Новости за 18.08.2023

LAWRENCE, KS. (KSNT) - Kansas men's basketball has announced plans to play for a cause. In response to the Maui fires wreaking havoc to parts of Hawaii, Bill Self and the Jayhawks have made a change to a previous schedule. Before, KU and Illinois basketball had a scheduled closed exhibition match for the two squads [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - An improvement project on K-4 Highway will limit driver's access for almost four months. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) said in a press release guardrail improvements will take place on K-4 east of Topeka, Monday, Aug. 21, weather permitting. This project will extend less than a mile from I-70 North to [...]

FT. RILEY (KSNT) - The Department of the Army announced it would be deploying the 1st Division Combat Aviation Brigade (1ID CAB) to Europe on Friday in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The 1ID CAB will be deployed to replace the 3rd Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade. The most recent Combat Aviation [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials say several Kansas lakes are being impacted by blue-green algae, in a recent report. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) released an updated list of lakes that contain the presence of blue-green algae or harmful algal blooms (HABs). This toxic water hazard poses many health risks to both humans [...]

What We’re Tracking An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING has been issued for the entire viewing area from Saturday through Wednesday evening. Tonight will be slightly warmer than average as a little bit of humidity builds its way in. We will have a most clear sky. That looks to be the trend the next couple of days [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Creations of Hope Art Gallery opened August 8th at Heritage Bank. On Friday, August 18, Valeo Behavioral Heath held a meet and greet with the artists. "This is our fifth year of partnering with Heritage Bank. Everything we do at Valeo is about building relationships and partnerships. We were trying to figure [...]

ABU DHABI, UAE. (KSNT)- K-State men's basketball is headed home after an international trip to Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi. The Wildcats won two of their three exhibition games during international play. K-State beat the UAE Select Team 112-72 on Friday. North Texas transfer guard Tylor Perry was stellar for Kansas State. He scored 33 [...]

A 13-year heat record could be broken in the coming days in Topeka, Kansas with the onset of triple digit temperatures.

TOPEKA (KSNT)— Shawnee County District Court Judge Teresa Watson has granted a motion for five transgender Kansans to intervene in a lawsuit over gender markers on driver’s licenses. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) for refusing to follow his legal opinion on SB 180, a new state law [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Governor Laura Kelly is seeking additional help at the federal level in the aftermath of widespread damage caused by recent severe weather. Kelly sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) asking for an extension to send a request for a major federal disaster declaration, according to a press release [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Governor Laura Kelly announced Friday that new federal funding will be going toward preserving the history of rural Kansas towns. A total of $750,000 will be used to preserve historic properties in the downtown areas of Kansas' rural communities with populations under 30,000, according to a press release from the Office of [...]

TOPEKA (FOX 43 AM LIVE)- Staci Ogle with the NOTO Arts and Entertainment District joined the Fox 43 AM Live show to speak about the second to last Summer Concert Series! The concert is featuring Project 11, a two-piece band that experiments with jazz music through the use of keys, vocals, bass and guitar. Prior [...]

TOPEKA (FOX 43 AM LIVE)- Keith Van Sickle joined the Fox 43 AM Live show to speak about the upcoming 19th Annual Slash and Bash Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival. It's an opportunity for those local artists and artists from outside of Kansas come together to enjoy sci-fi and horror movies together in one place. [...]

COFFEY CO. (KSNT) — A nonprofit organization held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday celebrating the reopening of one of its facilities and the expansion of the services it provides. SOS reopened its Child Advocacy Center (CAC), which provides a child-friendly, neutral facility in which to interview children involved in cases of alleged child abuse or neglect, [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department (TPD) and Shawnee County Sheriff's Office (SNSO) will be conducting a joint effort to increase enforcement around the entire Shawnee County trail-park system. On Aug. 17, the TPD was called to investigate an incident reported to Shawnee County Park Police on Aug. 15. The incident reportedly happened at [...]

One woman was out on her morning walk near the Plaza when she noticed a group of people cleaning up trash following a night of violent protests in Kansas City.

RILEY COUNTY (KSNT)-The Riley County Health Department's Community Health Educator Asia Sampson joined the 27 News Morning Show to speak about the work going on in Riley County to educate the community about the dangers of opioids. "It takes about two grains of salt's worth to potentially be a lethal dose," Sampson said when speaking [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A 70-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman were taken to an area hospital after a crash on U.S. Highway 24 on Thursday. At 6:28 p.m., the 70-year-old man from Perry was driving a 1997 Toyota Pickup west on U24 when another vehicle changed lanes and forced him off the highway to the [...]

What We’re Tracking An EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH has been issued for the entire viewing area from Saturday through Wednesday evening. A cool start this morning as temperatures have dropped in to the lower 60s and even some upper 50s. Luckily humidity is relatively low so it'll feel nice heading out the door this morning before [...]

SILVER LAKE (KSNT)- It's year two without C.J. Hamilton for Silver Lake football. The Eagles understand its their job to keep alive the tradition he built. "We're all wanting to win, not only for ourselves but especially for him," senior Brody Renfro said. "He's a legend in Silver Lake. It's on the field, the stadium, [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Public Works plays an important role in keeping Topeka's streets clear and safe, however, that becomes difficult when it is short staffed. Topeka Public Works currently has 40 vacant positions. Within the department, street management is the most impacted with nearly half of its available positions open. A spokesman for Public Works [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka principal has been in education for almost 40 years, and this year will be his last. Long-time educator Victor Williams has been teaching for 39 years, 24 of which he's spent as the principal of McEachron Elementary School. After decades of doing what he loves, he's decided this school year [...]

People with campylobacteriosis usually have diarrhea (often bloody), fever, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps, according to KDHE.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Road work continues on Gage Boulevard with complete road closures expected next week. A City of Topeka spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker tells 27 News starting Monday, Aug. 21 at 8 a.m., all lanes on 12th Street at Gage Boulevard will be fully closed to traffic for water main work. This is related to [...]