TOPEKA (KSNT) – On Monday, an 80-year-old motorcyclist from Topeka was seriously injured after being hit by a pickup truck while driving on I470. At 2:30 p.m., a 46-year-old man was driving a Ford F150 east on I470 in the right lane. The 80-year-old man was driving a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle east in the left…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly has signed off on multiple bills this week, ushering in a slew of new laws for the State of Kansas. Kelly announced in a press release on Monday, March 24 that she has approved six bills that will become new laws in the Sunflower State. These include the following:…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – One of the justices on the Kansas Supreme Court is stepping down from her position later this summer. Justice Evelyn Wilson announced in a press release on Monday, March 24 that her final day on the Kansas Supreme Court will be on July 4, 2025. She cited her recent diagnosis with Lou…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Shawnee County judge has appointed a successful criminal defense attorney to help Dana Chandler as she works to appeal her recent murder convictions. Chandler has been in and out of court for more than a decade for killing her ex-husband, Mike Sisco, and his fiancé, Karen Harkness in 2002. The victims…… MORE
Update March 24: The TPD identified the deceased as Isabella Eagletail, 25, of Topeka. TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Police Department (TPD) is working to notify the next of kin after a deadly crash on Southwest Wanamaker Road. First responders were called to a crash around midnight on March 21 in the 1400 block of…… MORE
KANSAS (KSNT) – The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) State Plugging Program, a program to save abandoned oil and gas wells across the state from environmental disaster, is waiting for $33.6 million to be approved by the federal government. At the federal level, former President Joe Biden signed a bill on Nov. 15, 2021, creating an…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A restaurant in West Ridge Mall’s food court that opened last year is now looking for a new place to call home in the Topeka area. 27 News spoke with Eric Alcantara, owner of Mr. Teriyaki, on Monday, March 24 following a social media announcement that his business would be leaving the…… MORE
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper made a remarkable discovery in February during a routine traffic stop, rescuing a 6-year-old girl who had been kidnapped for over a month. According to a social post from the KHP, the incident unfolded when the trooper assigned to the agency’s criminal interdiction unit pulled over an SUV…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials report the number of measles cases is growing in Kansas this year as cases climb nationwide. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported on March 20 on its website that a total of 10 confirmed measles cases are confirmed in the state. All of the cases are…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Its officially spring, which means Shawnee County Parks and Recreation’s Tulip Time is right around the corner. This two-week celebration is a Topeka tradition to kick off spring. Thousands of tulips are planted and start to bloom at the beginning of April. The event starts April 10, but the preparation starts months…… MORE
