Category Archives: Local News
Work begins on new Topeka $60 million apartment complex
TOPEKA (KSNT) - City officials and others broke ground on a new $60 million apartment complex just south of Topeka's downtown area this week in the latest push to create more housing opportunities for...
Jun 04, 2025
Should Evergy raise costs for Kansas customers?
TOPEKA (KSNT) - People will be able to give their personal comments on an Evergy proposal to raise energy costs for Kansans. The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) said it will be holding public hear...
Jun 04, 2025
City has spent over $10 million on Hotel Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka city leaders will put $291,086 into Hotel Topeka, but not everyone on the governing body was on board with the investment. Councilmembers Christina Valdivia-Alcala, Sylvia Ortiz...
Jun 04, 2025
Groundbreaking set in Emporia for $43 million internet project
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Governor Laura Kelly announced that a groundbreaking is scheduled for a $43 million project aimed at improving internet speeds in Kansas. A groundbreaking will be held at 10 a.m. on Ju...
Jun 03, 2025
‘She loved her students tremendously’: Topeka teacher killed in Highway 24 crash
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local school district is mourning the loss of one of its teachers after she was killed in a head-on highway crash last week. 27 News reached out to Topeka USD 501 on Monday, June 2 a...
Jun 03, 2025
31st Annual Mulvane Art Fair coming to Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Sara Stepp with the Mulvane Art Museum joined the 27 News Morning Show to discuss an upcoming art fair. Stepp said this will be the 31st annual Mulvane Art Fair. A total of 85 artists ...
Jun 03, 2025
Tonganoxie man seriously injured in rollover crash
LEAVENWORTH (KSNT) - A 64-year-old Tonganoxie man was seriously injured in a rollover crash in Leavenworth County on Monday. Around 3 p.m., the 64-year-old man was driving a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee e...
Jun 03, 2025
Capper Foundation helps Topeka kids learn to ride bikes
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Some local kids are getting hands-on bike training this week. Staff with the Capper foundation are teaching kids with special needs how to ride a bike starting from June 2-6. Staff on ...
Jun 02, 2025
Topeka Goodyear tire plant fire under investigation
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Firefighters were at the Goodyear Tire Distribution plant in Topeka Monday morning responding to a fire. A 27 News reporter at the scene said there were Topeka Fire Department (TFD) ve...
Jun 02, 2025
2025 Topeka Fire Department Citizens Fire Academy applications now open
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 e...
Jun 02, 2025
