run road rage incident in Johnson County hurt one child on Friday morning. According to the KHP Crash Logs, around 9:35 a.m., a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu from Minnesota was heading southbound on I-35 when the Malibu was sideswiped by a vehicle due [...]

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) -- The Kansas Department of Transportation has closed U.S. Interstate 70 between Goodland and Colby due to blowing dust, zero visibility, and high winds. KDOT said it is also getting reports of crashes on I-70. In a message on social media, KDOT said, "PLEASE don't try to drive in this wind." The [...]

HOYT (KSNT) - A resident near Hoyt captured a rare photo of a large fire reflecting off the cloud cover on Thursday night. KSNT 27 News spoke with the resident who said that the photo was taken at 8:30 p.m. while looking to the northeast of Hoyt. The resident went on to say the fire [...]

What We’re Tracking: Warm and windy this evening Continued windy tomorrow Storm chances Saturday Winds will continue to gust out of the south through the remainder of today and tonight at 40 to 50 mph. Isolated gust of nearly 60 mph have recently been reported as well. These strong southerly winds may be a bit [...]

CONCORDIA (KSNT) - A large power outage was reported in the city of Concordia in Cloud County on Friday. According to Prairie Land Electric Coop, the power outage occurred at 2:23 p.m. and caused an estimated 404 customers to lose power. A representative of Prairie Land said the cause of the outage isn't known at [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Tropics hired Russell Norton to be the team's new general manager. Dominic Montero, the team's inaugural GM, was released of his duties. Norton has experience in collegiate and high school football sports administration. Russell is the head football coach and strength & conditioning coordinator at Oskaloosa High School. Fans can [...]

A Kansan has claimed a $1M lottery prize that was going to expire in six weeks.

First responders came to the aid of a woman who was stuck inside a vault toilet in Washington. They say the woman is lucky she didn't become ill, or get hurt from the fall.

President Joe Biden criticized Florida Republicans during a pair of fundraisers Thursday for targeting Disney after the company expressed opposition to a new state law restricting discussion about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms.

Topeka, KS (KTMJ) — Wamego is the place to be April 23-24 with the annual Tulip Festival and a concert at The Columbian Theatre. Tyler Woods, artistic director, with The Columbian stopped by FOX 43 AM Live to talk about the popular festival and "Shine On!" a concert on Saturday featuring Karla Bauer with the [...]

The Florida Department of Education (DOE) on Thursday posted four pages of examples from math textbooks that have been banned from classrooms citing “prohibited topics” such as “references to Critical Race Theory (CRT), inclusions of Common Core, and the unsolicited addition of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in mathematics,” according to multiple reports.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka man accused of attempting to run from the police ran into another vehicle at a red light, flipping his car. Topeka police had attempted to pull over Michael Te'rahn Yates Jr. on Thursday evening for a traffic stop when Yates began driving recklessly, according to Lieutenant Manuel Munoz of the [...]

The environmentalist movement is shockingly young, firmly taking root less than 60 years ago and encapsulated by Earth Day.

How did dogs get those irresistible puppy dog eyes? It turns out it took a lot of effort by our ancestors.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - If you have been near the river in downtown Wichita lately, you've probably noticed that the water level is extremely low. It turns out there are a number of factors causing river levels to shrink, but the good news is it's only temporary for many Wichitans who enjoy walking, cycling, or [...]

Today will be the warmest day of the week as highs climb into the low to mid 80s. To get the warmth, though, we're going to have to put up with very strong winds out of the south. Winds will gust over 40-45mph today and could go as high as 50mph tomorrow, too. Tonight, there [...]

NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT)- For a long time high school baseball teams in the state of Kansas have only been allowed to play 20 games in the regular season. This remains true now, but some coaches in the state want this to change. "We have just as good of baseball as everybody else but we are [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A fire near the Interstate-70 bridge has drawn attention to the issue of homeless camps in Topeka. Topeka firefighters had to put out a fire on April 19 at a small homeless camp which has since been abandoned. The fire left burn marks and trash scattered around the nearby area. KSNT 27 [...]

Former Kansas City Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy's Overland Park estate is going up for sale and all proceeds will benefit nonprofit Consider the Lily.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Members of the Armenian National Police joined a training exercise with the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday as part of a larger international partnership program. Five members of the Armenian National Police, an interpreter and embassy representatives participated in a K-9 training session with local deputies. According to Deputy Abigail Christian, [...]

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The first phase of extensive road construction work in Aggieville is expected to begin this month according to the City of Manhattan. North Manhattan Avenue in Aggieville will be closed from Fremont Street to Moro Street starting Monday, April 25. The construction will keep the area closed through the fall of 2022. [...]

Former University of Kansas student Albert Wilson, whose rape case was dismissed last year, is now suing the state for wrongful conviction.