KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Police are investigating after a Wyandotte County deputy was killed in a shooting on Saturday afternoon. The shooting took place near S. 30th St. & Shawnee Drive in Kansas City, Kansas. The deputy was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, according to KCKPD. The deputy was on…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) — A jury found a second person guilty Friday in a Topeka murder last year. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Lorenzo Pattmon III was found guilty today in a jury trial related to the August 2024 homicide of Kyle Higgins. The jury trial started Monday. Pattmon was convicted of four felonies:…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A jury found a man guilty in a 2024 shooting in south Topeka. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced Kavshun Boykin was found guilty of four charges related to the death of Cody Cooper in April 2024: Murder in the First Degree (intentional & premeditated)- Off Grid Felony Murder in the First…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Two people are injured and one is in critical, but stable, condition after a shooting on Thursday in east Topeka. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) was called around 4:45 a.m. on July 24 to the area of Southeast Sixth Street and Southeast California Avenue on reports of a possible motorcycle crash. Police…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas anglers will need to read up on a new catfish regulation before heading down to their favorite fishing spots this year. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) said a new statewide regulation for blue catfish is in effect as of Friday, July 25. The KDWP shared a reminder of…… MORE
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 fundraiser to help meet his needs in the years ahead. Jennifer Amyx set up a GoFundMe on Friday, July…… MORE
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 resident of the city, died that day. The collapse happened at 16th Street and Metropolitan Avenue near the train tracks and the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Federal education officials are releasing more than $5 billion in previously withheld education funds across the nation. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is releasing funds tied to grants that were approved by Congress earlier this year. The grants provide funding for services for professional development for teachers, services for English learners,…… MORE
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 FBI agents alongside law enforcement and emergency management personnel were called on July 25 to a Topeka post office in the…… MORE
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Rock the Plains is bringing country, red dirt and Americana to Manhattan on the weekend of Aug. 8. For an entire weekend, Tuttle Creek State Park will be full of camping and country music. This is the festival’s first year in operation, filling the void left by Country Stampede. Executive Brandyn Steen…… MORE
