Новости за 05.10.2022

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A pedestrian who was struck by a car in Topeka on Wednesday morning has died, according to the Topeka Police Department. A new update on a pedestrian vs. car crash that happened at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the southbound lanes Topeka Boulevard, near 37th Street, was released by the TPD. In it, [...]

What We’re Tracking: Warm again for Thursday Strong cold front Thursday evening Much cooler Friday and Saturday Cool and clear overnight with low temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Highs will be near 80° for Thursday, but a strong front moves through Thursday afternoon or early evening, as well. There could be a [...]

MCPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) -- A section of U.S. Highway 56 in McPherson County reopened at noon Wednesday after being closed for more than eight hours. Crews were cleaning up after a tanker truck crashed in Conway, west of McPherson. The truck crashed at Highway 56 and 10th Avenue around 3:30 a.m. McPherson Fire Chief [...]

SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) -- Kansas State University Salina has received the most significant corporate gift to an academic program in K-State's history. California-based company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is giving $10 million to K-State Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus. The gift will be used to construct the new General Atomics Aerospace Innovation Ramp. The Innovation [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka's new city manager, Stephen Wade, was hired Sept. 13 of this year but is already working to improve the city. He stopped by 27 News Wednesday to tell us about some of the things happening in the Capital City. Wade discussed the key positions and leaders the city is hiring, as [...]

A barn fire did an estimated $75,000 worth of damage Wednesday morning in Riley County | KSNT.com

Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said a man hitched a ride and hung on to the back of a semitrailer early Monday morning.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department is on the scene of a car vs. pedestrian crash Wednesday morning. The original call came in around 8:30 a.m. to southwest 37th and Topeka Boulevard, according to Shawnee County Dispatch. As of 9:15 a.m., the southbound lanes of Topeka are shut down. Topeka Police confirmed the woman [...]

The WSU Center for Real Estate has issued its 2023 Kansas Housing Markets Forecast, looking into home sales and home prices.

TOPEKA (KSNT)-- The winter season is approaching and that means colder weather is on the way. In order to prevent your pipes from freezing, it's important to be proactive before the first freeze of the year. The first step is unplugging the hose bib from outside of your home. This is extremely important because if [...]

A couple isolated showers and sprinkles will continue to move through this morning, but come to an end prior to lunchtime. Clouds will gradually clear, and we'll be left with sunshine this afternoon. Highs will be near 80° both today and tomorrow, but a strong front moves through Thursday, as well. There could be a [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) -- A man is in custody after barricading himself inside a home for several hours. Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Topeka Police Department was called out to a domestic disturbance in the 600 block of NW Grant Street. When they arrived on the scene, they found a man had barricaded himself inside of [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has released its 2022 Kansas Upland Bird Hunting Forecast. Breeding population data was gathered for the forecast on pheasants, quail and prairie chickens. This data was collected during late summer roadside surveys for pheasants and quail, which quantify both adults and chicks observed. The same [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The results of a Topeka survey to decide on what to do with the space beneath the Polk-Quincy Viaduct have been released. In Tuesday night's city council meeting, the council was shown a presentation on the results of a survey released by Downtown Topeka Inc. in August. The survey sought to collect [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU football strength & conditioning coach Matt Gildersleeve sat down with 27 sports anchor Lainey Gerber to explain how the Jayhawks' have physically grown in the past year. Gildersleeve broke down how he assesses the Jayhawks' weaknesses, and how he transforms freshman into NFL prospects in just a few years. The new [...]

In a "Weird Guns and Curious Collectibles" auction at Rock Island Auction this week, two vampire-slaying kits are among the items up for bid ... just in time for Halloween. An item called "Vampire Killing Kit," with a Liege-proofed boxlock percussion pocket pistol, is among those assembled in the 20th century using a mix of [...]

Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said a man hitched a ride and hung on for dear life to the back of a semi-truck early Monday morning.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local non-profit is in the running for a grant that could help expand one of its most beloved resources. The Capper Foundation's courtyard therapeutic garden allows kids to take part in beneficial therapy while interacting with nature. Organizers say winning a grant from the National Garden Bureau could help them purchase [...]

MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT)- Kansas State will play Iowa State in Ames, Iowa this Saturday. This game means a little bit more, for a couple reasons. Reason #1: The Wildcats lost to Iowa State in each of the last two seasons. The 2020 K-State loss at Iowa State was perhaps the ugliest in Chris Klieman's tenure [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Gage Park could see new improvements starting as early as January. Shawnee County kicked off its Vote Gage Park campaign. As part of the General Election on Nov. 8, voters have the chance to decide whether to change how the county pays for improvements, renovations and even some additions in Gage park. [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT)- Students at Sheldon Head Start School received free winter outerwear on Tuesday. Every student at Sheldon Head Start School went home today with a new winter coat, hat, pair of shoes and gloves. For the seventh year, Advisors Excel provided a shopping experience for Sheldon Head's students, free of charge. "We hope that [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A new report from the Department for Children and Families shows the adoption rate in Kansas has risen over the past five years. The agency says data shows the adoption rate has increased since 2019. Before that time, the average hovered around 650-750 adoptions per year. This increase has also contributed to [...]

A Sonic franchise operator in the Wichita-area has been fined nearly $42,000 for violating child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

KANSAS CITY (KSNT) - New information released on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice outlines efforts to protect the elderly from fraud and exploitation schemes. According to the DOJ, the Department and law enforcement partners have focused on matters ranging from mass-marketing scams that impacted thousands of victims to bad actors scamming their neighbors. [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT)- Rumors are flying with head coaching jobs now open at both Wisconsin and Nebraska. Lance Leipold says that's all they are though- rumors. Leipold's name has surfaced in many discussions revolved around who the next head coach will be for the Huskers and Badgers. It comes after Leipold has quickly turned around a [...]