Category Archives: Local News

KANSAS (KSNT) - Governor Laura Kelly has signed a proclamation declaring August as No-Kill Shelter Month in an effort to save animal lives and make every shelter in the state no-kill. Many Kansas shel...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Starting this school year, all Topeka USD 501 schools will adopt a "cell phone-free instructional day" policy. This change follows recommendations from the state board of education. Th...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Kansas Attorney General's Office are cracking down on THC-infused drinks in Kansas. Working for you, 27 News was first to report on the growing c...

BERRYTON (KSNT) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is looking for a new home for one of its offices in Shawnee County this year. The USPS announced on its website that it is searching for a new potentia...

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - State officials confirm a national sports apparel company is permanently closing its facility in Manhattan and laying off more than 70 employees this year. 27 News got in touch with...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Boys & Girls Club of Topeka (BGCT) is set to break ground on a major new playground project in early August. Dawn McWilliams with the BGCT said in a press release that her orga...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - State transportation officials report that drivers should expect alternating lane closures on I-70 in both directions in Topeka for several weeks to come. The Kansas Department of Tran...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Greater Topeka Partnership (GTP) has revealed its newest CEO Wednesday morning. The GTP made the announcement at 10 a.m. on July 30 in the St. Francis Community Board Room at the G...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - It may not feel like it recently, but the countdown to the holidays is officially on, and one local non-profit is celebrating a little early. Despite the heat, Santa sto...

TOPEKA (KSNT) - A new exhibit featuring the world's most famous fighter pilot just landed at Topeka's Combat Air Museum.  Artist Thomas La Padula and his son hand-delivered the 80-piece collectio...