Category Archives: Local News
Kansas Highway Patrol trooper injured in 2025 shooting back on duty
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Highway Patrol announced on Friday that a trooper has officially returned to duty after he sustained injuries from a shooting in Osage County late last year. KHP Trooper Ada...
Feb 27, 2026
Judge sides with Leavenworth in case against CoreCivic, fight over ICE detention center
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On Friday, the Kansas Appeals Court sided with the city of Leavenworth regarding a lawsuit filed against CoreCivic and the fight to reopen its shuttered detention center. Leavenwort...
Feb 27, 2026
Big car show set at The Dugout in Topeka this April
Context: The above video aired during the 2025 car show event. TOPEKA (KSNT) - Organizers are gearing up for a big car show in Topeka set for this April that is helping to get local K-9s the protectio...
Feb 27, 2026
190 kept warm through TRM efforts in early 2026
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Suzanne Paslay and John Roberts from Topeka Rescue Mission joined the 27 News morning show Friday to recap warming centers, how they prepare to open them and volunteer opportunities. R...
Feb 27, 2026
Kansas’ first 3D printed house combats housing crisis
TOPEKA (KSNT) - As housing shortages continue across the country and in Kansas, a local developer is turning to 3D-printing technology to lower home prices and speed up construction. Trident Homes is ...
Feb 26, 2026
Woolly Farms enjoys ice time with the Topeka Scarecrows
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Members from the local nonprofit Woolly Farms joined the Topeka Scarecrows at Landon Arena for some lessons in skating, passing and shooting. Woolly Farms helps adults with disabil...
Feb 26, 2026
Traffic expected to change on I-70 in Geary County
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Drivers on I-70 in Geary County can expect traffic disruptions starting next week due to installations of a safety barrier. Ashley Perez of the Kansas Department of Transportation said...
Feb 26, 2026
Spring Hill residents raise concerns over rezoning plan for data center
SPRING HILL, Kan. -- People who live in Spring Hill are pushing back against a rezoning plan that they say opens the door to a possible data center and to a change in their way of life. Neighbors are ...
Feb 26, 2026
Pedestrian critically injured after west Topeka crash
TOPEKA (KSNT) - First responders are at the scene of a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash Thursday afternoon at a busy west Topeka intersection. Police and medical personnel are near the intersection of Sou...
Feb 26, 2026
Flint Hills smoke and air quality monitoring tool released in Kansas
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will activate its Kansas smoke modeling tool starting next month. Jill Bronaugh with the KDHE said that starting on Sunday, March 1, the...
Feb 26, 2026
