TOPEKA (KSNT) – City leaders are looking to put $291,000 more into Hotel Topeka. Following two executive sessions in a special meeting on Monday, the Topeka Development Corporation decided it will move forward with requesting another round of funding. Since the city owns the hotel, it is required to make up for any operational losses…… MORE
LEAVENWORTH (KSNT) – A 64-year-old Tonganoxie man was seriously injured in a rollover crash in Leavenworth County on Monday. Around 3 p.m., the 64-year-old man was driving a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee east on I-70 when he made an evasive maneuver, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP). The driver left the road to the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The exit of a major retailer at West Ridge Mall is providing an opening for new growth and expansion at the Topeka shopping destination. 27 News got in touch with West Ridge Mall Manager Casey Richardson this week to learn more about how the shopping center will change now that JCPenney is…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Some local kids are getting hands-on bike training this week. Staff with the Capper foundation are teaching kids with special needs how to ride a bike starting from June 2-6. Staff on Monday guided participants around the floor at the Central Topeka Community Center gym. One of the participants, Emerson Minker, said…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Firefighters were at the Goodyear Tire Distribution plant in Topeka Monday morning responding to a fire. A 27 News reporter at the scene said there were Topeka Fire Department (TFD) vehicles and personnel at the Goodyear plant at 2000 U.S. Highway 24 on the morning of June 2. City of Topeka spokesman…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Fire Department (TFD) will be hosting a Citizens Academy in the Fall of 2025. City of Topeka spokesman Dan Garrett said the academy will teach people about fire safety and emergency services. The academy opens Thursday, Aug. 7, and will run through Thursday, Sept. 11. Sessions will run from 5:30…… MORE
Context: The above video originally aired on May 29. TOPEKA (KSNT) – Locals planning to attend the upcoming Fiesta Topeka may get frustrated because of a local bridge construction project scheduled to last for months. The City of Topeka announced earlier this year that it would be sending work crews to the Branner bridge in…… MORE
MARYSVILLE (KSNT) – A Manhattan-based development company is setting its sights on a small town in rural north-central Kansas this year where it plans to inject life into some aging historic structures. Tyler Holloway with Frontier Development Group (FDG) has some big ideas for downtown Marysville. Specifically, he and his workers hope to transform a…… MORE
CONCORDIA (KSNT) – Later this week, the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) Traveling Wall, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Cost of Freedom Tribute, will make its way to Concordia. Starting on Thursday, June 5, the three-day event for America’s Freedom Tribute will start with a prayer, Pledge of Allegiance and National…… MORE
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – The Lawrence Police Department (LPD) reported that two men ended up in the hospital after an argument left one man with knife injuries. Police in Lawrence were called around 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 1 to an apartment at West Sixth Street and Michigan Street. Officers found several people outside upon arrival…… MORE
