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Roads reopen near busy southeast Topeka intersection, business reacts

Roads reopen near busy southeast Topeka intersection, business reacts

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The cones are clear near a major southeast Topeka intersection, after months of several construction projects. Roads near Southeast 29th Street and Southeast California Avenue fully reopened to the public Thursday morning. The area has been under multiple construction projects for the past several months. One business in the area told 27…MORE

Topeka neighborhood ready for free bulky trash pickup

Topeka neighborhood ready for free bulky trash pickup

TOPEKA (KSNT) – As many people are getting into spring cleaning mode, the City of Topeka is helping people in some neighborhoods get rid of bulky waste items. This Saturday, April 19, people who live in the Historic North Topeka East Neighborhood Improvement Association area can get large items hauled away for free. The event…MORE

Names released in Topeka gas station killing

Names released in Topeka gas station killing

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka Police have released the names of the victim and suspect from a deadly morning shooting outside an Oakland gas station. Police said Caleb Brown, 19, killed Oscar Ramirez, 24. Both men are from Topeka. Police found Ramirez dead outside the Kwik Shop at 746 NE Wabash, west of Billard Airport, around…MORE

Kansas school halts electric bus use over student safety concerns

Kansas school halts electric bus use over student safety concerns

Context: Video originally aired in December 2022 after Wabaunsee USD 329 received its first electric school buses. KANSAS (KSNT) – A Kansas school has stopped using its electric school buses out of an abundance of caution after reports of the buses losing steering and braking, posing a threat to student safety. Working for you, 27…MORE

‘No significant improvements’: Hotel Topeka appraisal

‘No significant improvements’: Hotel Topeka appraisal

TOPEKA (KSNT) — Despite improvements, the appraised value of Hotel Topeka has remained unchanged at $3 million since the city purchased the property. 27 News looked into the appraisal of Hotel Topeka and found that the appraised value of the hotel has remained $3 million ever since the city purchased the property for $7,391,458 in…MORE

‘No significant improvements’: Hotel Topeka appraised

‘No significant improvements’: Hotel Topeka appraised

TOPEKA (KSNT) — Despite improvements, the appraised value of Hotel Topeka has remained unchanged at $3 million since the city purchased the property. 27 News looked into the appraisal of Hotel Topeka and found that the appraised value of the hotel has remained $3 million ever since the city purchased the property for $7,391,458 in…MORE

One dead in gas station shooting in NE Topeka

One dead in gas station shooting in NE Topeka

Topeka (KSNT) – One person is dead after an early morning shooting in Topeka. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) responded to a shooting around 3 a.m. at a Kwik Shop gas station at 746 NE Wabash Ave. Upon arrival, officers found one person with life-threatening injuries who was later pronounced dead at the scene, according…MORE

How to prepare your lawn for upcoming rain in NE Kansas

How to prepare your lawn for upcoming rain in NE Kansas

TOPEKA (KSNT) – As the saying goes, ‘April showers bring May flowers’. With rain expected to hit early Thursday, April 17, Saturday and Sunday, it’s time to start thinking about how to prepare your lawn. But what’s the best way to go about it? “Springs a tough time, so we’re deciding in spring, do I…MORE

Riley County officials share ways to prevent measles

Riley County officials share ways to prevent measles

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Wednesday, April 15, an update on the measles outbreak in Kansas. State health officials now confirming 37 total cases. All of them stretching across eight counties in southwest Kansas. Most people infected are children. According to the CDC, measles is very contagious. The incubation period for the virus can be up to…MORE