Category Archives: Local News
‘The Red Baron’ art exhibit coming to Topeka’s Combat Air Museum
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Combat Air Museum is set to host the premier of 80 paintings tied to a famous WWI German ace pilot next month. The museum announced on July 28 in a press release that it will show ...
Jul 28, 2025
Shawnee County calls all departments to help cut budget by $2.7 million
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County Commissioner Kevin Cook is calling on all department heads to attend the next commission meeting to help identify ways they can cut 2-5% of their budgets. Shawnee County...
Jul 28, 2025
Interim fire chief selected for Topeka Fire Department
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The City of Topeka reports a new face will be heading its fire department starting early next month. Chad Longstaff will serve as interim fire chief of the Topeka Fire Department (TFD)...
Jul 28, 2025
Health alert issued for salads produced in Topeka over listeria fear
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Federal health officials have issued a public health alert for salad products produced in Topeka due to possible listeria contamination. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) u...
Jul 28, 2025
Topeka’s AE Wealth Management passes $40 billion in assets
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Monday, AE Wealth Management, a wealth management firm out of Topeka, announced it has over $40 billion in assets under its management. According to a press release from AE Wealth M...
Jul 28, 2025
GoFundMe set up for Topeka child after mom’s death, AMBER Alert
Context: The above video initially aired on July 24. TOPEKA (KSNT) - Family of a two-year-old boy who was at the center of a recent AMBER Alert and double-homicide case in Topeka have set up a fundrai...
Jul 25, 2025
Law enforcement officials, residents speak on deadly KCK trench collapse
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- We now know the name of the man who died after a trench collapsed in the city Thursday. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) says 54-year-old Francisco Rodriguez, a r...
Jul 25, 2025
Why did the FBI respond to a Topeka post office on Friday?
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Federal agents made an appearance in Topeka on Friday to investigation a situation at a local post office. Dixon Land with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) told 27 News that F...
Jul 25, 2025
Never before seen movie prop now at Oz Museum
Context: The above video initially aired on March 24, 2025. WAMEGO (KSNT) - The OZ Museum in Wamego recently acquired the only surviving house used in filming the tornado scenes in the original 1939 f...
Jul 25, 2025
Health advisories issued for lakes with toxic algae in Kansas
TOPEKA (KSNT) - State health officials have issued and adjusted harmful algal bloom (HAB) public health advisories for a number of lakes across Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...
Jul 25, 2025
