Новости за 22.07.2022

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Police are looking to speak with Emmanuel Walker, 35, in connection with a Saturday night murder. Police found Kirk Sexton, 34, shot to death at 8th and Western in Downton Topeka. Topeka police told 27 News the incident was not random. Anyone with information on where Walker is should call Topeka Police at (785) [...]

MANHATTAN, KS (KSNT) – Riley County police said they found an 8-year-old girl who was missing for nearly 7 hours Friday. The girl went missing around 6 a.m. Friday morning in the northern part of Manhattan, near Manhattan and Kimball Avenues. Police said they found the girl at 12:40 p.m. Police said the girl "ran [...]

SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who went missing Thursday night. The sheriff issued a “Silver Alert” for Thomas Rooks, 71, of Topeka. “Mr. Rooks left his residence in southeast Shawnee County, Kansas late last night,” said Sheriff Brian Hill, in a news release. “Rooks suffers from [...]

MANHATTAN, KS (KSNT) - Kansas State women's basketball coach Jeff Mittie agreed to a two-year extension Friday that will pay him $2,745,000 in base salary over the next four years and includes several potentially lucrative bonus provisions. Mittie will be entering his ninth season with the Wildcats. He is coming off his fourth NCAA Tournament [...]

TOPEKA (KTMJ) - The rodeo is coming to town! Tickets are on sale now for the Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Association World Championship Rodeo. Allie Geist with the Stormont Vail Events Center stopped by FOX 43 AM Live to tell us what we can expect. This rodeo is different from others, as all the contestants [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka is helping remove and replace defective public sidewalks. Deputy Mayor Spencer Duncan stopped by 27 News Friday morning to tell us about this program and to talk about the 2023 budget. The city is now accepting applications to the 50-50 Sidewalk Repair Program. Half of costs will be [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Performing Arts Center held its third annual golf tournament Friday morning at the Great Life Shawnee Country Club golf course. "This is the third annual Tee-PAC golf tournament. “We are raising ‘green,’ money for our programs,” said Larry Gawronski, executive director of TPAC. The Tee-Pac Golf Tournament is held each [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT)- At approximately 4:30 a.m. Friday morning, the Emporia Police Department responded to a shooting in the 700 block of Eastgate Dr. in Emporia. According to a press release by the Emporia Police Department, several shots were fired. When officers arrived on scene, they would one person injured and was transported to a nearby [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - With the start of the 2022-23 school year approaching, the Kansas Highway Patrol is inspecting school buses all across the state to make sure your kids get to and from school safely. On inspection days, it takes about one hour to inspect 100 school buses, as they inspect between 400-500 total buses [...]

A HEAT ADVISORY has been issued for the entire viewing area from noon today through 9 p.m. on Saturday. For Friday and Saturday, mostly dry conditions prevail and even more heat looks to build in as this weather pattern doesn't look to change for a couple more days. Expect temperatures between 100° and 105° with [...]

OSAGE COUNTY (KSNT) - A woman was honored on Thursday for helping a couple during a car crash earlier this year. Amanda Lockhart was given the Lifesaving Award by the Osage County Sheriff's Office for her actions at 7:10 p.m. on March 25, 2022 on Kansas Highway 268 in Osage County. While Lockhart was traveling [...]

TOPEKA, (KSNT)--- Just weeks away from the Primary Election, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is positioning herself for the General Election.  Kelly launched “Prosperity on the Plains,” a statewide economic development tour, on Thursday. The tour focuses on small businesses, spring-boarding off of the state’s recent Panasonic deal.  “Over the next few weeks, I’m going to [...]

MAPLE HILL (KSNT)- Wabaunsee High School graduates Cade and Abby Oliver will be back at the same school in the fall. Cade is joining Washburn's football team. Abby is entering her fourth year with Washburn women's basketball. The two grew up playing sports together daily. "I think we've always been super close," Cade Oliver said. [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The heat lately has been a struggle for many who work long hours in the sun. Intense labor with extreme heat can lead to heat exhaustion. So--It's important to be aware of yourself and others around you. Rising temperature mean workers need to take frequent hydration breaks. Knowing your body and your [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Country star Justin Moore entertained a full house in the Great lakes Ballroom at Prairie Band Casino and Resort Thursday evening. Moore is a country music singer and songwriter. He began his career in 2002 and signed with Big Machine Records in 2008. He has released six studio albums, including, Outlaws Like [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The virus responsible for causing sickness across the world and introducing many people to the wonders of face masks is on the uptick in Kansas. Newly released data for the date range of July 9 to the 15 from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment shows that COVID-19 infections have reached [...]

KANSAS (KSNT) - The purchase of small turtles online has been linked to a Salmonella outbreak in multiple states across the U.S., including Kansas. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 people from 11 states have been found to be infected with a strain of Salmonella. Five of these individuals have been [...]

(KSNT) - After a year of record transfers, the transfer portal could be even wider soon. The Division I council is recommending the NCAA get rid of the “one-time” part of its transfer rule, according to The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach. Athletes could transfer multiple times and play right away. Currently, athletes can transfer once and [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Lawrence police said they responded to reports of a car in the Kansas River this morning and arrived to find a woman who had been pulled from the water by a bystander. The Lawrence Police Department said when officers arrived at the scene at the Kansas River Bridge around 9:30 a.m. on [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A man has been sentenced by the Shawnee District Court on Thursday in connection to the death of a motorcyclist in 2020. Tommy L. Sherill Sr., 53, was initially arrested on July 22, 2020 in relation to the death of Dylan J. Hernandez, 26, of Topeka, at the Philip Billard Municipal Airport [...]

What We’re Tracking: Triple digit days ahead Potential cold front nearby Sunday A few chances for rain A HEAT ADVISORY has been issued for the entire viewing area from 12 p.m. on Friday through 9 p.m. on Saturday. Overnight lows don't offer much relief with our daytime temperatures so hot. We'll only be able to [...]

PAOLA (KSNT) - A Utah man found guilty of violating the Kansas Securities Act has been sentenced to pay nearly $100,000 in restitution. Dean Loren Casutt, 53, of Alpine, Utah, Casutt was convicted on two counts of securities fraud. He pled guilty on March 3, 2022 to charges he violated the Kansas Securities Act. The [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The blue-green algae watch has been lifted from Lake Shawnee according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Lake Shawnee has been under either a blue-green algae watch or warning since sewage leaked into the water and blue-green algae was discovered back in early June. Now, KDHE says the water is safe [...]