Новости за 02.08.2022

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Road work set to start on August 15 will shut down all traffic along a section of Interstate 70 in Topeka for three weeks. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, 8th Street to Topeka Boulevard will be closed to all traffic while pavement patching is completed on the viaduct to finish [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A section of Kansas Avenue has been reopened after a barrier wall collapsed earlier this year. The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced that it has given the City of Topeka permission to reopen Kansas Avenue to motorists and pedestrians under the Polk-Quincy Viaduct. This area was closed on on June 13 [...]

What We’re Tracking: Humidity stays high through the night Weak front moves through Wednesday Heat continues through the weekend Tonight, the muggy and warm conditions continue as lows only dip down to near 80°. Winds will remain on the breezy side as clouds move in ahead of our next front. While there is a slight [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT)- University of Kansas football preseason camp began Tuesday. Lance Leipold and two players spoke with the media afterwards. Leipold said he expects Jalon Daniels to be the Jayhawks' starting quarterback to start the season. "Do I expect Jalon [Daniels] tp start week one? Yeah, I would," Leipold said. Daniels was largely the Jayhawks [...]

NEOSHO COUNTY (KSNT) - The Marshals Kansas Fugitive Apprehension Task Force has apprehended a woman they believe is responsible for a homicide. Nicole Rae Ann Kern, 41, was arrested just east of Iola. She was wanted for According to a press release from the Marshal's office, investigators found Kern near a campground. Marshals said Kern [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - Emporia State's Tray Buchanan has signed to play professional basketball with AEL-Limassol in Limassol, Cyprus. The former Hornet spent his lone season in Emporia as the Division-II leading scorer with 25.6 points per game. His performance earned him All-American honors. "Throughout the season, Tray advanced in his ability to run the point [...]

Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub says rookie RB Isaih Pacheco will start as the kick returner when preseason starts.

Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver left Tuesday's training camp practice early after suffering an injury.

After missing a week, Orlando Brown Jr. reported to training camp saying failure to sign deal will not deter him from goal of reaching the Super Bowl.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - For the sixth straight year, the Salvation Army of Topeka gave out school supply bags to students for the upcoming school year. The supplies were donated by Burlington/Northern Santa Fe, through a $5,000 grant. The money was used to build personal hygiene bags to help ensure that students get the new school [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday they have made an arrest in connection with the killing of Blake Pearson On Monday evening, Aug. 1, at approximately 9 p.m., Nicole Fox, 41, of Topeka, was arrested near Iowa St. and 2600 Rd., in Allen County. Fox was arrested on suspicion of first-degree [...]

TOPEKA (KTMJ) - A popular fundraiser is back and tickets are now available. Mindee Reece with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Kansas joined FOX 43 AM Live Tuesday to talk about Denim to Diamonds. This year's theme is Kentucky Derby. The fundraiser will be from 5:00-11:30 p.m. Saturday, August 20 at Townsite Topeka. The [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Family Service & Guidance Center is offering a unique, new program to treat kids who have both mental health and substance use challenges. Dana Schwarz with FSGC joined 27 News Tuesday morning to tell us about it. According to FSGC, staff will work closely with parents and other family members to give [...]

RILEY COUNTY (KSNT) - A 21-year-old man faces serious charges after being arrested while confined to the Riley County Jail. Jeremy Starks, 21, was in the Riley County Jail when he was arrested on a Sedgwick County District Court warrant. Starks is charged with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery. The warrant holds a bond [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department has confirmed that a pedestrian was struck by a black SUV in the westbound lanes of I-470 near Wanamaker Tuesday morning just after 5 a.m. Police confirmed the adult male pedestrian was transported to a nearby hospital and the driver of the vehicle was uninjured. The pedestrian is [...]

MONTGOMERY COUNTY (KSNT) - A 77-year-old Oklahoma man was killed Monday when his motorcycle went off the road and he was ejected from the bike. Claude E. Secrest, 77, of Ponca City, Oklahoma was heading northbound on County Road 1350 in Montgomery County when his bike went off the road, and hit a dry creek [...]

A HEAT ADVISORY is in effect for the entire area through 8:00pm Tuesday. The advisory continues for Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Lyon, Osage, and Shawnee counties through 7:00p.m. Wednesday. Southerly winds pick up today, and that'll only serve to warm us up even further. We'll be able to heat up into the lower 100s [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local trampoline park is turning into a summer camp for kids. Sky Zone in the West Ridge Mall is hosting summer camps for kids six-years-old to 12. The seven day camp goes from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. Sky Zone helps kids stay active and continue to learn while [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local sports facility is getting ready for its grand opening. Powerhouse Athletics opens its doors to Topeka this Sunday. They offer field time for athletes and teams in the community. The facility includes batting cages and turf fields for all sports. "Having a locally owned sports facility here I think will [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - 27 News will be hosting leadership from the Republican and Democratic parties on Tuesday night. Democratic Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers and Mike Kuckleman, Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party, will both be at our station for the 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows. They will also be joined by 27 News [...]

STAFFORD COUNTY (KSNT) - A part-time police officer is dead following a standoff with Kansas law enforcement in Stafford County. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, it happened around 12:15 p.m. Monday at a home on the 400 block of North Sheaffer in Macksville. Members of the KBI High-Risk Warrant Team and Kansas Highway [...]

SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - Detours have been released by the Shawnee County Commissioner of Elections ahead of the August 2 Primary vote to help people get to polling places. The first location that has been impacted by road work is the polling place at Temple Beth Sholom at 4200 SW Munson Ave. The northbound lanes [...]

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KSNT) - Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce is known for being a competitor on the field, but now he's trying to fight a more important battle, by opening up about his mental health. "It's a big thing for men to be able to talk and speak their feelings, especially to the [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Some Kansans' phones are receiving text messages containing misleading information just one day before the vote for a new constitutional amendment on abortion rights. The following quote is the text message that people received on August 1: "Women in KS are losing their choice on reproductive rights. Voting YES on the Amendment [...]

SALINA (KSNT) - One man is being charged by the Salina Police Department in connection to the disappearance and death of a Salina resident. Joseph Benton Houseman, 48, of Salina, has been charged by the SPD in relation to the murder case of Nathan Philip Thompson, 44, also of Salina. The charges against Houseman include: [...]