Category Archives: Local News
Jobs your teen can apply to in Shawnee County for the summer
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County Commissioner Aaron Mays joined the 27 News Morning Show on Friday to chat about summer jobs and the Gage Park master plan. Mays said that people can start applying now f...
Feb 13, 2026
KDHE partially rescinds boil water advisory in northeast Kansas
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY (KSNT) - State health officials have partially rescinded a boil water advisory in northeast Kansas following a major water main break this week. The Kansas Department of Health and...
Feb 13, 2026
Kansas Historical Society hosts Declaration 1776 exhibit
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Historical Society is hosting an opening reception for an exhibit that aims to teach Kansas' history. The Kansas Historical Society is hosting an opening reception for "Decl...
Feb 12, 2026
Sunset Zoo opens voting to name baby colobus monkey
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Sunset Zoo in Manhattan is asking the public to help name a baby monkey born late last year. Heather Brown with the Sunset Zoo said in a press release that one of the zoo's resi...
Feb 12, 2026
Reser’s Fine Foods gets green light for major plant expansion in east Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A large food production facility in Topeka is moving forward with plans for a big expansion project this year. Shawnee County commissioners gave the green light for a resolution for Re...
Feb 12, 2026
Baby boom at KC Zoo: Meet the zoo’s newest baby giraffe
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- There is a baby boom for giraffes at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium! Makali, a Masai giraffe at the KCZoo, gave birth to a 6-foot-tall baby girl giraffe, named Nora, on Feb. 7....
Feb 12, 2026
Ducks cause rollover crash in Pottawatomie County on Thursday: KHP
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY (KSNT) - First responders are at the scene of a crash where a large vehicle has rolled onto its side in Pottawatomie County. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office reported the r...
Feb 12, 2026
$12.9 million bridge replacement project starts soon in Pottawatomie County
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY (KSNT) - Work crews will be replacing two bridges on a highway in Pottawatomie County later this month north of Emmett. Kate Craft with the Kansas Department of Transportation said...
Feb 12, 2026
Gas leak shuts down road north of Topeka Thursday
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shawnee County deputies say a road north of Topeka is closed as work crews respond to a reported gas leak in the area. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office shared on social media that j...
Feb 12, 2026
J.M. Smucker expanding in Topeka with significant capital investment
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A food manufacturing company is expanding its operations with a new capital investment into Topeka. The Joint Economic Development Organization (JEDO) board of Topeka and Shawnee Count...
Feb 11, 2026
