Category Archives: Local News
Topeka’s AE Wealth Management passes $40 billion in assets
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Monday, AE Wealth Management, a wealth management firm out of Topeka, announced it has over $40 billion in assets under its management. According to a press release from AE Wealth M...
Jul 28, 2025
GoFundMe set up for Topeka child after mom’s death, AMBER Alert
Context: The above video initially aired on July 24. TOPEKA (KSNT) - Family of a two-year-old boy who was at the center of a recent AMBER Alert and double-homicide case in Topeka have set up a fundrai...
Jul 25, 2025
Law enforcement officials, residents speak on deadly KCK trench collapse
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- We now know the name of the man who died after a trench collapsed in the city Thursday. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) says 54-year-old Francisco Rodriguez, a r...
Jul 25, 2025
Why did the FBI respond to a Topeka post office on Friday?
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Federal agents made an appearance in Topeka on Friday to investigation a situation at a local post office. Dixon Land with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) told 27 News that F...
Jul 25, 2025
Never before seen movie prop now at Oz Museum
Context: The above video initially aired on March 24, 2025. WAMEGO (KSNT) - The OZ Museum in Wamego recently acquired the only surviving house used in filming the tornado scenes in the original 1939 f...
Jul 25, 2025
Health advisories issued for lakes with toxic algae in Kansas
TOPEKA (KSNT) - State health officials have issued and adjusted harmful algal bloom (HAB) public health advisories for a number of lakes across Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...
Jul 25, 2025
Highway 24 closures planned for Monday, what to know
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Transportation officials say drivers should keep an eye out for closures on Highway 24 next week that will slow traffic down. Kate Craft with the Kansas Department of Transportation (K...
Jul 25, 2025
PBR charging into the Capital City this weekend
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Judd and Jaxton Mortensen joined the 27 news morning show to talk about all the edge of your seat excitement ahead of the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) event Saturday, July 26 at Stor...
Jul 25, 2025
Topeka Rescue Mission back to school supply drive
TOPEKA (KSNT) - John Roberts and Scott Bryant with the Topeka Rescue Mission Ministries (TRM) joined the 27 News morning show to talk about their upcoming back-to-school supply drive. TRM is hoping to...
Jul 25, 2025
KU Coach Bill Self admitted to hospital
TOPEKA (KSNT) - University of Kansas Head Men's Basketball Coach Bill Self was admitted to the hospital Thursday with health problems. According to a release from KU Athletics, Self felt unwell and ex...
Jul 24, 2025
