Новости за 05.04.2023

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Some Topeka West High School parents tell 27 News they're frustrated over a lapse in communication regarding an active shooter threat made to the school on social media Wednesday morning. In an email sent to staff and families at 7:50 a.m., the school announced classes would have a delayed start at 9 [...]

Sumatran tigers, meerkats, and squirrel monkeys took part in “egg-citing” Easter activities at London Zoo on Wednesday, April 5. Footage released by the Zoo shows nine-month-old critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs Crispin and Zac batting around giant cardboard eggs inside their enclosure. The Zoo’s meerkat mob also foraged for moss and crickets-filled eggs among sand [...]

The Kansas Jayhawks are saying goodbye to one of their most important players of this past season.

INDIANAPOLIS – Brad Paisley will bring some star power to this year’s Firestone Legends Day Concert. The country megastar will perform at the TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park on Saturday, May 27. Special guests Russell Dickerson and Jackson Dean will open the show at 7 p.m. The concert brings the celebration surrounding the [...]

CNN host Don Lemon, one of the most recognizable personalities across the cable news business, has a history of making offensive remarks to and threatening female staffers who anger him, according to a new report.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Evergy Plaza in downtown Topeka kicked off their Live @ Lunch Concert Series today with the rock band Blacktop Thunder. Food trucks available Wednesday for the event include: The next Live @ Lunch concert will be: April 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Justwynmoore. Evergy Plaza's Live @ Lunch Concert Series [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Law enforcement is responding to a report of an injury car crash in West Topeka Wednesday. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office reports via social media that an injury car crash occurred at 12:40 p.m. at the intersection of Southwest 29th St. and Southwest Auburn Rd. Motorists are being asked to avoid the [...]

With the final cold snaps of winter fading away, a new lunar cycle begins to signal the official start of spring, as well as the upcoming Easter holiday.

Kid Rock took to Twitter this week after it was announced that Bud Light had partnered with a woman who is a transgender influencer.

TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Kansas House revived a bill banning transgender athletes from women sports on Wednesday by successfully overriding a veto by Governor Laura Kelly. Lawmakers voted 84-40 to override Kelly's veto of HB 2238, which would require state athletic teams to be designated as either “male,” female” or “coed/mixed.” The proposal establishes the “Fairness [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - University of Kansas men's Head Basketball Coach Bill Self held a press conference Wednesday morning. The conference began at 11 a.m. on April 5 in the Allen Fieldhouse Media Room. This is Self's first conference since his recent hospitalization. When asked if he will be returning to coach again next year, Self [...]

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. What you need to stay safe in an emergency Last weekend, tornadoes touched down across a wide range of states. This week, there is a chance for more dangerous weather. Areas that used to be relatively free from severe storms are being hit by extreme weather with [...]

UPDATE: The Topeka Police Department said the threat was of an active shooter. TPD found the threat to be illegitimate. TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka West High School staff and families received an email Wednesday morning about a threat made to the school on social media. The school was going to have a late start at [...]

After last night's cold front, cooler weather settles in for today. We remain breezy through the day, with gusts out of the north and west around 30 mph, that make it feel chillier, as well. Highs today will struggle a bit, and may end up in the low to mid 50s at best. Tonight, temperatures [...]

Kansas City Current says crews placed the first several vertical beams on the team's new stadium and officially takes the project "vertical."

TOPEKA (KSNT) — Topeka City leaders are weighing a new proposal to transform many of the city’s vacant and blighted properties into livable housing. District 8 Councilman Spencer Duncan introduced a plan to implement a land bank program to rehabilitate residential properties. A land bank’s sole purpose would be to acquire and repurpose foreclosed, vacant [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) — Topeka City leaders are weighing a new proposal to transform many of the city’s vacant and blighted properties into livable housing. District 8 Councilman Spencer Duncan introduced a plan to implement a land bank program to rehabilitate residential properties. A land bank’s sole purpose would be to acquire and repurpose foreclosed, vacant [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - It was a scary Tuesday morning for dog owner Hayden Haynes. What started off as just any other day, quickly turned into a nightmare. Like most dog owners, Haynes day started with taking his dog Sativa on a walk. But this time was unlike previous outings when his dog got skittish and [...]

MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT)- K-State head men's basketball coach Jerome Tang opened up on Tuesday about the first Wildcat to enter the transfer portal this offseason. Ismael Massoud, one of just two players who returned for K-State from the 2021-22 season, entered the transfer portal last week. Tang says Massoud's decision to transfer came after the [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Next Saturday, Creator Clash 2 will pit social media influencers from around the country against each other as they compete in one of the biggest charity events of the year. One of those set to compete in the Tampa, Florida event will represent not only the Midwest, but Kansas as a whole. [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Next Saturday, Creator Clash 2 will pit social media influencers from around the country against each other as they compete in one of the biggest charity events of the year. One of those set to compete in the Tampa, Florida event will represent not only the Midwest, but Kansas as a whole. [...]

The National Weather Service has canceled a Tornado Watch for counties in the Kansas City region, but there's still a risk of severe thunderstorms.

Police in Independence, Missouri arrested a teenager on Tuesday, accused of stealing a 93-year-old Korean War veteran's SUV.

Dramatic security footage released on April 3 captured the moment lightning struck a truck parked at the Greene County Highway Department in Springfield, Missouri. Greene County officials said the strike cracked the truck’s front and rear windows, and caused “moderate damage to the interior.” It also “blew off several manhole covers” and damaged nearby equipment, the county [...]

OSAGE COUNTY (KSNT) - A house fire in Osage County resulted in the deaths of several pets Tuesday. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells said they received a 911 call just before 1 p.m. on April 4 for a house on fire in the 15000 block of Shawnee Heights Rd. north of the City of Overbrook. [...]