Category Archives: Local News

Smoke in the Spring is back in NE Kansas

Smoke in the Spring is back in NE Kansas

TOPEKA (KSNT) – An annual BBQ event is back in northeast Kansas. Smoke in the Spring is back in Osage City for the 22nd year in a row. There are 96 teams from all over the Midwest, and even Canada, to face off to see who has the best chicken, ribs, pork, brisket and even…MORE

Shawnee County residents become more informed voters

Shawnee County residents become more informed voters

TOPEKA (KSNT) – People in Shawnee County spent the day becoming more informed voters. Friday, April 11 is Voter Preparedness Day and local organizations are helping educate the community about how to be a prepared and informed voter. It’s a lesson learned through a fun activity: making buttons. This year, Shawnee County voters will be…MORE

Baby elephant at the Sedgwick County Zoo – it’s a boy!

Baby elephant at the Sedgwick County Zoo – it’s a boy!

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Zoo says one of its four pregnant elephants has given birth. The zoo says the boy is a healthy African elephant calf. This marks an exciting milestone for the institution. The calf was born to mother Talia on Thursday, and both mother and baby are doing well. The…MORE

Topeka City Council to consider $168,000 funding request for hotel

Topeka City Council to consider $168,000 funding request for hotel

TOPEKA (KSNT) – City leaders are set to vote on a resolution to send nearly $170,000 to the Hotel Topeka this month. The Topeka City Council is due to meet on Tuesday, April 15 to discuss several topics, including a resolution introduced by City Manager Robert Perez to clear the use of an additional $168,000…MORE

Falcon lays first egg of season in Evergy nest

Falcon lays first egg of season in Evergy nest

Context: This video is from 2023, when a trio of falcons hatched atop the Evergy building in Topeka. TOPEKA (KSNT) – Evergy announced that the peregrine falcon that nests atop its building in downtown Topeka has laid its first egg of the season. “We are happy to share that Nemaha and Boreas have returned to…MORE

Appraisal value drops $4.2 million for Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka

Appraisal value drops $4.2 million for Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Local officials have reevaluated the old Heartland Motorsports Park just south of Topeka, leading to significant appraisal value changes to the former event space. Heartland Motorsports Park changed hands last year following an online auction. The new owner, Topeka 77 LLC, purchased all parcels associated with the park for an undisclosed amount…MORE

Celery sticks sold at Walmart recalled in multiple states due to listeria risk

Celery sticks sold at Walmart recalled in multiple states due to listeria risk

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Federal health officials say celery sticks sold in multiple states, including Kansas, are being recalled Friday as they may be contaminated with listeria. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on April 10 that Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Inc., based out of California, is voluntarily recalling a single production lot of washed…MORE

Kansans can view the ‘pink moon’ this weekend

Kansans can view the ‘pink moon’ this weekend

KANSAS (KSNT) – Stargazers in Kansas can view the ‘pink moon’, one of the smallest full moons of the year, this weekend. 27 News spoke to NASA Solar System Ambassador Brenda Culbertson about the upcoming event. She said the pink moon doesn’t actually appear pink unless there are pollutants in the air and that there…MORE

Kansas Department of Corrections talks ‘National Crime Victims Rights Week’

Kansas Department of Corrections talks ‘National Crime Victims Rights Week’

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Janet Good, victim notification program coordinator with the Kansas Department of Corrections, joined the 27 News morning show to talk about National Crime Victims Rights Week and Kansas cold case playing cards. Good told 27 News what National Crime Victims Rights Week is all about during an interview on April 11. “This…MORE

Volunteers prep for Tulips at Twilight at Old Prairie Town

Volunteers prep for Tulips at Twilight at Old Prairie Town

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Tulip Time starts this week, and volunteers are busy putting together final touches. Planning for tulip time happens all year. Volunteers have put in over 100 hours this week but the set up never really stops. Tulips are rotated weekly to keep them in bloom. When the sun goes down the display…MORE