Новости за 15.06.2022

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center invited their business partners to a lunch in Kay's Garden Wednesday afternoon. "We talk about this zoo being a true community zoo and we are truly blessed to get the communities support that we do," said Brenda Wiley, Chief Executive Officer at the Topeka Zoo. "Today [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka Kwik Shop has closed its doors Wednesday due to the presence of rodents in the business. The Kwik Shop, located at 1414 SW 17th St. in Central Topeka, has closed its doors after an inspector with the Kansas Department of Agriculture visited the location and saw evidence of rodents getting [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Emergency crews are working an injury crash in West Topeka on Wednesday. A 27 News reporter is currently on the scene of an injury crash located at the roundabout where SW 21st Street and SW Urish Road meet. At least two vehicles were involved in the crash with one sustaining a large [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Jayhawk baseball has its new leader, according to multiple reports. KU hired LSU assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Dan Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald spent just the 2022 season with LSU. In that short time, he put together the country's No. 1 recruiting class, according to PerfectGame.org. That class includes the most top-100 prospects in [...]

What We’re Tracking: A few storms possible this evening Warming back up More high heat and humidity expected through next week A HEAT ADVISORY has been issued for Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Geary, Jefferson, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee counties until 8 PM Thursday, Jun 16th. There's a cold front that will [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - City of Topeka water customers should be on the lookout for a letter in the mail regarding a minor drinking water violation. In late March, the city had higher-than-normal cloudiness in its water, caused by heavy rainfall. This cloudiness, referred to as 'turbidity', was not in line with KDHE regulations for 13 [...]

There's a cold front that will try to make it through the area today. It should make it near our south and eastern counties around peak heating, and that could help a few storms develop along it through this evening. High temperatures should be just a smidge cooler across the area because of this front, [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka City Council is changing the rules on a recently-passed ordinance that bans bikes from sidewalks in North Topeka. On Tuesday, the Topek City Council voted to continue to allow bicycles, scooters, skateboards and roller skates on sidewalks on Northeast Morse Street and the bridge from Oakland to North Topeka. Starting [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Aldersgate village is expanding. The Shawnee County Board of Commissioners approved the expansion of the retirement home in their meeting yesterday. The expansion includes 20 single family homes- the floor plan can be tailored to your liking. The cottage and villa style homes are going to be built in a cul-de-sac with [...]

ROSSVILLE (KSNT) - Rossville, a "football town" with five state titles in the past seven years, hasn't had a winning basketball season since 2016. New head coach Brandon McDonnell plans to change that. McDonnell comes from Topeka West under the leadership of legendary Charger coach Rick Bloomquist. "Outside of my dad, Rick Bloomquist is a [...]

OTTAWA (KSNT) - The City of Ottawa has announced that the 2022 Chautauqua Festival has been forced to make some changes this year due to supply chain problems. In a video release, Tiffany Evans, the Co-Chair of the Chautauqua Festival Committee, explained the current situation surrounding the festival. "As you know, many products have seen [...]

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Areas near Manhattan are still feeling the effects of last weekend's storms. Tuttle Creek State Park is one of them. With tree branches scattered across the park and a few trees uprooted out of the ground, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. However, the park is [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Gas prices impact every aspect of life, but for some the high cost could force a change in career paths. The work car and personal car are one in the same for delivery drivers. With high spending at the pump, those who deliver are facing a difficult dilemma that's putting their livelihood [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - One man is dead following a SWAT standoff in South Topeka on Tuesday. According to the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office, shortly before 8 a.m. on June 14 at a residence in the 200 block of SW Heights Road deputies attempted to make contact with an individual inside in relation to an overnight [...]

OSAGE COUNTY (KSNT) - The Osage County Sheriff's Office has announced that one man has been taken into custody on a child rape charge on Tuesday. Dominic J. Knapp, 18, of Lawrence, was taken into custody by the OCSO and booked into the Osage County Jail with the charges of rape of a child under [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - If you're an avid reader, look no further as this local library brings the books to you. As a part of the Topeka Public Library, the Bookmobile allows you to browse its shelves from anywhere. Community engagement is important for a public library, and that means lending books in any way it [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - If you love seeing dinosaurs come to life, Topeka is the place to be.  A few children at Stormont Vail Health Center received a special visit Tuesday. Dino Dustin made his way to the pediatric unit with a special friend: his Dino Cammie. Dustin travels all across America and Canada to spark [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - A 7-year-old who had his scooter stolen on Sunday has been reunited with it thanks to help from the Lawrence Police Department. According to a Facebook post from the LKPD, the 7-year-old, Brantley, was center-stage on Tuesday during a press conference where he was given his scooter back alongside his mother and [...]

REPUBLIC COUNTY (KSNT) - One man is dead after being thrown off of his motorcycle on Tuesday and hitting a guardrail. According to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, a Harley Davidson Road King Motorcycle was traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 36 near mile marker 242.2 when it attempted to pass a Yukon GMC which [...]