TOPEKA (KSNT) – Members of the Kansas Board of Education (KBOE) cast their votes Tuesday to remove a controversial high school graduation requirement. The KBOE met in Topeka on March 11 as part of its regular monthly session to discuss the latest issues related to education in the Sunflower State. The 10-member board voted 8-2…… MORE
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Fake Patty’s Day has once again arrived in the little apple, and business in Aggieville are benefiting from the extra business. Offering special deals and extended hours for the event, local businesses are cashing in on Fake Patty’s Day. The highly anticipated celebration draws in thousands of people each year. What is…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka Public School Superintendent Dr. Tiffany Anderson joined the 27 News morning show on Tuesday to talk about several topics, including thoughts on the president’s policies – reducing the Department of Education, snow days update, parent-teacher conferences and spring break. Crash causes highway traffic jam in north Topeka For more information, you…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Lawmakers held a hearing on Monday for a bill that would make STAR Bonds available to mall redevelopment projects in Kansas. Substitute for Senate Bill 197 would let cities or counties establish STAR Bond projects to redevelop malls. The projects would need to be approved by the state’s secretary of commerce. The…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – On Monday, the Kansas House of Representatives passed a bill that would add and increase penalties on drivers for certain infractions. The bill now goes to Governor Laura Kelly’s desk. On Monday, the Kansas House of Representatives passed SB 8, a bill that adds requirements for drivers when approaching stopped, standing or…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Commercial airline services may be coming back to the Capital City in the years ahead. The Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority (MTAA) is moving forward with plans to bring commercial flights back to Topeka. The MTAA revealed its plans on Monday, March 11 in a new push to bring passenger air service to…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Kansas lawmaker is proposing a potential solution to rising property taxes in 2025. Kansas Republican Senator Stephen Owens often hears from his constituents in Hesston about property taxes which are outpacing inflation. The rising taxes pose a challenge for the citizens Owens serves in south-central Kansas. “I just heard from somebody…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Police are investigating a deadly vehicle vs. pedestrian crash in north Topeka on Monday. Rosie Nichols with the City of Topeka said in a press release that officers were called around 3:35 p.m. on March 10 to the 2600 block of Northwest Rochester road on reports of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas’ top law enforcement agency is moving forward with its $115 million request for the creation of a new headquarters building to replace the aging structure it currently calls home. Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) Director Tony Mattivi appeared before senators in the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka on March 6 with his…… MORE
TOPEKA (KNST) – A multiple-vehicle crash on US75 is causing a traffic disruption Tuesday morning. As of 7:49 a.m., traffic is backed up in the southbound lane a mile or two following a crash on the US 75 bridge over the Kansas River. A 27 News reporter says emergency vehicles are at the scene of…… MORE
