TOPEKA (KSNT) – Two people were injured after a car crashed into the pumps at a Topeka gas station on Tuesday. A 27 News reporter said law enforcement is at the scene of a crash at a gas station around noon on Feb. 25 at 5700 Southwest 21st Street. A car appears heavily damaged after…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – 27 News has obtained new information on the first Topeka homicide case of 2025. According to newly released court files, police responded around 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 to a home in the 2000 block of Southwest Burnett Road for a report of a shooting. Someone called 911 and told them…… MORE
Context: Video aired Feb. 11. Editor’s Note: The headline has been updated for clarification purposes. TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has eliminated a nearly $1 million lease for a federal crop insurance agency in Topeka. According to the DOGE website, $964,396 in total savings was allegedly made for “True Termination -…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka Councilman Spencer Duncan joined the 27 News morning show to discuss property taxes and how the city will tackle its $16 million budget deficit forecasted for 2026. Duncan said he hopes that when this year’s legislative session ends, there will be a resolution to move forward on property tax cuts. “It’s…… MORE
EMPORIA, Kan. (KSNW) — Emporia is known for many things. The city of over 24,000, which sits on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills, is the “Gravel Capital of the World,” the “Disc Golf Capital of the World,” and the “Official Founding City of Veterans Day.” What you may not know is that it is…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A controversial bill originally vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly is now law. SB 63 passed 85-34 in the House and 31-9 in the Senate bans gender-affirming care for minors in Kansas. Inside Kansas Politics host Rob Hughes sat down with Adam Kellogg who shares his own experience transitioning as a child. And…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Another record has been set from this winter’s snowfall in the capital city, and this one impacts your tax dollars. On Feb. 18, 27 News submitted a Kansas Open Records request to see how much it spent removing snow this year, compared to past years. On Monday, Feb. 24, the City of…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – President Donald Trump has vowed to keep Medicaid intact, but he’s endorsed the GOP’s budget plan that would cut billions of dollars from the program. A group of local advocates say it’s a move that would hurt Kansas. Currently, more than 425,000 Kansans receive health coverage through Medicaid, but that could change. The…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Haskell Indian Nations University students protested federal budget cuts that have caused multiple staff layoffs. Nearly 23% of faculty were notified about two weeks ago they would lose their jobs. It is part of the Trump Administration’s sweeping nationwide cuts of the federal workforce. Many students at the university are now concerned…… MORE
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Residents in the Little Apple are being asked to avoid an area in southwest Manhattan due to a possible gas leak. Crews with the Manhattan Fire Department (MFD) are currently working on a natural gas leak on Fair Lane, near Fort Riley Boulevard in southwest Manhattan. Riley County Police ‘break up’ with…… MORE
