TOPEKA (KSNT) – Shawnee County Commissioner Kevin Cook joined the 27 News morning on Friday to provide updates on local road construction, Gage Park’s Playland, Spirit of Kansas 2025 and free dump day. Shawnee County Solid Waste’s free dump day is a once-a-year event that will occur rain or shine. Saturday, June 14. 7:00 a.m.…… MORE
Context: video aired May 20, 2025. MANHATTAN (KSNT) – The Riley County Police Department (RCPD) shared its arrest and citation information on Friday for its most recent Click it or Ticket campaign. The RCPD focused on seatbelts, texting and driving, impaired driving and other traffic laws during this year’s enforcement campaign that ran from May…… MORE
EMPORIA (KSNT) – A series of afterschool programs in Emporia are ending due to a lack of funding. The Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas (BGCSCK) announced on its website that it is ending its Emporia afterschool programs ahead of the upcoming 2026 school year. The organization stated the decision was not made…… MORE
KANSAS (KSNT) – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced in a press release that it has won a court case that barred Kansans from changing their gender markers on their driver’s licenses. A Kansas state appeals court stated the Kansas Department of Revenue may resume allowing Kansans to change their gender markers on their…… MORE
ABILENE (KSNT) – Abilene is welcoming in a 1940’s-era Army locomotive this week that will be added to the list of other historic engines which call the town home. The Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (ASVRR) announced on June 12 that it has added a restored Alco/GE 44-ton locomotive to its collection of historic locomotives.…… MORE
CARBONDALE (KSNT) – Kansas health officials say a boil water advisory is active for a city in Osage County this week. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issued a boil water advisory for the Carbondale public water supply system on Wednesday. The advisory was placed due to a waterline break that put the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka Family & Friends will be hosting a car show and parade around downtown Topeka on Saturday. Starting at 11 a.m., a parade with lowriders, old cars, Model As, ratrods and more will travel around the Capitol Building. 27 News spoke to one of the organizers, Randy Wheat, who said the parade…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) — Kansas State University is changing its admission requirements for future students. Students applying to K-State will only need a GPA of 3.0 to be admitted, regardless of test scores starting in the Fall 2029 semester. Additionally, students with a minimum 2.5 GPA can still be admitted if they have an ACT score…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) — The Topeka Police Department (TPD) arrested a man in connection to the city’s eighth homicide this year. Lieutenant Donna Eubanks with the TPD said in a press release Thursday, June 12 officers transported Pearson Carter III, 19, of Topeka, to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. He was arrested for the following…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Board of Education voted to make some rules from the COVID-19 pandemic permanent. Those rules allow anyone 18 or older with a high school diploma to apply for an emergency substitute license. It’s a move aimed at mitigating the impact of the ongoing teacher shortage and could provide more options…… MORE
