TOPEKA (KSNT) – A local brewery is sharing an big update with local customers this week in the form of new food options coming soon. 27 News checked in with Happy Basset Barrel House Manager Heather Jones who said the business is getting ready to unveil a new kitchen area. The brewery gave customers a…… MORE
Context: The above video initially aired on June 1, 2025. TOPEKA (KSNT) – Prosecutors have filed a charge against a local man accused of killing a Topekan in 2022. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced on this week that his office is charging Kayden M. Smith, 22, of Topeka with murder in the second…… MORE
WESTMORELAND (KSNT) – Dana Chandler learned her fate this week after being convicted in the 2002 killings of Karen Harkness and Mike Sisco. Judge Cheryl Rios in Westmoreland delivered Chandler’s sentence on Tuesday, June 3. The sentencing, which lasted for a few hours, included appearances from the children and friends of Sisco and Harkness who…… MORE
La Creperie Co. is a mobile food trailer based in Topeka, Kansas, specializing in crepes, waffles, chicken and waffles, and other delicious creations. We bring a taste of sweetness and comfort to community events, festivals, and private gatherings.… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Police have arrested a man a second time in connection to a 2022 deadly shooting. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) reports that it has arrested 22-year-old Kayden Smith, of Topeka, on a charge of second-degree murder in connection to the death of Dustin M. Clayton in 2022. Officers previously arrested Smith shortly…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – City officials and others broke ground on a new $60 million apartment complex just south of Topeka’s downtown area this week in the latest push to create more housing opportunities for locals. City of Topeka leadership and members of The Annex Group broke ground on the new Union at Tower District apartment…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – People will be able to give their personal comments on an Evergy proposal to raise energy costs for Kansans. The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) said it will be holding public hearings in Wichita and Topeka starting next week to inform customers of Evergy Kansas Central about the energy company’s request to raise…… MORE
Context: The above video initially aired on May 29. TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Satanic Grotto has announced a new protest after a “Black Mass” demonstration in the Kansas Statehouse resulted in its leader, Michael Stewart, being arrested. The new protest The Satanic Grotto has planned for the Statehouse will be called the “Witching Hour Protest”,…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Police Department (TPD) is investigating a homicide near downtown Topeka Tuesday. According to TPD on June 3, 2025, around 7:50 p.m., officers responded to the 700 block of SW Western following reports of gunshots in the area. Officers located one person with life-threatening injuries. Medical officials later pronounced the individual…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka city leaders will put $291,086 into Hotel Topeka, but not everyone on the governing body was on board with the investment. Councilmembers Christina Valdivia-Alcala, Sylvia Ortiz and David Banks voted against this resolution. The city has now invested more than $10 million into the hotel, since buying it almost two years…… MORE
