Новости за 07.06.2022

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka has released a draft on Tuesday detailing recommendations for the Topeka Police Department. The draft came from the Police and Community Relations Committee which was formed after a City Council meeting on Sept. 1, 2020 when former City Mayor Michelle De La Isla put forward a request to [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT)- Hayden High School lineman Joe Otting will play football for the University of Notre Dame. Otting is entering his senior year at Hayden and had several Division I offers, including offers to stay in Kansas from KU and K-State. "God has blessed me with the ability to play the game that I love [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department has released the results of its "Click It or Ticket" campaign on Tuesday. According to the TPD, 2022's Click It or Ticket campaign, which operated from May 22 to June 4, sought to remind motorists and their passengers of the importance of buckling up and the legal consequences [...]

KANSAS (KSNT) – Warning! The public is not allowed to place political signs on public highways, the Kansas Department of Transportation warned on Tuesday. KDOT is cautioning Kansans to not place any kind of political or business advertisements on the state’s property. The only kind of signs allowed on the 9,500-mile state highway system is [...]

An American woman who prosecutors say led an all-female battalion of Islamic State militants in Syria pleaded guilty on Tuesday.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The latest art exhibit at the Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery explores the world of oceans and the creatures that live deep under the surface. "You have entered into the Oceans of Possibilities, which is our annual summer exhibit geared towards children. This year we decided to explore the ocean. Where I [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Washburn University softball program is having a pitching and catching camp this week at Gahnstrom Field and the Indoor practice facility on the Washburn campus. The pitching and catching camp is open to players in all grades and is offered as a three-day camp or as a single-day session.  It focuses [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Helping Hands Humane Society is looking for fosters and adoptions. In a social media post Tuesday, the shelter reached out to the public to consider adopting or fostering a dog. HHHS is offering a “name your price” adoption special due to the lack of open dog kennels in its facility. To free [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Police are investigating after reports that a car has driven into a building at 823 SW Mulvane St., in Topeka. The building is the Robert H. O'Neil Building. Officials on the scene said the driver lost control of the vehicle which then left the road. Police said it is a non-injury accident. [...]

HIAWATHA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas state senator who recently left the Republican Party has begun campaigning for governor as an independent. The Kansas City Star reports that grain and livestock farmer Dennis Pyle of Hiawatha on Monday appointed a campaign treasurer, allowing him to raise and spent money. "I am a God-loving American, devoted to the [...]

RILEY COUNTY (KSNT) - An unoccupied trailer home was a complete loss following a fire early Tuesday morning in Ogden. Firefighters used heavy equipment to pull the roof off the home to saturate the fire, according to Riley County. The Manhattan Fire Department and volunteers from stations 103, 104, 115 and 116 responded to the [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The voter registration deadline for Kansans is quickly approaching. Shawnee County Commissioner Andrew Howell was on the 27 News morning show Tuesday with more information. Registration closes on July 13. Anyone wanting to vote, including those who need to change their name or address on their registration, needs to do so on [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police have found and arrested a 37-year-old woman following an investigation into a stabbing at Dillons in Topeka. Amanda Bulger, 37, was located and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on theft charges. Investigators continue to look for Jason Bulger, according to the Topeka Police Department. On June 3, [...]

LYONS COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — One person is dead, and three children are injured after a crash that happened on the Kansas turnpike Monday afternoon. According to Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) Lieutenant John Lehnherr, troopers were notified of an erratic driver on the turnpike between Emporia and the Emporia service area. The caller told KHP [...]

Showers and storms come to an end this morning, and we slowly clear out through the day. Highs should make it in the lower 80s. Winds remain light today and humid conditions continue, so we'll probably be feeling closer to 90° later this afternoon. Storms are possible, again, Tuesday night into the early hours of [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT)--- Juneteenth celebrations in Kansas are prompting calls for unity and action on gun violence in the United States. A "Unity Walk" and Flag Raising Celebration was held at the Kansas State Capitol on Monday, as part of a series of upcoming events. One of the themes this year is aimed at addressing gun [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - You grow girl. With summer officially in full swing, you may want to enjoy the outdoors more by getting into gardening. 27 News met with a local plant nursery in Topeka for some advice on how to make your garden thrive in the summertime. If you haven't started your garden of Eden [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - The City of Emporia is now accepting applications for interested buyers of a library whose roots are deeply embedded in the City's history. The Emporia Public Library, located at 118 E. 6th St., has been a part of the City since 1869 and is recognized as the oldest library in Kansas that [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSNT) - Faith Rottinghaus was awarded the prestigious Ken B. Jones Award at the MIAA's annual awards ceremony. The Ken B. Jones award goes to the male and female student-athletes of the year. Rottinghaus helped lead Ichabod volleyball to the national championship game this past season, and she's the program's all-time career [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The White House Press Office has released a report on Monday detailing the "economic progress" that has happened in Kansas since President Joe Biden took office in 2020. The report focused on the areas of state employment, unemployment insurance claims, gross domestic product (GDP), supplemental poverty and vaccination rates. This report was [...]

The Smith County Sheriff's Office says multiple law enforcement agencies are working on a bank robbery and possible child abduction.

The suspect in the deadly motorcycle hit-and-run crash that killed a 9-year-old girl was taken into custody Friday evening in Indiana.

EMPORIA (KSNT) - Two people were taken to a hospital after their truck was hit by a train in Emporia. According to the Emporia Police Department, at 12:26 p.m. on June 6 near 309 Merchant St. a semi-truck was hit by a train as it was backing into the Evo Wholesale Food Corp. The cab [...]

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Kansas State women's soccer announced 20 fall matches in 2022, 11 of which will be at home. Entering the team's seventh season, the Wildcats look to build off their best season yet. The team lost star senior Brookelynn Entz, but returns 11 of its 12 top scorers for the the new [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - A local man won a major award in a bike race that brought in thousands from across the country. Hunter Williams, 21, of Emporia, claimed a victory in UNBOUND Gravel, a bike race that takes cyclists across 200 miles of gravel and dirt roads in the Flint Hills of Kansas. Williams came [...]