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
KANSAS (KSNT) – Representatives for the Kansas Division of Emergency Management’s (KDEM) Geographic Information System (GIS) section will be presenting a tool developed to map emergency operations plans in San Diego later this month. The KDEM will present their Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) mapper at the Environmental Systems Research Institute Public Safety and Security Summit…… 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) – The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library announced that laptops are now available for checkout. According to a press release from the library, adult library cardholders can now check out laptops for in-library use for up to five hours. “Laptops give library customers more flexibility of where they use computers to fully…… MORE
KANSAS (KSNT) – The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) says its Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity and Fraud Prevention program, which receives federal funding, is slated to have budget cuts that KDOL claims will weaken Kansas’ readiness for future crises. KDOL Secretary Amber Shultz wrote a letter on June 26 to the U.S. Department of Labor…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A national bargain chain outlet is set to open a new location in the Capital City in July. Ollie’s will be opening a new store location in Topeka at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 24 at 5121 Southwest 29th Street. People are invited to swing by the store for its grand opening…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – One local kid is taking on a summer challenge: the 50-yard challenge. Who is this kid making big strides in the community? Let us introduce you to Casen Ramos. Casen is 11 years old and attends Washburn Rural North Middle School. This summer, he finally got the opportunity to do something he had…… MORE
