TOPEKA (KSNT) – Top Kansas lawmakers are speaking their minds in the aftermath of the U.S. Senate narrowly passing President Donald Trump’s tax bill Tuesday. U.S. Senators voted 50-50 in Washington on July 1 with Vice President JD Vance providing the tie-breaking decision to pass the Trump-backed spending bill, according to The Associate Press (AP).…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Some local residents are taking their concerns to the Topeka City Council this week as they oppose a plan to build a truck stop near their neighborhood. Neighbors in the area are not on board with this plan to build a truck stop at 605 Southwest Fairlawn Road. They say this is…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Work on a new tiger exhibit is officially underway at the Topeka Zoo. The zoo held a groundbreaking Tuesday morning for the new Tiger Trails and Den Academy. It will give people an up-close look at the zoo’s Sumatran tigers and King Vultures. “This new experience is going to be all about…… MORE
SOLOMON (KSNT) – A woman is dead following a house fire in Dickinson County on Tuesday morning. Dickinson County Sheriff Jerry Davis said in a press release that deputies were notified of a building on fire around 4:45 a.m. on July 1 in the 200 block of West Sixth Street in Solomon. Firefighters and first…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is ordering flags statewide to be lowered to half-staff in honor of a sheriff’s deputy who died in a recent shooting. Kelly issued a half-staff order on Tuesday, directing all flags to be lowered from sunup to sundown on Saturday, July 5 in honor of Phillips County Deputy…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas wildlife officials say the application period for some special hunting opportunities is now open. Laura Clawson with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) said in a press release on July 1 that hunters can now start applying for unique opportunities to capture game in locations that are off the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas drivers can now get their hands on the newly-released blackout license plates following action by the State Legislature earlier this year. 27 News got in touch with the Shawnee County Treasurer’s Office this week to learn how people can purchase the new blackout-style license plates that are available starting on July…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas drivers can now get their hands on the newly-released blackout license plates following action by the State Legislature earlier this year. 27 News got in touch with the Shawnee County Treasurer’s Office this week to learn how people can purchase the new blackout-style license plates that are available starting on July…… MORE
JACKSON COUNTY (KSNT) – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman allegedly used a truck in “running down” a motorcyclist, causing injuries after responding to reports of gunshots. The sheriff’s office said deputies responded to a report of a person with a gun threatening people and a report of gunshots around 3:30 a.m. on…… MORE
PERRY (KSNT) – More than 6,000 people have responded to a Facebook event for a Perry Lake neon glow party happening later this month. 27 News spoke to the Perry Lake Glow Party (Boats and Glows) organizer Nick Dunagan, who said the event has gained more attention than he’d anticipated. He said this will be…… MORE
