TOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials say a local lake is free of harmful algae ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported on Friday, May 23 that Lake Shawnee is clear of blue-green algae. This means the lake is safe for people to enjoy without having to…… MORE
ROOKS COUNTY (KSNT) – Wildlife officials are giving a rare bird space after it decided to make a nest at a Kansas state park. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has closed part of the swimming beach area at Webster State Park this week in Rooks County after spotting a nesting piping plover.…… MORE
DODGE CITY, Kan. (KSNW) — State tax agents have seized the assets of a Dodge City barbecue restaurant. The Kansas Department of Revenue said the business is more than $37,000 behind in tax payments. The address of the seizure is Provecho Mex-Kan BBQ, 202 E. Frontview. The company’s Facebook page says the restaurant was voted…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Working for you, 27 News has gathered a list of various events happening in the Capital City this Memorial Day Weekend. There will be various events for the holiday weekend, including Fight Night at Evergy Plaza, a Navajo Fancy Dancer show at the Topeka Zoo, a kayaking adventure with Compass Point, the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Investigators have released new information after officers with the Topeka Police Department (TPD) responded to a late-night domestic disturbance call that ended with shots being fired. Around 11:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 officers responded to a disturbance call in the 1500 block of SW 24th Street. According to TPD, officers made…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Richey Miles served for 16 years in the Army as a Military Police Officer. In his 5th, and final deployment, he was medevacked out after suffering cartilage damage to his knee. Miles has been in need of an accessible shower, that’s where West Shore Homes stepped in. Through their ‘West Shore for…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is rolling out a new online resource to keep people updated on camping and recreational options amid a federal hiring freeze. The USACE announced in a press release on May 23 that it has created a Recreation Operational Status website to help keep people informed…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka’s airports are getting some exciting improvements and additions that will reshape the local aviation sector in the years ahead. 27 News got in touch with Curtis Sneden, director of development at the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority (MTAA), about some upcoming changes planned for the two local airports. He said work is…… MORE
KANSAS (KSNT) – The Trump administration has approved a request from Governor Laura Kelly for a federal disaster declaration. On Friday, the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department announced that President Donald Trump had approved the declaration due to severe winds, straight line winds, flooding and wildfires that happened between March 14-19 this year. Multiple Kansas counties…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Law enforcement in Kansas “must conduct enforcements” to be eligible for Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) grant funds during statewide Click It or Ticket campaigns. Starting on May 18, the TPD kicked off its Memorial Day Click It or Ticket traffic enforcement campaign. The campaign will last until June 1. City Communications…… MORE
