Новости за 27.05.2022

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office reports they have been receiving calls recently about a scam regarding asphalt/sealing. According to the SCSO, people who have had new asphalt projects recently completed by reputable companies were approached by an unknown person who claimed to be representing the previous asphalt company. He visited the victims [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A car rolled into a creek in southeast Topeka on Friday. The Topeka Police Department and the Topeka Fire Department are both on the scene of SE 37th Street and SE Evans where a car has, for unknown reasons, fallen into a nearby creek. The call for this incident came in at [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The man accused and convicted in the 2019 killing of Dwane Simmons, a Washburn University student, and football player, will spend life in prison. During the sentencing, the family of Simmons provided the court with a video featuring photographs of Simmons, before family members spoke. "If you knew my son, you would [...]

WAMEGO (KSNT)- It's Mary Poppins with just a little twist and it's happening in Wamego at the historic Columbian theater. Columbian Theater Artistic Director Tyler Woods joined the FOX 43 AM Live morning show to talk about the upcoming Columbian presentation of Mary Poppins. “Mary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, [...]

McPHERSON, Kan. (AP) - A 12-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the contamination of a water cooler used by a small college baseball team in Kansas. The boy was charged with endangerment and criminal damage to property for allegedly pouring paint into Kansas Wesleyan's water cooler during a doubleheader against Bethany College in Lindsborg on [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Topeka Police Department confirmed with KSNT 27 News there was an early morning carjacking and armed robbery Friday morning. Police said they believe the two incidents may be connected. According to Topeka Police officers, law enforcement responded to Rain Tree Apartment Complex, located at 3724 SW 29th Street, for a report of [...]

(KSNT) – Several cemeteries and organizations across our viewing area are holding services this weekend for Memorial Day. Saturday, May 28, 2022 At 9 a.m. Saturday, May 28, the Sons of Union Veterans will have its annual commemoration at the Historic Topeka Cemetary at 1601 SE 10th Avenue, Topeka, in the Civil War section, which is [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The owners of Poppin Squeeze food truck, Aaron and Lauren Parrish joined 27 News Friday to discuss their history in the food truck business and upcoming events. Poppin Squeeze began as a hot dog cart in 2010 but transitioned to selling kettle corn and lemonade at local events. The coronavirus pandemic slowed [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Hayden Catholic High School's Tanner Newkirk ran the state's 5th fastest 3200 in Kansas history Friday morning, shattering the 4A state meet record and recording his personal best of 8:55.88. Tanner is only one of two runners to break the nine-minute mark in the 3200 since 1980. Newkirk is a senior and [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Kansas deli was honored in Washington, D.C. on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week after serving Topeka for 75 years. After decades of serving cold plates and hot pickles, Porubsky’s Deli in Topeka closed up shop quietly, according to the family. Charles Sr. and Lydia Porubsky established Porubsky’s Deli [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The man responsible for the death of a Topeka woman has been sentenced to 25 years in jail. Charles Melvin Wilson, II, was convicted in the 2020 death of Lisa Hill, according to Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay. Lisa R. Hill, 53, was found dead on May 7, 2020 at 1132 NW [...]

A woman who was tortured at a home in Lake Arrowhead, Missouri, earlier this month is speaking for the very first time since the incident.

After starting off with some patchy fog, today looks to be absolutely gorgeous with the return of the sunshine, light winds, and highs in the lower 80s. Summer-like warmth returns just in time for the unofficial beginning of summer, as highs make it into the middle to upper 80s for the weekend along with more [...]

(KSNT) - Highlights and scores from high school State baseball and softball quarterfinals. SOFTBALL ROSSVILLE 12COUNCIL GROVE 0 SANTA FE TRAIL 4HOISINGTON/CENTRAL PLAINS 1 BLUE VALLEY 0WASHBURN RURAL 10 OLATHE NORTH 0TOPEKA HIGH 6 ROCK CREEK 3WAMEGO 8 CLAY CENTER 6CLEARWATER 7 SPEARVILLE 0MISSION VALLEY 9 BASEBALL SABETHA 4COLUMBUS 3 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 10SEAMAN 9 [...]

SCRANTON (KSNT) - A Scranton woman's miniature donkey has gone viral for all the right reasons. Kansas natives Stephanie and Michael Wessel own a small farm south of Topeka that's home to six Nigerian dwarf goats, two boar goats, three Great Danes, two farm cats and another dog. However, the star of the show is, [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - Emporia State University students have plans to host a peaceful demonstration to advocate for gun safety on Friday. The event will be at 5:30 p.m. on May 27, at the Kellogg Circle at Emporia State University. The event follows a recent mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas where nineteen students [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka CBD shop is once again selling Delta-8 edibles. Just one month after multiple Topeka CBD shops were raided by law enforcement, the Sacred Leaf CBD has Delta-8 products back on its shelves. The CBD community claimed there was a grey area with what's legal and illegal to sell. The grey [...]

SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - Many Shawnee County residents are reporting scam calls from persons who claim to be sheriff's office officials. The calls may claim that there is a warrant for your arrest or “very important information” about you, Shawnee County public relations deputy Abigail Christian said. The SCSO said they have received many calls [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT)--- Chris Mann, a democrat from Lawrence, officially entered the Kansas Attorneys General race on Thursday. Mann, a former police officer and prosecutor, spoke with reporters outside the Secretary of State's Office after filing. He said he's focusing on steering away from politics. "The focus of that office needs to be not getting distracted [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Catbackers Club held their annual Catbackers tour Thursday evening at Evergy Plaza in the downtown area. K-State Basketball coach Jerome Tang was available to meet and take photos with, as well as the National Champions Classy Cats dance team and the voice of the wildcats, Wyatt Thompson as Emcee. There [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Several public health advisories were issued for Kansas lakes due to the presence of blue-green algae on Thursday. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks issued many warnings on May 26. The active warnings are for the following waterbodies: Big Eleven Lake, Wyandotte County [...]

A Lawrence mom is counting her blessings after a neighbor saved her 4-year-old son from drowning in their apartment complex pool.

EMPORIA (KSNT) - An Emporia man was arrested after he was believed to be the driver in a vehicle pursuit that occurred on Monday. At 9:18 p.m. on May 23, the Lyon County Sherriff's Office was dispatched for a report of a suspicious car parked in the road. When deputies attempted a traffic stop of [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - G's Cheesecakes and More is reopening after having announced that it was closing its doors late last week. According to a post on G's Cheesecakes' Facebook account, their business is reopening on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 with business hours from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. G's Cheesecakes, found at [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A member of the U.S. Army has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Topeka for allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain $149,476 from 25 people. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Innocent N. Ugwu, 24, of Fort Riley, is charged with the following: Five counts of wire [...]