Новости за 07.06.2023

HITCHCOCK COUNTY, Neb. (KSNW) -- A battle is brewing at Swanson Reservoir in Trenton, Nebraska, with many Kansas trailer owners. Members of the lake community say they are being forced out by a new lease contract from the Nebraska-Kansas Bureau of Reclamation. According to the trailer property manager, 68 of the 110 trailers are owned [...]

Standup comedian, actor, and TikTok star Matt Rife is making a stop in Wichita on his ProbleMATTic World Tour.

LAWRENCE (KSNT)- The Jayhawks took a step in the right direction on the baseball diamond in year one under new head coach Dan Fitzgerald. There are several reasons to be excited about KU baseball right now but one big one is freshman second baseman Kodey Shojinaga. On Wednesday Shojinaga was named a Freshman All-American by [...]

ATLANTA (KSNT)- Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels picked up a big time honor over the weekend. Daniels and five other KU student-athletes attended the INFLCR NIL summit in Atlanta last weekend. Daniels was named the 2023 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. Additionally, KU’s NIL platform, Jayhawks Ascend, was nominated for Best Institutional Program, an award [...]

What We’re Tracking Tonight, we expect some cloud cover to move through the area as a cold front moves in early tomorrow. Although, this cold front is a weaker front, temperatures drop a few degrees into the middle 80s. With the front, there is an isolated chance for the some showers and storms. Friday, our [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Law enforcement have identified the victim in a weekend murder as a Topeka man. Lawrence Police Department (LPD) announced in a press release the murder victim from Saturday, June 3 is Cameron Renner, 20, of Topeka. Investigators are searching for someone to arrest in this case. Dispatchers received calls just after 1 [...]

RILEY COUNTY (KSNT) - Wildlife officials have reopened a shooting range that was under construction for nearly two years at Tuttle Creek State Park. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) spokeswoman Nadia Marji said in an email that the Fancy Creek Shooting Range in Riley County is open following a period of demolition and [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Wednesday, five teenagers were involved in a single-vehicle crash in south Topeka. At 12:30 p.m. the Shawnee Heights Fire District, American Medical Response and the 190th Air Refueling Wing Fire Department responded to the incident, according to the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office (SNCO). The SNCO said non-life-threatening injuries were reported but [...]

Historic Economic Development TOPEKA (KSNT) - For the third year in a row, Kansas has been recognized for economic development within the state with a Gold Shovel Award. "This is a very prestigious award given out by Development magazine on an annual basis. They award the Gold Shovel to those states, based on population that [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The online auction for Hotel Topeka has concluded and the City of Topeka made the winning bid. Ten-X hosted the online auction which began Monday, June 6 with a starting bid of $2 million. Bidding ended at $7.6 million Wednesday afternoon going to the City of Topeka's winning bid, according to spokeswoman [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - A new restaurant will be opening its doors soon on the Kansas Turnpike in Emporia. Taco John's spokeswoman Tiffany Martinez said in an email that the company's newest location in Kansas will be opening its doors to the public at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 8. While the business will only be [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Capital City could be getting a second Chick-Fil-A location in the near future. Gabriana Filice, a Chick-Fil-A spokeswoman, told KSNT 27 News via email that the company is in talks with the City of Topeka to place a new location in south Topeka. This would be the second Chick-Fil-A restaurant in [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) approved nearly $35 million in bids for highway construction and maintenance projects throughout Kansas. Some of the bids include projects bundled based on proximity and type of work, according to a press release from KDOT. The process for approving bids took place May 24 in Topeka. [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - You can see the 2023 Topeka St. Jude Dream Home anytime with a new virtual house tour option. The St. Jude Dream Home offers open house tours Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. through next weekend. If you can't make it, St. Jude [...]

"He had some road rash on his back left leg, but I took him to the vet yesterday, and he got through a check-up, and everything is fine, amazingly."

Large barricades set up by police to control crowds were seen containing hundreds of demonstrators outside of the Glendale Unified School District headquarters.

A Landover woman was allegedly killed, dismembered, and grilled by her daughter and granddaughter, according to court documents obtained by WTOP.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department responded to reports of an individual who said they'd been shot Tuesday afternoon near 17th and Southwest Kent Pl. Police arrived around 2:18 p.m. at 21st and Belle Ave to speak to the individual who made the report, they found nobody had been injured, according to a press [...]

The political world is bracing for the possibility of a federal indictment of former President Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential election next year. A flurry of recent activity and posturing related to a special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents is fueling talk that an indictment could be imminent. Trump’s [...]

What We're Tracking A nice start this morning with temperatures in the 60s will turn into a sunny and warm day ahead as we heat things up. Plenty of sunshine is expected for our Wednesday as winds stay light, and afternoon highs reach the lower 90s yet again. A few areas East may see an [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT)- Cair Paravel High School has a new head boys' basketball coach. Chip Kueffer has been hired to lead the program after former head coach Trey Brown took a head coaching job at Hayden High School. Kueffer spoke with 27 News on Tuesday. He's a Baldwin City native. Kueffer and his wife moved to [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT)- Highland Park High School could send one of its top athletes to the University of Kansas. Topeka native Ketraleus 'Bo' Aldridge confirmed to 27 News on Tuesday that KU men's basketball recently started recruiting him. Now, Aldridge provided more details on this recruitment process. Aldridge reclassified from the class of 2023 to the [...]

De Soto City leaders say they're getting a better idea for where workers and the homes they'll live in will be when the Panasonic Electric Vehicle Battery Plant opens around 2025.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka City Manager is taking a leave of absence until further notice. In a press release, the City of Topeka said Topeka City Manager Stephen Wade announced at the city council meeting that he will be taking an extended leave of absence for an undisclosed amount of time. The City of Topeka's [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local non-profit is moving from Downtown to west Topeka in Spring 2024. Multiple rounds of ground breaking took place Tuesday near 6th Street and Macvicar Road, with Let's Help board members, contractors, volunteers and staff celebrating the potential the new facility has. “This is a very exciting day," Let's Help Executive [...]