TOPEKA (KSNT) – First responders were in the north Topeka area Friday following reports of a vehicle driving through the front of a local restaurant. Officers with the Topeka Police Department (TPD) were called around 2:45 p.m. on May 9 to The Wheel Barrel, located at 925 North Kansas Avenue on reports of a vehicle…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A passenger train company that has routes through Kansas has terminated dozens of positions as it looks to cut its overall costs. 27 News reached out to Amtrak this week to find out if any of its services or transportation routes will be impacted by the recent elimination of numerous jobs within…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Thousands of people gathered at the Midland Care campus for the 29th year, to celebrate the lives of their loved ones. Guests were able to see displays of their loved ones, next to thousands of others. Monarch butterflies were released to commemorate those who have passed, that’s a Native American tradition. 27…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A local judge delivered a prison sentence to a Topeka man this week who was found guilty of stabbing a gas station worker in the head several years ago. A Shawnee County judge sentenced Anthony R. Downing, 39, of Topeka to 266 months or around 22 years in prison on Friday, May…… MORE
ROSSVILLE (KSNT) – Law enforcement has released new information Friday after a local man was killed in a pedestrian vs. vehicle crash on Thursday. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release on May 9 that Nicholas I. Claspill, 36, of Tecumseh was identified as the victim of a recent deadly crash. He…… MORE
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in 1978 has been granted parole after having past requests rejected, inspiring criticism and prompting the governor on Friday to call for reconsidering the decision. Jimmie K. Nelms and another man, both from Tulsa, Oklahoma, were sentenced to serve two life…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – First responders were in the north Topeka area Friday following reports of a vehicle driving through the front of a local restaurant. Officers with the Topeka Police Department (TPD) were called around 2:45 p.m. on May 9 to The Wheel Barrel, located at 925 North Kansas Avenue on reports of a vehicle…… MORE
Editor’s note: The original version of this story indicated charges would not be filed against the man police shot. Prosecutors said they would not file charges against the officer for acting in self-defense. TOPEKA (KSNT) – Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay will not seek charges against an officer who shot a Topeka man. Kagay…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials have issued a harmful algal bloom (HAB) warning for Lake Shawnee this week. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) released an updated list of lakes that contain the presence of blue-green algae or harmful algal blooms (HAB). This toxic water hazard poses many health risks to both…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Two men are getting ready to push themselves in a significant test of endurance later this month as they run 250 miles across Kansas. Jonathan Prosser and Sean Frost are getting ready to embark on a monumental physical challenge in May as they run from the Nebraska-Kansas border all the way down…… MORE
