Category Archives: Local News
$45 million in federal cash at risk for Topeka due to DEI policies
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka leaders are revisiting possible changes to city's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies to hold onto around $45 million in federal funding. The City of Topeka Policy an...
Jun 10, 2025
Topeka motel could disappear with $15 million project
TOPEKA (KSNT) - City leaders are considering a proposal to establish a new development area in south Topeka that could see the addition of new restaurant options and automotive services. The Topeka Ci...
Jun 10, 2025
Early morning serious injury crash in north Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka Police Department (TPD) responded to a crash that seriously injured two people in northeast Topeka on Tuesday morning. According to TPD, the 400 block of NE Lyman Road will be c...
Jun 10, 2025
Six-year-old girl dies after apparent drowning incident at Milford State Park
GEARY COUNTY (KSNT) - A child is dead after an apparent drowning incident at a local lake on Monday. The Geary County Sheriff's Office reported in a press release that deputies were called just before...
Jun 09, 2025
Ghost hunt coming to Helen Hocker Theater at Gage Park, what to know
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Local ghost hunters are invited to take part in an upcoming spooky tour at Gage Park later this week. Shawnee County Parks and Recreation (SCP+R) is holding a ghost hunt at the Helen H...
Jun 09, 2025
Dirty Girl Adventures, Topeka United to host 5th Kaw River float
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Erica Garcia Babb joined the 27 News Morning show on Monday to discuss the upcoming 5th Annual Kaw River Float event. Dirty Girl Adventures and Topeka United will hold an event on June...
Jun 09, 2025
Topeka area firework stands will open for 9 extra days this year, here’s why
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Firework stands will be opening a little earlier than usual in some places thanks to a new state law ahead of Independence Day. The Shawnee County Commission approved the 2025 list of ...
Jun 09, 2025
Flint Hills Job Corps at risk for closure, students scrambling
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Flint Hills Job Corps center has served Kansas for decades, providing education and job training for disadvantaged youth. The U.S. Department of labor announced last week, it's ...
Jun 06, 2025
Skeleton workforce left behind at closed Kansas food production plant
EMPORIA (KSNT) - The future of a major food production plant in Kansas is uncertain now that is has shut down operations. Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking told 27 News on June 5 that operations at th...
Jun 06, 2025
$2 million repair project approved for damaged Kansas Turnpike bridge
EMPORIA (KSNT) - The Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) said that a $2 million contract is now approved to repair a highway bridge near Emporia that was damaged in mid-April. The KTA reported on June 6 t...
Jun 06, 2025
