Новости за 08.08.2022

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local organization is looking for feedback from the community on what people would like to see happen to the area beneath the Polk-Quincy Viaduct once the reconstruction of Interstate 70 through downtown Topeka is completed. Downtown Topeka Inc. is collecting feedback on how to best make use of the area beneath [...]

What We’re Tracking: A break from the heat early in the week Lower humidity through the middle of the week Heating back up by late this week Light northerly breezes will continually bring in some drier air through the night. Overnight temperatures will dip into the upper 50s north, lower 60s central and upper 60s [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Gage Park mini-train is expected to be replaced in the near future with new features and an updated look. Chance Rides is a manufacturing company based in Wichita that is working on building the new mini-train. Heidi Knotts, an employee for Chance Rides, said that the new model of the train [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - If you've been to Peter Pan Park in Emporia you've seen Monkey Island, but to learn the history behind the New Deal project you'll have to attend "Celebrating Monkey Island" on Sat., Aug. 13 at the historic Red Rocks State Historic Site, 927 Exchange St. Roger Heineken will present a history of [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The Lawrence Police Department held a press conference at 1:30 p.m. Monday to discuss the arrest of an Ohio man wanted for a quadruple murder in Ohio. The LPD confirmed the arrest of Stephen Marlow on Sunday. According to Lawrence Police, there was reason to believe the man was in Lawrence so [...]

TOPEKA (KTMJ) - Most students in northeast Kansas head back to school this week. Reva Wywadis with Childcare Aware of Eastern Kansas joined FOX 43 AM Live Monday with some tips on how to get kids back into a routine. For more information on Childcare Aware of Eastern Kansas, click here.

TOPEKA (KTMJ) - The 16th Annual Works of Heart Event is almost here and Pam Evans with the Family Service & Guidance Center joined FOX 43 AM Live Monday to tell us what people can expect. The event is Fri., Aug. 26 at the Maner Conference Centre. For those wanting to attend in-person, a social [...]

GEARY COUNTY (KSNT) - The Geary County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that a second arrest has been made in the Enfinnity Hayes homicide. On Aug. 7, at 3:40 p.m., Jonathan Kendrick Franklin was transported to the Geary County Detention Center. He is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. In January of [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Forge is gearing up for ForgeFest 2022. Director Rhett Flood and member Zac Surritt stopped by 27 News Monday morning to tell us what people can expect. Jean Claude and the Eclairs will headline the event, which will be 8 p.m. to11 p.m., Sat., Aug. 27 at Evergy Plaza. Along with live [...]

A pedestrian was killed Sunday night on Interstate 70 in Wyandotte County.

ELLSWORTH COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) - An Ellsworth County deputy was seriously injured after being charged by a buffalo, according to the sheriff. On Sunday evening, Ellsworth County 911 received a call about a buffalo on Kansas Highway 4 at 5th Road in Ellsworth County. Rice County dispatch was also contacted about the report on the [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Highway Patrol said a man who drove toward Kansas City Police Department officers at a gas station on Sunday night was shot and killed. Investigators said officers were called to a Phillips 66 gas station at 55th and Prospect on reports of a stolen vehicle just before 10 p.m. [...]

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Kansas man in his 50s was killed on Friday night after he was hit by an SUV in south Wichita. The Wichita Police Department (WPD) said just after 10:15 p.m. on Friday night, they received a call of an injury accident in the 5800 block of S. Broadway Ave. When [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - An investigation is underway after a Lansing Correctional Facility resident died. Lansing Correctional Facility confirmed over the weekend that Fred Patterson III, 56, died on Sunday, Aug. 7 at the facility. The facility is calling the death a homicide pending the results of an independent autopsy. The Kansas Department of Corrections and [...]

An explorer comes face to face with perhaps Lake Michigan's most intact shipwreck, the John V. Moran, which rests nearly 400 feet deep and just 12 miles off Muskegon’s shoreline.

What We’re Tracking: Cold front moves through today A break from the heat early in the week Warming back up by late this week Temperatures today are expected to be much more pleasant than what we have been seeing lately thanks to a fairly slow moving cold front. Afternoon highs will be in the middle [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Topeka High alum Ky Thomas originally went to Minnesota to play running back for the Gophers. After a year of playing time, he decided to come back home. "Coming back home was a big thing for me," Thomas said. "I got siblings and a lot of family." But it wasn't all about [...]

ROSSVILLE (KSNT) - A local summer camp is getting a boost from the community. Camp Milton in Rossville, received over $50,000 for kids with Neuromuscular Disease. The money is collected during the year, and the total is announced in August. Just before the reveal, the community plays an annual softball event for the kids, also [...]

What We’re Tracking: Cold front arrives overnight A break from the heat early in the week Warming back up by late this week Warm and humid weather overnight with temperatures falling into the lower 70s. The wind will stay light from the south at 5-10mph ahead of a cold front, then turning to the north [...]

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - Four-star shooting guard Robert "RJ" Jones announced via Instagram Sunday his commitment to K-State. Jones is a 6-foot-3 guard from Denton, Texas, and is ranked the No. 1 guard in the state (247 Sports). He had offers from California, Texas A&M, Colorado and others. Jones is the highest-ranked recruit for new [...]