TOPEKA (KSNT) – Washburn University is having its 10th annual EcoBod Plant Sale to raise money for the EcoBods Club, a student-led club that focuses on sustainability. Students are encouraged to stop by and pick up a plant on campus. Club members use mother-plants from the greenhouse to grow individual succulents for the sale. The…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly has signed a bill that will consolidate nearly 20 state programs for young children into a new office. On Thursday, Kelly signed House Bill 2045 into law. Under the bill, existing programs will be merged into the Office of Early Childhood, which will open in mid-2026. The office will…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Police Department (TPD) released information on a deadly stabbing that happened on April 23. According to the TPD, police were called around 12:43 a.m. to the area of 2nd and California on reports of a possible stabbing. Officers found one person suffering from life-threatening injuries. The person was taken to…… MORE
Update 10:56 a.m.: The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office said it was notified of a stolen gray Hyundai Sonata around 8 a.m. at 10th Avenue and Lane Street. Officers were called to the area, and a deputy spotted the vehicle before it crashed at 17th Street and McAlister Avenue. Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Spokeswoman Abigail Christian…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Tickets for the 2025 Topeka St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway are now on sale for $100. This is the 8th annual Topeka St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. Since 2018, Northeast Kansas has helped raise $4.8 million for St. Jude. Only 7,000 tickets are available for 2025, so get yours fast! Are there…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A woman was taken to an area hospital on Thursday after being found with her son in a southwest Topeka house fire. At 1:30 a.m., firefighters were called to the 2200 block of SW Brookfield Street for reports of an automatic alarm. On arrival, firefighters found a single-story home with smoke coming…… MORE
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Working for you, 27 News reached out to emergency management departments in northeast Kansas metro areas to see if they have any public tornado shelters. 27 News contacted Riley County Emergency Management Assistant Director Laurie Harrison, Lyon County Emergency Management Director Jarrod Fell and Shawnee County Emergency Management Services Deputy Director Scott…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Why did the tornado sirens go off in all corners of Shawnee County Wednesday afternoon? Around 4:45 p.m. on April 23, Shawnee County, along with other counties in northeast Kansas, were issued tornado warnings by the National Weather Service (NWS). Residents in all of Shawnee County experienced the tornado sirens going off…… MORE
EMPORIA (KSNT) – In his 14 years of service in the Army Reserves, Sergeant Travis Guthrie spent a lot of his time delivering fuel to those on the frontlines in Iraq. On his first deployment in 2003, Guthrie and his company were the leaders across the border into Iraq. They hauled fuel up to the…… MORE
ST. MARYS (KSNT) – A boil water advisory in St. Marys is forcing businesses in town to change how they operate. While the boil water advisory is not ideal for people in St. Marys, Pilgrim’s Keep is making it work. The restaurant’s general manager gave 27 News a look at what they’re doing differently,while the…… MORE
