TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Fire Department (TFD) will be hosting a Citizens Academy in the Fall of 2025. City of Topeka spokesman Dan Garrett said the academy will teach people about fire safety and emergency services. The academy opens Thursday, Aug. 7, and will run through Thursday, Sept. 11. Sessions will run from 5:30…… MORE
Context: The above video originally aired on May 29. TOPEKA (KSNT) – Locals planning to attend the upcoming Fiesta Topeka may get frustrated because of a local bridge construction project scheduled to last for months. The City of Topeka announced earlier this year that it would be sending work crews to the Branner bridge in…… MORE
MARYSVILLE (KSNT) – A Manhattan-based development company is setting its sights on a small town in rural north-central Kansas this year where it plans to inject life into some aging historic structures. Tyler Holloway with Frontier Development Group (FDG) has some big ideas for downtown Marysville. Specifically, he and his workers hope to transform a…… MORE
CONCORDIA (KSNT) – Later this week, the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) Traveling Wall, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Cost of Freedom Tribute, will make its way to Concordia. Starting on Thursday, June 5, the three-day event for America’s Freedom Tribute will start with a prayer, Pledge of Allegiance and National…… MORE
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – The Lawrence Police Department (LPD) reported that two men ended up in the hospital after an argument left one man with knife injuries. Police in Lawrence were called around 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 1 to an apartment at West Sixth Street and Michigan Street. Officers found several people outside upon arrival…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Fire crews are at the Goodyear Tire Distribution plant in Topeka Monday morning. A 27 News reporter at the scene said there are Topeka Fire Department (TFD) vehicles and personnel at the Goodyear plant at 2000 U.S. Highway 24 on June 2. City of Topeka spokesman Dan Garrett said fire crews with…… MORE
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Police arrested a 23-year-old man on a warrant in connection with an alleged attempted murder in Manhattan. Officers filed a report for an incident that happened around 12:45 a.m. on May 30 in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department (RCPD). The RCPD listed a 33-year-old woman as the victim. A…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka man is showing his hometown pride in a permanent way. To show his loyalty to a local favorite restaurant, Mark Dickey got a very special tattoo that has Topekans talking. The Bobo’s Drive In tattoo is bold, unmistakable, and hard to miss on Dickey’s calf. The bright red logo is…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) — Sara Glotzbach’s love for teaching started at Chanute High School, with the Future Educators of America class. “I’ve taught 3rd grade, 4th grade, 6th grade, I was an instructional math coach, I was a principal, and now I teach 7th grade math,” Glozbach said. That adds up to 20 years in the…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Two Topeka churches are proving that faith and flexibility can go hand in hand. When one congregation grew and the other downsized, they made an unusual move to help each other out. It’s not often you hear of two churches trading places, but two congregations in Topeka say swapping locations has been…… MORE
