TOPEKA (KSNT) – State wildlife workers say a possible new state record is swimming around in a northeast Kansas lake this year. Nick Kramer, a fisheries biologist with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), told 27 News a near-record smallmouth bass was recently observed in Lake Shawnee. He said that biologists came across…… 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
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly announced that a groundbreaking is scheduled for a $43 million project aimed at improving internet speeds in Kansas. A groundbreaking will be held at 10 a.m. on June 18 at Emporia State University for the Freestate Middle Mile Network. The project will create a 670-mile fiber optic network, creating…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A local school district is mourning the loss of one of its teachers after she was killed in a head-on highway crash last week. 27 News reached out to Topeka USD 501 on Monday, June 2 and confirmed that a local preschool teacher died in a two-vehicle crash on Friday, May 30.…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Dana Chandler will receive her sentence Tuesday after a jury found her guilty of killing her estranged husband and his fiancé two decades ago. A judge is scheduled to hand Chandler her sentence at 1:30 p.m. on June 3. 27 News is following this case and will add the sentencing details to…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Sara Stepp with the Mulvane Art Museum joined the 27 News Morning Show to discuss an upcoming art fair. Stepp said this will be the 31st annual Mulvane Art Fair. A total of 85 artists will be represented out of 120 applicants. The artists will be making paintings, sculptures, ceramics, jewelry and…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – City leaders are looking to put $291,000 more into Hotel Topeka. Following two executive sessions in a special meeting on Monday, the Topeka Development Corporation decided it will move forward with requesting another round of funding. Since the city owns the hotel, it is required to make up for any operational losses…… MORE
LEAVENWORTH (KSNT) – A 64-year-old Tonganoxie man was seriously injured in a rollover crash in Leavenworth County on Monday. Around 3 p.m., the 64-year-old man was driving a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee east on I-70 when he made an evasive maneuver, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP). The driver left the road to the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The exit of a major retailer at West Ridge Mall is providing an opening for new growth and expansion at the Topeka shopping destination. 27 News got in touch with West Ridge Mall Manager Casey Richardson this week to learn more about how the shopping center will change now that JCPenney is…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Some local kids are getting hands-on bike training this week. Staff with the Capper foundation are teaching kids with special needs how to ride a bike starting from June 2-6. Staff on Monday guided participants around the floor at the Central Topeka Community Center gym. One of the participants, Emerson Minker, said…… MORE
