What We’re Tracking: There's a low pressure system moving quickly this morning bringing in a wintry mix for portions of the area. Precipitation will generally be light with better snow chances up north and everyone having a good chance to see some wintery mix and freezing drizzle. Any amounts we do end up seeing will [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka’s City Council will soon consider a new ordinance to combat catalytic converter thefts. Those behind the proposal hope it will give police the tools they need to stop what’s becoming one of the most common and expensive property crimes in recent history. Topeka police say the city has seen a steady [...]
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY (KSNT) - One person was seriously injured in a car crash on Friday in Pottawatomie County. The Kansas Highway Patrol said that a car crash occurred at 11:10 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 24 and Flush Rd. involving a Toyota Tundra and Chevrolet Tahoe. The Toyota was traveling north on Flush Rd. [...]
NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) – Highlights and scores from Friday’s high school basketball action on Full Court Press. Boys WASHBURN RURAL 46HAYDEN 36 EMPORIA 69TOPEKA HIGH 59 MANHATTAN 46JUNCTION CITY 53 HOLTON 57SABETHA 72 COUNCIL GROVE 45OSAGE CITY 63 JEFF WEST 39NEMAHA CENTRAL 53 TOPEKA WEST 51DE SOTO 50 ST. MARYS 67WABAUNSEE 64 SILVER LAKE 33ROCK [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Civic Theatre held their ever popular and laugh out loud funny comedy show 'Laugh Lines' Friday evening. Laugh Lines is an evening of improvisational comedy that will have you laughng out loud. Laugh Lines has been packing TCT on select weekends and has become a Topeka favorite. Each show is [...]
TACOMA, WA (KSNT) - A tiger that once called Topeka home has moved across the country where he'll be introduced to some new striped friends. Sanjiv is an 11-year-old male Sumatran tiger who just finished his 1,854-mile journey to his new home in Tacoma, Washington. Sanjiv said goodbye to the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center [...]
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - The "Vote Gage Park" ballot measure passed in November as voters showed they were ready to start supporting the park. However, the 0.2% sales tax increase isn't being collected quite yet. "It's been estimated that over the year, this tax will bring in about $8 million," State Representative Fred Patton said. [...]
The boy's father said his son was walking home when a car started following him, a passenger got out of the car and started running toward his son.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Gas Service is going city to city to help people in Northeast Kansas secure affordable utilities. The Kansas Gas Service and Evergy were at the Salvation Army in Topeka today to help people fill out their applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP). This federally funded program is in [...]
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) - An 18-year-old was found dead in Junction City on Friday. Cadin Sanner, the Public Information Officer for the Junction City Police Department, said that Carson Simon, 18, of Ogden, was found dead at 1:17 p.m. in the 2700 block of Fort Ave. in Junction City. The investigation into Simon's death has [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A man from Shawnee County has been ordered to repay more than $180,000 in restitution for failing to repay loans to a Kansas bank. The Kansas Attorney General's Office said that Justin Vasquez, 41, of Topeka was sentenced on Friday on three felony counts of impairing a security interest. Vasquez was ordered [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A new report has been released from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation focusing on allegations of sexual abuse of children by members of the Catholic clergy in Kansas. The report, ordered on Nov. 15, 2018 by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, comes from the KBI and also focuses on investigating criminal allegations [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Riley County Police Department is asking for help from local residents to find a missing teenager on Friday. The RCPD said it is looking for Joshua Davis who was last seen on the morning of Dec. 30, 2022 while leaving his home in northeast Manhattan. Davis is described by police as [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - After multiple house fires in the last 72 hours, Topeka leaders are working towards creating a better living culture in the city. Stopping these vacant house fires is just one purpose for the "Change our Culture for Property Maintenance" initiative. 27 news spoke to District 1 Topeka City Councilwoman Karen Hiller on [...]
Following a joint investigation between the Kansas Attorney General's Office and Sedgwick County District Attorney's office, a home warranty company has been given an $850,000 consent judgment.
A crash in Gray County has claimed the life of a Copeland, Kansas, woman.
MIAMI (KSNT) - Former K-State quarterback Skylar Thompson will get the nod at quarterback for the Miami Dolphins' regular season finale against the Jets. This will be Thompson's second start of the season, filling in for injured starter Tua Tagovailoa and backup Teddy Bridgewater. In three appearances so far, Thompson has completed 38-of-67 passes for [...]
What We’re Tracking: Partly cloud skies are expected tonight with overnight lows taking us into the middle 30s. Cloud cover will increase early tomorrow morning as a weak and relatively unorganized system moves into our neck of the woods. The low pressure system will move through quickly on Saturday morning. Precipitation looks possible for portions [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) - The best high school football player is headed to K-State. Gatorade awards a player of the year in each state for each sport. The 2022 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year for football is Maize quarterback Avery Johnson. Johnson, a consensus four-star prospect by 247 Sports, announced his commitment to the [...]
MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT)- K-State men's basketball is expecting a sold out crowd for some upcoming games in Bramlage Coliseum. K-State Athletics said on Friday that upcoming meetings with Texas Tech, Kansas and Texas are sold out. Fans interested in attending these games will have to purchase their tickets through a third party vendor. The sold [...]
MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT)- K-State head football coach Chris Klieman said in an interview with ESPN on Thursday he expects the Wildcats to return their entire starting offensive line for the 2023 season. "I think everybody, our top eight offensive lineman [are] returning," Klieman told ESPN. The biggest note here is that the 'Cats will get [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT)- Kansas quarterback Jason Bean will return to KU for one more season, the senior announced on social media Friday afternoon. "Rock with me or don't. More work to do," Bean's caption said on Twitter. The 6-foot-3, 200 pound quarterback will use his fifth-year of eligibility, granted by the 2020 'Covid Season' to play [...]
BROWN COUNTY (KSNT) - The suspect of a recent shooting in Brown County has been arrested by law enforcement. The Brown County Sheriff's Office reports that Mark A. Edmundson, 48, of St. Joseph, Missouri, a suspect in a recent shooting, has been arrested by the St. Joseph Police Department. A non-fatal shooting was reported at [...]