Category Archives: Local News
Topeka Public Schools hosts annual winter coat giveaway
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka Public Schools hosted its annual winter coat giveaway at Quinton Heights Education Center. With the support of the Warm Little Ones Coat Fund, families were able to take home co...
Oct 21, 2025
Topeka agencies to receive grant money to help fight alcohol and drug addiction
TOPEKA (KSNT) - People in Topeka with drug and alcohol problems will be getting extra help to fight their addictions. At Tuesday nights city council meeting, the governing body voted unanimously to ap...
Oct 21, 2025
Washburn University School of Nursing students out in the community providing free and low-cost health services
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Washburn's Community Nursing van is out in the community providing the community with crucial health services. The Van is the bridge between the future professionals in healthcare...
Oct 21, 2025
RCPD director talks community safety ahead of Halloween
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Director Brian Peete with the Riley County Police Department joined the 27 News Morning Show Tuesday to talk about preventing and reporting domestic violence in the community. Peete ta...
Oct 21, 2025
‘I have a trust issue’: Size of proposed Jackson County solar farm meets skepticism among local leaders
JACKSON COUNTY (KSNT) - Jackson County leaders are expressing their skepticism about the size of a proposed new solar facility in the local area. Jackson County's Board of County Commissioners met on ...
Oct 21, 2025
Fallen tree causes power outage in southwest Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Residents and businesses in a part of southwest Topeka are without power on Tuesday amid a power outage. Evergy is reporting that around 1,700 of its customers are out of power as of 1...
Oct 21, 2025
Ozawkie woman dead after Shawnee County crash
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - A local 63-year-old woman is dead after a crash Monday night in Shawnee County. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office reports that it received notice around 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 ...
Oct 21, 2025
Tickets on sale for Zoo Lights in Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - People can start buying tickets for a special light display at the Topeka Zoo for the upcoming winter season. The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center announced on Oct. 21 that tickets...
Oct 21, 2025
‘It was quite unbelievable’: Clues lead to mystery owner of K-State class ring lost nearly 30 years ago
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - A former Kansas State University student got a big shock recently when he learned city workers in Texas located his old class ring after he lost it around three decades ago down a t...
Oct 21, 2025
80-year-old seriously injured in Riley Co. crash
RILEY COUNTY (KSNT) - An 80-year-old man was seriously injured on Monday after a multiple-vehicle crash in Manhattan. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP), around 5:50 p.m. on Monday, a 16-yea...
Oct 21, 2025
