Context: Above video shows President Donald Trump announcing reciprocal tariffs as part of the ‘Liberation Day’ event on April 2. TOPEKA (KSNT) – Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Kansas Statehouse grounds on Saturday and a march through downtown Topeka. Numerous people were at the Kansas Statehouse on April 5 to protest against the administration…… MORE
SENECA (KSNT) – Authorities have filed an official charge against an Oklahoma man Friday for allegedly shooting and killing a Catholic priest in Seneca earlier this week. Court records with the District Court of Nemaha County show Gary L. Hermesch, 66, of Oklahoma was charged with murder in the first degree on April 4. He…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – One person is dead after an early morning crash in downtown Topeka. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) reports that around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 5 emergency responders learned a vehicle had driven off the I-70 overpass near Southwest 2nd Street and South Kansas Avenue. Police say the driver went through a…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka Police arrested a 25-year-old Topekan following reports of a battered person in North Topeka late Friday night. Before 11 p.m. On April 4, Officers responded to the 600 block of North Kansas Avenue on reports of a person on the ground who had been battered, according to Lt. D. Eubanks with…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center’s Roar and Pour is right around the corner and artists are preparing to auction off their work. This year the zoo has commissioned seven local artists and animals to work together to create works of art. The money raised from the auction will go to the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Federal cuts to education are now taking a jab at Kansas schools. The education stabilization fund giving Kansas $22 million in COVID recovery has ended. During COVID, states were given funding for education. The goal was to catch students up on things they didn’t have the chance to learn during the pandemic.…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – One teacher in south Topeka is taking care for her students to a whole new level. Leah Munoz-Wade has been in education for eight years. She went to college at Washburn University and for the last four years has stayed close to her alma mater as a 5th grade teacher at Pauline…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A man accused of killing a 37-year-old Topeka man and kidnapping a child last year received his sentence this week. 27 News checked with Shawnee County court records that show Rammelo H. Boatwright, 24, received 475 months or just under 40 years in prison for his part in the death of Kyle…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced six veto decisions on Friday while allowing two other bills to become law without her signature. Kelly said in a press release that she has vetoed six pieces of legislation on April 4. Kelly issued statements regarding her reasoning for each decision. Republican lawmakers released statements of…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Governor has approved of several bills this week which are destined to become new laws this year. Governor Laura Kelly announced in a press release on Friday, April 4 that she has signed off on seven additional bills this week that will become new laws. These include the following: Substitute…… MORE
