Новости за 09.08.2023

What We’re Tracking Mostly clear to partly cloudy weather for tonight with moderately high humidity now back in place. Overnight temperatures will dip into the middle to upper 60s with a few areas of low clouds forming toward morning over the eastern areas. Any morning clouds will give way to a sunny to partly cloudy [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Previously popular across the country, drive-in movie theaters have largely disappeared. However, there are still a few places in Kansas where you can enjoy this entertainment experience. Only a handful of drive-in movie theaters remain active in the Sunflower State, according to DriveInMovie.com. However, while few in number, drive-in movie theaters may [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Newly released court documents detail the timeline of the events police said led to the arrest of a KU football player following a campus bomb threat. Offensive lineman Joseph Krause was arrested last month for suspicion of felony aggravated criminal threat; cause of terror, evacuation or disruption. Krause is a sophomore from [...]

Eric Bieniemy's coaching style hasn't been widely accepted just yet in Washington.

NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT)- The preseason award watch lists continue to roll in, with several players from the Sunflower State being featured on various lists. On Wednesday, the Doak Walker Award watch list was released. This award honors the nation's top running back in college football. The award will be voted on in December. K-State incoming [...]

ALLEN (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory Aug. 9 for the Lyon County Rural Water District 1 after a line break resulted in a loss of pressure. Failure to keep adequate pressure can result in a loss of chlorine and bacterial contamination, according to the KDHE [...]

Calling all Star Wars fans! A Lawrence store is celebrating its five-year anniversary in true out-of-this-world fashion this weekend.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Wednesday, Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) announced the KDOL Insurance Tax and Employer division is hiring more auditors to prevent, detect and investigate cases of fraud, according to a press release from the Office of the Governor. Worker misclassification is when an employer incorrectly classifies workers [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Great athletes only come with great coaches, and KU knows that. The NCAA approved an additional full-time assistant coach for a handful of sports, including baseball and women's basketball, beginning July 1. Neither program had to look far to fill the spot. Dan Fitzgerald brought Tyler Hancock from volunteer assistant to full [...]

A Kansas community is in mourning following the tragic death of Kolter Litke after his pickup crashed in southern Kansas.

TOPEKA (KSNT)- As the general election in November is fast approaching, 27 News has been speaking individually with each candidate that will be on the ballot. For District 8, one of those people on the ballot currently holds the seat. Spencer Duncan will be running as the incumbent for that District 8 spot on the [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - All parties involved have agreed to a tentative closing date on the city's purchase of Hotel Topeka. The hotel is in receivership because the purchase needs to be approved by the court, according to a press release from the City of Topeka. After a hearing on July 25, the court is reviewing [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Ross Elementary Principal Dr. Nick Gardner greeted over 500 Ross Elementary students Wednesday morning in the rain for the first full day of school. Today was the first full day of school for all Topeka Public Schools. "It's going great, yesterday we had all the kindergarten students. They kind of had a [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Earlier this week, Governor Laura Kelly announced she would be pushing for Medicaid expansion after a study released in July, 2023 by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform (CHQPR) found 58% of rural hospitals were at risk of closure. “Already, too many rural hospitals have shut their doors," Governor Laura [...]

Storms move through the area this morning. Some may have stronger wind gusts associated with them, but the best chance to see that will be south of I-70. The entire area, though, has a pretty good chance to pick up some decent rainfall through about mid-morning before the showers and storms taper off. Temperatures are [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Johnson County District Court judge has held off on ruling on a temporary injunction request from Kansas abortion providers, amid an ongoing lawsuit. Abortion providers filed a lawsuit against state officials in June, challenging several restrictions in the Women's Right to Know Act. The act, which was established in 1997, has [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local cycling club issued an alarming warning Monday that women and children should stop using the Shunga and Landon trails, saying it's unsafe after a member was attacked by a homeless person's dog. On June 15, 2023, Kim Teske, a member of the Kaw Valley Bicycle Club, was attacked by an [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT)- KU men's basketball added one of the best big men in the country over the offseason with the addition of 7-foot-2 Hunter Dickinson. Now, the 'Hawks are eyeing another highly touted center for the future. Flory Bidunga, a 6-foot-8 big man from Kokomo, Indiana has Kansas in his list of final schools. He's [...]

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The ownership of Manhattan's T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter could be in new hands within months. The City of Manhattan has been discussing alternate funding for the shelter since January in order to expand its operations. After gaining approval from city commissioners at their Aug. 1 meeting, the city is now in [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU's defensive front is revamped for the 2023 season. The defensive tackles group added transfers Gage Keys and Devin Phillips, and the group's young players from 2022 have game experience to build on. That makes them more athletic, according to defensive tackles coach Jim Panagos. "A lot of the time in football, [...]

MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) - K-State football was blessed with a veteran wide receiver group in 2022, but the Wildcats needed someone to fill those leadership roles when Malik Knowles and Kade Warner graduated. Head coach Chris Klieman said Tuesday sophomore wideout RJ Garcia has taken the positional group under his wings in this early part [...]

MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT) - Conference realignment has taken over college football media in the past couple of weeks. With four Pac-12 schools joining the Big 12 in 2024, the conference will look a lot different than it did a decade before. K-State head coach Chris Klieman was asked about his thoughts on the ever-changing Big [...]

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says one person has died after a shooting involving law enforcement officers in Ness County Tuesday morning.

People who knew fallen Fairway Office Jonah Oswald are mourning and remembering the young officer and father after he died in the line of duty.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - With the Mega Millions drawing coming up, some lucky winners could acquire potentially life-changing amounts of cash. The current Mega Millions jackpot sits just above $1.58 billion with a cash option of a little over $783 million, according to the Kansas Lottery. This surpasses the previous record Mega Millions jackpot in 2018 [...]