Video aired Aug. 11, 2024. TOPEKA (KSNT) – Evergy announced that it would be paying shareholders a dividend after it reported a $2.3 million earnings increase. According to Evergy’s Q1 2025 Earnings press release, the company had favorable earnings that it attributed to retail rates, transmission revenue, favorable weather and decreased transmission charges in Kansas.…… MORE
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) – Deputies are actively working the scene of a deadly crash in Shawnee County. The sheriff’s office reported that they are working a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash that happened at 4:41 a.m. near Northwest 39th Street and Northwest Carlson Road. Three people seriously injured in Geary Co. Crash The sheriff’s office reported…… MORE
CLAY CENTER (KSNT) – Grow Clay County will host a festival and parade to celebrate Clay Center’s 150th birthday later this year. Grow Clay County said the theme for this year’s Piotique Fall Festival will be “Stars, Stripes & Small Town Pride.” The festival will be held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 27 this year…… MORE
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) – Deputies are actively working the scene of a deadly crash in Shawnee County. The sheriff’s office reported that they are working a crash that happened at 4:41 a.m. near Northwest 39th Street and Northwest Carlson Road. Three people seriously injured in Geary Co. Crash The sheriff’s office reported that Carlson Road…… MORE
GEARY COUNTY (KSNT) – Three people were seriously injured in a head-on crash in Geary County on Wednesday. At 2:17 p.m., a 16-year-old male was driving north in a Toyota Corolla on U-77. A 62-year-old woman was driving a Chevy Cruze south in the right lane of U-77. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP),…… MORE
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Wednesday, May 7 marks the official start to the Catholic Church’s search for the 267th leader. 27 News met with a local spiritual leader to find out what they hope for in the next Pope. Father Leo Blasi at Seven Dolors Catholic Parish in Manhattan, said Pope Francis was definitely a Pope…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Pervis Poe was born in Detroit, Michigan. Growing up, he didn’t always feel supported. He says he internalized a lot of chaos and confusion. To stay out of trouble, he decided to go into the service. After years of hard work aboard the aircraft carrier, he was finally promoted by his captain.…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – One local volunteer-based organization is worried about their service availability going forward following funding cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). DOGE made cuts to AmeriCorps nationwide. The United Way of Kaw Valley said Kansas specifically is losing over $4.5 million in funding, and 375 staff members from these cuts. These…… MORE
SABETHA (KSNT) – A family is mourning the loss of a Sabetha couple who tragically lost their lives earlier this month in a highway motorcycle crash. David and O’Detta Koch died on May 2 in a crash on Highway 36 in Brown County. The couple are survived by numerous loved ones including three children and…… MORE
CLOUD COUNTY (KSNT) – State troopers say a Mitchell County man was injured Wednesday after his truck went airborne and crashed in a field. The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) reports the crash occurred around 6:15 a.m. on May 7 on U.S. 24 Highway westbound about three miles east of U.S. 81 Highway. A Chevrolet Silverado…… MORE
