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Gov. Kelly vetoes 7 bills, allows some to become law without signature

Gov. Kelly vetoes 7 bills, allows some to become law without signature

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly vetoed several bills on April 9, while allowing several to become law without her signature. Kelly issued a news release Wednesday, April 9 listing seven bills that she vetoed and three bills that are able to become law without her signature. Kansas lawmakers in the Senate and House must…MORE

Veteran Salute: Growing in leadership over three decades with the Air Force

Veteran Salute: Growing in leadership over three decades with the Air Force

TOPEKA (KSNT) – With an immediate family full of servicemembers totaling 99 years in the military, Chief Master Sergeant Maurice Smith contributes almost a third to that service record. For over 30 years in the Air Force and Air National Guard, he’d travel across the globe; training fellow servicemembers, keeping aircraft sky bound and growing…MORE

Topekans gathers to raise awareness for addiction and overdose resources

Topekans gathers to raise awareness for addiction and overdose resources

TOPEKA (KSNT) – More than 50 community organizations are coming together to help reduce overdose deaths in northeast Kansas. On Saturday, April 12, hundreds of people are gathering at the Central Park Community Center in Topeka. They’ll hear from victim’s families firsthand, in an effort to raise awareness. Federal funding cuts cost Topeka child care…MORE

Lawrence PD try to identify suspect who bit off part of man’s finger

Lawrence PD try to identify suspect who bit off part of man’s finger

LAWRENCE (KSNT) — The Lawrence Police Department is asking the community to help find the person who allegedly bit off the tip of a man’s pinky finger weeks ago. Around 1 a.m. Sunday, March 29th near 7th Street and Massachusetts Street, police believe a person stole a bottle of liquor from a bar, then randomly…MORE

Federal funding cuts cost Topeka child care centers

Federal funding cuts cost Topeka child care centers

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Child care centers are now having to pay more money out of pocket for certain fees after some federal funding cuts. In recent years, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has used federal grants to pay for license application fees and background checks. This saved Kansas child care centers more…MORE

New blackout-style license plates get the green light in Kansas, what that means

New blackout-style license plates get the green light in Kansas, what that means

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Drivers in Kansas will soon have three new license plate options to choose from thanks to action taken by the state’s lawmakers this week. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2201 on Wednesday, April 9 which allows Kansans to acquire three new types of distinctive license plates. These new designs include…MORE

Kansas gov. approves blackout license plates, year-round firework sales

Kansas gov. approves blackout license plates, year-round firework sales

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed 37 bills on Wednesday, including one that will allow for the sale of fireworks year-round and another that will allow Kansans to purchase new distinctive license plate options. Lawmakers have approved of 37 new pieces of legislation on April 9 which will now become new laws in…MORE

Charges filed against man accused of attacking Topeka Rescue Mission staff member

Charges filed against man accused of attacking Topeka Rescue Mission staff member

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Shawnee County District Attorney has filed criminal charges on Wednesday against a man accused of attacking a Topeka Rescue Mission (TRM) employee earlier this month. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay has charged Xavian M. Locke, 25, of Topeka with four charges in connection to an alleged attack on a TRM…MORE

KHP identifies victim of deadly Brown Co. crash

KHP identifies victim of deadly Brown Co. crash

BROWN COUNTY (KSNT) – The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) worked the scene of a deadly crash in Brown County on Wednesday. Around 6:15 a.m., the KHP responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash near mile marker 353 on US-36 Highway, near Hiawatha. KHP Spokeswoman Jodi Clary told 27 News one person died and another was…MORE

Geary Co. working to fix tax assessments after ‘miscalculation’

Geary Co. working to fix tax assessments after ‘miscalculation’

GEARY COUNTY (KSNT) – The Geary County Commission issued a statement Monday informing residents there was a miscalculation in the 2024 tax year assessments. The 2024 tax statements might not show the correct amount owed, according to the Geary County Commission’s press release on April 7. Commissioners said people should “not make payments based on…MORE