Category Archives: Local News
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
Kansas may face a triple-whammy on energy bills
KANSAS (KSNT) - With the possibility of federal tax credits being repealed, low energy assistance programs on the chopping block and Evergy seeking a rate hike, Kansans face a triple-whammy when it co...
Jun 06, 2025
Plug and Play expo brings international entrepreneurs to Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Plug and Play expo brings together innovation and industry. It focuses on ag tech and animal health, two fields that define Kansas' economy. Startups from Germany, Canada, Australi...
Jun 05, 2025
Topeka volunteers prepare food for thousands ahead of Germanfest
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Dozens of Topeka volunteers are prepping traditional German food for a crowd of thousands ahead of an annual celebration. Leading up to Germanfest, members of the Sacred Heart Catholic...
Jun 05, 2025
