TOPEKA (KSNT) — Violent crime has taken a toll across Topeka for the past few years. That’s why the Topeka Police Department (TPD) is taking a new approach to reduce the violence. Officers held a picnic at Little Oakland Park on Thursday. Residents got the chance to speak with police on new strategies to crack…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Thousands of people are getting ready to make their way to Topeka’s downtown area for another round of live boxing on Saturday. Fight Night at Evergy Plaza 2.0 features Topekan John “the Iron Man” Cantrell taking on Jurmain “the Shocker” McDonald for the title fight. It’s the biggest event for the plaza,…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Many people are mourning the death of Sarah Milgrim, a Kansan and Israeli Embassy staff member who was shot and killed alongside her boyfriend in Washington D.C on Wednesday. Many people are feeling shock, grief, devastation and other emotions in the aftermath of the killings. It comes after Sarah Milgrim and her…… MORE
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — An 81-year-old Overland Park woman, Jerry McConnell, has been missing for a week now. Her son, Rick McConnell, says he filed the report last Friday after she didn’t make it back to Overland Park from Harrisonville, Missouri. ‘We are heartbroken’: KU alumna killed in Washington, D.C. shooting “There have been a…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – On Wednesday, the Lake Perry Marina announced that a new restaurant will be opening this weekend at Lake Perry. On Saturday, Captain’s Grille will open to the public. The restaurant was originally High Tide 21 but has been renovated to start a new chapter. According to the announcement by Captain’s Grille, the…… MORE
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – A former student of the University of Kansas is dead after a shooting near a museum in Washington D.C., Wednesday night. Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky died in a shooting close by the Capital Jewish Museum on May 21. Milgrim and Lischinsky were a couple set to be engaged and part of…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Anglers are hooking some strange fish in Kansas that look like they belong in a personal aquarium rather than the local lake. 27 News got in touch with experts at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) this week to find out how often its fisheries staff are finding exotic fish…… MORE
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A military family from Wyandotte County says they’re experiencing grief they never could have imagined. U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Gonzalez died last weekend at a family function in California. He’d served five years at Fort Leavenworth as a medic. While military leaders at the Leavenworth County base plan his funeral services,…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A lottery player in Kansas hit a big lottery prize this week with a winning Powerball ticket. A Powerball player in north-central Kansas purchased a winning $1 million lottery ticket on Wednesday, May 21, according to the Kansas Lottery. The winning ticket matches five white balls but not the Powerball. The winning…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A new vending machine will be rolling into town that will help local cyclists keep their bikes running smoothly. The Topeka Community Cycle Project (TCCP) announced in a press release that it will be cutting the ribbon for a new bike parts vending machine on May 27. The vending machine will be…… MORE
