TOPEKA (KSNT) – Rachelle Banwart, executive director of corporate engagement and Emily Garwood, associate director of corporate engagement joined 27 News to discuss a new office that’s opening up. K-State will be opening a new office, the Office of Corporate Engagement. The focus is to make things as easy as possible for partners to work…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Jess Bucholtz and Casey Woods with Emporia Main Street joined the 27 News morning show to discuss an upcoming event: The Taste, voting for Best Main Street USA Today and fab lab eggs just in time for Easter. The Taste Emporia Main Street event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A crowd of people gathered outside Topeka City Hall today, frustrated with the lack of affordable housing. Topeka JUMP is raising awareness about the issue. JUMP says 44% of renters in Shawnee County cannot afford their housing, and it’s time to speak up. The organization repeatedly pressed the city to use the…… MORE
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Serving more than two decades with the Army, Sergeant First Class John R. Thomas trained fellow soldiers around the globe before finding his forever home in the Sunflower State. Drafted into the Vietnam conflict, Thomas deployed overseas in the late 1960’s. “We was like a ready force,” Thomas said. “They would helicopter…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – President Donald Trump took executive action on Wednesday, March 4 on reciprocal tariffs. But how will this impact the economy and your wallets? According to the president’s plan, he is imposing a 10% baseline tariff, but is taxing America’s closer trading partners more. This includes countries like China, Vietnam and Japan. Trump…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Over the years, 27 News has featured many local women who make a difference in the community and we are proud to announce the winner of this year’s remarkable women competition: Carol Hamilton. A Kansas native, Hamilton is a cooking instructor for the Capper Foundation. But she hasn’t always worked in the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Insurance Department (KID) is offering assistance to state residents impacted by the recent liquidation of a multi-state domestic insurance company. KID Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced in a press release on April 2 that her agency is trying to help Kansans who were impacted by the recent liquidation of Key Insurance…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka man is being charged as an adult in connection to a homicide that took place in October 2023. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay has filed adult charges against Reginald Mortez Rucker-Plakio for his alleged connection to the homicide of Ra’Juan Spicer on Oct. 11, 2023. On Wednesday, April 2,…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Young women in the capital city are invited to learn what it takes to become a firefighter. The Topeka Fire Department (TFD) is bringing back Camp Courage for young women. The department said in a news release on Tuesday, April 1 that this one-of-a-kind camp lets participants from age 16-20 get to…… MORE
This lawsuit was filed on March 31, 2025, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas by the City of Leavenworth, Kansas, against CoreCivic, Inc. (Case No. 5:25-cv-4032). KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The City of Leavenworth has filed a lawsuit against CoreCivic, a corporation that’s trying to reopen its Leavenworth facility as…… MORE
