GOODLAND (KSNT) – State troopers say they are working a multi-vehicle crash with several reported fatalities in western Kansas on Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) reports in a social media post at 9:46 a.m. on March 15 that both eastbound and westbound I-70 are closed from Goodland to Colby due to a multi-vehicle crash.…… MORE
GOODLAND (KSNT) – State troopers say they are working a multi-vehicle crash with several reported fatalities in western Kansas on Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) reports in a social media post at 9:46 a.m. on March 15 that both eastbound and westbound I-70 are closed from Goodland to Colby due to a multi-vehicle crash.…… MORE
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – Federal education officials say numerous investigations are being opened against universities across the nation, including in Kansas, for alleged violations of the Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced on March 14 in a press release that it is investigating 45 universities following the Office…… MORE
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Leaders with one government labor union believe the vandalism of a child’s memorial headstone might be a targeted crime. The gravestone is located inside a historic Leavenworth cemetery. The family reported the crime to the VA police. The Sweat family from Leavenworth remembers June 2019 with grief. That’s when James and Jimmie…… MORE
WABAUNSEE COUNTY (KSNT) – Law enforcement in Wabaunsee County is ordering evacuations around a local lake due to a fire threat Friday. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office announced in a social media post around 4:50 p.m. on March 14 that it is evacuating residents around Lake Wabaunsee. The sheriff’s office said this is a precautionary…… MORE
SILVER LAKE (KSNT) – State transportation officials are closing highways in Kansas due to blowing dust and other hazardous driving conditions Friday. Kate Craft with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) told 27 News that Highway 24 is closed in both directions just east of Silver Lake due to power lines that have been knocked…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Evergy is reporting that thousands of customers are without power Friday as strong winds batter northeast Kansas. Evergy’s online power outage map shows more than 24,800 of its customers are without power across its service area in Kansas and Missouri as of 5:45 p.m. on March 14. Evergy is reporting around 680…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – State health officials have issued an air quality health warning Friday due to blowing dust and smoke across much of Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reports that a low-pressure system is delivering powerful winds to the Sunflower State on March 14. These winds are bringing dust and smoke…… MORE
Context: Video aired on Oct. 3, 2024. TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka land bank made a total of $500 since launching in June, the city said. Director of Communications Dan Garrett said a local developer will use the land at 1326 Fillmore to create a new single family affordable housing project. K-State freezes global food…… MORE
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) – Deputies closed several local roads Friday due to a large grass fire. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office (SNSO) said in a social media post that it shut down some local roads due to grass fires at around 2:30 p.m. on March 14. The closures included the following roads: Southwest Carlson Road…… MORE
